A Shield Maiden’s Beast

When a shield-maiden chieftain touched by the Valkyries is summoned by a king to marry, she must set aside the fierce love she feels for her closest friend and second-in-command for the sake of her pre-destined Wyrd.

Tove- Born of seers and Vikings of old, I never could have foreseen I would become the earl of my tribe after my father’s death. Nor could I have imagined the King of Norway requesting that I travel to Scotland’s northern isles for an advantageous marriage. One that would suit my father’s dying wishes for me to make a good marital tie for our tribe, despite how much I have long loved my second-in-command, Knud Thorgard.

Knud- From themoment we crossed paths as children, I have loved Tove, longing for the day I might make her mine, never giving up hope we would someday be together. That is, until Magnús Óláfsson, King of the Isles, wants to marry her, and I have no choice but to let her go for the sake of her father’s wishes.

Bound by honor and brought together by the mystical whims of the Norns, Tove and Knud must set aside their promises and make their way to the Scottish Isles. There, they will face not only the simmering passion they can no longer deny despite the consequences, but a final standoff between Norway and Scotland where shield-maiden sisters devoted to different countries will have no choice but to stand against each other on the battlefield.

Will peace finally be found at last? Or is it too late, not just for Tove and Knud’s love, but for the fate of so many?