Storm Winds

Iris Johansen is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, there's not one book I have read by this author I haven't liked yet! Strom Winds captivated me from start to finish. I felt the characters and the plot were very well developed and strong.Juliet, a woman hid behind armor, strong persuasive and brutally honest yet behind it all caring, sensitive, and a wish to be loved. Her childhood wasn't easy - her mother blinded by Royals and gold. Her nanny, cruel and abusive. Her only escape was in her paintings. Jean Marc Andreas, a man of strong will, great business sense and also caring sensitive man whom is determined to fulfill his fathers greatest wish, to return the Wind Dancer back to the Andreas family.France is at war, The King, Queen and many nobles captured. Life everywhere is in shambles, not even women, children or Godly figures are excluded from the madness.And yet Jean Marc and Juliet share paths time and time again... fate ?There's so much more to this story...Storm winds will forever be etched in my memoryA must read !

I'm a big fan of Iris Johansenn and never regretted spending my money on her books. This is one of the great historical romances trilogy stories, starting from The Wind DAncer, Storm Winds and finally Reap the Wind. It has great plots, rich characters,gorgeous sceneries and of course dazzling heroes and heroines. You will fall in love in these books and will transport you into another time in a totally different world. Ms. Iris Johansenn switched into suspense thriller+ action nowadays and she didn't dissappoint her fans at all. She still a great "love story" writer no matter what genre she's into.

If you chance to be considering this book, get it and read it. I shan't dictate the choice of books, but this has me enthralled. The trilogy has me spellbound.This was the first I read of the Wind Dancer series despite its not being the first in sequence, but Juliette and Jean-Marc will live on in my mind even when I forget who they are. They are shown so elementally and at such a level that it's hard not to identify aspects with them.There are shocking parts of 'Storm Winds' and it may be a little too intense for younger readers, but it has a poignant flavour and has such a unique plot, so well entwined, that one cannot help but admire it. It could be mistaken for simplistic writing but it's not for light reading at all. Catherine, especially, is one character besides the vibrant Juliette that I shall keep dear to my heart. A woman who has experienced what she does may be able to empathise. The Wind Dancer itself is a symbol of Catherine, I think, more than anything else; it has an unparalleled immortality, legendary and powerful, able to capture the fascination of sensitive beholders, and yet in this story we may all read the price one pays for the existence of something with such earth-shaking value.Anyone who reads this series should, I believe, be able to extract something deep and rich to chew on, and can fall in love with reading such a well written book. Congratulations, Johanssen.

Iris Johansen has always been my favorite author, but this book drew me in more than any of her other novels. I own most of her books, and the Wind Dancer series are my favorite of all of them. Juliette and Jean-Marc's realationship was fantastic. Their love and facination with each other started when Juliette was very young. The interest grew into an intense lust and passion when Juliette began to grow older, and eventually turned cynical Jean-Marc into a loving man. Reading the other reviews, I realize that some people were more liking of the love that Catherine and Francois shared, but I was much more drawn by Juliette and Jean-Marc's relationship. I do think that some of the scenes described were a bit violent, but I think that just shows how strong Juliette's character was to survive it. It added a dimension to the book that most other romance novels don't have. Iris's knowledge and use of history was wonderful, and this book was one of the best written that I have ever before read. The characters are moving, strong, well defined, and all different with their own obstacles that they have to rid themselves of before they can feel the true love that will make them happy in the end. I recommend this book to anyone who can possibly get ahold of a copy!

The characters are intensely alive, the plot is uncompromising, and the love scenes are immensely blistering. This is one of those novels U just have to sacrifice your spare time for. Yes, some readers will be disturbed by the violent scenes, but the author takes U to the heart of the story. I love Francois & Catherine's heart-rending relationship (more than Jean-Marc & Juliet's). I own (almost) all of Ms. Johansen's books & this one is engraved in my memory longer than the others. Smokin' !!!!