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Stormwalker #4
Nightwalker
Stormwalker Janet Begay, proprietor of the Crossroads Hotel, a place where the paranormal stop for a safe night’s rest, discovers the hard way that a slayer is targeting Ansel, a Nightwalker who’s become the hotel's more-or-less permanent resident.
When Janet and her lover Mick intervene to save Ansel’s un-life, they find that the attack is the beginning of an oncoming storm. Janet has her hands full already with the upcoming marriage of her father, the return of a woman who claims to be Coyote’s wife, her crazy half-sister, a couple dragons on her back, and her worry about Mick, who’s behaving strangely again.
But it seems that everyone is after Ansel, who fears he killed the woman he loves in a Nightwalker frenzy. Janet must choose between protecting Ansel, or facing the most powerful magical beings in the world, who are willing to destroy Janet, Mick, her hotel, and everyone she cares about to get to Ansel and his secrets.
When Janet and her lover Mick intervene to save Ansel’s un-life, they find that the attack is the beginning of an oncoming storm. Janet has her hands full already with the upcoming marriage of her father, the return of a woman who claims to be Coyote’s wife, her crazy half-sister, a couple dragons on her back, and her worry about Mick, who’s behaving strangely again.
But it seems that everyone is after Ansel, who fears he killed the woman he loves in a Nightwalker frenzy. Janet must choose between protecting Ansel, or facing the most powerful magical beings in the world, who are willing to destroy Janet, Mick, her hotel, and everyone she cares about to get to Ansel and his secrets.
375 pages, Paperback
First published September 23, 2012
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Allyson James
46 books1,331 followersAllyson James writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and erotic romance (paranormal and futuristic). She is a nationally bestselling author, a multiple RITA nominee, an RT Award winner, and a Prism winner. She also writes romance (paranormal and historical) as Jennifer Ashley. See Allyson's website for current and upcoming books. See also Allyson's GoodReads bookshelves for all books under all pseudonyms.
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January 7, 2022
Murdering vamps is a big no go on Janet Begay's property. That's how everyone gets into a new hot mess, dealing with all kinds of paranormal super-duper-(un!)natural powers.
Nice seeing everyone scramble.
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Crossbow. Son of a bitch.
Someone was trying to slay my vampire. (c)
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I, the Diné Stormwalker, born and bred of this land, descended from generations of earth magic shamans, moved like smoke toward the tree ... (c)
Nice seeing everyone scramble.
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Crossbow. Son of a bitch.
Someone was trying to slay my vampire. (c)
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I, the Diné Stormwalker, born and bred of this land, descended from generations of earth magic shamans, moved like smoke toward the tree ... (c)
April 26, 2016
THE REVIEW
Why this book?
I liked the other books of the series
What I thought
This book is worst book of the series so far. This is sad, because so many people had to wait for the next book Dreamwalker for years. In this they’re searching for a missing pot that will give a lot of power to the person using it. I found this one boring and couldn’t wait for it to be finished. It had some action but not enough to keep me interested. I gotta say though I love Gabrielle and the mirror, the mirror is priceless. I hope the next one is better.
Why this book?
I liked the other books of the series
What I thought
This book is worst book of the series so far. This is sad, because so many people had to wait for the next book Dreamwalker for years. In this they’re searching for a missing pot that will give a lot of power to the person using it. I found this one boring and couldn’t wait for it to be finished. It had some action but not enough to keep me interested. I gotta say though I love Gabrielle and the mirror, the mirror is priceless. I hope the next one is better.
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September 23, 2012Stormwalker, Book 4. It is out! Yes! September 23. On Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, Kobo etc. Print edition is available through Amazon. Nightwalker received a 4.5 star Top Pick! review from Romantic Times magazine.
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September 23, 2012Book Four of the Stormwalker series, a full-length, 90,000 word novel. It is out now! Yes, it is. :-) Find on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, etc. Print version coming soon.
February 1, 2016
This was a completely awesome addition to the series!! I was excited to check in to Janet Begay's little hotel down the way. I have missed seeing her and Mick and all the other awesome characters that make up Janet's world. We jump right in as Ansel, a shy, stamp collecting Nightwalker that hangs out in Janet's basement. Suddenly he has blood enraged and once these Nightwalkers get the taste of humans, the bloodletting doesn't stop until the NW is dead. Now there seems to be a bounty on his head, a missing woman and a very old pot have stirred up the mix. Why does Drake the dragon want the pot so bad? As well as a very powerful mage. Janet's world suddenly goes completely bonkers as everybody with a bit of magic wants the pot, including Coyote's wife Bear, a Goddess in her own right.
Janet can barely keep her powers in line as suddenly it is all her shoulders to find the missing pot, but not reveal to anybody where it is at. Thank goodness for the null Nash or Janet would be in a world of hurt. I inhaled the book and want to read it again. The only niggle is that Jane and Jameson her very best friend had a huge fight and we didn't really get to see them make up. I mean Jane and Natalie talked about Julie, but Jameson had some explaining to do and it didn't happen. Lovers of the tatt'ed dragons...and who isn't btw, will get their wish fulfilled as Mick, Drake and Colby are all back for some sexy dragon battles. Can Jane keep her world from imploding yet again due to inappropriate magic usage??? You will need to read to find out. This book could probably be read without having read the others in the series.
Janet can barely keep her powers in line as suddenly it is all her shoulders to find the missing pot, but not reveal to anybody where it is at. Thank goodness for the null Nash or Janet would be in a world of hurt. I inhaled the book and want to read it again. The only niggle is that Jane and Jameson her very best friend had a huge fight and we didn't really get to see them make up. I mean Jane and Natalie talked about Julie, but Jameson had some explaining to do and it didn't happen. Lovers of the tatt'ed dragons...and who isn't btw, will get their wish fulfilled as Mick, Drake and Colby are all back for some sexy dragon battles. Can Jane keep her world from imploding yet again due to inappropriate magic usage??? You will need to read to find out. This book could probably be read without having read the others in the series.
