Synopsis
Book One of the award-winning Stormwalker series.
Half-Navajo Janet Begay possesses extraordinary power that is tied to the storms that waft across the desert.
The only person who can control her when she's caught in the storm's evocative power is Mick, a dark-haired, blue-eyed biker Janet can't seem to touch with her powers. He can wield fire and not get burned, and Janet's never sure where he goes when they're not together.
Together she and Mick investigate mysterious disappearances, which Janet fears are tied to her mother's people, the mythical gods from beneath the earth. They are helped along the way by Coyote and Crow, but these shapeshifting gods have their own agendas.
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Review
Great
read-action paranormal. It's a Coyote story, so of course I loved it! But
beyond that, it's beautifully written. The plot is page turning and the setting
is warmly evocative of the Southwest areas near the Navajo Reservation. The
characters are rich and sometimes quirky. You've got to love the magic mirror
with lust on its mind, Sheriff Nash who is so rigidly determined to remain an
unbeliever, and of course there's Coyote...
The
heroine has issues that make 'Mommy, Dearest' look like the Waltons. Her mother
is an evil Goddess from Beneath [don't worry if you don't know anything about
the myths, legends, and religious beliefs of the Southwest - the author does a
fantastic job of providing the information without sounding like you're reading
from the Cliff Notes] who wants out into our world. To accomplish this, she
takes over young women who move too close to a vortex and sends them out to
find a sperm donor for the purpose of creating a child she will then control.
So far only one child has been successfully born [that we are aware of] - our
heroine, Janet, who has no intention of being controlled.
The
hero is Mick who has many secrets, secrets that upset the heroine's world when
she finally learns them...
The
are several subplots in addition to Janet vs the Goddess - Janet is looking for
a missing girl, a dead body shows up in her basement, and she's renovating the
shell of an old hotel to open as a business. I really enjoyed it.
FYI
'A Little Night Magic' concerns Jamison Kee and Coyote - good story though it's
not important to read it first.
Stormwalker
.5 “A Little Night Magic” in Hot for the
Holidays
1 Stormwalker
2 Firewalker
3 Shadowwalker
3.5 "Double Hexed" in Hexed
4 Nightwalker
