HEART OF A VIKING by Samantha Holt

Title:  HEART OF A VIKING

Series:  N/A

Author:  Samantha Holt

Publisher:  Samantha Holt

Publish Date:   02.29.2016

Category /Genre:  Historical Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Samantha Holt (as an ARC gifted copy)

Goodreads link: Heart of a Viking

Date completed: 04.05.2016

Description from the publisher:

Taken

Captured as a slave, Keita must use all her wits to survive the brutal world of the Norsemen. After a treacherous journey across the sea to a new world, her new owner bestows a blessing upon her--no man may touch her. Her purity becomes her salvation...and her curse.

Forbidden.

Thorarin had planned his revenge for ten years. He does not need his attention diverted by a slave girl. To touch her is to risk everything. Including his life.

Tempted.

The pull between them is strong. Thorarin must fulfil his revenge against Keita's owner and she must remain untouched or risk being tossed aside as nothing more than a tattered sail on a Viking ship. Can they resist one another, knowing that just one touch could mean the end of everything for them both?

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HEART OF A VIKING is a stand-alone romance set in historical Norway.

I have to admit, for me part of the appeal was the cover.  I’m not usually swayed by a pretty cover, but this guy actually looks like my son!  He even gets that intense look on his face when he’s being serious.

Speaking of… I thought this story was intense and serious.  Keita was in a precarious position as a virgin slave princess, especially when finds herself falling for Thorarin.  It kept me turning the pages long after midnight.

I enjoyed the intrigue of their secrets and attraction.  I adore any story that extols the idea that love can heal the wounded heart.  Add in emotion and sexy temptations and it is sure to bring goosebumps again and again.

Note:  while I was given this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Also from Samantha Holt:

·         Alrek

·         The Angel’s Assassin

·         Buckle Down

·         Christmas Seduction

·         The Crimson Castle

·         Eden’s Fire

·         Heart of a Viking

·         Her Dream Cowboy

·         Her Highland Defender

·         How to Marry a Rake in Ten Days

·         Hunting His Highland Lass

·         Kissed at Midnight

·         Knight’s Captive

·         Love or Loyalty

·         Must Love Lords

·         Not Another Soldier

·         Once Upon a Rake

·         The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual Seduction

·         A Summer Siege

·         Tempting His Mistress

·         Too Much to Lose

·         Warriors

·         The Warrior’s Reward

Bluestocking Brides series:

1.      Amelia and the Viscount

2.      Julia and the Duke

3.      Emma and the Earl

4.      Catherine and the Marquis

5.      Lilith and the Stable Hand

Borderland Legacy:

1.      Borderland Bride

2.      Borderland Beauty

3.      Borderland Betrayal

The Cynfell Brothers series:

1.      Sinful Confessions

2.      Sinful Deeds

3.      Sinful Liaisons

4.      Sinful Cravings

5.      Sinful Possession

6.      Sinful Temptations

7.      Sinful Secrets

Highland Fae Chronicles:

1.      To Steal a Highlander’s Heart

2.      To Dream of a Highlander

3.      To Avenge Her Highland Warrior

The One Knight Collection:

1.      One Knight

2.      Black Knight

3.      White Knight

4.      Highland Knight

Regency Fairy Twists:

1.      Wake Me with a Kiss

2.      The Beast Who Loved Me

3.      Dance with Me at Midnight

Rogues of Redmere Series:

1.      You’re the Rogue that I Want

2.      When a Rogue Loves a Woman

 

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