Erinsong

Songs of the North #2

by Diana Groe, Mia Marlowe

After Brenna, a spirited Irish princess, nurses a wounded Viking warrior back to health, she, drawn to this gentle man, joins him on a quest through the land of Erin that could change the course of history, while their enemies conspire to keep them apart forever. Original.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction

326 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Now writes as Mia Marlowe.

Reviews

[Chelsea Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read overall! My main complaint is that the author seemed to rush the ending a bit. The whole book was great, but I felt the resolution at the end wasn't totally fulfilling. I definitely plan to read the rest of the Songs of the North series by this author.

[Elena Micheli · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Kacie K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for the genre. I wish the happy ending had lasted a little longer at the end.

[Eileen Charbonneau · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fresh new voice in historical romance sets her pen to a star-crossed love story featuring a daughter of an Irish chieftan and a memory impaired Viking wainwright.

Lovely and sharp-tongued Brenna is drawn to the stranger whose washed ashore with nothing but his considerable charm and a cask of ale with which he bargains for his life.
Warming his way into clan life with a daring rescue of her sister, the mysterious Northman is given to Brenna in marriage by her grateful and wily father.

But as they set off for the Viking stronghold of Dublin to discover the secrets of both their pasts, the couple must face divided loyalties, treachery, and a plot to take down both the culture and the people of her besieged land.

Despite a couple of wrong notes like both hero and heroine considering their dreams as foolish (dreams held great power in both cultures), ErinSong is deftly plotted and peopled with compelling characters. Terrific, robust storytelling. Highly recommended.

[Juicy_Groot · Rating 5 out of 5]

I normally don't care for this type of historical fiction but I was plesantly suprised with this book.Especially because I got it for $1.99 at Wal Mart.At first your heart breaks for poor Brenna but then you find yourself feeling jealous of her.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished this book, and it was great. For any historical readers out there I think you'll love this story.

[Kristy Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book, but not nearly as much as Maidensong.

What bugged me about the story though was him being married. I hated that part of the story

[Danielles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than maidensong, but sometimes a mess!
I liked the sisters and Jorand!

[Mona Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently saw a DIK Classic Review of this title on All About Romance & realized that I bought a copy all those years ago. In digging out this book from the TBR pile I found the original WaldenBooks sales slip from 2/9/07. I miss Waldens & I enjoyed this book as much because it wasn't the same old, same old Regency Romance as it was the nostalgia from when publishers published other time periods & settings. The Irish/Norse relationship is well done. Not a fast read but a read full of historical research about peoples & places I wish I knew more about.