The Viking's Cursed Bride

Forced to marry a Norse invader!Half Briton, half Pict, Aoife is an outcast amongst her family and is despised by her stepmother, despite saving them all from the Norse raid on Alt Clut two years ago. While this rids her family of a cursed daughter, and rescues her from a miserable existence as a nun, she may be in more danger among the enemy if they discover her secret.Jarl Tormod intends to settle on the River Clut and a high-born bride from amongst the Britons ought to ensure the safety and prosperity of the Norse settlement. But when relentless attacks on the settlement threaten their future on the shores of the Clyde, Tormod realises the Britons have deceived him and must consider extreme measures to exact revenge. But is his new wife to blame?All Aoife wants is a place to belong, but traitors are everywhere, and finding those responsible might mean losing those they hold most dear.________________The Viking's Cursed Bride is a historical marriage of convenience romance set in ninth-century Strathclyde, Scotland. It is the first of four books in the Brothers of Thunder series.