ネバー・ギブアップ

by Rebecca Flanders

Would their love be consumed or ignited by desert fire? — Trucker Camp Campbell rescued Dusty Macleod as she was fighting off three amorous teenagers in the middle of the Nevada desert. Homeless and penniless, Dusty possessed nothing but a fiery temper and a secret dream of a house with a willow tree. As they traveled the highway to Arizona, Dusty was able to conceal her worry and fear beneath complaints about the constant trucker music that blared from Camp's tape deck.

Yet when they reached Flagstaff, it was hard for Dusty to leave that music, and even harder for her to choose between her dreams and the safety of Camp's company ...

Paperback Shinsho

First published July 1, 1984

About the author

aka Donna Ball, Donna Carlisle, Donna Boyd
With Shannon Harper as Leigh Bristol, Taylor Brady

Donna A. Ball born in 1951 in Georgia, USA. Her ancestors were one of the first pioneer families of North Georgia, and her family still lives on the land they purchased from the Cherokee in 1782.

Her first book was published in 1982 as Donna Ball, since them she has written over a dozen works of commercial fiction under her name and under diferent pseudonyms: Rebecca Flanders, Donna Carlisle and Donna Boyd. She also signed novels with Shannon Harper as Leigh Bristol and Taylor Brady. And a novel with Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant. She is known for her work in women’s fiction and suspense, as well as supernatural fantasy and adventure. Her novels have been translated into well over a dozen languages and have been published in virtually every country in the world. She has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and has been featured in such publications as the Detroit Free Press, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, and even T.V. Guide. She is the holder of the Storytelling World award, 2001, the Georgia Author of the Year Award, 2000, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards for consecutive years 1991-1996, the Georgia Romance Writer’s Maggie Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times, among others.

Donna lives in a restored turn-of-the-century barn in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast Georgia with her dogs, they have won numerous awards for agility, obedience, and canine musical freestyle. Her hobbies include oil painting, hiking and dog obedience training.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Crazy book. Definite plot though. Not a keeper. Life is a journey.

[Tonya Warner]

A very touching, tearful story. Extremely enjoyable despite the sometimes violent and agresive nature of the main characters.



Dusty Macleod is caught in the middle of the desert outside of Las Vegas after finding out the man shw thought she was to marry, as well as her boss, intended to prostitute her to pay for his gambling debts. Walking in the desert for hours, she is confronted by three young men who attempt to rape her and end up taking her only remaining possesions, her purse. Coming to her rescue, Leon 'Camp' Campbell joins the frey, but Dusty is beyond reason and attacks him also. Finally left with Camp and the men gone with her purse, she pores her sense of loss and desperation in to an attack on him. Finally he gets her in to his big rig, and the set off for the nearest town.



As they journey together, they both discover each one has an agressive, violent spark they set off in each other. Dusty is hiding her feelings of desperation and loneliness from a life on her own, while Camp is dealing with being a failure to his family, and on the run from the law. Both encourage the other to not give up, and dream that life can be better.



Really, a great story.