A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated #1)
Danielle L. Jensen
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· 338 ratings · 432 pages · Published: 27 Feb 2024
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.
Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.
Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.
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- viking hero 36
- forced proximity 33
- magic 32
- warrior heroine 30
- fantasy 28
- forbidden love 26
- war 26
- gifted/super-heroine 26
- arranged/forced marriage 24
- disabilities & scars 23
- secret relationship 20
- betrayal 20
- new adult 18
- warlord/commander hero 18
- m-f romance 18
- slow burn 17
- independent heroine 17
- royal hero 17
- bodyguard/protector hero 16
- dangerous heroine 14
- historical 13
- vengeance 12
- possessive hero 9
- tortured heroine 9
- pagan 9
- fighter hero 8
- paranormal 7
- class difference 6
- enemies to lovers 5
- witches 5
- height difference 4
- competent heroine 3
- angst 3
- working class heroine 3
- abduction 3
- survival 3
- high fantasy 1
- young adult 1
- rich hero 1
- suspense 1
- dark romance 1
- slavery 1
- early 20s fmc 1
- early 20s mmc 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 25
- abuse 18
- misogyny 17
- animal death 11
- graphic violence 11
- suicide / ideation 11
- animal abuse 6
- no hea 5
- geography
- scandinavia 24
- europe 10
- Format
- audiobook
- first person pov 21
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The 'Saga of the Unfated' series
3.94 · 496 ratings
paranormal · audiobook · betrayal · new adult · magic · historical · fantasy · vikings · war · early-20s-mmc · young adult · m-f · pagan · gifted heroine · scandinavia · death · independent heroine · forced proximity · early-20s-fmc · dangerous heroine
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