The Shieldmaiden Saga: Love, Blood, and Fire Across Viking World. Shieldmaiden's Secret

The Shieldmaiden's SecretA Viking Enemies-to-Lovers Romance of Curses, Blood Oaths, and Forbidden Desire Book One of The Shieldmaiden Saga By M.D. VeyneShe disguised herself to fight. He was sworn to kill her kind. But the gods forged a fate far more dangerous than war-love.860 AD - Norway. Freydis is a shieldmaiden born of fire and vengeance, forced to hide her identity and wield a sword in her brother's place. When she's captured by Leif, a brutal Viking warlord and her clan's sworn enemy, she expects death-not curiosity.Held prisoner aboard his longship, she plans to escape. But fate has other ideas.As secrets unravel and storms rage, Leif begins to suspect the truth: the silent warrior is no man at all-and the fire in her eyes isn't rage... it's prophecy. When he offers her a place as his personal guard, Freydis accepts, keeping her true name and past buried. But the more battles they fight side by side, the deeper their connection grows-and the closer the curse at the heart of their bloodlines comes to awakening.When Freydis learns the truth behind her mother's murder-and Leif's role in it-she must choose: