Seven Viking Romances

Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141966807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339

Book Description
Combining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical tales of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning. The tales plunder a wide range of earlier literature from Homer to the French romances - as in the tale of the wandering hero Arrow-Odd, which combines several older legends, or Egil and Asmund, where the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops is skilfully adapted into a traditional Norse legend. These are among the most outrageous, delightful and exhilarating tales in all Icelandic literature.

Return of the Viking Warrior

Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 037330689X
Category : Imaginary wars and battles
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Kara Olofdottar thanked the gods when she married her childhood hero Ash Hringson. But this fearless raider has been gone so long, hhis proud arrogance is the only memory she retqains of him. Now she must remarry to protect her lands for her son. But then, on her weddng day, the conquering warrior returns to gasps of horror and surprise! After all, Ash was supposed to be dead, though to Kara's starved gaze he seems very much flesh and blood ... and less than impressed to find his beautiful wife intent on marrying someone else!

Viking Heat

Author: Sandra Hill
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110114002X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
Psychologist Joy Nelson thinks things are bad when she finds herself training in the modern-day female Navy SEALs program. But then her life takes a turn for the worse. Somehow she’s been thrust back in time to the cold Norselands, being auctioned off as a thrall, or slave—a gift for a Viking warlord, who would be a perfect candidate for Male Chauvinist Viking of the Centuries. Watch a Video

Seven Viking Romances

Author: none
Publisher: ePenguin
ISBN: 9780140444742
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Combining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical tales of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning. The tales plunder a wide range of earlier literature from Homer to the French romances ? as in the tale of the wandering hero Arrow-Odd, which combines several older legends, or Egil and Asmund, where the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops is skilfully adapted into a traditional Norse legend. These are among the most outrageous, delightful and exhilarating tales in all Icelandic literature.

Sagas of Warrior-poets

Author: Leifur Eiricksson
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141941588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
Kormak's Saga, The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-Poet, The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue, The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal People, Viglund's Saga Set in the farmsteads of Viking age Iceland at a time when the old ethos of honour and heroic adventure merged with new ideas of romantic infatuation, each of these sagas features poet heroes, complex love triangles, and travels to foreign lands.

Vikings and Goths

Author: Gary Dean Peterson
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476662185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
The Vikings descended upon Europe at the close of the 8th century, invading the continent's western seas and river systems, trading, raiding and spreading terror. In the north, they settled Iceland and Greenland and reached North America. In the east, Swedish Varangians established a river road to the Orient. With the collapse of the Viking commercial empire, Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries struggled to survive, their hardships exacerbated by internal strife, foreign domination and the Black Death. This book details the development of Scandinavia--Sweden in particular--from the end of the Ice Age, through a series of prehistoric cultures, the Bronze and Iron ages, to the Viking period and late Middle Ages. Recent research suggests a Swedish origin of the Goths, who helped dismember the Roman Empire, and evidence of Swedish participation in the western Viking expeditions. Special attention is given to Eastern Europe, where Sweden dominated commerce through the conquest of trade towns and the river systems of Russia.

Kiss of Pride

Author: Sandra Hill
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062063855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
“Her books are always fresh, romantic, inventive, and hilarious.” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs Trust the always original, wonderfully fun Sandra Hill to do the wildly unexpected! With Kiss of Pride, the New York Times bestselling author—best known for her steamy and hilarious romance novels featuring lusty Viking heroes and heroines—turns the paranormal romance genre upside-down…with the first in a seductive new series that features Viking vampire angels! A refreshingly unique, utterly satisfying love story that puts the “super” in supernatural, Kiss of Pride tells the tantalizing tale of a lady reporter who falls under the sway of a sexy Norse vampire on a thousand-year mission who might be an angel too good to be true…or too devilishly bad to resist!

The Book of the Seven Delights

Author: Betina Krahn
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780515139723
Category : Librarians
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Librarian Abigail Merchant stumbles upon the journals of an eccentric scholar, leading her on a quest to find the Great Library of Alexandria and recover a priceless artifact with the help of an ex-legionnaire with a checkered past.

Amazon Ads for Authors: Unlock Your Full Advertising Potential

Author: Ricardo Fayet
Publisher: Reedsy
ISBN: 1786130173
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Have you been struggling to sell your books on Amazon? In theory, Amazon ads should be the most effective way to boost sales — a well-targeted ad can reach potential readers at the precise moment they’re looking for their next book. But in practice, authors often struggle to run profitable campaigns. After helping hundreds of authors run their Amazon Ads and managing over a million dollars in advertising spend in the process, Reedsy’s Co-founder Ricardo Fayet is sharing his best-kept secrets in this Amazon Ads book. In this second book of the popular Reedsy Marketing Guides series, you will learn: ✔️ The fundamental guiding principles of advertising books on Amazon, ✔️ How to build a comprehensive list of product and keyword targets, ✔️ What type of ad campaign will best suit your book, ✔️ How to optimize your click-through-rate to boost delivery, ✔️ How to optimize your campaigns for profit, and ✔️ How to scale and progressively grow your spend while keeping your profit levels. Each step is illustrated with examples and screenshots so that you can immediately apply the advice to your own campaigns. Whether you’re just starting with Amazon Advertising or have been running ads for years, this is the book to take your advertising game to the next level. Get your copy now and benefit from all the experience of a seasoned advertising professional.

Dream of Me/Believe in Me

Author: Josie Litton
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307484025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 818

Book Description
Complete in one breathtaking volume — Books One and Two of an unforgettable historical romance series by an exciting new author They were two Viking lords, the brothers Wolf and Dragon, bound both by blood and by a shared ambition to end the war with their lifelong enemies, the Saxons. They know that their only hope for peace is to persuade the Saxon Lord Hawk to unite his noble family with theirs — in a bond sealed forever by the sanctity of marriage. Together these three men will strive to overcome centuries-old rivalries and hatred. Each will unite in marriage with an extraordinary woman who has her own special gift — and her own dreams of bringing about an end to war.... Book One In Dream of Me we meet the Viking leader Wolf Hakonson as he embarks on a mission to kidnap the Lady Cymbra, a legendary beauty Wolf mistakenly believes is the cause of war. Instead he discovers that she is a gifted healer who will challenge him to confront his deepest yearnings — and together they will become soul mates who forge a future blessed by peace. Book Two The drama continues in Believe in Me, when the Saxon Lord Hawk, brother of Cymbra, seeks to strengthen the alliance by wedding a Norse noblewoman. But Lady Krysta arrives bearing many secrets — including her gift for seeing what others cannot. And as an unexpected love ignites, only Krysta can sense the looming danger that threatens the peace — and Hawk as well. Now, discover Josie Litton....