A framed orphan becomes a warrior's wife under a death sentence to produce an heir.
Orphan weaver Runa watches the chieftain's wife drown her only friend Ingrid, then finds herself accused of the crime. Ingrid's husband Vidar, a warrior entitled to execute her, instead claims Runa as his hearth-wife with a brutal condition: bear a son within a year or die. While the true killer stalks the settlement, Runa navigates a forced marriage to the man she supposedly widowed, discovering a gentleness that contradicts his fearsome reputation. An unfamiliar power stirs within her as she searches for proof of innocence before the deadline expires.
Markers
- 1Viking Age setting
- 2Forced marriage deadline
- 3Hidden killer stalks
Audience
Audiences who want historical romance with a ticking-clock survival stakes.