September 26, 2012
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: 4.5/5
Janet never seems to have a long stretch of time where she has nothing to worry about. Mick’s being a bit more secretive than normal, nothing new there, but now Ansel is giving her cause for concern. He’s found one night covered in blood and his friend, Laura, has gone missing. Ansel lives on the edge, trying desperately to be the sweet, calm man that he was before being turned, but he’s always close to, or actually does become, a nightwalker. Nightwalkers are dangerous, unpredictable and are always caught up in blood frenzy. Ansel has no memory of that night and is terrified that he killed Laura, so Janet tries to follow clues to find her.
Who knew that one missing woman would lead to a clay pot which would then lead to a showdown, the likes of which we haven’t seen in this series before. Everyone, and I mean everyone, gets involved, from Janet and Mick, Coyote, mages, nightwalkers and dragons. Everyone wants this magical clay pot and that fact alone tells Janet that no one needs to be getting their hands on it.
The heart of this story and the series remains completely centered around Janet. She just wants to run her hotel (which of course doesn’t survive this book in one piece) and she wants to live with Mick and be in love. It’s never that easy. She fights for her friends, she uses her powers to help but also she doesn’t deny the rush she gets when one of those large storms come through town and she’s alive on the energy. When she finds out that Ansel is in trouble she doesn’t hesitate, even knowing that if he ever gets stuck in a blood frenzy, she’ll have to kill him. She does everything in her power to help him and figure out what happened to his friend. Her emotions get put through the wringer thanks to Coyote, who is in the middle of some weird, God mating ritual with his Goddess wife, Bear. Yes, wife – their tests of love and loyalty are insane and add just one more thing for Janet to think about.
At the center of the story is a clay pot; one that absorbs magic and makes people around it almost crazed with power. It’s an intense piece and it’s no wonder that two powerful mages, who Janet has tangled with in the past, want it, but so do the dragons and they don’t care who they have kill to get it. What I loved about this story was seeing all the characters come into play all because of this one little pot. Janet has run in’s with the Gods, dragons (including Colby who I love to pieces), her sister (who I also love), a nightwalker, slayers – the way that Allyson James was able to weave all these different characters together in such a way that has them all coming at each other in one huge, magic filled, storm raging fight was intense. There is no clear cut ending, it’s almost as though after this huge battle between everyone, the dust settles and people go their own way – for now. There is no doubt Janet made a few new enemies, one very big secret close to Janet and Mick becomes known to someone and that will have Janet looking over her shoulder in the future.
With all the action and fighting at the end, the main draw for me always remains the relationship between Janet and her lover, Mick. I love everything about them, but most of all, I love how Janet accepts Mick for who and what he is. He’s a dragon, he’s possessive about his “things”, sees Janet as his mate, but the human side of him tries so hard to keep the possessiveness to a lower level and wants Janet to be happy, which means keeping her surrounded by her family and friends, her hotel and her home. On the flip side, Janet doesn’t try change Mick at all either, she accepts him for the man he is, when he goes off on his own, she worries and wonders but doesn’t push. This couple has gone through their bumps and bruises, but I love the place they’re in now, they accept each other, love each other and they have each other’s back, which is very evident in this story.
This is another solid entry in the Stormwalker series, which has remained a consistently great read from book 1. I love the mix of the paranormal, magical and spiritual worlds that James has created and Janet continues to be one kickass heroine who fights for her friends, her family and her man because that’s what she does. She might long for a quiet life, but that’s not her and she comes alive when she’s fighting for and with those around her.
Blog rating: 4.5/5
Janet never seems to have a long stretch of time where she has nothing to worry about. Mick’s being a bit more secretive than normal, nothing new there, but now Ansel is giving her cause for concern. He’s found one night covered in blood and his friend, Laura, has gone missing. Ansel lives on the edge, trying desperately to be the sweet, calm man that he was before being turned, but he’s always close to, or actually does become, a nightwalker. Nightwalkers are dangerous, unpredictable and are always caught up in blood frenzy. Ansel has no memory of that night and is terrified that he killed Laura, so Janet tries to follow clues to find her.
Who knew that one missing woman would lead to a clay pot which would then lead to a showdown, the likes of which we haven’t seen in this series before. Everyone, and I mean everyone, gets involved, from Janet and Mick, Coyote, mages, nightwalkers and dragons. Everyone wants this magical clay pot and that fact alone tells Janet that no one needs to be getting their hands on it.
The heart of this story and the series remains completely centered around Janet. She just wants to run her hotel (which of course doesn’t survive this book in one piece) and she wants to live with Mick and be in love. It’s never that easy. She fights for her friends, she uses her powers to help but also she doesn’t deny the rush she gets when one of those large storms come through town and she’s alive on the energy. When she finds out that Ansel is in trouble she doesn’t hesitate, even knowing that if he ever gets stuck in a blood frenzy, she’ll have to kill him. She does everything in her power to help him and figure out what happened to his friend. Her emotions get put through the wringer thanks to Coyote, who is in the middle of some weird, God mating ritual with his Goddess wife, Bear. Yes, wife – their tests of love and loyalty are insane and add just one more thing for Janet to think about.
At the center of the story is a clay pot; one that absorbs magic and makes people around it almost crazed with power. It’s an intense piece and it’s no wonder that two powerful mages, who Janet has tangled with in the past, want it, but so do the dragons and they don’t care who they have kill to get it. What I loved about this story was seeing all the characters come into play all because of this one little pot. Janet has run in’s with the Gods, dragons (including Colby who I love to pieces), her sister (who I also love), a nightwalker, slayers – the way that Allyson James was able to weave all these different characters together in such a way that has them all coming at each other in one huge, magic filled, storm raging fight was intense. There is no clear cut ending, it’s almost as though after this huge battle between everyone, the dust settles and people go their own way – for now. There is no doubt Janet made a few new enemies, one very big secret close to Janet and Mick becomes known to someone and that will have Janet looking over her shoulder in the future.
