The Norse Queen (The Norsewomen)

Ninth century Norway, the dawn of the Viking era, — a land shattered into thirty warring kingdoms. A woman could seize power, if she was bold enough.Daughter of a Norse king, fifteen-year-old Asa dreams of becoming a shieldmaiden. When she spurns a powerful warlord, he rains hellfire on her family, slaughtering her father and brother and taking her captive. To protect her people, Asa must wed her father’s killer. To take vengeance, she must become his queen.