A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated #1)
Danielle L. Jensen
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
4.09
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Explicit open door [?]
· 87 ratings · 432 pages · Published: 27 Feb 2024
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.
Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.
Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.
Tagged as:
- viking hero 21
- forced proximity 18
- magic 18
- fantasy 15
- war 14
- gifted/super-heroine 14
- warrior heroine 14
- forbidden love 13
- arranged/forced marriage 11
- disabilities & scars 11
- first person pov 10
- secret relationship 10
- new adult 9
- slow burn 9
- independent heroine 9
- warlord/commander hero 8
- royal hero 7
- m-f romance 7
- bodyguard/protector hero 5
- betrayal 5
- dangerous heroine 5
- paranormal 4
- historical 4
- competent heroine 4
- vengeance 4
- enemies to lovers 3
- possessive hero 3
- tortured heroine 3
- fighter hero 2
- alpha male 1
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- content warnings
- death / grief 13
- abuse 8
- misogyny 6
- animal death 3
- suicide / ideation 3
- animal abuse 2
- graphic violence 1
- dubious consent 1
- geography
- scandinavia 10
- europe 3
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The 'Saga of the Unfated' series
88 ratings 4.09 ·
vikings · paranormal · magic · historical · fantasy · new adult · gifted heroine · explicit-open-door · length-medium · warrior-heroine · length-long · royalty · slow burn · graphic-violence · suicide · vengeance · forced proximity · secret-relationship · competent heroine · misogyny
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