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Viking Tempest
THE DREAM
For years, Dana Swansen had been haunted by a recurring dream of a faraway time and place. And here, at an ancient Celtic site in Ireland, where she'd come seeking refuge from an unhappy love affair, those visions seemed closer than ever. As Dana felt time slipping away, a ship suddenly sailed out of the mist, bearing the magnificent Viking warrior of her most passionate fantasies . ..
THE DESTINY
Soon Dana found herself a prisoner in a mystical land, caught between two warring brothers. The vengeful chief of a fierce tribe, Booth decreed that Dana would be his. But it was Leif Ivar's son--the tender, blue-eyed Nordic prince--who vowed that she would be his bride and his beloved . . . even if he had to declare war on time itself.
For years, Dana Swansen had been haunted by a recurring dream of a faraway time and place. And here, at an ancient Celtic site in Ireland, where she'd come seeking refuge from an unhappy love affair, those visions seemed closer than ever. As Dana felt time slipping away, a ship suddenly sailed out of the mist, bearing the magnificent Viking warrior of her most passionate fantasies . ..
THE DESTINY
Soon Dana found herself a prisoner in a mystical land, caught between two warring brothers. The vengeful chief of a fierce tribe, Booth decreed that Dana would be his. But it was Leif Ivar's son--the tender, blue-eyed Nordic prince--who vowed that she would be his bride and his beloved . . . even if he had to declare war on time itself.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1994
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June 15, 2020
Don't waste your time. It isn't a good viking romance, it isn't a good time-travel romance, it isn't a good romance period.
January 21, 2025
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𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎’𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚞𝚡𝚞𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛: 𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎.
Warning ⚠️ the first 65 pages are so drab. This is a story about a historian scholar woman, from the 90s, traveling to Ireland after a heartbreaking breakup, to study Vikings. She “falls through time” while deep in her studies - falling right into the time period she studies: Vikings. She quickly learns it’s one thing to study about Vikings and an entirely different thing to live amongst them.
The start of the book to MFC actually time traveling is 65 pages. That’s how long it took the author to get the story ball rolling. 💤 After “falling through time,” she spends another 20 something pages just hanging out doing nothing but waiting with monks. The first 100 pages are so lackluster that I about died of actual boredom. This is an author KNOWN for terrible abrupt endings with absolutely no closure. That leaves only the middle of the book to be somewhat interesting.
In truth, I should love this story. A scholar woman from modern times falling into what she studies and falling in love with a blonde haired Viking raider. Sounds like the romance I love. However, I would not recommend this book to anyone. The plot is so discombobulating, again, the second time saying this about this authors work, that it completely takes away from the entire story. It should not take 100 pages to start a story. I’m sorry.
The plot sounds great, and yet, ironically, it is the plot that takes away from this story. This author has great ideas but needs better execution.
𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎’𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚞𝚡𝚞𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛: 𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎.
Warning ⚠️ the first 65 pages are so drab. This is a story about a historian scholar woman, from the 90s, traveling to Ireland after a heartbreaking breakup, to study Vikings. She “falls through time” while deep in her studies - falling right into the time period she studies: Vikings. She quickly learns it’s one thing to study about Vikings and an entirely different thing to live amongst them.
The start of the book to MFC actually time traveling is 65 pages. That’s how long it took the author to get the story ball rolling. 💤 After “falling through time,” she spends another 20 something pages just hanging out doing nothing but waiting with monks. The first 100 pages are so lackluster that I about died of actual boredom. This is an author KNOWN for terrible abrupt endings with absolutely no closure. That leaves only the middle of the book to be somewhat interesting.
In truth, I should love this story. A scholar woman from modern times falling into what she studies and falling in love with a blonde haired Viking raider. Sounds like the romance I love. However, I would not recommend this book to anyone. The plot is so discombobulating, again, the second time saying this about this authors work, that it completely takes away from the entire story. It should not take 100 pages to start a story. I’m sorry.
The plot sounds great, and yet, ironically, it is the plot that takes away from this story. This author has great ideas but needs better execution.
January 22, 2013
I read this a long long time ago and I honestly could not have told you the title or author, but when I ran across the book in a recent photo and decided to Google it, I instantly remembered the storyline. It was a good enjoyable read then. I have boxes & boxes of books in storage and I would be interested to see if I still had this one along with the others.
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