A Scottish Shield Maiden
Heide Middlebrook
Type: ARC
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, romance
Word count: 96,000
Warnings: Graphic violence, graphic sexual content, swearing
Catriona MacLaenden is trapped by her stepfather’s cruel demands. A Chief harnessing her power unleashed by her clan’s mythical origins to hunt those unseen in the distance. Catriona is discovered by a Northman, who seeks to strike an accord in exchange for her bold escape. Dare she trust a Northman whose ancestors hunted her own and may steal her heart? Please note: this book is only available in PDF format.
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Trapped: Lady Catriona MacLaenden is by her stepfather’s cruel demands as she yearns to learn the skills belonging to a warrior. The chief forces Catriona to hunt using her “instinct in senses”, a strength unleashed from her clan’s mythical origins. When harnessed after she presses her palm onto solid terrains, her power finds weight signatures tracking those unseen in the distance.
Fate takes hold when Catriona is discovered by Northman spy, Lord Rorik Kolbeck, who sees the makings of a possible shield maiden shadowed within her. Lord Kolbeck seeks to strike an accord in exchange for a bold escape – Catriona’s sister’s happiness for his lost brother being found. A chance taken will lead her into the battles for The Kingdom of Norway, whose lands have been ravaged in a hundred-year war by kings fighting for the throne.
Dare she trust a Northman whose ancestors once hunted her own? The battle will not only lie with swords and training needed to survive the war-torn kingdom, but the sparks she feels in a betrayal toward her clan’s ancestry when her passions begin to rise for the Northern warrior, whose bold and protective ways may steal her heart.
Heide Middlebrook writes historical romantasy and historical romance as an independent author. History captured her interest as a young girl after touring historical sites, then as a teenager a love for romance reading took root. Earning her career diploma in freelance writing led her to pen magazine articles, but it was an overwhelming desire to weave a love story occurring during a historical event that inspired her to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist. Why the romance genre? Those happily ever afters.
Heide resides in south Florida with a herd of four legged friends, including one very opinionated cat.
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