"Powerful historical romances filled with vivid descriptions"
Lord Steele In 1000 A.D., Viking Queen Silke
angrily wonders what the gods have in store for her as she
is escorted by her brother Aragon by ship from Iceland to
Scotia to wed a Scottish barbarian as a means of ending
the constant invasions. When a storm sinks her vessel,
Silke blames her future spouse. The Viking warrior queen
makes it to land, but is captured by the Scots, who take
the irate Silke to their liege, Lord Steele. He realizes
who she is and is delighted for he desires his prisoner
queen. However, seduction may not prove enough to gain
her love even when she becomes the warden and he the
prisoner. Lady Thunder In 1000 A.D. Iceland, Thora O'Donnahue
is expected to sacrifice her happiness in order to marry
the abusive Viking Ragnald Bluetooth so that he and his
horde will stop raiding what is left of her debilitated
clan. Irate that she is wedding his enemy who almost
felled his sister Silke, Aragon the shapeshifting berserker
seeks vengeance against Bluetooth. He captures Thora and
forces her to marry him as a slap at Bluetooth. As the
newlyweds hide their paranormal secrets from one another,
they fall in love, but Bluetooth is coming and does not
care who dies in his path. The two sibling novellas are powerful historical romances
filled with vivid descriptions that cleverly fit into the
fabulous story lines. The tales are so picturesque, fans
will feel wet from the ocean storms. The two pairs of
lead couples are solid and a pinch of the paranormal adds
flavoring so that medieval readers will appreciate these
strong interrelated novellas by a very talented writer. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 30, 2003
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