John Nightwalker is a strong, rugged Native American soldier who has seen many battles. While hunting down an old enemy, he crosses paths with Alicia Ponte. On the run from her father—a powerful arms manufacturer—Alicia seeks to expose her father’s traitorous crimes of selling weapons to our enemies in Iraq. But Richard Ponte will do anything to stay below the radar…even if it means killing his own daughter.
Drawn to the mystery that surrounds Alicia, John feels compelled to protect her. Together they travel through the beautiful yet brutal Arizona desert to uncover deadly truths and bring her father to justice. But their journey is about to take an unexpected turn…one that goes deep into the past.
I loveses Sharon Sala. It doesn’t matter how corny her books are, I’ll read them. I’ve never been able to pinpoint exactly why I read everything she puts out. The Warrior is one of those books that reminds me why I like her so much.
You don’t know by reading the blurb, but this has a paranormal element. John Nightwalker swore vengeance when his tribe was murdered five hundred years ago. Swearing to “The Old Ones” (his gods, I suppose) that he wanted to live to kill the man who destroyed his life, took away not only his family, but the woman he loved. He would live until he could find the reincarnated soul of the man responsible and kill him. Five hundred years later, John has only gotten close a handful of times, only to lose him to fate.
Alicia Ponte has never been very close to her father. When she overhears him talking about selling arms to al-Queda, she is horrified. Richard Ponte is a powerful man and Alicia doesn’t know who she can bring the information to. All she knows is that she has to get out. She has no idea what her father will do to keep her quiet.
When John comes across Alicia in his hometown in Georgia, he instantly knows that she’s related to the man that killed his family. At first, he only offers to help her to get close to her father. Soon, he’s helping Alicia b/c she has no one else. Sheltered and spoiled, Alicia has no idea how to get herself in the mess that she’s in. She only knows that she trusts John Nightwalker on a fundamental level.
I’m not a big fan of reincarnation stories. A Knight in Shining Armor, anyone? I loved that book up until the end. So the only real problem I had with this book was when John realized that Alicia was his wife, White Feather, reincarnated. He vowed never to tell her, which just struck me as wrong. I guess I just have a hard time understanding how he could separate the two in his mind; because there are two very different women.
Sharon Sala has this knack for telling a story. She comes at the plot from so many sides that I can’t help but read and read and read. The Warrior is the best book I’ve read of hers in years.
4 out of 5.
This book is available from Mira. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
I was looking at this book today at the library. did not get it yet, but was intrigued. Now thinking i need to go back. Have not read her before.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Casee 🙂 I’m a fan of Sharon Sala as well… but this one didn’t appeal too much to me. But guess I should still read it 🙂