With all the action and fighting at the end, the main draw for me always remains the relationship between Janet and her lover, Mick. I love everything about them, but most of all, I love how Janet accepts Mick for who and what he is. He’s a dragon, he’s possessive about his “things”, sees Janet as his mate, but the human side of him tries so hard to keep the possessiveness to a lower level and wants Janet to be happy, which means keeping her surrounded by her family and friends, her hotel and her home. On the flip side, Janet doesn’t try change Mick at all either, she accepts him for the man he is, when he goes off on his own, she worries and wonders but doesn’t push. This couple has gone through their bumps and bruises, but I love the place they’re in now, they accept each other, love each other and they have each other’s back, which is very evident in this story.
This is another solid entry in the Stormwalker series, which has remained a consistently great read from book 1. I love the mix of the paranormal, magical and spiritual worlds that James has created and Janet continues to be one kickass heroine who fights for her friends, her family and her man because that’s what she does. She might long for a quiet life, but that’s not her and she comes alive when she’s fighting for and with those around her.
April 11, 2016
Maybe you need to read the series from the beginning to care, but to me it was a lot of clueless people running around looking for and fighting over a pot. An important just discovered magical pot that nobody knows anything about. It's important and dangerous but we don't know why, which means it's hard to get excited over it. It's a pot. Until late in the story that's all it is. Even Sméagol would struggle to see it as precious! Oh and there's a missing person but no one really cares about her and she gets forgotten about until the end.
I quite liked the beginning but then lost interest because the danger wasn't anything tangible and the characters tended to blend into one.
There's a fast pace piling up action scene after scene leaving no time to build any rapport with the characters. Some appear named solely for series continuity. Every character named is apparently a super powerful witch/shamen/changer/god and we're reminded of this with every mention of their name, even if all they're doing is answering the phone. Super powerful Stormwalker with Beneath magic, evil mother, powerful granny and dangerous sister - Janet, doesn't seem to know much about anything. She never discovers anything or brings about anything. Luckily her Dragon boyfriend with a silly name surges down from the sky time after time to save her and flash his naked arse. Also to have sex with her every time she's half dead, I think it's for the sake of magical healing orgasms but is still kinda scuzzy! He's always too busy with secret important things to have sex when she's conscious and horny.
The most interesting character to me was the enticingly sassy magical mirror, but he didn't hang around for much of the book.
The big final showdown is all stars on set, blow the effects budget melodrama all the way, but it's over in a blink with no help from the heroes, so left me wondering what was the point, no one achieved anything so there was no-one to champion.
Can only think it helps to read the series in order.
I quite liked the beginning but then lost interest because the danger wasn't anything tangible and the characters tended to blend into one.
There's a fast pace piling up action scene after scene leaving no time to build any rapport with the characters. Some appear named solely for series continuity. Every character named is apparently a super powerful witch/shamen/changer/god and we're reminded of this with every mention of their name, even if all they're doing is answering the phone. Super powerful Stormwalker with Beneath magic, evil mother, powerful granny and dangerous sister - Janet, doesn't seem to know much about anything. She never discovers anything or brings about anything. Luckily her Dragon boyfriend with a silly name surges down from the sky time after time to save her and flash his naked arse. Also to have sex with her every time she's half dead, I think it's for the sake of magical healing orgasms but is still kinda scuzzy! He's always too busy with secret important things to have sex when she's conscious and horny.
The most interesting character to me was the enticingly sassy magical mirror, but he didn't hang around for much of the book.
The big final showdown is all stars on set, blow the effects budget melodrama all the way, but it's over in a blink with no help from the heroes, so left me wondering what was the point, no one achieved anything so there was no-one to champion.
Can only think it helps to read the series in order.
April 28, 2015
I'm so tired of her talking like she's this all powerful being..."my storm magic, my beneath magic...oooh my mother's magic is bad, you better watch out", but she still keeps getting put on her ass by people more or less powerful than her. People who have actually taken the time to hone their magical skills to get better. When is Janet going to get better and smarter? It's a damn shame that her sister is more skilled than her.
I hate it when authors feel like they have to have a constant shit storm going on to make the plot exciting. There is always an emergency. Many authors ruin their series by not giving the heroine time to learn from her last crisis. It also takes away from the realism. I hope that this series doesn't end up going in circles like a daytime soap-opera, with the heroine making the same dumb mistakes over and over again, faster and faster because she has no time to work thru her issues and hone her skills. Give Janet some time. What's wrong with letting some years go by in the series, so she can learn a few things and get comfortable in her love life? Maybe even have a couple of dragon babies with Mick.
I hate it when authors feel like they have to have a constant shit storm going on to make the plot exciting. There is always an emergency. Many authors ruin their series by not giving the heroine time to learn from her last crisis. It also takes away from the realism. I hope that this series doesn't end up going in circles like a daytime soap-opera, with the heroine making the same dumb mistakes over and over again, faster and faster because she has no time to work thru her issues and hone her skills. Give Janet some time. What's wrong with letting some years go by in the series, so she can learn a few things and get comfortable in her love life? Maybe even have a couple of dragon babies with Mick.
May 6, 2023
This is the next book in the series, since I absolutely had to find out what happened next! In this one, Janet's friend Ansel, who is also a Nightwalker aka vampire, is all of a sudden under attack from vampire slayers. This is the start of the next mystery/adventure. Slayers start coming out of the woodwork, crossbows flying, vowing to collect the bounty. We meet up with Drake and Colby again, along with some very vicious mages, all looking for some mysterious artifact. There's a missing woman, "love games" between Coyote and his ex-wife, and a runaway Harley. The story is highly entertaining and kept me glued to the pages until the very end. I know I'm going to finish this series this year for sure.
