England is burning. And the cause . . . men are too afraid to utter in nothing but a whisper. The Northmen.
My father is King Eanred. And me? I am Princess Emeline.
My father wants to protect our kingdom against the ruthless Vikings who continue to raid England, so he has betrothed me to Aethelwulf, the son of King Egbert of Wessex—the most powerful realm in all of England. Without this union, Northumbria will fall, which is why I must submit. I must do this for my people.
However, it is not in my nature to surrender. So when my father captures the most savage Viking known in our land, I do what no good, God-fearing Christian would do—I help him. His name . . . Skarth the Godless.
People fear what they don't understand, but I will not allow that to control me. Fear makes us blind to the truth, and I refuse to cower because Skarth soon becomes my teacher—in all things. And when his rival, Ulf the Bloody, shatters my world, it becomes clear the lessons have only just begun.
My soul is tarnished. I am a sinner. Lord, hear my prayer . . .
Contains mature themes.
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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson. When she is not writing, she is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories and has produced three stand-alone novels as well as novels in nine series of romances.
Philip Battley is an actor and voice-over artist. His work in narration includes Flowers on the Grass by Monica Dickens, The Affair of the Porcelain Dog by Jess Faraday, and The Whole World by Emily Winslow, among others. Born and raised in London, he works in both his home city and in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Smith is the author of The Unveiled Wife. Her blog, Unveiled Wife, began in 2011 where she shares with other wives the struggles and the healing that she encountered in the first few years of her marriage. Today, her blog has grown into a worldwide ministry that is having a greater impact than she ever imagined would be possible for a young mom at home.