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God of Fire
He came to her in a dream. He foretold to her of a husband. She would travel over a thousand years back through time to be claimed by a notorious Viking warrior. The warrior would give her pleasure she'd never dreamed possible. He would claim her. Brand her. Possess her. She could never leave him...But then again, whoever said she wanted to?
First published December 1, 2000
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Jaid Black
101 books747 followersJaid Black is the pseudonym of Tina Marie Engler—the founder/owner of the former Ellora's Cave Publishing. Engler has been featured in every major news outlet such as Forbes, Publisher's Weekly, Salon, and Time Magazine. Ms. Engler was officially recognized by Romantic Times Magazine with their first ever Trail Blazer award for being the mastermind of adult (erotic) romance as you know and love it today, as well as for the pivotal role she played in popularizing the e-book.
Writing as Jaid Black, her books have received numerous distinctions, including a nomination for the Henry Miller award for the best literary sex scene written in the English language. Most of her novels and novellas are a hybrid of sci-fi and adult romance. She is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA.)
Also writing as Jasmine LeVeaux
Writing as Jaid Black, her books have received numerous distinctions, including a nomination for the Henry Miller award for the best literary sex scene written in the English language. Most of her novels and novellas are a hybrid of sci-fi and adult romance. She is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA.)
Also writing as Jasmine LeVeaux
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March 24, 2017
2.5 stars
September 1, 2012
Nice escape. Fun and enjoyable. This was one of the first stories Jaid Black wrote and is a little less explicit than her later works. The gods are being mischievous among themselves. They bring Dara from the future 2003 to Ragnar, a Viking in 820 AD. He needs to get her pregnant within 3 months to meet the gods' requests. It was a nice escape for romance and sex.
Data:
Story length: 104 pages. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: sixteen. Setting 2003 Ohio US and 820 AD Norway. Copyright: 2000. Genre: time travel fantasy romance.
This short story is also published in the anthology Warrior.
Other Books:
For a list of my reviews of other Jaid Black books, see my 5 star review of One Dark Night.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Data:
Story length: 104 pages. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: sixteen. Setting 2003 Ohio US and 820 AD Norway. Copyright: 2000. Genre: time travel fantasy romance.
This short story is also published in the anthology Warrior.
Other Books:
For a list of my reviews of other Jaid Black books, see my 5 star review of One Dark Night.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
June 4, 2012
Jaid Black must really like vikings. Which is just fine with me... because I like her vikings.
For the most part.
When they aren't being douchebags.
Or the viking equivalent of a douchebag.
Though she does let her vikings do things to their women that I'd not tolerate on my own person. Srsly.
Can you say "gelded" in Norwegian? I can. Snip snip. *scissor fingers*
But then the viking hero's all nice and shit... and maybe he's not so bad.
For the most part.
When they aren't being douchebags.
Or the viking equivalent of a douchebag.
Though she does let her vikings do things to their women that I'd not tolerate on my own person. Srsly.
Can you say "gelded" in Norwegian? I can. Snip snip. *scissor fingers*
But then the viking hero's all nice and shit... and maybe he's not so bad.
October 10, 2007
i get most of my books from elloras cave. some have not even been published on paper. This is one of my favorites and i cant help but read it over and over.
April 22, 2013
This is another time-travel romance that I like. I can fully understand the h's decision to leave H, slavery is prominent in the guy's era. The concept of the Norse Gods interfering and therefore created the needed plot and the magic that caused the time travel is a nice touch. I enjoyed this story immensely.
April 11, 2021
Ragnar y Dara
Sera que todos los Vikingos se llamaban igual ja ja ja ......
Bueno hablando del libro pues como los dos anteriores tuvieron su magia, este fue mucho mas corto y bastante sencillo sin mucho drama y mucho mas hot el 70% era HOT jajajajjaja solo vivian en eso o provocandose o haciendolo, como no iba a tener gemelos jajajjajaja
Pues nada como digo libro sencillo y corto sin mayor drama para pasar un buen rato leyendo.
Sera que todos los Vikingos se llamaban igual ja ja ja ......
Bueno hablando del libro pues como los dos anteriores tuvieron su magia, este fue mucho mas corto y bastante sencillo sin mucho drama y mucho mas hot el 70% era HOT jajajajjaja solo vivian en eso o provocandose o haciendolo, como no iba a tener gemelos jajajjajaja
Pues nada como digo libro sencillo y corto sin mayor drama para pasar un buen rato leyendo.
