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Surrender to the Northman: A Pagan Warrior's Sacred Obsession
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ISBN13: 9798182017336
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
He is the monster who raided her village. She is the peace he never deserved. But in a world where Northmen take what they want... this captive will make him beg.
Runa of Wessex watched her world burn. Her family slaughtered. Her home reduced to ash. When the towering Northman with ice-blue eyes dragged her onto his longship, she swore one vow: she would never surrender. Jarl Bjorn Ironside has never lost a battle-or his temper. But this tiny Saxon Christian with a tongue like a blade awakens something far more dangerous than lust. Obsession. He cannot kill her. He cannot tame her. When his own crew whispers she is a witch, Bjorn faces an impossible choice: prove her mortal and break her... or risk his chieftainship to keep her safe. Forced to survive a brutal winter together, Runa and Bjorn wage a war far more intimate than any raid. Each stolen glance betrays her God. Each whispered word cracks his iron will. When a rival jarl demands her as tribute, Bjorn must decide: Surrender his captive-or surrender his soul.
Runa of Wessex watched her world burn. Her family slaughtered. Her home reduced to ash. When the towering Northman with ice-blue eyes dragged her onto his longship, she swore one vow: she would never surrender. Jarl Bjorn Ironside has never lost a battle-or his temper. But this tiny Saxon Christian with a tongue like a blade awakens something far more dangerous than lust. Obsession. He cannot kill her. He cannot tame her. When his own crew whispers she is a witch, Bjorn faces an impossible choice: prove her mortal and break her... or risk his chieftainship to keep her safe. Forced to survive a brutal winter together, Runa and Bjorn wage a war far more intimate than any raid. Each stolen glance betrays her God. Each whispered word cracks his iron will. When a rival jarl demands her as tribute, Bjorn must decide: Surrender his captive-or surrender his soul.
Runa is not a victim waiting to be rescued. She is fierce, stubborn, and dangerously clever. When the Northmen come, she does not run. She does not cower. She walks out of the forest, looks into the eyes of her captor, and refuses to flinch. She fights back with words when she cannot fight with weapons. She uses her intellect to survive in a world that wants to break her. She becomes a healer and leader, earning the respect of those who once called her a captive. Bjorn Ironside is not a soft gentleman dressed in furs. He is a brutal warrior who has killed more men than Runa has spoken to in her entire life. He burns villages. He takes slaves. He has never shown mercy to anyone. But Runa is different. She makes him feel weak. She makes him feel vulnerable. And he will kill anyone who tries to take her from him. This is not insta-love. This is a slow, torturous burn that will leave you breathless. Runa and Bjorn spend the first half of the book hating each other with every fiber of their being. Every glance is a battle. Every word is a weapon. Their first kiss does not happen until halfway through the book, and it is earned. Their passion explodes when the walls finally come down, and their love story feels real, messy, and utterly consuming. Runa is a devout Christian who believes her God has abandoned her. Bjorn is a pagan who worships the old gods and laughs at her faith. Their love is a blasphemy to both worlds. Religious tension threatens to destroy everything they build. Conflicting beliefs about life, death, and the nature of the divine push them apart. Runa questions everything she was raised to believe. Bjorn offers her a new faith-one rooted in strength, not submission. This is not a capture, escape, and chase story. This is a story about two people trapped together and forced to survive. When the blizzard traps them in the longhouse, there is no escape. No rescue. Only the slow, inevitable collapse of their walls. Their love is earned, not forced or convenient. The ending satisfies without feeling recycled or cliché. Perfect for fans of morally gray heroes who fall hard, fierce heroines who refuse to break, and love stories that burn slow and hot. If you enjoy captive romance, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, and forbidden love, this book is for you.
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