Bitter is the Wind by Carlad Hal
Abria is the daughter of an Irish king and has grown up privileged. When she comes of age her father sells her to a Viking named Thorulf, who takes her from her homeland of Ireland to live as a slave in Norway. Her life is nothing she’s used to, the people are afraid of her and believe her to be a witch, and Thorulf is a cruel master.
Desperate for freedom, she runs to the wilds but is taken back to a life of certain servitude by a lone rider in the middle of a storm. Fate and fortune throw her into the care of her reluctant rescuer and slowly they realize they are both lonely souls, deprived of love. The biggest surprise however is her rescuer is the brother of the cruel master she ran from, but Thorstein couldn’t be more different from his cruel brother.
Can they overcome their pasts and their conflicts to find a future with each other?
Publisher’s Note: This historical enemies to lovers romance contains elements of danger, mystery, suspense, action, adventure, sensual scenes, power exchange and a happily ever after.
