"The sequel to THE FALCON AND THE DOVE and oh what a sequel this is!"

This is the sequel to THE FALCON AND THE DOVE that was released last year and is equally as good as the first book was. As I have said time and again, I'm highly intrigued by anything to do with ancient Egypt.

This is the story of Jabari's best friend Nazim Ramses bin Seti Sharif. Nazim is known as The Guardian of the Ages. He and his ancestors are and have been guardians of the sheikhs for ages. Nazim takes his position to heart but now he must take a wife in order to make sure that he has a son to carry on the sacred position of Guardian of the Ages. His problem is that his father has made a deal with an English nobleman for his daughter's hand. Nazim doesn't want to marry a pale Englishwoman who would only be a detriment to his tribe and one he knows he could never love.

Then Nazim or Ramses as he comes to be known when he decides to take a bride meets an intriguing woman with beautiful emerald eyes. He is amazed at how attracted he is to her from the very beginning but knows that nothing can come of it. He cannot believe when the brazen little hussy steals a map from him. Luckily it is a fake map to one of their greatest treasures. Ramses travels to this location and kills the men with the little thief but not before he is seriously wounded.

Katherine doesn't know what to do. Here is the very man that she's attracted to but she's stolen the map and now he's injured and she has to take care of him so he doesn't die. She cannot become too attracted to him because she's engaged to be married to an Egyptian because of her father but her father's been taken prisoner and she must do what she's told so she can save her father. Can she trust Ramses with the truth?

What a comedy of errors Bonnie Vanak put these two people into. I only had to shake my head at this intriguing plot and it made me eagerly turn pages in order to find out how this story would end. Just with these two books, I've instantly become a diehard fan of Bonnie Vanak and her books. I am eagerly looking forward to what she will write next.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted November 30, 2003

Summary

Warrior of the Wind The map to the treasure-filled tomb that would ransom Lady Katherine's father was in the possession of a half- English "Khamsin," a desert warrior renowned for tiger-like ferocity. Long ago, a tiger had scarred Katherine and taught her a lesson: Protect yourself from such powerful creatures, no matter how beautiful. The veil she wore would not be enough. Seeker of her heart Her foe was truly dangerous. His amber eyes were keener than his sword, his kisses too. They stripped away Katherine's defenses and made her forget her duties, her promises, why she'd hidden so much from his view. Then the warrior took Katherine where she wished to go. In the depths of his ancestor's tomb he made sweet love to her and proved she was his... and that very soon he would uncover everything she tried to hide.