A Fate Inked in Blood

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry kingΓÇöwhile fighting her growing desire for his fiery sonΓÇöin the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology from the author of The Bridge Kingdom series. ΓÇ£THE must-read fantasy of 2024!ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJennifer L. Armentrout,author of From Blood and Ash Bound in an unwanted marriageFreya spends her days gutting fish but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husbandΓÇÖs back. FreyaΓÇÖs dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the regionΓÇÖs jarllanding her in a fight to the death against his sonBjorn. To surviveFreya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddessΓÇÖs bloodwhich makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. And itΓÇÖs been foretold that such magic will unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maidenΓÇÖs fate. Believing heΓÇÖs destined to rule Skaland as kingthe fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strengthFreya must train to fight and learn to control her magicall while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of allhowevermay be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warriorshe risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she has sworn to protect.