July 9, 2017
I got this book in combination with 2 other Jennifer Asley books, a shifter book, a series I love, and The Calling which I just started. I haven't read any other in this series and this is book #4. Fortunately there us enough back story given, so I did know what was going on and I will search out the others because I want to read all of her books. But this series doesn't compare to the Mackenzie or shifters.
August 3, 2018
I just love this series. The more I read, the more I want.
Such a fast paced series with action, mystery, smoking hotness and characters that range from hysterical to wow to...ok, someone kill them. LOL!
Love this series sooooo much.
Such a fast paced series with action, mystery, smoking hotness and characters that range from hysterical to wow to...ok, someone kill them. LOL!
Love this series sooooo much.
September 4, 2017
The ending was a bit anticlimactic after the build up of all these players and power. The story up to there was built up so high but there were so many players and all seemed to peter out in force once the play toy was whisked away. The one great but small part was the furthering of Mick and Janet's relationship and getting to know how he felt and what he was fighting. How this differed from most dragons. That and the furthering of some characters development seemed like the real story of this book. Good to really good in places with an ending that just seemed to be designed to fall into place. No winner in the end at least none that I could see.
3 1/2 on the high side (3.75), stars. Kept my attention and pulled me back.
3 1/2 on the high side (3.75), stars. Kept my attention and pulled me back.
July 30, 2024
4.5 stars
First of all, I need to say this. This book was released by the author (self-published) after the previous three books were released by Berkley (an imprint of Penguin). I don't know how she was able to do it, I mean, wasn't there contract for this series? Whatever the case, considering that I was able to purchase this one with only $2.99 on Kindle, while the other books were priced $7.99, I wish more mainstream authors do this self-published thing ^_^
Anyway, off the the story. I keep it under spoiler, just in case. As always, it opens with a bang...
I always, ALWAYS, have fun when I return to this series. It has a quick pace that never slows down. Then there are a BUNCH of great characters, who complete the series without taking the main spotlight from Janet. This time, the secondary characters that get more scenes are Ansel, Elena (the powerful cook witch), and Bear, the ancient goddess who is also Coyote's wife. I find Bear and Coyote's relationship interesting. Oh, Drake and Colby, the two dragons, are also back ... though we don't have a lot of the magic mirror this time (bummer).
It's all FUN time with Janet and the gang, in every single page. Then there's Mick saying he loves Janet (awwww). Although once again, Janet's hotel (this time the saloon) is taking a hit. I'm not sure whether it's wise for Janet to keep the hotel open *lol*. I LOVE this! I am looking forward to more adventure of this series.
FAVORITE QUOTE
Your girlfriend’s horny, Mick. Catch the hint. (Chapter 2)
First of all, I need to say this. This book was released by the author (self-published) after the previous three books were released by Berkley (an imprint of Penguin). I don't know how she was able to do it, I mean, wasn't there contract for this series? Whatever the case, considering that I was able to purchase this one with only $2.99 on Kindle, while the other books were priced $7.99, I wish more mainstream authors do this self-published thing ^_^
Anyway, off the the story. I keep it under spoiler, just in case. As always, it opens with a bang...
I always, ALWAYS, have fun when I return to this series. It has a quick pace that never slows down. Then there are a BUNCH of great characters, who complete the series without taking the main spotlight from Janet. This time, the secondary characters that get more scenes are Ansel, Elena (the powerful cook witch), and Bear, the ancient goddess who is also Coyote's wife. I find Bear and Coyote's relationship interesting. Oh, Drake and Colby, the two dragons, are also back ... though we don't have a lot of the magic mirror this time (bummer).
It's all FUN time with Janet and the gang, in every single page. Then there's Mick saying he loves Janet (awwww). Although once again, Janet's hotel (this time the saloon) is taking a hit. I'm not sure whether it's wise for Janet to keep the hotel open *lol*. I LOVE this! I am looking forward to more adventure of this series.
FAVORITE QUOTE
Your girlfriend’s horny, Mick. Catch the hint. (Chapter 2)
January 18, 2017
This is the first book in the series that I've read and yeah, I'll admit, that's my mistake. Despite that, it's easy to figure things out in this book if you haven't read any of the previous ones. It helps if you find yourself too bored to care when they allude to something that happened in the previous books, as I was.
Though I did somewhat enjoy the book up until 40% of the way through it. Everything after that just felt waaaay too convenient for the story. Like, roll-your-eyes-almost-every-time-something-happens-in-the-story convenient. Especially the ending. If I had actually been invested in the plot, I probably would've been angry about how conveniently the book ended.
I found the 'battles' in the story boring and was constantly skipping through them, even the final battle. Thought it was weird how they kept having sex when the girl was almost totally unconscious, even though I grasped *why*. Couldn't they just do it when she woke up for the same effect?
The characterization seemed poor to me, with vague differences in character dialogue. Although there are probably 2 or 3 characters -- out of all of them -- that speak in a manner obviously different from everyone else, the grandma and the mirror both included. You could pretty much put the characters into groups based on how almost totally identical their speech patterns are, like Colby and Gabrielle. Really, the characters couldn't obtain more personality after 3 other books in the series? Especially the younger sister? I don't even want to know how they started out.
On top of all that, there are quite a few things that seemed inconsistent to me. For one - if magical beings can sense magic in other magical beings, why was the protag's GODDESS mother so easily duped by a guy who was devoid of magic pretending to be a shaman? Did I miss something there? Obviously I did, considering I didn't read the previous books. Doubt I will, either.
Though I did somewhat enjoy the book up until 40% of the way through it. Everything after that just felt waaaay too convenient for the story. Like, roll-your-eyes-almost-every-time-something-happens-in-the-story convenient. Especially the ending. If I had actually been invested in the plot, I probably would've been angry about how conveniently the book ended.
I found the 'battles' in the story boring and was constantly skipping through them, even the final battle. Thought it was weird how they kept having sex when the girl was almost totally unconscious, even though I grasped *why*. Couldn't they just do it when she woke up for the same effect?
