Una princesa irlandesa. Un guerrero vikingo. Los asaltos que su gente ha llevado a cabo en Irlanda deberían haber hecho de ellos dos enemigos irreconciliables. Pero cuando él es arrastrado por la corriente hasta la orilla de su playa sin recuerdo alguno de su vida, Brenna se siente atraída por el hermoso forastero. Sus amables palabras y sus tiernas caricias le ayudarán a alejar los recuerdos de brutalidad y encenderán una pasión que nunca hubiera pensado que fuera posible. Al ver el modo en que sus manos recorren la resplandeciente madera de su barco, Brenna se da cuenta de que anhela que esos dedos acaricien su cuerpo de la misma manera. Pero incluso el deseo que ambos sienten no puede negar los secretos que se esconden en su pasado. Y mientras recorren el país, atravesando la tierra de Erin en una búsqueda que puede cambiar el curso de la historia, los engaños de antaño y la traición amenazan con destrozar el refugio que han encontrado en los brazos del otro.
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.
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.
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.
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.