Lord of the Seas (The Viking Lords Book 3)

The Vikings roamed and raided the known world, always returning to their beautiful, sacred realm. Now, a young Christian woman is forced into this land—by a Viking lord with a secret he dares not reveal . . . From Istanbul to Ireland, Rorik of Vargfjell is legendary for the battles he has fought, the wealth he has amassed, and the women he has loved. So when a Northumbrian Earl refuses to pay tribute, and even burns one of Rorik's ships, the Viking seizes the earl's daughter—and will hold her for ransom. Or so was his plan. At home in Northumbria, Elfwynn had experienced agonizing losses—including the peaceful world she was born into. Now she stands face to face with a towering, chiseled Viking in his wondrous kingdom. With her gift of music, her unworldly beauty and strange courage, Elfwynn will prove to be very different than any woman Rorik has known. And for a man who lords over sea and land, what she demands will be the greatest challenge of all . . . " Lord of the Mountains will mesmerize you from the first page . . . Jarema's in-depth knowledge of Norwegian customs makes this story believable." — RT Book Reviews, 4 stars He stood with the other men, glittering with the gold jewelry hed had her polish, and wearing the fine clothing shed cleaned and laid out for him. Hed washed with the water shed drawn and would sit down to a meal shed serve him. Yet here she was, watching him. And she would fall under his spell a little more, like so many other women had. Shed thought to hate him, and perhaps she did. Her mother had once said she hated Edward for being so handsome, and desirable, and unattainable. Yet, shed also said she loved him. The two werent so different when love went unanswered. Perhaps she was more like her mother than she realized. Her mother might have pined her life away, but she wouldnt. Shed keep fighting and weaving until she was free of Rorik forever. They said the Norns, as well as the Valkyries, wove mens fates in their magical looms. Her loom wasnt magical and she was no Valkyrie, so let them tangle the destinies of men in the threads of the wyrd. She would weave her own fate.