Rise of the Shieldmaiden

The only thing more complicated than revenge...is love

Thora Sveinsdottir prefers not to think of how she came to inherit her father's sword. The inescapable nightmares of the brutal Irish raid that killed her family remind her every time she closes her eyes. She'll avenge them—even if it means killing every Irishman she meets until she finds those responsible.
Galinn Kettilson is on his own blood-thirsty quest for revenge and nothing is going to stand in his way. Not his king, not the bishop, and certainly not some scrap of a girl pretending to be a warrior.
When Thora's injured and taken captive by the enemy, she uncovers secrets others have done terrible things to keep hidden, complicating her plot for revenge and derailing Galinn's plans. What she learns about the enemy and her own people leaves her with an unexpected ally and a new plan for vengeance. She has to trust her captor if she wants to survive, and doing so may cost her everything she holds dear. Achieving their goals might tear them apart, or destroy everything they ever loved… if they can survive.