The Saxon

Viking #2

by Margaret Moore

Endredi

Endredi haunted his every waking thought...a sun-burnished Valkyrie with a beauty as wild as the open sea. But Adelar's deepest passion was also his darkest secret. For the woman who held his heart belonged to his lord.

Adelar

Always would Endredi remember the boy who had awakened her to love. Yet she cursed the fates who brought her face-to-face with Adelar the man, for she was now nothing more than a bartered bride in a Saxon stronghold rife with danger and deceit.

--sequel to THE VIKING by the same author

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Harlequin, Harlequin Historical

299 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

Award-winning author Margaret Moore actually began her career at the age of eight, when she and a friend concocted stories featuring a lovely, spirited damsel and a handsome, misunderstood thief nicknamed "The Red Sheik."
Unknowingly pursuing her destiny, Margaret graduated with distinction from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. During that time, she also became a Leading Wren with the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, where she learned to use a variety of weapons and had the weepy experience of being tear-gassed.
In addition to being a wife and mother of two, she's also been an award-winning public speaker, synchronized swimmer, an archer, and studied fencing and ballroom dancing.

Margaret sold her first historical romance and the premiere book of her Warrior series, A WARRIOR'S HEART, to Harlequin Historicals® in 1991. Since that time, she's written over 25 historical romance novels and novellas. She has also written for Avon Books, as well as a young adult historical romance for HarperCollins Childrens Books. She now writes for Harlequin's new single title imprint, HQN.

Her books have been published in France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil, Korea, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia, Poland and India.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, and must say this was the book that inspired me to write romance many years ago.

[Socialteaist · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just meh.

[Trudy Miner · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 902 A.D. in Wessex, the Dane, Endredi, is bartered in marriage to Bayard of Wessex in order to secure peace between the two previously warring peoples. Unfortunately, Adelar, Bayard's cousin was a childhood friend of Endredi when he passed through her country many years before. Once reunited again, Adelar and Endredi realize that the attraction they felt as children now has grown into something more mature as adults. But since Endredi is married to Adelar's cousin, neither would dishonor Bayard in any way. Fate has a way of intervening though. Bayard needs an heir to prevent Ranulf from inheriting and enemies were ever ready to pounce. Bayard realizes that he is dying but Adelar refuses to take command so Bayard is hatches a plan.........

A moving love story set in the tumult of the early Middle Ages, this story will keep you turning the pages.

[Barbara Van Zandt]

couldn't put down cried laugh

[DarkAthena59 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cette histoire est la suite du tome "le mariage du viking" et reprend l'histoire près de 10 ans après, avec pour héros Adelar et Endredi, enfants lors du premier tome.
Si la lecture est sympathique, je l'ai trouvé toutefois plus ennuyeuse que le premier tome. Il ne s'y passe pas grand chose niveau action. On est plus sur une histoire politique.
Quant au pacte secret, il apparait plutôt dans la seconde partie de l'histoire et ne reste pas vraiment secret très longtemps.
Ce second tome m'a moins attiré que le premier, mais reste agréable à lire.

[Cheri Chandler · Rating 2 out of 5]

At least it was less rapey than a lot of other 1995 romances. The husband and the hero both gaslight this poor girl and that is not cool. The one positive I have is that it has adventure things and battles as well as the romance stuff. It was short.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read it. I wasn't really impressed at first. But it was a good read, but just a once read. It was interesting.

[Louise Broadfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

i enjoyed this book confusing in someways but good in others.
would have like to have seen the hero and heroine from book 1.
still really liked it.

[Melissa Hinton · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok, even though Endredi was sleeping with a man who wasn't her husband and he was ok with it. The 2 men tricked her at first but when she realized what they had done, she was ok with it. She was in love with Adelar when they were younger and he was in love with her as well so everything worked out good for them in the end.

[Terri Pray · Rating 3 out of 5]

One I read sometime back, though it took me about four chapters before I recalled the book.

Not a bad read, a few places where the story jumps around a little, but all in all enjoyable. However, not something I'd re-read.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

quite a good read