Claimed as His Viking Hearth-Wife
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Serve up the full seriesNorse intrigue with a ticking-clock marriage and hidden magic
Runa's loom falls silent the moment she watches the chieftain's wife drown Ingrid in the icy water, then points a trembling finger at the orphan. Vidar, Ingrid's grieving husband, raises his blade to execute the accused weaver but lowers it at the final heartbeat, invoking an ancient custom that binds Runa to his hearth instead of the grave. The bargain is cruel: she must give him a son before the year turns or forfeit her life. As a shadowed killer prowls the longhouses and a strange power stirs beneath her fingertips, Runa fights to uncover the truth behind Ingrid's death while discovering the man she supposedly widowed is far gentler than his reputation.
Ingredients
- Framed for friend's murder
- Ancient hearth-wife custom
- Year deadline for son
Pairs with
A storm-lashed evening with spiced mead and the weight of unsolved mysteries.
- historical
- romance
- suspense
- fantasy