Desert Wind
2006
First Published
3.75
Average Rating
214
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Desert Wind Charlotte Boyett-Compo "Part of the WindWorld series." Prince Ardalan Jaleem has been sent by his father Sultan Eshan Jaleem of Asaraba to invade the peaceful kingdom of Kishnu. Leading the powerful military force is something Ardalan has trained all his life to do, but he soon realizes there is no way he and his men can survive this undertaking. He has led his men into a trap from which he may not be able to extract them. And death eagerly awaits them in the curved blades of their adversaries and those adversaries outnumber them many times over. Mistaken for another woman, Princess Sitara Santhanam of Kishnu, beloved daughter of Maharaja Bhishma Santhanam, is kidnapped and brought to Ardalan's camp to help care for his wounded and dying. A healer in her own right, Sitara cannot stand idly by and watch men suffering-even if it means aiding an enemy. From the moment she meets Prince Ardalan her tender heart is touched by his grievous wounds and when she puts her hands on him, his heart will call out to hers. Under the steaming skies of the desert, two people will discover that love can be found amidst the fury of war.
Avg Rating
3.75
Number of Ratings
12
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
50%
3 STARS
8%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
8%
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Author
Charlotte Boyett-Compo
Author · 72 books
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.
