The Viking's Sacrifice by Julia Knight

Viking raiders destroyed Wilda’s home. She witnessed the murder of her mother and would have been killed herself if it weren’t for the Viking boy Einar, who saved her from his ruthless brother. The blood and murder left Wilda cold and shorn of feeling. 
Eight years later, the heathens return for Wilda. As a captive in the Viking village, she finds protection and silent comfort in the man who once gallantly saved her. 
Einar has been cursed to silence by his brother. With the dark net of his brother’s power cast over their village, silence is a small price to pay for his family’s safety. But Einar is immediately drawn to Wilda, and the need to protect her from his brother awakens his Viking courage. Can Einar break his brother’s curse in time to save the village and the woman he loves?

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Publication Date: January 12th, 2012
Publisher: Carina Press
ASIN: B00699QQ5Y 
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Romance/Historical Fiction
Source: NetGalley
Lootability: ***

The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith

The Seventh Scroll, an ancient papyrus written by the slave Taita, holds the secret to the location of the Pharaoh's hidden tomb--and his staggering untold wealth. Untouched for thousands of years, the scroll is accidently discovered and instantly becomes something people will kill to obtain

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Publication Date: November 10, 1995Publisher: MacMillianCountry: United States of AmericaISBN: 0333637704Original Language: EnglishAge Group: AdultGenre: Historical, ThrillerBuy the Book: AmazonLootability: Grab it and go

The Conquerer's Lady by Terri Brisbin

#46 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin
Country: U.S
Publication Date: July 2009
ISBN: 0373295545
Page Count: 288

Strong, ruthless, brave and honorable, Giles Fitzhenry is a born warrior who has never been able to shake off the shame of his illegitimate birth. To save her people and lands, the lady Fayth is forced to marry this powerful Breton knight. She yearns to be rid of her unwelcome husband, although a deep desire stirs each time she looks into his piercing gaze. Now Giles has conquered all, but the ultimate battle will be for his new lady's love—and her utter surrender!

The first of Terri Brisbin's Knights of Brittany trilogy The Conqueror's Lady is a remarkable historical adventure full of romance and danger. Set during the Normandy conquest of England in 1066, The Conqueror's Lady and the rest of the trilogy follow the dangers faced by three of William's Knights. Giles Fitzhenry was illegitimately born to a Norman Lord and is given dangerous land to conquer in William's name. In order to give legitimacy to his new title and lands, Giles must wed the young daughter of the last Lord. Unfortunately for Giles the lady Fayth is determined to make him work for his new estate and for her love.

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

#2 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: ALLEN & UNWIN
Country: AUS
Publication Date: 2010-11-01
ISBN: 9781742371832
Page Count: 360

Another unforgettable tale weaving history and mystery from the bestselling author of The House At Riverton and The Forgotten Garden . Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Millderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.

Evacuated from London as a thirteen year old girl, Edie’s mother is chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe, and taken to live at Millderhurst Castle with the Blythe family: Juniper, her twin sisters and their father, Raymond. In the grand and glorious Millderhurst Castle, a new world opens up for Edie’s mother. She discovers the joys of books and fantasy and writing, but also, ultimately, the dangers. Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother’s riddle, she, too, is drawn to Millderhurst Castle and the eccentric Sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Millderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time for someone to find it...

Kate Morton’s Distant Hours had the same effect on me that her earlier novel The Forgotten Garden did. The language was beautiful and compelling, the characters were mysterious and charismatic and the plot was involving.