Blood-Oath of the Raven Queen

872 AD, Norwegian coast. Astrid “Raven-Eyes,” a shield-maiden exiled for killing her jarl husband in his sleep, is captured by the ruthless warlord Ragnvald Iron-Hand during a coastal raid. He needs her seer-blood to break an ancient curse that dooms every ship he sails. She needs his fleet to take vengeance on the king who ordered her family burned alive.
Bound by a blood-oath sealed with a knife cut across both their palms (and later with far more intimate rites beneath the auroras), they become lovers as much as enemies. From storm-lashed longships to the burning monasteries of Northumbria, Astrid and Ragnvald fight side-by-side, blades flashing, bodies colliding in tent and shield-wall alike. Every victory costs flesh; every night they claim each other with a ferocity that blurs hate and love. When Astrid discovers the curse was placed by Ragnvald’s own mother to punish his youthful arrogance, she must decide whether to save the man who owns her body and heart or let the sea take them both. Expect savage sea-battles, ritual blood-play, and love scenes as fierce as the combat.