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Stormwalker (Stormwalker #1)
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Allyson James (Goodreads Author)
Book One of a the Stormwalker series. Allyson James also writes as NYT Bestselling author Jennifer Ashley
Half-Navajo Janet Begay possesses extraordinary power which 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...more
Half-Navajo Janet Begay possesses extraordinary power which 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...more
Paperback, 330 pages
Published
May 4th 2010
by Berkley
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I really enjoyed this novel with the sole exception of one character - Nash Jones actually goes out of his way to terrorize the protagonist of this story, Janet Begay (I did not fucking make that name up, by the way!)
Their first meeting is after an accident in which a truck was knocked off the road and Janet's motorcycle crashes. Nash shows up and immediately arrests Janet for reckless driving that killed the man in the car even though she totally didn't. His theory is that her motorcyle crashed...more
Their first meeting is after an accident in which a truck was knocked off the road and Janet's motorcycle crashes. Nash shows up and immediately arrests Janet for reckless driving that killed the man in the car even though she totally didn't. His theory is that her motorcyle crashed...more
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Yeehaw! Marty, I've found another series to follow!
I enjoyed Stormwalker- what more need be said?
I can say that Mick is hot. Mick's got skeelz. While some may argue that their most passionate moments are past tense, I love that Janet and Mick have history. They have more to stand on than hormones, and I like the sensation of dropping into a rich, fully-developed story over starting from scratch (i.e. uninitiated narrators) where the information and experiences one can absorb from page one to bo...more
I enjoyed Stormwalker- what more need be said?
I can say that Mick is hot. Mick's got skeelz. While some may argue that their most passionate moments are past tense, I love that Janet and Mick have history. They have more to stand on than hormones, and I like the sensation of dropping into a rich, fully-developed story over starting from scratch (i.e. uninitiated narrators) where the information and experiences one can absorb from page one to bo...more
Pleasantly surprised by this book. This is an alias for Jennifer Ashley and I wasn't sure if she would be able to write this type of character. I love her historical romance books and her shifter series but I thought it would be like a copycat of Jane Yellowrock or Mercedes Thompson. I was wrong. I loved all the characters and the romance was a nice change of pace.
Janet is a stormwalker with a not so nice hereditary gift from her mom, a goddess from "Beneath". She moves to where it all began whe...more
Janet is a stormwalker with a not so nice hereditary gift from her mom, a goddess from "Beneath". She moves to where it all began whe...more
FUN, FUN, FUN!!!!! 3.5 STARS
This book was a lot of fun, I liked Janet our heroine. Smart, and strong yet a little vulnerable too. Janet is a Stormwalker able to harness and use the power of storms. Her mysterious boyfriend Mick is a badass Firewalker and he's very much in love with Janet, willing to sacrifice his own life for hers. Maya a tough girl electrician who is working for Janet, they have a very strained relationship. I loved the bantering between Maya and Janet. I really liked the Nat...more
This book was a lot of fun, I liked Janet our heroine. Smart, and strong yet a little vulnerable too. Janet is a Stormwalker able to harness and use the power of storms. Her mysterious boyfriend Mick is a badass Firewalker and he's very much in love with Janet, willing to sacrifice his own life for hers. Maya a tough girl electrician who is working for Janet, they have a very strained relationship. I loved the bantering between Maya and Janet. I really liked the Nat...more
Thougths:
I've been putting off this review for a while now, because I had mixed feelings about how to rate it and what I actually thought of it. Like all things time is all you need. After reading it I though this book rocked, then after a bit I thought it was kind of average.
Native American themes and ideas have always interested me. Not too many PNR have included Native American themes and ideas, so I was an eager reader for Stormwalker.
The whole mythology was great. The idea of the element po...more
I've been putting off this review for a while now, because I had mixed feelings about how to rate it and what I actually thought of it. Like all things time is all you need. After reading it I though this book rocked, then after a bit I thought it was kind of average.
Native American themes and ideas have always interested me. Not too many PNR have included Native American themes and ideas, so I was an eager reader for Stormwalker.
The whole mythology was great. The idea of the element po...more
It was really good. Lots of action, with a daughter looking for somewhere to belong with when she was treated like an outcast on the place she grew up just because her mother used her father to create her and possibly use her for her own evil plans. It was really nice plot. Lots of paranormal creatures too. The vampires/nightwalkers here are not the usual ones described on lots of books nowadays. Plus, I've never read a book before with a super hot guy that turns into a dragon breathing fire qui...more
I hate it when I read a book with so much promise and it develops to nothing. Janet is a stormwalker. She draws energy from the elements. She's Navajo with a mysterious past. At first I thought I had foudn another kickass female warrior but Janet wasn't much of that. She's being pursued for her powers and yet I didn't find much about her to be powerful. Mick is her hot alpha male who she was a steamy past with and is hellbent on protecting her.
