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Tara, a devout young novice in a country abbey, has her cloistered life shattered when Viking invaders burn the convent and seize her. Against her will, she marries the pagan chieftain Rorik, and over time she overcomes fear as Rorik introduces her to passionate love. Their bond is tested when a ruthless abduction separates them. The lovers must reunite across a vast landscape – from dramatic northern fjords to the Black Sea, from Arabian domed palaces and Constantinople’s slave markets to an isolated Greek island – while confronting war, treachery, and the clash of religions and cultures.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Ferry Johnson
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