THE WARRIOR

The Warrior

by

Sharon Sala

7/16/2009

John Nightwalker is a strong, rugged Native American soldier who has seen many battles. While hunting down an old enemy, he crosses paths with Alicia Ponte. On the run from her father—a powerful arms manufacturer—Alicia seeks to expose her father's traitorous crimes of selling weapons to our enemies in Iraq. But Richard Ponte will do anything to stay below the radar…even if it means killing his own daughter.

Drawn to the mystery that surrounds Alicia, John feels compelled to protect her. Together they travel through the beautiful yet brutal Arizona desert to uncover deadly truths and bring her father to justice. But their journey is about to take an unexpected turn…one that goes deep into the past.
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**** (4 Stars) Ahhhh…there is something about a Sharon Sala book that simply pulls at my heartstrings. This one was no exception to the rule. Though the premise of this book is not really new…man vows revenge on his enemy for killing his family and with the help of his ancient Native American spirits he roams the Earth for many, many years (ok….centuries) until he finds his enemy and kills him. In the meantime, his nemesis dies and is reincarnated many times over, always making similar mistakes in life as he waits out his final death.

What is different about this book is the way Sharon tells the story, of course. 500 years after the murder of Nightwalker’s beloved mate, Whitedove, he finally finds the woman Alicia he can love, and maybe even possibly trust in telling his story to, only to find that she is not only the daughter of his enemy (in his most recent life) but that she, is also the reincarnation of Whitedove. Nightwalker must kill her father if he is to fulfill his destiny and avenge his family and, meanwhile, Alicia’s discovered horrific secrets about her father and he is trying to kill her. Nightwalker must keep Alicia safe, kill the father, and explain how he is 529 years old.

This was a fast-paced enjoyable read. Just as I expected it to be.