The main problem with this was that I didn't connect...more
The main problem with this was that I didn't connect...more
For a first in series book this one was great. I tossed up giving it 4 or 5 stars, and finally went with 4 as I know this series will just get better.
Janet Begay, part Navajo, part goddess is a Stormwalker. This book is a mystery and a journey of discovery for Janet, who doesn't know who her mother really is. (Stormwalker power is actually from the Navajo side of the family)
The mystery is where is Amy McGuire; the Police Chief's daughter has disaappeared a year ago and they've exhausted all the...more
Janet Begay, part Navajo, part goddess is a Stormwalker. This book is a mystery and a journey of discovery for Janet, who doesn't know who her mother really is. (Stormwalker power is actually from the Navajo side of the family)
The mystery is where is Amy McGuire; the Police Chief's daughter has disaappeared a year ago and they've exhausted all the...more
Holy crap, this was so good! I loved this book! At first, it reminded me a lot of the Dark Swan books. Strong female protagonist, that lives in the desert and yields storm magic? Not that I was complaining, I LOVE the Dark Swan books. But, once I got further through the book, I realized those were the only similarities. The characters, setting, and plot just pulled me right into the story and it's all I can think about. Onto the next book!
EDIT: Also I forgot to add that I absolutely adore the (v...more
EDIT: Also I forgot to add that I absolutely adore the (v...more
This book surprised me in a good way. The urban fantasy genre is full of ‘meh’ books for me. When I first discovered it I was like, “wow! This is awesome!” and read as many UFs as I could find. Now, not so much. Most of the books have monsters, (supposedly) strong lead females and hot-guy love interests – all things that I, in theory, like. However, the majority of them just don’t do it for me anymore.
I’ve had this book for a while and just wasn’t in the right mood to read it. When I started it,...more
I’ve had this book for a while and just wasn’t in the right mood to read it. When I started it,...more
Definitely not my cup of tea.
My main issue was the romance, it has an almost unhealthy like quality to it. There are so many problems in their relationship and most of them aren't even noticed. Although I do have to admire the main character for the fact that she at least realizes that she deserves explanations. Nash is a pain in the ass. He is just outright annoying, how can she care for a dude who holds a grudge against her and doesn't even have a genuine reason to do so? Messed up shiz.
The pl...more
My main issue was the romance, it has an almost unhealthy like quality to it. There are so many problems in their relationship and most of them aren't even noticed. Although I do have to admire the main character for the fact that she at least realizes that she deserves explanations. Nash is a pain in the ass. He is just outright annoying, how can she care for a dude who holds a grudge against her and doesn't even have a genuine reason to do so? Messed up shiz.
The pl...more
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Dynamite! Vortexes, a Southwestern setting, motorcycles, missing person cases?
*****
Stormwalker evinces a picky intelligence. You can just see the tumbleweeds coming. Janet Begay has been a rolling stone since before this book picks up, seeking to put aside a past that she cannot avoid.
Much of this fate comes into play once JB meets her mysterious tantric lover, Mick, a real good guy who just happens to be hiding more from JB than she has been able to hide from him.
Decidi...more
Dynamite! Vortexes, a Southwestern setting, motorcycles, missing person cases?
*****
Stormwalker evinces a picky intelligence. You can just see the tumbleweeds coming. Janet Begay has been a rolling stone since before this book picks up, seeking to put aside a past that she cannot avoid.
Much of this fate comes into play once JB meets her mysterious tantric lover, Mick, a real good guy who just happens to be hiding more from JB than she has been able to hide from him.
Decidi...more
Janet is a Diné (Navajo) Stormwalker, whose mother is a goddess of the Beneath. She's never really fit in with her own people or anywhere else. Now she's in Magellan to solve a mystery, but she doesn't realize that the truth hits closer to home than she ever thought. Plus, her lover Mick shows up unexpectedly. They've got to work together to find the solution to the enigma of the missing girl, Janet's own past, and her future.
I was walking through a bookstore when the cover caught my eye and the...more
I was walking through a bookstore when the cover caught my eye and the...more
Janet Begay has been traveling around supposedly seeing the country and being a photographer when really she is trying to escape her home town she never felt completely comfortable in and a mother who is basically an evil god. But when a police chief's daughter goes missing he calls her to help him find her. The woman missing, Amy, is also the fiance of grumpy, bossy, ptsd prone sheriff Nash. When getting to town Janet is drawn to a run down hotel and decides to buy it and fix it up, employing a...more
The cover says "a fresh new take on paranormal romance!" Um, no, not really. Either it was a lousy romance, or I didn't get the nuance.
