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Her Secret Vows with the Viking
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Lose yourself in this dramatic Viking tale filled with explosive secrets and scorching passion!
“The lady is already married.
To me.”
A year ago, Viking Stefan’s clandestine marriage to Saxon maiden Ædwen was torn apart by the shocking discovery that her father murdered his family. Unable to forgive his wife for hiding the truth, Stefan left. Until word reaches him that Ædwen is about to wed again…
Forced to marry at her father’s command, Ædwen’s stunned when Stefan bursts through the church doors and announces that she’s already wed—to him! As the warrior steals her away, passion reignites, but can Ædwen ever trust him again, when Stefan left her alone, devastated—and carrying his baby…!
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
“The lady is already married.
To me.”
A year ago, Viking Stefan’s clandestine marriage to Saxon maiden Ædwen was torn apart by the shocking discovery that her father murdered his family. Unable to forgive his wife for hiding the truth, Stefan left. Until word reaches him that Ædwen is about to wed again…
Forced to marry at her father’s command, Ædwen’s stunned when Stefan bursts through the church doors and announces that she’s already wed—to him! As the warrior steals her away, passion reignites, but can Ædwen ever trust him again, when Stefan left her alone, devastated—and carrying his baby…!
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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“After their marriage Stefan left his bride Ædwen and Ædwen thought she would never see him again. On the day of her wedding arranged by her father Stefan appears declaring that Ædwen is married to him and whisks her away. Can Ædwen and Stefan overcome the past and move forward?
I do love it when a book captures my attention from the beginning and this book certainly did. One of my favourite things about this book was definitely the opening scene where Ædwen is about to get married and Stefan stops the wedding in its tracks by declaring that she's his wife. It was so dramatic and bold and set the scene for what was to come. It was also a brilliant introduction to the two main characters. The storyline was fast-paced with drama, action and romance.
I would describe the two main characters as being in a love/hate relationship. They love each other but because of circumstances they are not together which means that they have grown to dislike each other. Ædwen and Stefan were married for a very short period of time when after their wedding Stefan discovered that it was Ædwen’s father who was behind massacring his family. This caused a rift between the couple and due to this Stefan left Ædwen. What Stefan didn't realise is that when he left Ædwen she was pregnant with his child. One of the things that Ædwen and Stefan have in common is that they have trust issues. For Stefan he believes that Ædwen knew what was going to happen to his family but also that after giving birth to his baby she abandoned their child. For Ædwen, she has never got over Stefan abandoning not only her but also their child and she also has to deal with the fact that her father took her child away from her without her consent. So in some ways both characters are grieving for someone or something that they’ve lost. Stefan is grieving for his family and wife and Ædwen is grieving for the loss of her husband and child. When Stefan takes Ædwen away they struggle to communicate with each other. There is a lot unsaid between them and a lot has happened so they find themselves dancing around certain subjects but when all is revealed it brings them closer together whereas before they were butting heads and clashing. They don’t realise they both have the same goal and that is to be a family.
I loved the chemistry between Ædwen and Stefan because it felt so natural. It was clear that they really cared about each other but were both hurting. There were some spicy scenes in the book but also some really tender moments. The one that stuck out for me was when Ædwen was struggling with being away from their child and Stefan just sits next to her until she is ready to talk providing comfort.”
“In a world of unrest at the minute it was nice to enjoy a romantic escape to the past, with a ‘Harlequin Historical’ book and this one in particular grabbed my interest.
The storyline was a simple enough plot but with depth and detailed characters to really set the Viking scene. Having learned about King Canute at school it was interesting to read about him in a fictional sense.
The way the story is told and portrayed, you get to alternately experience both the main characters feelings, emotions and thoughts as they occur, which always allows for a build up of story development and with secrets and twists along the way, I certainly had my attention engaged.
This was my first read of a book in this genre, as I was drawn to the historical time line and premise rather than the true romance angle. Although I was expecting a lot of ‘steamy scenes’ there was some explicit intimacy but nothing over the top or too frequent.
If these books are your sort of reads or you’re a ‘Mills & Boon’/‘Harlequin’ fan already, I certainly recommend “Her Secret Vows With The Viking” and the author Sarah Rodi, I’ll be looking up her previous stories and keeping an eye out for future publications!
#HerSecretVowsWithTheViking - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
About Sarah Rodi
Sarah Rodi grew up watching old, romantic movies recommended by her grandad, or devouring love stories from the local library. Sarah lives in Cookham in Berkshire, where she enjoys walking along the Thames with her husband, her two daughters and their dog. She has been a journalist for over 20 years, but it has been her lifelong dream to write for Mills & Boon. Sarah believes everyone deserves to find their happy ever after. @sarahrodiedits, sarahrodiedits@gmail.com, sarahrodi.com
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