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Viking II #7
Down and Dirty
Punished for an indiscretion, Navy SEAL and all-around tough guy Zachary Floyd is forced to head a new SEAL-like program for women. There he meets an alluring Norsewoman, who's escaped a nunnery, her father, and the eleventh century altogether.
336 pages, ebook
First published November 1, 2007
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Sandra Hill
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Sandra Hill is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than 10 years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.
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Sandra Hill is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than 10 years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.
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July 26, 2025
The seventh book in Sandra Hill's Viking II series. My first Sandra Hill book I've read. I'm not normally into the time-travel genre but this was humorous and I'll probably read more.
March 28, 2023
Re-read, for the 3rd time *g*
Sandra Hill is just a few author who can mix humor and erotica well. Well, at last Viking Series not too erotic. Just at mild level, or steamy. The strength of her books is her capability to make reader laughs so hard, until their stomach hurt. And, that include me too...
Down and Dirty is 7th book of Viking Series 2. Featuring Viking hero/heroine who go a-Viking, correct, go time travel, from their medieval era to Modern America. Down and Dirty take place 2 years after the event at "Rough and Ready" (the 6th book) and featured Zachary Floyd, better known as Pretty Boy, and Britta Asadotir, or Britta the Big (no kidding, she really BIG, and well muscled, for a woman). Even this book is the 7th, its can be read stand alone, but better reader read the previous books, to know Pretty Boy and Britta's past relationship..
At Rough and Ready, Pretty Boy, who really have pretty face, meet Britta Asadottir, when he time travel back to Viking's Dark Age. He who always chased by woman, intrigued by Britta and chase her. Lucky (or unlucky?) for him, Britta always resist him. And after he left her and back to his time (present), his feeling to Britta always nag him, until 2 years later...
Zach (or Pretty Boy, I will use Zach for the next), found that he have a son! He never suspected, his affair with one of terrorist leader's daughter, will make him face his biggest problem ever, a child. His child, Samir Arsallah, or Samir Floyd, better known as Sammy the Snot, is really a copy of Dennis The Menace, just worse!. Zach then pray, if Britta was here, at his side, maybe she can babysit Sammy and maybe Zach can erase his nagging feeling to her...
Be careful with what you wish for, because Britta really, really travel back to modern America!! Britta who want to avoid his father evil's plan, want to marry her to his chosen jarl (or Viking lord), decide to fake her death by become demented people and fall from the cliff. But she surprised, when she suspect she already dead, she landed to SEALs's trainee field..
Wait, that's seal, sea dog! This one is SEALs..
And, destiny make her meet Zack-hairy (Zach is part of SEALs too) who she believe, had already ruin her for other men. In the other side, Britta believe, her time travel to present era, is to prepare her to face her father evil plan.So she willing to join WEALs (women version of SEALs) training, even the training so hard and left her battered, even Zach said to her to ring-out , or left the training. While she adjust herself with present culture, she must face Zach's seduction games, and more surprising, Britta who always see herself as warrior, believe she doesn't have maternal instinct, become care to Sammy, Zach's son. And Sammy want her as his mother too.
But Sammy's grandad, Arsalah, plan to kidnap Sammy and declare a war with America. When he success abduct Sammy and Britta too, Britta do her best to free Sammy, but get shot. When she open her eyes, she found herself travel back to her era, Viking's dark age!! And Zach who believe she already dead, move to Alaska and leave SEALs, because he can't endangered his son more. Separated almost 1000 years, can Britta and Zach finally united again?
Like I said at early part of review, Sandra Hill always make her readers laugh so hard. Yes, the story is silly, yes some part is like "out of this world" or unbelievable, but reader will love her books, because her capability to make a humorous story. And we will love all her characters, because they not try to be cool, they all funny, or like all Viking said, demented. Zach himself is adorable, and narciss. With his pretty face, blue eyes, blonde hair, he know women always chase him, but he meet his downfall at Britta. Britta not like an average woman. She really tall (6ft), muscled, and tomboy, not woman like,even she's not too pretty, she have a gorgeous appearance with her nearly silver hair, make her like Valkyrie. But still Zach attracted to her, like bug to a flower full of honey. Their bantered really make me laugh so hard, Zach with his cocky attitude and Britta who is clueless about present culture.Zach's family is one really funny part of this book. All of them is more than "normal", until Zach believe only he who is "normal". But as dystinctfunctional as them was, they always support Zach when he believe Britta already dead.
