Wind Warrior

WindWorld #7

by Charlotte Boyett-Compo

For decades her people have been at war with his. His troops have devastated the land and spread destruction from one end of her country to the other. But the land was not the only thing the infamous Black Baron had destroyed. On a dark night of drunken revelry, he had destroyed her innocence.

When his men bring him wounded and near death to the ramshackle hut where she scrapes out a living, Maire Barnes is forced to look into the eyes of a man she considers her enemy. He has been delivered into her hands to either heal or kill. She must decide to listen to her conscience or to the dark whisperings of her heart.

Deklyn Yn Baase had known guilt only once in his life: on the night he debauched an innocent woman. He has spent many long years searching for her, hoping to atone for his sin. Now he has found her but what he sees in her beautiful eyes could very well be death instead of the beginning he hoped it would be.

Genres: Paranormal

Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2009

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

[Syahira · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I grew up a bit from the last time I read this. I am bothered by the all the rapes in this book. Sure forced seduction, forced situation and stuff and Deklyn also wasn't a psychopath who enjoy it but still, even if the book spin around the matter, it is what it is. But the writing made it hard for me to completely hate the book.

==2011 review==

Deklyn Yn Baase was the Black Baron of Drogh-gheay, a fearsome warrior baron, trapped in a loveless marriage and struggled in wars for his kingdom and forever searching for the girl he had lost.

Maire Barnes, a widow who had lived peacefully alone in her cottage, was alarmed when enemy troops burst into her home carrying their fallen leader whom she recognized as the man who had seduced her in an alley and left her to be raped viciously by his friend.

Maire was the woman he loved and lost. Forever damning his best friend Reese until his deathbed, Deklyn had carried the burden of the fateful night for years. Although Maire had forgiven Deklyn for his role in that night, but once his beloved Maire in his grasp, he couldn't let his bond-mate go. She was his Cochianglt, the woman who owns half of his soul, the rightful Baroness of Drogh-gheay.

However, the current Baroness of Drogh-gheay was not willing to let loose of her hateful husband and his rich coffers. She was willing to do everything she can to separate Dek and Maire as long as it brings suffering to the baron himself.

Darkly romantic, fierce politics and great storyline. It works as a stand alone in the series and definitely recommended for those who like a dash of political drama added in their readings without the hassle of knowing the entire series.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this to be a strange mix of fantasy, historical and modern. For instance, the places/countries, languages and customs of the people in the story are fantasy. The clothes, the homes, the modes of transport, plumbing etc are historical. The sayings and stuff the characters say is modern, even some of the foods are modern.
There are very few (maybe one) sex scene that is totally consensual, the rest are mostly dubious consent and rape.
Alpha warriors, who are both assholes and sweet softies. Evil women and also hardworking tolerant women.
An interesting story that at times took me out of my comfort zone. I found the mix of fantasy, historical and modern at times threw me and took away from my immersion into the story. On the whole it was ok.