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| Headline Review Runes #6 15 August 2024 Thanks to the publisher and Rachel's Random Resources for the book and invitation to the blog tour. |
A Bond that even time cannot break
Storm Berger has never forgiven himself for his younger sister Madison's disappearance. Suspecting she's travelled back to the ninth century in the footsteps of other family members, Storm can only make sure she's safe by going after her.
Raised unconventionally as her father's only child, Freydis has never been content to simply accept her fate. So, when she's promised in marriage to a tyrant, she's determined to find a way out of the arrangement. Help comes in the form of a mysterious and attractive stranger stranded on her island's shores: Storm.
The only way Freydis can truly be free is for Storm to marry her himself. But that would mean entwining lives that, until now, have been separated by centuries...
📖 My Review ..
When Storm Berger's sister Maddie goes missing Storm suspects that she has time travelled back to Iceland in the ninth century. Desperate to find her, Storm embarks on a time travel journey himself only to discover that he is stranded on a remote island in a small Viking community. Storm soon finds himself immersed in the life of the island and also becomes increasingly attracted to Freydis, a feisty young woman who is soon to be married to a dangerous and vindictive man. What then follows is a fascinating time-slip adventure which looks at love, and life, in this Viking period.
There is no doubt that the author has done her research as the ninth century world flourishes in stories which brings to life small Viking communities. Everything feels wonderfully authentic with danger never being far away and yet there is also a glimpse of family life and the complexity of relationships when one partner comes from a very different time. The time-slip element has been done well and whilst each story has been different, and can be read comfortably as a standalone, for those familiar with the series there is also lovely sense of continuity with glimpses of characters from previous novels.
Legacy of the Runes concludes this wonderful time-slip series and I am quite sorry to say goodbye to the characters which linger in the imagination. These stories have all been an absolute delight to read and Legacy of the Runes certainly allows the series to finish with a flourish.
About the Author
Christina Courtenay writes historical romance, time slip and time travel stories, and lives in Herefordshire (near the Welsh border) in the UK. Although born in England, she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden – hence her abiding interest in the Vikings. Christina is a former chairman of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association, now a Vice President, and has won several awards, including the RoNA for Best Historical Romantic Novel twice with Highland Storms (2012) and The Gilded Fan (2014) and the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel of the year 2021 with Echoes of the Runes. SHADOWS IN THE ASHES (dual time/timeslip romance published by Headline Review 18th January 2024) is her latest novel. Christina is a keen amateur genealogist and loves history and archaeology (the armchair variety).
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