Avelynn
By (Author) Marissa Campbell
St Martin's Press
St Martin's Press
13th October 2015
United States
General
Fiction
Historical romance
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 141mm, Height 210mm, Spine 25mm
302g
It is 869. For 18 years, Avelynn, the beautiful and secretly pagan daughter of the Eadlorman of Somerset has lived in an environment of love and acceptance. She hasn't yet found a man to make her heart race, but her father has not pressured her to get married. Until now. With whispers of war threatening their land, her father forces Avelynn into a betrothal with Demas, a man who only covets her wealth and status. The dreaded marriage looming, she turns to her faith, searching for answers in an ancient ritual along the coast, only to find Alrik the Blood-Axe and sixty Viking berserkers have landed. Alrik is unlike any man she has ever known, strong and intriguing. As the Saxons and Vikings go to war, Avelynn and Alrik find themselves caught in the throes of fate. Can they be true to their people as well as to each other
"Marissa Campbell brings a long-forgotten era splendidly to life in this adventurous and passionate debut." --Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea
"Avelynn is a captivating tale of star-crossed lovers. He is a Viking and she is a Saxon. Their struggle to be together will lead you on an exciting journey through a background filled with rich and detailed description." --Connie Mason, New York Times bestselling author of Viking Warrior
"Marissa Campbell's Avelynn is a fast-paced, rollicking historical novel whose irresistible heroine starts out as the willful daughter of a Saxon earl and evolves into a warrior and leader, as fierce as she is passionate." --Barbara Rogan, author of A Dangerous Fiction and Suspicion
"A hot-blooded tale of Viking invasion, Saxon valor, and a love that conquers kingdoms. Get ready to be bewitched by the bold, brave Avelynn." --Barbara Kyle, author of The Queen's Exiles
Marissa Campbell is the co-author of the award-winning self-help book Life: Living in Fulfillment Every Day. She is a proud member of the Historical Novel Society and an ERYT Hatha Yoga instructor and studio owner of Pure Intention Yoga. Campbell lives in Ontario, Canada.