Rehumanized Drew: A Windstalker Story

Drew Royce was a criminal turned into an evolved Nephilim creature known as a Windstalker. Now that Drew’s human again, he’s in hiding from the Windstalker who turned him. But soon his own criminal past catches up with him. Just when he thought no one from his past would find him, a relative of one of his victims recognizes his face. Pulled by the supernatural world he was once part of, Drew has to decide whether to help stop his old sire, Sam, from doing more damage to the human world or lick his own wounds in hiding until proper death comes for him.

From Kirkus Reviews

A fallen angel on the run due to an international conspiracy finds himself in love in this second series installment by Baginski (Windstalker, 2015). The Evo-Nephilim, also known as windstalkers, are a species of undead shape-shifters—a cross between men and the angels who roamed the earth when it was new. Drew, a convicted murderer and former Evo-Nephilim, has been given a chance at mortality, as the Evo-Nephilim alliance has removed his aurion, the organ that makes him immortal. The angel Lothos has been assigned to relocate him away from Sam, who originally sired him into the order of windstalkers. Sam, explains Lothos, is “a rogue leader who refers to us as infidels, since we often hunt his followers.” Sam is also creating his own army of undead and has little concern for his human prey. Drew is hidden by other windstalkers in a beautiful cabin in the woods. There, he meets Nathan, a friendly, hardworking farmer with psychic gifts, and Nathan’s daughter, Amelia, a “flawless beauty” who’s hiding a big secret. The three try to figure out how to outwit Sam, how to save the humans who most need saving, and how they feel about one another. But soon the forces of darkness close in. For readers who are new to the series, this book is probably not the place to start, as the story begins in medias res and new readers won’t quite shake the sense that they’re missing crucial details. For instance, what exactly does being a windstalker entail, aside from being immortal? This and other questions are only answered deep into the book. But for others, the story offers a refreshing new perspective on a character they thought they knew, as Drew, a predator in the previous book, becomes a victim here. The depiction of Drew and Amelia’s growing feelings for each other also rings sweet and true, such as when they share popcorn and flirt while watching a movie at home, or when they check each other out as they work in the fields. Their struggles and revelations are worth the price of admission. A rich, complex meditation on love and mortality among supernatural beings.

Reviews

News