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A Fate Inked in Blood
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.8 · 270 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
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Set in a Norse-inspired realm, a shield maiden trapped in an unwanted marriage conceals goddess-blood powers foretold to crown a unifying king. After her husband's betrayal hands her to a zealot jarl who binds her by blood oath, she is forced into proximity with his fiercely devoted son, igniting a forbidden attraction that threatens both her vengeance and her prophesied destiny.
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Book 1 of 2 in Saga of the Unfated — see the full reading order →
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- Norse Mythology: “Norse-inspired fantasy romance” source
- Forbidden Love: “the greatest test of all may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn” source
- Arranged Marriage: “Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish” source
- Forced Proximity: “binds Freya with a blood oath and orders his son, Bjorn, to protect Freya from their enemies” source
- Prophecy: “A magic that was foretold would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath a king” source
- Chosen One: “she possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which gives her magic capable of repelling any attack” source
- Strong Heroine: “A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation” source
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