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Keeper of the Wind

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A friend recommended this novel to me and from the very first paragraph I was hooked. Not many stories open up with action right off the getgo, but this one did and it was unrelenting the entire time....not a drag in the entire book. The lovers are believable, likeable and like another of these reviews states: they don't insult your intelligence with the girl getting into trouble and having to get extracted by the hero every time you turned around! I liked this book; I loved the characters and can't wait to read more about them; and I laughed, cried, and snarled in all the places the author surely intended for me to laugh, cry and snarl! Hurry up with the next one in the series. Conar and Liza are the best hero and heroine to come along in a long time.

I have been a romance novel reader for over twenty years and this novel has to be in the top ten percent of the ones I've enjoyed. The characters fairly leap off the page at you and I think the hero has got to be the most well-written, believable and sensual male in the romance genre. Since this is a nine part series, I know there will be more of Conar and Liza to read about. Just knowing that, makes having finished The Keeper of The Wind just a little less traumatic! Yes, sir! Bring on the sequels! If they are even a third as good as the first one, Boyett-Compo has a hit on her hands!!!!

Excellant writer! The author blends the old language with just enough of the modern to make you think life and people have always been as it was in the old times. She gives you just enough information to make you hunger for more. Read faster, ask yourself more questions. Just when you think you have it figured out - wham - fooled you again. Just excellant!! Bring on part 2

Characters that I can relate to, compelling story and plot, and intriguing development of relationships between the characters, made this book a a dynamite reading experience for me. I eagerly await the continuance to this great tale! Not just names associated with actions, these characters possesed personality and depth that endeared them to the reader. I found myself caring what happened to Conar, just I did for Bilbo Baggins. This is Ms. Compos first published work, and she could not have gotten off to a better start......now lets have that sequel! :-)

The first 2 to 3 chapters were okay. Even the plot of the story was okay. The main character male became too much of a whinner, unrealistic in his views and most of the book between chapters 4 and the end was about a spoiled child having tantrums. The humor that was in the first couple chapters got lost among the tantrums. There seemed to be an underlying thought of magic, but it never got revealed or not enough was put into the story. The strength that was shown in the beginning of the woman and the man also became lost in the whinning. Had the author not devoted so much time to drawing out the character's misery, she may have had room to explore their strengths.

The Keeper of the Wind is a romantic love story with a life of its own. I found with great enjoyment that it has all the ingredients a good book should have: romance, intrigue, humor and mystery. Very rich in description. It makes you feel you are there with the characters. Lovable characters and witty. I had a great time reading it. Fans here in South Florida sure are waiying for the next book.

It is a rare occurence when I find a book that has everything I am looking for in a romance novel. The Keeper of the Wind satisfied every need I, as a devoted fan of the genre, was looking for. It had humor, it had a truly remarkable hero and heroine, it had a love story that rivals any I've seen, and it had characters who practically leap right off the page and into your hearts. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel. Ms. Boyett-Compo's WindLegends webpage announcing the second novel in the series only whetted my appetite for more McGregor adventures.

I can only say wow! There wasn't anything in this book I didn't like. The hero had some personal issues and was trying to work through them. I can't wait to continue with the story. Whine on, Conar McGregor. As a man, I understood your agony!