A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the
man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance
duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood . The stunning first edition
hardcover will feature foil page edges a custom-stamped case and a premium dust jacket!
The secret of her divine heritage revealed Freya finds herself on a path that will see
thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate she risks
an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her
future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her. While Freya still seethes with rage over
Bjorn’s betrayal the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for
a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity
embroiling her with Nordeland’s Unfated—children of the gods who serve the king she was raised
to fear. The same king who unlike Bjorn is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the
desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya his growing distrust of her chosen path
threatens to drag them further apart. As war approaches gods and mortals must choose their
weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of
two goddesses burning in her veins she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own
fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?