The characterization seemed poor to me, with vague differences in character dialogue. Although there are probably 2 or 3 characters -- out of all of them -- that speak in a manner obviously different from everyone else, the grandma and the mirror both included. You could pretty much put the characters into groups based on how almost totally identical their speech patterns are, like Colby and Gabrielle. Really, the characters couldn't obtain more personality after 3 other books in the series? Especially the younger sister? I don't even want to know how they started out.
On top of all that, there are quite a few things that seemed inconsistent to me. For one - if magical beings can sense magic in other magical beings, why was the protag's GODDESS mother so easily duped by a guy who was devoid of magic pretending to be a shaman? Did I miss something there? Obviously I did, considering I didn't read the previous books. Doubt I will, either.
June 24, 2013
Janet has a Nightwalker, Ansel, living in her hotel basement. He's been fine, no bloodlust etc, so Janet is mighty perturbed when Slayers start turning up trying to kill him. Turns out that Ansel has a girlfriend, Laura, who is missing and her sister has set the slayers on his trail.
Ansel doesn't remember what happened and thinks he may have killed her. Janet isn't convinced and when she finds out the pair of them were scamming dangerous people about a mysterious artifact, she is on the case.
Turns out the artifact is a Navajo pot thrown by a Goddess, so its the magic equivalent of the Magic Pudding. And everyone wants it. Mages, Dragons, Gabrielle, Gods & Goddesses and Changers.
Mick stands by Janet's side and in front of her, when he isn't off on mysterious jaunts to the Dragon Compound and speaking to Janet's Grandmother.
I want more Janet and more Mick!!!!
Ansel doesn't remember what happened and thinks he may have killed her. Janet isn't convinced and when she finds out the pair of them were scamming dangerous people about a mysterious artifact, she is on the case.
Turns out the artifact is a Navajo pot thrown by a Goddess, so its the magic equivalent of the Magic Pudding. And everyone wants it. Mages, Dragons, Gabrielle, Gods & Goddesses and Changers.
Mick stands by Janet's side and in front of her, when he isn't off on mysterious jaunts to the Dragon Compound and speaking to Janet's Grandmother.
I want more Janet and more Mick!!!!
January 26, 2013
2.5 stars. I'm losing my interest in this series. Janet is involved in the search for a both missing woman who is presumed dead, and a very powerful magical pot stolen by that woman. She's also trying to prove Ansel's innocence in the woman's disappearance.
This installment just wasn't very thrilling or exciting, including the battle at the end.
This installment just wasn't very thrilling or exciting, including the battle at the end.
October 6, 2012
IT IS OOOUUUTTTTT!
Moseyed over to smashwords
& gave this baby $2.99 & a come hither look. Love that price, too!
Moseyed over to smashwords
& gave this baby $2.99 & a come hither look. Love that price, too!
December 7, 2012
Not to bad for a fourth novel in the series. I actually quite enjoyed it and am looking forward to a fifth. I'm wondering about Janet being pregnant or something because Mick seems awful protective of her in this novel, even more than before. It's something more than just a dragon wanting to protect his mate. Either way, this was a pretty epic win for Allyson James.
August 10, 2013
3.5/5; 4 stars; B+
I really enjoye this series and find each book to be a little different, with interesting twists on the magic system, the gods, and the culture. I like the various bits of Native lore that are woven into the story. Mick and Janet are a great couple and they are developing quite a posse of gifted and somewhat annoying friends and colleagues. Lightweight and fun.
I really enjoye this series and find each book to be a little different, with interesting twists on the magic system, the gods, and the culture. I like the various bits of Native lore that are woven into the story. Mick and Janet are a great couple and they are developing quite a posse of gifted and somewhat annoying friends and colleagues. Lightweight and fun.
August 12, 2019
Audiobook
Janet seems to walk from one bad situation to the next. But she seems prepared for it. Some of this book dragged. I don't think the other dragons were necessary at all. They felt like filler to me. Some of the book was good - grandmother, Gabrielle, her dad - those were good.
3-1/2 stars
Janet seems to walk from one bad situation to the next. But she seems prepared for it. Some of this book dragged. I don't think the other dragons were necessary at all. They felt like filler to me. Some of the book was good - grandmother, Gabrielle, her dad - those were good.
3-1/2 stars
February 6, 2018
Audiobook - Narration, Hillary Huber - terrific again.
This is a really enjoyable series. This one didn’t have as much romance, it returned to more of a missing person theme with Janet Begay using her Stormwalker and beneath magic along with her intelligent problem solving abilities to find an extremely powerful magical artifact along with the person believed to have it.
Really enjoying it.
Available in the Audible Romance Bundle.
This is a really enjoyable series. This one didn’t have as much romance, it returned to more of a missing person theme with Janet Begay using her Stormwalker and beneath magic along with her intelligent problem solving abilities to find an extremely powerful magical artifact along with the person believed to have it.
Really enjoying it.
Available in the Audible Romance Bundle.
September 12, 2018
I read this as part of a boxed set with books from different of Ashley's/James series. It's part of a series and while I had a lot of questions about previous stuff, the author answered enough that I wasn't totally lost. Strong world building and a fun story.
Want to read
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'From Jennifer Ashley with Love' 3 bks
Purchased from Amazon January 31, 2016
'From Jennifer Ashley with Love' 3 bks
Purchased from Amazon January 31, 2016
July 14, 2024
While the main focus of the story was solved and completed, there were so many tangents introduced here, I’m glad I am late to the party and can dive into the next book ASAP!
June 12, 2018
Read as part of a collection.
February 13, 2013
I am really glad that Ms. James decided to continue on with this series because I love it, but I didn't love this book quite as much as the previous three. It still had some really fantastic components, but the pacing felt a little slow. That said, I still rated it 4 stars so I obviously liked it. :-)
I love Janet and Mick as a couple and they definitely felt more settled in this book. You could see that they were solid now and doing their best to support each other in their own ways. I don't think that all their problems are over, but I think they are well on their way to having a handle on them.