Our heroine, Janet Begay, is a Navajo "stormwalker" (the title, duh!) who gains explosive power from storms that pass nearby. She has figured out that her mother is basically a demon, and is trying to possess her, and has decided to finally fight mommy dearest about this little issue. The chief of police hired her to investigate the disappearance of the chief's d...more
Our heroine, Janet Begay, is a Navajo "stormwalker" (the title, duh!) who gains explosive power from storms that pass nearby. She has figured out that her mother is basically a demon, and is trying to possess her, and has decided to finally fight mommy dearest about this little issue. The chief of police hired her to investigate the disappearance of the chief's d...more
Magic, a Missing Person and a Corpse
I do not want to say too much about the book and ruin the experience for other readers.
I have read a few stories by Allyson James and
this one was my Favorite by far.
The story has a little mystery, intrigue and action with
a Native American twist.
Janet Begay is a Stormwalker, she can ride a storm and draw power from it but ends up sick and exhausted after it passes.
Throughout the storyline, there are several issues Janet has to deal with:
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Janet heads to Magel...more
Plot: 5 Stars
Besides Janet's stormwalking powers, which were unique, there was a whole slew of lore and paranormal creatures in this novel. Between skinwalkers, shapeshifters, dragons, and nightwalkers (a twist on the average vampire), there was never a dull moment. Plus, the idea of the Beneath and the different realities or dimensions that exist were an interesting twist. I hope we get to learn about them more in future novels. The mystery element within the novel and how it connected to Janet...more
Besides Janet's stormwalking powers, which were unique, there was a whole slew of lore and paranormal creatures in this novel. Between skinwalkers, shapeshifters, dragons, and nightwalkers (a twist on the average vampire), there was never a dull moment. Plus, the idea of the Beneath and the different realities or dimensions that exist were an interesting twist. I hope we get to learn about them more in future novels. The mystery element within the novel and how it connected to Janet...more
Janet, a powerful Stormwalker, has been running from her past and a mother who wants to enslave her for her evils purposes for a very long time. However, when she gets a job to investigate a suspicious disappearance near her mother's reach, she knows it's time to step up and face her "demons." She'll need the help of her long absent lover, Mick as well as some tricks up her sleeve to resist temptation and take down the greatest force of evil she's ever known.
From the start of the book it is obvi...more
From the start of the book it is obvi...more
As much as I thought the first half of this was an enjoyable, easy read, there were elements that stopped me from enjoying it too much; I didn’t like the flashback style at all, surely this information could have been slipped in some other way? I also really disliked the original meeting between Janet and Mick. It didn’t do anything to make me like the characters, in fact I think I liked them less after reading it. I started losing interest around chapter 11 but thankfully it picked up again aro...more
I'm becoming too familiar with urban fantasy books. I had to work really hard to get past the fact that this book lands squarely in the genre. I put part of this off to the fact that I've been quite busy lately and that makes me tired and cranky. I put the rest of the problem squarely on the art department and the “standard” cover. The problem is this genre has landed in it's own little ghetto much the same way science fiction for the longest time was nothing but rockets, boobs and ray guns on t...more
This book started out in a way that almost made me put it down forever, but I am glad I didn't.
The problem was the way that James catapults us right into a whole bunch of infodumping, and in the middle of an action scene, as well as the introductory scene of the book and heroine. I am all for introducing the book with a bang, but it felt rushed and awkward, and I kept going "wait, why are you telling me the entire history of skinwalkers? Aren't you busy being mauled by one?"
James does a lot of t...more
The problem was the way that James catapults us right into a whole bunch of infodumping, and in the middle of an action scene, as well as the introductory scene of the book and heroine. I am all for introducing the book with a bang, but it felt rushed and awkward, and I kept going "wait, why are you telling me the entire history of skinwalkers? Aren't you busy being mauled by one?"
James does a lot of t...more
Written in the first person, the reader is introduced to Janet Begay, a Navajo "stormwalker" who has the magical ability to harness the power of the storms--the power of the wind, the electrical zap of the lightning, and the rush of floodwaters. However, her mother was really a goddess of the Beneath--the world underneath the mortal Earth, and her mother, evil and selfish, wants Janet to join her as her "companion" which is a euphemism for "slave." The reader encounters Coyote--a god who is bent...more
As a book lover, I am ashamed to admit that I judged this book by it’s cover; I thought it looked cheesy, so I was a bit doubtful about reading it. How rude of me. I’ve also come across a ton of books where a heroine with extraordinary powers are hired to investigate a mysterious disappearance, so I didn’t think this storyline would be worth reading again. But as you can see, I’ve rated this book four stars (four point five actually, but we can’t do that) which means I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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I was pretty underwhelmed by this book. The description made it sound interesting, but the characters were kind of a let down for me.