One point again, Sandra Hill sure can make a steamy, hot, and sensual sex scene.Woo boy, you will fan yourself when read it. But then you will laugh too, because still she include some humor at that scene.
My cast for Pretty Boy, Gabriel Aubry :
Definitely preeeettyyyy.... Forget he doesn't have blue eyes, like Zach.He can use color lens.
Read Sandra Hill's book like eating Bonbon, or popcorn. Easy to eat, but make you addicted. Like this book, fun, light, no need to thinking, but always drawn you to read and read it again.
So what you're waiting for? If you don't have, buy it ASAP.If this one at your mountzilla TBR, pick it! Search a comfortable place, open the page and.. just enjoy the show.
Sandra Hill is just a few author who can mix humor and erotica well. Well, at last Viking Series not too erotic. Just at mild level, or steamy. The strength of her books is her capability to make reader laughs so hard, until their stomach hurt. And, that include me too...
Down and Dirty is 7th book of Viking Series 2. Featuring Viking hero/heroine who go a-Viking, correct, go time travel, from their medieval era to Modern America. Down and Dirty take place 2 years after the event at "Rough and Ready" (the 6th book) and featured Zachary Floyd, better known as Pretty Boy, and Britta Asadotir, or Britta the Big (no kidding, she really BIG, and well muscled, for a woman). Even this book is the 7th, its can be read stand alone, but better reader read the previous books, to know Pretty Boy and Britta's past relationship..
At Rough and Ready, Pretty Boy, who really have pretty face, meet Britta Asadottir, when he time travel back to Viking's Dark Age. He who always chased by woman, intrigued by Britta and chase her. Lucky (or unlucky?) for him, Britta always resist him. And after he left her and back to his time (present), his feeling to Britta always nag him, until 2 years later...
Zach (or Pretty Boy, I will use Zach for the next), found that he have a son! He never suspected, his affair with one of terrorist leader's daughter, will make him face his biggest problem ever, a child. His child, Samir Arsallah, or Samir Floyd, better known as Sammy the Snot, is really a copy of Dennis The Menace, just worse!. Zach then pray, if Britta was here, at his side, maybe she can babysit Sammy and maybe Zach can erase his nagging feeling to her...
Be careful with what you wish for, because Britta really, really travel back to modern America!! Britta who want to avoid his father evil's plan, want to marry her to his chosen jarl (or Viking lord), decide to fake her death by become demented people and fall from the cliff. But she surprised, when she suspect she already dead, she landed to SEALs's trainee field..
Wait, that's seal, sea dog! This one is SEALs..
And, destiny make her meet Zack-hairy (Zach is part of SEALs too) who she believe, had already ruin her for other men. In the other side, Britta believe, her time travel to present era, is to prepare her to face her father evil plan.So she willing to join WEALs (women version of SEALs) training, even the training so hard and left her battered, even Zach said to her to ring-out , or left the training. While she adjust herself with present culture, she must face Zach's seduction games, and more surprising, Britta who always see herself as warrior, believe she doesn't have maternal instinct, become care to Sammy, Zach's son. And Sammy want her as his mother too.
But Sammy's grandad, Arsalah, plan to kidnap Sammy and declare a war with America. When he success abduct Sammy and Britta too, Britta do her best to free Sammy, but get shot. When she open her eyes, she found herself travel back to her era, Viking's dark age!! And Zach who believe she already dead, move to Alaska and leave SEALs, because he can't endangered his son more. Separated almost 1000 years, can Britta and Zach finally united again?