Coyote is one of my favorite characters in this series and I am glad that we got some more page time for him. His wife Bear is a bit strange though and they have some disturbing "courting" rituals.
Janet and Ansel both proved their true colors in this one and I am so happy that everything worked out in the end. Ansel is a great addition to the books and provided the background for a great mystery.
I never thought I would say this, but I loved having Janet's sister Gabrielle around. Now that she is under her grandmother's guidance, she's getting less evil but she's still a firecracker of fun. You can't trust her to always do the right thing, but you can trust her to always be ready with a hilarious quip or comeback. She's kind of like Buffy but more evil-ish.
The focus on Native American myths and magic was fascinating and brought a bit more of Janet's heritage to light. We've always know that her grandmother had power but we learned a little bit more about it here. I don't want to spoil anything, but Janet does become involved in the search for a very powerful Native American relic.
All the other usual characters are here to round out the story and we run into a few baddies that seem like they will be popping up again. The dragons stop in to complicate things, as usual, and the Magic Mirror gets its sass on from time to time.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable read though not my favorite in the series. That said, I am really eager to learn more about Janet, Mick, Coyote, Gabrielle, and the rest of the fabulous characters in this series. I hope that Ms. James is planning to continue on with more books.
I love Janet and Mick as a couple and they definitely felt more settled in this book. You could see that they were solid now and doing their best to support each other in their own ways. I don't think that all their problems are over, but I think they are well on their way to having a handle on them.
Coyote is one of my favorite characters in this series and I am glad that we got some more page time for him. His wife Bear is a bit strange though and they have some disturbing "courting" rituals.
Janet and Ansel both proved their true colors in this one and I am so happy that everything worked out in the end. Ansel is a great addition to the books and provided the background for a great mystery.
I never thought I would say this, but I loved having Janet's sister Gabrielle around. Now that she is under her grandmother's guidance, she's getting less evil but she's still a firecracker of fun. You can't trust her to always do the right thing, but you can trust her to always be ready with a hilarious quip or comeback. She's kind of like Buffy but more evil-ish.
The focus on Native American myths and magic was fascinating and brought a bit more of Janet's heritage to light. We've always know that her grandmother had power but we learned a little bit more about it here. I don't want to spoil anything, but Janet does become involved in the search for a very powerful Native American relic.
All the other usual characters are here to round out the story and we run into a few baddies that seem like they will be popping up again. The dragons stop in to complicate things, as usual, and the Magic Mirror gets its sass on from time to time.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable read though not my favorite in the series. That said, I am really eager to learn more about Janet, Mick, Coyote, Gabrielle, and the rest of the fabulous characters in this series. I hope that Ms. James is planning to continue on with more books.
March 30, 2018
Fourth in the Stormwalker paranormal fantasy series and revolving around Janet Begay, a woman conflicted by so many outside sources.
A Kindle version is free as of 29 March 2018 over at Amazon.com, so you may want to pick it up.
My Take
Poor Janet. The only power she truly controls well in Nightwalker is first person protagonist point-of-view. For the rest, so many rules hedge ‘round her that she's been timid about working with them; she is only now beginning to learn how to control herself.
It does make a kind of sense and provides a contrast with this tale of greed and the desire for power with a lot of sneaking around and withholding information. I can sure see why the dragons drive Janet nuts!
There's a bit of back history on a number of characters: Ansel and his family background, Coyote and Bear’s idea of courtship (egads!), Emmett Smith, a reveal on Gabrielle's past, and of course, more on Janet's naughty childhood.
Mick has his own reveal, as Janet discovers how difficult it is for him to give Janet the freedom she wants.
As for the action, it's wild, crazy, and comes at you fast. There isn't any real tension to it, as you know Janet can handle it all — even when she can't, nor does James infuse it with much show. It's a whole lotta tell, but I gotta tell ya, it's fascinating enough without it.
The Story
A woman has gone missing as well as a powerful artifact and too many believe the Nightwalker drank her down, especially the sister who has put up a bounty for whoever will bring her Ansel's head. And now slayers, dragons, and mages are converging on Magellan, on Janet's hotel, all wanting the same thing. Ansel.
Neither Janet nor Mick have any intention of giving up Ansel, and the attacks are just the beginning, as the most powerful magical beings in the world are willing to destroy Janet, Mick, her hotel, and everyone she cares about to get to Ansel and his secrets.
The Characters
Janet Begay, an art photographer and hotel owner, is a Diné Stormwalker, the result of the machinations of her evil goddess mother from Beneath and her susceptible dad, Pete Begay, a shaman. She’s not allowed to kill humans, however much they deserve it. Micalerianicum “Mick”, a dragonshifter general, is Janet’s fiancé, a six-foot-six biker. They each ride Harleys and share custody of a snarky magical mirror.
Many Farms in Chinle is where Janet’s childhood home is located. Gina is Pete’s fiancée. The majorly dangerous Gabrielle Massey is Janet’s half-sister — they share the same evil-goddess mother. Gabrielle may be in her twenties, but her maturity stalled in her teens. Of course, her childhood was really bad. Grandmother Ruby Begay has taken over raising Gabrielle and trying to train her.
Dragon magic is…
…earth magic. Colbinilicarium “Colby”, a dragonshifter, is a troublemaker, but fun, except when he’s bound by dragon law. The stiffly righteous Drake is the dragon shifter assistant to Bancroft, one of the dragon council. Farrell is the head of the dragon council. Todd is the buff human houseboy.
The Crossroads Hotel is…
…Janet’s business in Magellan, New Mexico, and a home away from home for other supernatural and magical beings where they can feel safe. Elena is a fabulous but grumpy cook with access to incredible Apache shaman magic. Cassandra, a very powerful Wiccan, is the hotel manager. Pamela, a wolf Changer, is Cassandra’s overly protective lover. Julia and Olivia, Maya’s cousins, are hotel maids. Carlos is the bartender.
