Blurb:
Passion erupts when these bold, spirited Vikings are reunited!
In close quarters…
With the Viking she’d loved and lost
A Shieldmaiden Sisters story – with her family fallen on hard times, Valda’s forced to join the crew on Halfdan Ulfsson’s merchant ship as he sets sail on the treacherous silk route. But this handsome jarl’s son is the man she’d planned to wed, until his bitter betrayal. Knowing she can never trust him, she must focus on saving her sisters…and not the intense connection that still burns between them!
My Review:
Firstly
I would like to say that I fell in love with the cover! The model is proportionately
representing Halfdan and he kept letting my imagination work with the image of
him whilst reading it. Secondly the story and the writing are truly incredible!
Broken hearted, impoverished and in need of money for her family, Valda attempts to find a merchant’s ship to take her as she resigned herself from being a well-known Shieldmaiden but she doesn’t expect Halfdan, her past lover offers his ship and hand. Meanwhile Halfdan is beyond happy to have finally been reunited with Valda, the only woman whom had caught his heart. Both Valda and Halfdan have been in love since they were young however as they had their misunderstanding and unstable conditions in the past, they stubbornly and unclearly left one another.
I
was totally bereft of words because I felt like being taken into the journeys
and adventures which Valda and Halfdan have to deal with. Lucy Morris’ writing
is always splendidly immersive and satisfying. Despite her warrior image, Valda
has the image of beauty, her long red hair, fair skin, hazel eyes and freckles
are the temptation for Halfdan albeit stubborn and fierce. Yet Halfdan is a jovial
handsome successful merchant and son of a jarl’s. They understand that they
cannot be together as the predicament of Halfdan’s brother is in tatters and he
has taken an oath with his ruthless father to save his brother before sailing.
Not only is this Viking story filled with adventurous and immersive story but also it is a deeply researched book which is packed with historical details. It has everything you want in Historical Romance, the steamy and intense relation between Valda and Halfdan who desire to enjoy their temporary romance, the strong family bond and friendship, and the uplifting ending! What enraptured me more was the history of enslavement and the last location of their journey, Lucy Morris has fascinated me again with her book! Thank you, Lucy Morris, for this ARC which I voluntary reviewed.
Lucy Morris lives in Essex, UK, with her husband, two
young children and two cats. She has a massively sweet tooth and loves gin,
bubbly and Irn-Bru. She is a member of the UK Romantic Novelists’ Association
and is delighted to begin her publishing journey with Harlequin Historical in
2021 with her first release ‘The Viking Chief’s Marriage Alliance’.
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