LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTROCIAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION DOROTHY DUNNETT SHORT STORY AWARD 2025
Sanlow, Northumbria
870 AD
In the war-torn land where Vikings raid and Saxons defend, two hearts meet across a sword's edge.
He is a warrior forged by the sea. She is a healer woven from the very soil of England.
Bound by duty and divided by blood, they should be enemies - yet the pull between them is as fierce as battle and as tender as a lullaby.