"Sensual Egyptian setting and wonderful characters!"

Lady Katherine Smithfield, daughter of an English lord and an Egyptian princess, was betrothed at birth and has returned with her father to Cairo to marry. She knows nothing about her groom but his name, Nazim, and she believes he's just a simple goat herder. However, her marriage is delayed when she's caught in a greedy plot. To save her father, she's forced to steal a map to a treasure- filled tomb from an Egyptian man called Ramses.

Nazim Ramses bin Seti Sharif is a dessert warrior of the Khamsin tribe, a special sect of Bedouin. All his life, he's been known as Nazim, but tradition dictates that he take on the name Ramses for his upcoming marriage. As the Guardian of the Ages, Ramses is sworn to protect the ancient royal tomb of his ancestor. So, when the mysteriously veiled, green-eyed maiden he rescues steals the map with a kiss, he swears to hunt her down and steal more than a kiss from her.

Rife with sensuality and sexual tension, this is a stirring tale of two seemingly star-crossed lovers torn between duty and love. Set in the stunning backdrop of the Arabian desert, Ramses and Katherine touch our hearts as we discover not only their strengths, but their secret fears as well. Ms. Vanak breaths new life into the historical romance genre with her unique voice, sensual Egyptian setting and well-crafted characters.

Reviewed by Angela Johnson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 10, 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.