Ansel, a Nightwalker turned when he was a twenty-two-year-old British soldier in World War II, lives in the basement. Laura DiAngelo is an antiques dealer in Santa Fe. Paige DiAngelo is her crazed sister, hiring assassins. Bobby had been Paige's boyfriend.
Maya Medina is an electrician and one of Janet’s best friends; she’s dating Sheriff Nash Jones, a magical null. Deputy Emilio Salas works for Jones. Fremont Hansen is a plumber who wishes he had magic. Heather Hansen owns the local New Age store and believes that Pearl is haunting her shop. Barry owns the Crossroads Bar across from the hotel. Naomi, a gardener with a landscaping business, is Fremont’s cousin and married to Jamison Kee, a sculptor, a storyteller with shaman abilities, a mountain lion Changer, one of Janet’s best friends, and the one who taught her how to handle her powers. Julie is Naomi’s deaf daughter. Jolene is a waitress at the 24-hour diner.
Gallup is where Jeff Benally has an art gallery where he sells Janet’s photographs. Chaco Canyon has an aura that drives Janet crazy. Frank Yellow is a Navajo cop; it's his cousin who is marrying Janet’s dad.
Rory is a bounty hunter who thinks he’s all that. Richard Young is a miserly jerk, powerful and influential with criminal connections, who collects Indian artifacts. The obnoxious Pericles McKinnon is an up-and-comer who wants to eliminate Emmett Smith the Ununculous — the world’s most powerful mage.
Coyote is a trickster god with a thing for Janet. Bear is Coyote's wife, a shifter goddess. Beneath is an alternate plane of many worlds where gods held power and humans were few.
The Cover and Title
The cover is the purples of a windy sky with sunset almost over. The base of the cover is the oranges of the desert, deepening into distant purples with Janet lounging against her bike, wearing a black tank top, blue jeans, and high-heeled black boots. The bike is in profile with the front wheel angled towards us. The title is a script font in white centered across the top with an info blurb in white below it and to the right, but still in the sky. Another info blurb is in a pale orange at the bottom just above the author’s name in the same pale orange, but shadowed.
The title is all about Ansel, their Nightwalker, who has gotten himself into a whole mess of trouble.
A Kindle version is free as of 29 March 2018 over at Amazon.com, so you may want to pick it up.
My Take
Poor Janet. The only power she truly controls well in Nightwalker is first person protagonist point-of-view. For the rest, so many rules hedge ‘round her that she's been timid about working with them; she is only now beginning to learn how to control herself.
It does make a kind of sense and provides a contrast with this tale of greed and the desire for power with a lot of sneaking around and withholding information. I can sure see why the dragons drive Janet nuts!
There's a bit of back history on a number of characters: Ansel and his family background, Coyote and Bear’s idea of courtship (egads!), Emmett Smith, a reveal on Gabrielle's past, and of course, more on Janet's naughty childhood.
Mick has his own reveal, as Janet discovers how difficult it is for him to give Janet the freedom she wants.
As for the action, it's wild, crazy, and comes at you fast. There isn't any real tension to it, as you know Janet can handle it all — even when she can't, nor does James infuse it with much show. It's a whole lotta tell, but I gotta tell ya, it's fascinating enough without it.
The Story
A woman has gone missing as well as a powerful artifact and too many believe the Nightwalker drank her down, especially the sister who has put up a bounty for whoever will bring her Ansel's head. And now slayers, dragons, and mages are converging on Magellan, on Janet's hotel, all wanting the same thing. Ansel.
Neither Janet nor Mick have any intention of giving up Ansel, and the attacks are just the beginning, as the most powerful magical beings in the world are willing to destroy Janet, Mick, her hotel, and everyone she cares about to get to Ansel and his secrets.
The Characters
Janet Begay, an art photographer and hotel owner, is a Diné Stormwalker, the result of the machinations of her evil goddess mother from Beneath and her susceptible dad, Pete Begay, a shaman. She’s not allowed to kill humans, however much they deserve it. Micalerianicum “Mick”, a dragonshifter general, is Janet’s fiancé, a six-foot-six biker. They each ride Harleys and share custody of a snarky magical mirror.
Many Farms in Chinle is where Janet’s childhood home is located. Gina is Pete’s fiancée. The majorly dangerous Gabrielle Massey is Janet’s half-sister — they share the same evil-goddess mother. Gabrielle may be in her twenties, but her maturity stalled in her teens. Of course, her childhood was really bad. Grandmother Ruby Begay has taken over raising Gabrielle and trying to train her.
Dragon magic is…
…earth magic. Colbinilicarium “Colby”, a dragonshifter, is a troublemaker, but fun, except when he’s bound by dragon law. The stiffly righteous Drake is the dragon shifter assistant to Bancroft, one of the dragon council. Farrell is the head of the dragon council. Todd is the buff human houseboy.
The Crossroads Hotel is…
…Janet’s business in Magellan, New Mexico, and a home away from home for other supernatural and magical beings where they can feel safe. Elena is a fabulous but grumpy cook with access to incredible Apache shaman magic. Cassandra, a very powerful Wiccan, is the hotel manager. Pamela, a wolf Changer, is Cassandra’s overly protective lover. Julia and Olivia, Maya’s cousins, are hotel maids. Carlos is the bartender.
Ansel, a Nightwalker turned when he was a twenty-two-year-old British soldier in World War II, lives in the basement. Laura DiAngelo is an antiques dealer in Santa Fe. Paige DiAngelo is her crazed sister, hiring assassins. Bobby had been Paige's boyfriend.