Like I said at early part of review, Sandra Hill always make her readers laugh so hard. Yes, the story is silly, yes some part is like "out of this world" or unbelievable, but reader will love her books, because her capability to make a humorous story. And we will love all her characters, because they not try to be cool, they all funny, or like all Viking said, demented. Zach himself is adorable, and narciss. With his pretty face, blue eyes, blonde hair, he know women always chase him, but he meet his downfall at Britta. Britta not like an average woman. She really tall (6ft), muscled, and tomboy, not woman like,even she's not too pretty, she have a gorgeous appearance with her nearly silver hair, make her like Valkyrie. But still Zach attracted to her, like bug to a flower full of honey. Their bantered really make me laugh so hard, Zach with his cocky attitude and Britta who is clueless about present culture.Zach's family is one really funny part of this book. All of them is more than "normal", until Zach believe only he who is "normal". But as dystinctfunctional as them was, they always support Zach when he believe Britta already dead.
One point again, Sandra Hill sure can make a steamy, hot, and sensual sex scene.Woo boy, you will fan yourself when read it. But then you will laugh too, because still she include some humor at that scene.
My cast for Pretty Boy, Gabriel Aubry :
Definitely preeeettyyyy.... Forget he doesn't have blue eyes, like Zach.He can use color lens.
Read Sandra Hill's book like eating Bonbon, or popcorn. Easy to eat, but make you addicted. Like this book, fun, light, no need to thinking, but always drawn you to read and read it again.
So what you're waiting for? If you don't have, buy it ASAP.If this one at your mountzilla TBR, pick it! Search a comfortable place, open the page and.. just enjoy the show.
October 17, 2016
I still found this an enjoyable story reading it again ten years later. I particularly liked the plot with its terrorism and time travel. It was full of humor and plenty of exciting action. Add in the SEAL team and little boy for an overall good book. SEAL Zach 'pretty boy' brings his five-year-old son back from Afghanistan then is assigned to train WEAL's including time-traveling Britta.
June 18, 2016
Basic time travel romance with laughs and humor thrown in with some exciting tupping...
Kept reading series until I ran out of books to read. So sorry for the generic review.
Kept reading series until I ran out of books to read. So sorry for the generic review.
October 28, 2017
Yet another fun Viking/Navy Seal/Time Travel romance. Well written, humorous and entertaining.
June 6, 2024
Not as good as Viking2 Series, but----
After reading the Viking2 Series, I came across another story that I found to be captivating and definitely worth the price. However, I did notice a lack of well-defined humor in this particular story compared to the others. The story centers around Navy SEALS connected to the Magnunson family, the protagonists of the first books (Viking2). Each book tells the story of a different Viking warrior who ends up time traveling to America from Norway. The mishaps and misunderstandings resulting from these ancient Vikings trying to fit into modern America led to some truly hilarious escapades. These stories are undeniably funny, although I did feel that some of the unique humor that Sandra Hill is known for was missing in the Viking Navy SEALS books.
Nevertheless, humor is subjective, and what I find funny might not resonate with everyone. Despite this, I still believe these books are worth purchasing.
After reading the Viking2 Series, I came across another story that I found to be captivating and definitely worth the price. However, I did notice a lack of well-defined humor in this particular story compared to the others. The story centers around Navy SEALS connected to the Magnunson family, the protagonists of the first books (Viking2). Each book tells the story of a different Viking warrior who ends up time traveling to America from Norway. The mishaps and misunderstandings resulting from these ancient Vikings trying to fit into modern America led to some truly hilarious escapades. These stories are undeniably funny, although I did feel that some of the unique humor that Sandra Hill is known for was missing in the Viking Navy SEALS books.
Nevertheless, humor is subjective, and what I find funny might not resonate with everyone. Despite this, I still believe these books are worth purchasing.
December 8, 2010
Why do I continue to read Sandra Hill's "Viking/SEAL" books? The writing is not my style - aggravating and annoying, actually. But she makes up some of the coolest characters in the universe (well, not actually OUR universe, sometimes). I usually enjoy books about SEALS and other military heros, I usually enjoy time-travel storylines and I always enjoy books about Cajuns. Is this enough to keep reading Ms. Hill's books and then pulling my hair out (again!) afterwards? Apparently. Oh well. . .
April 23, 2009
I love Sandra Hill! This one was laugh out loud funny. I didn't realize it was a part of her Viking II series, so I read out of order (not a big shocker with me), but I still understood everything that was going on.
