Winds of the Storm (Mass Market Paperback)

by Beverly Jenkins (Author)

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Product Description

Archer Le Veq owes his life to the woman who rescued him from certain death at the height of the Civil War...a woman known only as "the Butterfly." Now, in the dark, waning days of Reconstruction, he needs the courageous and beautiful former spy...in more ways than before!

Zahra Lafayette thinks her days of intrigue are far behind her, until she is asked to go on one more mission. Posing as an infamous madam in New Orleans, Zahra must gather information to ensure the safety of the South's freedmen. The last thing she expected was to see Archer Le Veq again. He is as arrogant as he is handsome, but there is something about this dusky and debonair hotelier that sends her senses singing. Zahra knows she will need to guard her secrets, but no peril awaiting her compares with the treachery of Zahra's own heart—for, Lord help her, she burns to taste the man and to lose herself in his powerful embrace.

About the Author

Beverly Jenkins has received numerous awards, including three Waldenbooks Best Sellers Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times magazine, and a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild. In 1999, Ms. Jenkins was voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by AABLC, the nation's largest on-line African-American book club.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (April 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006057531X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060575311
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #133,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's BACK! Beverly Jenkins has written a new Indigo, Awesome., May 18, 2006

By	Jacqueline M. Raines "dtcooly" (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read all Bev Jenkins' books. Her Historicals and Contemporaries are all great. However, I felt just a little something had been missing since her first five novels were written. This Book makes up for everything. The Heroine is totally admirable and awesome. The Hero is gorgeous and a gentleman. A sexy gentleman. A female Spy during the civil war and afterwards. He is a Gens de coleur, rich and a former spy. Great combo. Tons of Action. Totally Erotic. And, the scene between Zahra (Heroine) her straight razor, Archer's (Hero) Former Mistress and her Voodoo using Aunt is Great! Read it just to be proud of Black Folk contributions during the Civil War. (And the Erotica). Or just for the pure enjoyment and excitement.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another One for the History Lady!, May 1, 2006

By	ASmoothJazzReader (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews

It was good to be invited back to the House of Le Veq. Not only did we get another African American history lesson from Beverly Jenkins but we also got romance and some amusing situations. Again Ms Jenkins has done it again with her story of Archer Le Veq and Zahara (Butterfly/Madame Domino). Ms Jenkins can't write them fast enough for her fans, but when she does they are well worth the wait. Keep it up, Lady B.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Archer and Zahra are too hot..., June 1, 2006

By	R. R. Hernandez - See all my reviews

Archer Le Veq's story was long awaited. He is the oh-so-sexy (and I do mean toe curling SEXY) younger brother of Raimond Le Veq (Indigo, Through the Storm) and he meets the seductive Zahra Lafayette also known as "the Butterfly."

The story centers around Archer's and Zahra's from-the-beginning attraction to one another, their lives as spies and a mission that brings them together. I was pleased to be able to catch up with Raimond, and his wife Sable, as well as Archer's other brothers, the "Brats" and their mother, Juliana.

As with all Beverly Jenkins books, this story (I read it in a day) is filled with excellent history lessons, intrigue and passionate, heart-pounding, mind-blowing love scenes that hold you until the last page. Archer was all that and then some!!

I hope to hear more about the other Le Veq siblings. I've read all Beverly's books and each one takes my breath away. I can't wait until her next one due in November. Until then, it may be a long summer!

Read this and all Beverly's books!