The Warlord's Gift

by Veronica Chadwick

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Ellora's Cave (July 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 1843609541 ISBN-13: 978-1843609544 Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.8 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843609541
• ISBN13: 9781843609544
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

5 Klovers! Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques

Orphaned at a young age, and raised by her fanatical uncle, Linea has suffered tremendous physical and emotional abuse for the majority of her life. She finally finds the strength to escape, but her fresh injuries cripple her flight to freedom. When the Warlord King Draven finds a broken young woman lying crumpled in his forest, he refuses to leave her, accepting personal responsibility for her care. He senses she is different, and finds himself drawn to her, even in her battered state. When Linea awakes, Draven knows she is lying about who she is, isn't sure he can trust her, and yet can't help but love her in spite of his numerous doubts. The Warlord's Gift is the first solo work I have read by Veronica Chadwick. Although I dearly loved the stories she has co-authored with Lora Leigh, this story is the one that firmly stamped me as a fan of her work. With her co-written work, she has succeeded in both the Contemporary genre and the Science Fiction genre, and The Warlord's Gift shows she is equally as talented spinning a tale in the Fantasy genre. Linea is an absolutely heartbreaking heroine. Having endured years of hardships that would have completely broken many people, she has somehow managed to maintain an inner strength and innocence that endears her to the reader. Where such abuse may have bred mistrust and hatefulness in some people, it has instead fostered empathy in her for those less fortunate or mistreated. Often thinking of others before herself, she exhibits a noble spirit that proves irresistible to the man she loves, Draven. Draven is the epitome of the alpha male many women dream of: fiercely protective of the woman he loves, and yet amazingly tender and aware of her needs. In one character defining scene, Draven shows his mettle in such a way that leaves no uncertainty he is always conscious of Linea's past and is considerate of her fears. While he definitely pushes her limits in many ways, he never pushes her in areas that will trigger her fears of physical abuse. On that note, I would like to give snaps to Veronica Chadwick on how responsibly she handled the sex scenes between Draven and Linea. She writes enough heat between the two lead characters to satisfy anyone, but uses a pair of supporting characters to treat us to some spicy situations that would not have felt comfortable if abuse victim Linea had been part of them. This book guaranteed Veronica Chadwick a spot on my automatic buy list, and I can't wait until her next release!!!

Hot! Thrilling! exciting!

Linea Wyndham has been abused her whole life by her uncle, Orbane, she is covered with scars from whips and knives. Orbane has finally decided to give her to Nezzer Pandrum as a wife, he is an evil half-human Kyrok. Knowing this will be the death of her, Linnea escapes. Only to be found by the King Draven Amaranth, who she believes wants to kill her whole family. Linnea has lived with the lies and deceit and torture of her Uncle. Now she doesn't know who to believe, but she finds kindness and comfort in the man she knows she shouldn't trust. And now she is coming into powers she doesn't want or understand. Draven is caught in the depths of her brown eyes and finds a deep caring emerging between them. Not knowing if she is a spy or a deeply scarred woman, she shows only gentleness to the king and both find their hearts joining as if they were meant for each other. The secondary characters are great too, I enjoyed this book a great deal and if you like your romantic adventures with a little heat, this one is for you.

Storyline awesome but seriously lacking heat

I picked up the Warlord's Gift after reading chadwick's smoking hot short story "Educating Mr. Winters". I loved that story and the sex scenes melted the page. I was excited to read Warlord's Gift expecting the same heat but in a fantasy realm. The story itself read like the best middle ages romance. In fact it reminded me of the first romance I ever read "The Velvet Promise" The Heroine escapes from a brutally abusive guardian and lands in an even possibly worse situation with the yummiest of men with the worst reputation. While the story kept me going with faeries, elves, gnomes, alpha male warriors, and rebellion the sex scenes were very slow to come. The leads didn't get together until way after page 100 but they made up for lost time.If you like Jaid Black you're going to find this backwards because her books are front loaded with steam.

A Gift for Everyone

In Warlord's Gift Veronica Chadwick's characters fairly jump off of the page. Ms. Chadwick draws you immediately into the story of Draven and Linea. Our heroine Linea, is determined to overcome the obstacles in her life. Linea has been battered physically but her spirit helps her to triumph, thereby making her a very likeable heroine. The sexual tension between Draven and Linea fairly sizzles. Warlord's Gift is one very hot read. Ms. Chadwick's attention to Draven and Linea's needs make this reader glad I picked it up. Warlord's Gift is an engrossing read and is a must read