WindRetriever

WindLegends Saga #9

by Charlotte Boyett-Compo

The Oak has fallen, the branches have withered...

Conar MacGregor learned to rue the day he made his pact with the witch, Sybelle, for although she restored all that he'd lost in his trials, she took the one thing most intrinsic to the man he was: his freedom.

Now he must learn to be what he has never wanted to be: a man dependent on others, an invalid whose life is ruled--and controlled--by a woman. If he can not be a man, he would rather die but with his every move being watched, shackles waiting to be applied when he does not behave, freedom and being his own man again seem like an impossible dream.

Can he rise above this latest burden or will he remain a prisoner, a weakling at Sybelle's beck and call?

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First published January 1, 2007

About the author

She won Inscription Magazine's 2000 Engraver Award for Favorite E-Author and The Writecharm's Simply Charming Award for promoting e-books and their authors worldwide. Her sci-fi/futuristic novel, BLOODWIND, stayed on Dark Star Publications bestseller list for over 18 months and has now been released in paperback. It was named as one of the Best Books of 1999 at eBook Connections as was her dark historical, IN THE WIND'S EYE. Her psychological thriller, IN THE HEART OF THE WIND, was nominated for a 2000 R.I.O Award and has been named as one of the Best Books of 2000 at Inscriptions and was awarded a Reviewer's Choice Award at Scribe's World. It also won the 2004 Bloody Dagger Award for mystery/thrillers. BLACKWIND won the SF/Fantasy Top Choice at Preditors and Editors for 2002. IN THE HEART OF THE WIND won the 2002 Bloody Dagger Award in mystery/thriller and NIGHTWIND won the 2002 Bloody Dagger Award for horror. Both WINDREAPER and BLACKWIND won Awards for Excellence for 2002 from WordWeaving. BLACKWIND won the #2 Top Choice from readers at Amber Quill Press for 2003. BLOODWIND was one of the Top Five Bestsellers for 2003 at Hard Shell Word Factory and has been consistently in the top 25 of Fictionwise's list of dark fantasy bestselling novels along with DARKWIND and NIGHTWIND. PRINCE OF THE WIND was honored with the 2003 CAPA (cupid and Psyche Award) for Best Paranormal Romance. Both BLACKWIND AND BLOODWIND were in the Top Five Dark Fantasy Bestsellers for 2003 at Fictionwise. DARKWIND was honored with a Top Ten in SF/Fantasy at Preditors and Editors for 2003 and in 2004 won The Fallen Angel Reviews coveted Recommended Read. In 2004, her website was awarded An Author's Site of Excellence by Preditors & Editors. In 2005, her erotica novel, DESIRE'S SIROCCO, was chosen as the Best eBook Romance of 2004 by The Historical Romance Club. In 2005, her dark fantasy PRISONERS OF THE WIND was awarded the Just Erotic Romance Reviews Gold Star Award. It also won the Blue Ribbon Award from Romance Junkies. Also in 2005, the anthology FATED MATES 1, was nominated for Reviewer's Choice for best paranormal erotic romance from Romantic Times Booklovers Magazine. In 2006, three of her works were nominated for RIO (Reviewers International Organization): BLOODWIND (which was also award the League of Amazing Writer's Uber Award), DARKWIND, and from the DREAMS OF THE OASIS IV anthology, the short story, The Sting of the Wind. Also nominated for the prestigious Ecataromance Reviewers Choice awards in 2006 were: WINDWEEPER, WINDHEALER, SHADOWLORD, DESERT WIND, PHANTOM OF THE WIND, ARDOR'S LEVECHE, and SHADES OF THE WIND. PHANTOM OF THE WIND was awarded the first annual FANTASM AWARD for Best Futuristic Romance in 2006. She has won several more awards in 2007 and 2008.

Reviews

[Dirkje Abma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really really loved this series. In Windlegends the writer creates a world full of sensual fantasy characters, princes, ladies, witches etc. and all the books have intriguing story lines. I could loose myself totally in this world and consumed the series in a 'reading binge". What I didn't like was that the last book never came out. It ends with book 9, Windretriever. Everywhere in the media and at all kind of book sites etc. it says book 10 in the series, which seemed to be the last one, Windsleeper "will be out soon". Only it never came....This was in 2011, so I gave up hope the book will ever see the light of day. And that is a shame, for her books are really worthwhile the time reading (and money). Book 9 ends at the height of the story and I really hoped to read a hea. I do hope the writer is alright, alive and kicking, for her fb page stopped at 2015 and her website I was referred to is now a 'how to write essays' page and not related to her I think. If someone has any news on her that would be appreciated.