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A powerful v lva priestess...

A Viking playboy...

A forced marriage...

Though born into Viking nobility, Edda Sorensen rejects the life her father and society expect of her and becomes a respected v lva priestess trained in the magic arts of sei r and healing. Forced to wed to secure an alliance, Edda knows that lying with her husband will cost her everything she loves-her magic and connection to the gods. Can she convince her husband to forgo the intimacies of marriage? Or will she fall prey to the renowned seducer?

Tormented by the broken bond with his twin, Ivv r Eriksson refuses to take a wife or find happiness while his brother suffers under a mysterious shroud of darkness. Instead, Ivv r drowns his sorrows in ale and shallow affairs. After a foolish mistake, the notorious shirt-chaser is sentenced to wed a furious, unwilling bride.

Seeing a chance to reclaim his life, Ivv r vows to win over his prickly wife and fulfill his duty to his clan. But his mentor's legacy is in shambles, his wife refuses to consummate the marriage, and the bond with his twin further erodes. Somehow, he must mend the wreckage of his mistakes and salvage his honor. But can he claim the heart of his bewitching bride?