February 13, 2022
3.5 stars
July 25, 2019
UPDATE: 25th of July, 2019 | With Review
Honestly this book felt like one, giant, pointless read. While I understand that this was meant to be a short, sexy read, ultimately that's all there is to it. There was no relationship development, literally everything's about sex and there was no actual conflict or dilemma that was fleshed out. Everything was so shallow. I didn't even like the two main characters.
Honestly this book felt like one, giant, pointless read. While I understand that this was meant to be a short, sexy read, ultimately that's all there is to it. There was no relationship development, literally everything's about sex and there was no actual conflict or dilemma that was fleshed out. Everything was so shallow. I didn't even like the two main characters.
February 6, 2012
Summary: Frigg, the Norse goddess of love and fertility, is furious with her husband Odin for his philandering ways. She decides to get even with him by preventing Ragnar, one of Odin's favorite Viking warriors, from joining Odin in Valhalla as expected. Teaming up with Loki the trickster, Frigg devises a plan to force Ragnar into getting married and starting a family rather than fighting the battle where he is meant to die.
In present day, Dara is visited by Loki in a dream. She is told that she will be transported 1000 years into the past to be mated with a Viking warrior, never to return to her own time. When the dream becomes reality, Dara is faced with the challenges of accepting the primitive treatment of women in the Viking culture. She can no longer be independent or enjoy the freedoms of modern life, and she quickly resents being viewed as property.
Ragnar also received a message from the gods. He was told that he must win Dara's heart, body and hand in marriage without force, or his entire clan will be prevented from entering Valhalla upon their deaths. Their culture provides women to be at their service at all times, so none of the men have had to seduce a woman before. Ragnar desires Dara immediately upon meeting her, but earning her heart will indeed be a challenge.
Review: I haven't come across may books that use Norse gods as characters, so I enjoyed their presence in this novella. Unfortunately, I wound up wishing the story had been focused more on them and less on the main characters. It wasn't that I didn't like Dara and Ragnar, but they seemed rather predictable. There are a lot of books out there that feature a woman traveling back in time to find her love match, so there really needs to be something unique about the couple to make them stand out against the other choices. This couple didn't seem all that special.
Although this isn't my favorite of Jaid Black's novellas, I do think she is one of the best erotica writers I've come across, and I would definitely recommend some of her other books. Personally, I prefer her Viking Underground Series, which features an enormous, barbaric Viking world that is existing underneath the surface of the Earth in present day Alaska. I prefer the originality of Viking Underground, even though it does not feature the Norse gods at all.
In present day, Dara is visited by Loki in a dream. She is told that she will be transported 1000 years into the past to be mated with a Viking warrior, never to return to her own time. When the dream becomes reality, Dara is faced with the challenges of accepting the primitive treatment of women in the Viking culture. She can no longer be independent or enjoy the freedoms of modern life, and she quickly resents being viewed as property.
Ragnar also received a message from the gods. He was told that he must win Dara's heart, body and hand in marriage without force, or his entire clan will be prevented from entering Valhalla upon their deaths. Their culture provides women to be at their service at all times, so none of the men have had to seduce a woman before. Ragnar desires Dara immediately upon meeting her, but earning her heart will indeed be a challenge.
Review: I haven't come across may books that use Norse gods as characters, so I enjoyed their presence in this novella. Unfortunately, I wound up wishing the story had been focused more on them and less on the main characters. It wasn't that I didn't like Dara and Ragnar, but they seemed rather predictable. There are a lot of books out there that feature a woman traveling back in time to find her love match, so there really needs to be something unique about the couple to make them stand out against the other choices. This couple didn't seem all that special.
Although this isn't my favorite of Jaid Black's novellas, I do think she is one of the best erotica writers I've come across, and I would definitely recommend some of her other books. Personally, I prefer her Viking Underground Series, which features an enormous, barbaric Viking world that is existing underneath the surface of the Earth in present day Alaska. I prefer the originality of Viking Underground, even though it does not feature the Norse gods at all.
December 29, 2012
A fun, escapist book about a modern woman transported back in time to wed Ragnar on the whim of the Norse gods Loki and Freya
January 9, 2014
Not bad a bit silly in parts though
October 25, 2018
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