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The shield-maiden must marry...

Heir to her father's Jarldom, RĂșna Isaksson will soon ascend to replace him as leader, but first she must marry a warrior from another clan to form a powerful alliance. When her father creates a contest to determine the strongest suitor, RĂșna demands to compete as


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RĂșna Isaksson is feisty, fiery Viking who, as the heir to her father’s jarldom, will soon replace him as the leader of their clan.

Since she must marry a warrior from another clan to form a powerful alliance, her father creates a contest to determine the strongest suitor. Determined to choose her own husband, RĂșna demands to compete as well—and finds herself battling the man she once loved whose heart is as hardened as his warrior body.

I loved how RĂșna was a fierce Viking, a shield maiden supremely skilled with a blade. And I adored the passionate romance between


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