Firewalker (Stormwalker, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Allyson James (Author)

Book Description

Release date: November 2, 2010

Book Two of the Stormwalker series.

Mick must face the dragon council for breaking their laws, and while he doesn't seem too worried about his upcoming trial, but Janet will do anything to keep him safe. She'll need a little help from her friends, old and new: Nash and Coyote; Cassandra, a powerful witch turned hotel manager; and Colby a sort-of-trustworthy dragon. But now a new, dark power is stirring in Magellan that Janet must face, but even more frightening, one is stirring within herself.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

James (a pseudonym for bestseller Jennifer Ashley) follows May 2010's Stormwalker with more sexy and fresh rural fantasy romance set in fictional Hopi County, Ariz. Dragons, vampires, and demons populate this version of the southwest, along with Native entities Coyote and Crow. Janet Begay, half Navajo and half hell-goddess, is a Stormwalker and the owner of the Crossroads Hotel. When her dragon boyfriend, Mick, vanishes for a few weeks and then sends a cryptic plea for help, Janet enlists magic-absorbing sheriff Nash Jones for a rescue. While Mick faces charges from the dragon council, Nash requests Janet's assistance with a murder of supernatural origins. Hot sex, a diverse and conflicted cast of characters (including a lesbian Native werewolf and a drag queen–channeling magic mirror), and an intriguing mix of magics make this series one to pick up. (Nov.) (c)
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From the Author

The Stormwalker series has garnered three RITA nominations, and several RT BookReviews award nominations and wins, including awards for best urban fantasy and best urban fantasy protagonist. See series notes, character sketches, blurbs, and videos at allysonjames.com/stormwalker.html

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (November 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425237826
• ISBN-13: 978-0425237823
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author Allyson James is a pseudonym for NY Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. Under this name she writes urban fantasy and romance, including the Stormwalker series (UF), Dragon series (romance), and Tales of the Shareem series (hot romance). For information on all her books and other pseudonyms, visit her web page http://www.allysonjames.com

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Firewalker November 10, 2010

By Fiction Vixen

Format:Mass Market Paperback

When Janet receives a desperate magical plea for help from her firewalker boyfriend Mick, she and Sheriff Nash Jones race to rescue him. Mick has been trapped in fiery prison by the dragon council and it's up to Janet to find and save him. Mick is awaiting trial on charges that he disobeyed a direct order to kill Janet whom the dragon council think is evil incarnate and a threat to all kind.

Janet is the daughter of an Indian shaman and a hell goddess. She possesses both good earth magic and evil beneath magic and the two sides of her are constantly at battle. As Janet fights to control her beneath magic from consuming her, she must fight to save Mick from a death sentence for disobeying the dragon council.

In the small town of Magellan where Janet lives, the grizzly remains of a tourist have been discovered in the desert. Sheriff Nash Jones is suspicious of everyone and is determined to crack the case even questioning the whereabouts of Janet and Mick at the time of the murder. When Janet realizes that the murder is supernatural in nature she fears her hell goddess mother or some other god from beneath is involved. Not only does Janet have dragons breathing down her neck, now she must solve a grizzly murder all while she fights a battle of good and evil within herself.

Stormwalker is fast paced and action packed, full of gods, magic and mysticism. It starts off with a fight in lobby of Janet's hotel and the action just never stops. Although Mick and Janet's relationship is still somewhat turbulent at times, we get a little more romance and relationship development than we did in Stormwalker. They spend less time between the sheets this time but the relationship grows as each realize the depth of their feelings and the lengths they are willing to go to protect each other.

As with the previous book, I am impressed with this paranormal world in which this story takes place. It's not overly complicated however Allyson James has created a setting that is vivid, gritty and dangerous, incorporating Native American mysticism into a world where magic is ever present and the paranormal population must govern themselves not only for their own survival but for the survival of all kind.

The secondary characters take on a life of their own and compliment the story well. Their secondary relationships and storylines are both supportive and written with a nice touch of humor. I looked forward to scenes with the magic mirror (yes I consider the mirror a secondary character), and the ongoing rocky relationship between Nash and Maya as well as the ever developing and complicated friendship between Nash and Janet. And I can't forget the mysterious horny god who goes by the name Coyote, who may or may not be a threat to Janet. *g*

In Firewalker, Allyson James combines mystery and suspense with non-stop action in a world where danger is always present. The relationship between Janet and Mick is both romantic and scorching hot and with the interesting revelation near the end of the book I look forward more from this series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars good book November 11, 2012

By mlbrt

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I enjoyed this book. The writing style kept me turning pages even when the story might not have.

The only two things that brought this down from a total 5 star enjoyable read, was that the REPEATED and DETAILED descriptions of Mick's.... ahem... SIZE, well, we got it the first 5 times. And the "Female Native American Kickass Mechanic" kind of thing is getting a bit overdone. The Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers)Series and Mercy Thompson series (still the best!), now this one,..... seems everyone wants to try it.

Still, I would recommend this series. It does have enough unique characters and twists to the stories to make for a good, fun read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Book 1 and Series Is starting to Rise towards 5 Star Level June 25, 2012

By Douglas C. Meeks TOP 500 REVIEWER

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Well I finished Firewalker (Stormwalker, Book 2) and really enjoyed it, the series improved in this book by the addition of some characters and the injection of a personality into the sheriff (who you kinda hated in book 1). The H needed the h a bit more and the writing was a bit better also, the main h character evolved a bit more and while her temper helped in a couple of situations it also led to a couple TSTL type situations which I found a bit out of character but over all this was a solid 4 Star (maybe a bit more) and I am liking it. It is still much more UF than PNR and in a couple chapters the sexual situations almost had a feel of "ok, time for the sex scene because its been too long" when it would have been just as good without it (these scenes are more than PG but a long way from Larissa Ione/Demonica level :) Bottom Line, good book, good story building from the last book and then they throw in a teaser in the last chapter that you know is gonna be show up in the future. Recommended UF type reading you will enjoy. As with most series, book 1 is weakest and it gets better as you go along.