Janet Begay is a Stormwalker. She can ride a storm and draw power from it, but usually she ends up with the short end of the stick. She's helpless to resist the power of the storm and usually ends up sick and exhausted after it passes. She doesn't like that aspect much, but she's learning to deal.
Janet heads to Magellan with the excuse of helping the police chief s...more
Janet Begay is a Stormwalker. She can ride a storm and draw power from it, but usually she ends up with the short end of the stick. She's helpless to resist the power of the storm and usually ends up sick and exhausted after it passes. She doesn't like that aspect much, but she's learning to deal.
Janet heads to Magellan with the excuse of helping the police chief s...more
Review by Catherine Fitzmaurice for RomanceNovelNews.com
A storm is raging inside Janet Begay. Born a Stormwalker, she is capable of manipulating the elements of a storm. Storm magic is earth magic and Janet is raging with it. When the storm is over, erotic power floods her body and only Mick, her blue-eyed biker boyfriend, can absorb her power.
Janet and Mick travel to the desert town of Magellan, Ariz., to investigate the disappearance of the police chief's daughter. There are vortexes or gatew...more
A storm is raging inside Janet Begay. Born a Stormwalker, she is capable of manipulating the elements of a storm. Storm magic is earth magic and Janet is raging with it. When the storm is over, erotic power floods her body and only Mick, her blue-eyed biker boyfriend, can absorb her power.
Janet and Mick travel to the desert town of Magellan, Ariz., to investigate the disappearance of the police chief's daughter. There are vortexes or gatew...more
I can only give this book 3 stars. This book is certainly more Urban Fantasy than Paranormal Romance (spine). I personally just do not seem to like Urban Fantasy. If you like that genre certainly pick up this book. James does an incredible job with the characters and world that she has developed for this series. There is plenty of action and the various areas were the conflict comes from is great. The book flows well and has enough turmoil that you keep turning the pages. The sex scenes in this...more
This story has a great premise and world building. I liked the idea of a Native American stormwalker. I also think this is a good start to the series, great characters,and the writing was good as well.
The problem for me is subplots are everywhere. For example Janet is working on a missing persons case which takes her to AZ and while she is there she decides to put down roots and build a hotel...um ok, next up is the city rests on the vortex where her evil mother tries for world domination and of...more
The problem for me is subplots are everywhere. For example Janet is working on a missing persons case which takes her to AZ and while she is there she decides to put down roots and build a hotel...um ok, next up is the city rests on the vortex where her evil mother tries for world domination and of...more
I had a hard time rating this book. I really liked the mystery and the characters. Mick and Coyote are my favorites. Both stole the story from the main character Janet (IMHO) she became predictable towards the end. I have hope for her in the next book, she started out very intriguing. The mystery, where is a young girl and who is killing women ? It was going so well, twisted and mixed trails had me thoroughly interested, till BAM it was solved. It seemed rushed and anti-climatic for all the buil...more
I don't read a lot of paranormal romance anymore. I am much more into urban fantasy and epic or high fantasy. But being from Arizona, "Stormwalker" struck a cord with me and I picked it up. I'm glad I did. While it doesn't bring a lot of "new" to the genre, although there is an antique item that was quite a surprise, it kept me putting down the other book I have been reading and coming back to it. The writing is fast paced and the characters are well drawn. Janet Begay is fiesty and spirited and...more
Stormwalker is the first book in the new Stormwalker series by Allyson James and a Paranormal Romance from Berkley Sensation.
Book Blurb:
Janet Begay is a Stormwalker, capable of wielding the raw elemental power of nature's tempests - a power that threatens to overwhelm her. Only her lover, Mick, a dark-haired, blue-eyed biker, is able to siphon off her excess energy and calm the storm raging within her - even as their passion reaches unimaginable heights of ecstasy.
Janet and Mick have come to the...more
Book Blurb:
Janet Begay is a Stormwalker, capable of wielding the raw elemental power of nature's tempests - a power that threatens to overwhelm her. Only her lover, Mick, a dark-haired, blue-eyed biker, is able to siphon off her excess energy and calm the storm raging within her - even as their passion reaches unimaginable heights of ecstasy.
Janet and Mick have come to the...more
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Allyson 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...more
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“Why are you still so damned protective of me?:
“You have to ask?”
“I do.”
Mick came closer still, until his face hung an inch from mine. “If you have to ask, then you wouldn’t believe my answer.” He drew away and continued wiping my hands.”
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“You have to ask?”
“I do.”
Mick came closer still, until his face hung an inch from mine. “If you have to ask, then you wouldn’t believe my answer.” He drew away and continued wiping my hands.”
