In The Heart of the Wind
Charlotte Boyett-CompoRomantic suspense
Available from Hard Shell Word Factory
ISBN: 0759936455
February 2004
| Annie James met her husband two years ago. After a whirlwind courtship, she and Gabe married. During their two year marriage, Gabe has changed jobs quite frequently. Of course, Annie knows her husband is from the south and hates the cold, snowy Iowa winters. There are parts of her husband’s life Annie doesn’t know. When she comes across a newspaper article about a cop in Florida being attacked while checking her husband’s pockets during doing laundry, Annie begins a series of events she will truly regret. This article arouses Annie’s suspicions about Gabe’s past, and so she begins to dig. Finally managing to get some answers from a newspaper reporter in Florida, Annie discovers her husband has a family. And not just family, but his father is one of the biggest crime lords around. She also discovers Gabe is married to the daughter of another crime lord.
The next thing you know, thugs show up in the little Iowa town and kidnap Gabe. This is just the beginning of the nightmare for Gabe as he ends up, once more, under his father’s control. The nightmare also begins for the friends of Gabe as they try to find out what exactly happened to their friend, neighbor and husband. Will Annie ever see the man she’s thought of as her husband for the last two years? Will Gabe survive his father’s and sibling’s evil plans for him? Will the inhabitants of the town ever find Gabe again? IN THE HEART OF THE WIND is a fantastic story. Charlotte Boyett-Compo has once again shown us her masterful talent as we become enthralled with this story of both light and dark. We become caught up in the story of Gabe as loving husband with a secret past. We watch his transformation into the creature his family turns him into. We also have the light side in this suspenseful tale as watch the members of the Iowa town rally and hatch a plot to regain Gabe. I have to admit, my favorite character in this tale is Edna Mae, the feisty older woman with money and sense. This one will keep you turning the pages and I highly recommend it.
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Reviewer: Chere |