Maya Medina is an electrician and one of Janet’s best friends; she’s dating Sheriff Nash Jones, a magical null. Deputy Emilio Salas works for Jones. Fremont Hansen is a plumber who wishes he had magic. Heather Hansen owns the local New Age store and believes that Pearl is haunting her shop. Barry owns the Crossroads Bar across from the hotel. Naomi, a gardener with a landscaping business, is Fremont’s cousin and married to Jamison Kee, a sculptor, a storyteller with shaman abilities, a mountain lion Changer, one of Janet’s best friends, and the one who taught her how to handle her powers. Julie is Naomi’s deaf daughter. Jolene is a waitress at the 24-hour diner.
Gallup is where Jeff Benally has an art gallery where he sells Janet’s photographs. Chaco Canyon has an aura that drives Janet crazy. Frank Yellow is a Navajo cop; it's his cousin who is marrying Janet’s dad.
Rory is a bounty hunter who thinks he’s all that. Richard Young is a miserly jerk, powerful and influential with criminal connections, who collects Indian artifacts. The obnoxious Pericles McKinnon is an up-and-comer who wants to eliminate Emmett Smith the Ununculous — the world’s most powerful mage.
Coyote is a trickster god with a thing for Janet. Bear is Coyote's wife, a shifter goddess. Beneath is an alternate plane of many worlds where gods held power and humans were few.
The Cover and Title
The cover is the purples of a windy sky with sunset almost over. The base of the cover is the oranges of the desert, deepening into distant purples with Janet lounging against her bike, wearing a black tank top, blue jeans, and high-heeled black boots. The bike is in profile with the front wheel angled towards us. The title is a script font in white centered across the top with an info blurb in white below it and to the right, but still in the sky. Another info blurb is in a pale orange at the bottom just above the author’s name in the same pale orange, but shadowed.
The title is all about Ansel, their Nightwalker, who has gotten himself into a whole mess of trouble.
December 20, 2012
My Rating 4.5 stars: Loved it - enthusiastically recommend (A)
Full Review: http://www.twimom227.com/2012/12/revi...
Nightwalker is the fourth installment of Allyson James’ excellent Stormwalker urban fantasy series centering around Native American Janet Begay, born from half evil goddess and half storm magic. This series is one of my absolute favorites, and while you could start with Nightwalker, I highly recommend you start at the beginning. The overarching plot development and detailed character growth over the first three stories is phenomenal, making each story richer than the previous.
Nightwalker, like each book before it, had me hooked from the very start. First, the overall mystery is engrossing. Janet and her fiancé Mick work together to figure out if Ansel did kill his girlfriend, or if not him, who is hiding the truth. Along the way they uncover a web of secret magic and a battle to control ultimate power.
In conclusion, it's a bit difficult to write a review for the fourth excellent book in one of my favorite series. I feel like I've said it all before, but it's worth repeating. Overall, Nightwalker is full of heart-stopping action, superb storytelling and marvelous characters. Each book builds upon revelations from the previous book, but you could get away with reading Nightwalker as a stand alone novel. But seriously, they are each so good, you wouldn't want to! The story line keeps strong throughout each book, and although each contains similar components, every story is unique and exciting.
Full Review: http://www.twimom227.com/2012/12/revi...
Nightwalker is the fourth installment of Allyson James’ excellent Stormwalker urban fantasy series centering around Native American Janet Begay, born from half evil goddess and half storm magic. This series is one of my absolute favorites, and while you could start with Nightwalker, I highly recommend you start at the beginning. The overarching plot development and detailed character growth over the first three stories is phenomenal, making each story richer than the previous.
Nightwalker, like each book before it, had me hooked from the very start. First, the overall mystery is engrossing. Janet and her fiancé Mick work together to figure out if Ansel did kill his girlfriend, or if not him, who is hiding the truth. Along the way they uncover a web of secret magic and a battle to control ultimate power.
In conclusion, it's a bit difficult to write a review for the fourth excellent book in one of my favorite series. I feel like I've said it all before, but it's worth repeating. Overall, Nightwalker is full of heart-stopping action, superb storytelling and marvelous characters. Each book builds upon revelations from the previous book, but you could get away with reading Nightwalker as a stand alone novel. But seriously, they are each so good, you wouldn't want to! The story line keeps strong throughout each book, and although each contains similar components, every story is unique and exciting.
October 10, 2012
Review: Poor Janet never can catch much of a break at having a "normal" life. Her tenant in the basement, a Nightwalker (vampire) Ansel has slayers after him for the bounty his girlfriend's sister put on him for killing her. Problem is no one can locate the body and determine if she's really dead and Ansel can't remember what happened when he was all blood lusty. So Janet and Mick are checking it out which leads to counterfeit antiques, magical Indian artifacts, a cougar shifter, mages, dragons, a god and goddess and one heck of a storm. Oops I almost forgot all the really hawt dragon lovin' and healin', I really need to get me one of those guys! Great story, I really enjoy this series and Janet just gets more magically powerful with each book. Coyote is back and was a real treat in this one as well.
August 26, 2016
Stormwalker Janet and her dragon-shifter lover Mick get entangled in the search for a young woman, who supposedly has been killed by the timid nightwalker living in the basement of Janet's hotel.
A good plot, great characters, and fluent narration style make this a very pleasant paranormal read.
This is the 4th in a series, and a lot of events and persons were hinted at from the first three books. Although the author did try and summarise the main events and occurrences, I personally found some of it a bit confusing. Do not get me wrong, this book can be read perfectly on its own, but I kept getting the feeling I was missing something that would have helped me enjoy the story more, if that makes sense.
All in all, a good paranormal story with just the right mix of tension and hilarity, and a bunch of quirky characters that will entertain you.
A good plot, great characters, and fluent narration style make this a very pleasant paranormal read.
This is the 4th in a series, and a lot of events and persons were hinted at from the first three books. Although the author did try and summarise the main events and occurrences, I personally found some of it a bit confusing. Do not get me wrong, this book can be read perfectly on its own, but I kept getting the feeling I was missing something that would have helped me enjoy the story more, if that makes sense.
All in all, a good paranormal story with just the right mix of tension and hilarity, and a bunch of quirky characters that will entertain you.
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