I loved the humor of the characters, and ya gotta love when a woman is tough enough to take down a SEAL. lol.
Definitely would recommend this to anyone who likes humor in their books, ass kicking women and men, and some time travel thrown in.
I loved the humor of the characters, and ya gotta love when a woman is tough enough to take down a SEAL. lol.
Definitely would recommend this to anyone who likes humor in their books, ass kicking women and men, and some time travel thrown in.
January 16, 2025
ใน Down and Dirty เป็นคราวของบริต้า สาวร่างยักษ์ที่ถึงคิวมาหลงโลกมายุคปัจจุบัน สำหรับคนที่อ่านเรื่อง Rough and Ready ก็คงจะพอรู้แล้วว่าสป๊าคส์ระหว่างบริต้าและพ่อหนุ่มรูปงามนามแซคคารี่ ปิ๊งปั๊งขนาดไหนเมื่อทั้งคู่ได้เจอกันตอนแซคย้อนเวลากลับไปช่วยเพื่อนล้าง แค้นในอดีต แต่โรแมนซ์ที่เพิ่งเกิดก็ขาดช่วงลงเมื่อแซคและบรรดาพวกพ้องชาวซีลของเขา ต้องกลับมาสู่ยุคปัจจุบัน
สองปีผ่านไป คราวนี้เป็นบริต้าบ้างที่มาเยือนยุคปัจจุบัน (ขอความกรุณาว่าอย่าคิดมากเรื่องการย้อนเวลาง่ายราวกับเป็นการนั่งรถไปดรีม เวิร์ล) และบรรดาสารพัดมุขคนหลงยุคก็ถูกนำมาใช้อีกครั้ง อย่างที่บอกค่ะ มันไม่ฮาเหมือนครั้งแรกที่เธอใช้ แต่ก็ไม่เลวร้ายเท่าไหร
ในขณะเดียวกันแซคก็กำลังประสบปัญหาใหญ่ เขาพบว่าตัวเองมีลูกชายที่แสบไม่แพ้กัน ลูกชายที่กำลังจะกลายเป็นกรณีความขัดแย้งระดับชาติเพราะดันกลายเป็นหลานชาย ของผู้ก่อการร้ายชื่อดัง ด้วยความแสบทำให้หาใครมาเป็นพี่เลี้ยงให้เจ้าแซมมี่จอมแสบนี่ไม่ได้เลย นอกจากบริต้าที่โผล่หลงยุคมากลางการฝึกของหน่วยวีล (เลียนแบบซีลแต่เป็นผู้หญิง) ที่ทำให้นึกถึงเรื่อง Wet & Wild มาก
ครึ่งเรื่องแรกก็เหมือนกับเล่มก่อนหน้าที่เน้นความฮาของความเปิ่นของคนหลง ยุค ส่วนกลางเรื่องก็เป็นเรื่องราวเซ็กส์ ๆ เอ็กซ์ ๆ พอเป็นกระใสให้กระชุ่มกระชวยกัน แต่ส่วนท้ายเรื่องกลับเป็นส่วนที่ดีที่สุด เพราะมันซึ้งน่ะสิ
อาจเป็นเพราะมันไม่เหตุผลมาตั้งแต่ต้น ก็เลยทำให้แม็กซ์มองความไร้เหตุผลหลายอย่างในพล็อตได้โดยง่าย (ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการปรากฎตัวของน้องสาวต่างแม่ของบริต้าที่เหมาะเจาะได้เวลา เกินไป) แต่นั่นแหละนะ แม็กซ์มีจุดอ่อนกับหนังสือชุดนี้ของซานดร้า ฮิลล์เสมอ (เข้าประเภทชอบไว้ก่อน)
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July 16, 2018
These Viking time-traveling stories are pips. I just love the witty dialogue of the Norse warrior Britta with all its feisty old-world charm and language mutilations. She was quite the match for her "knave-y SEAL."
December 29, 2024
Gota read.
Great as always. Will read agian and agian. Thank you for being so talented. I too am from Norwegian decent, great grandfather. Probably a few Vikings in there somewhere.
Great as always. Will read agian and agian. Thank you for being so talented. I too am from Norwegian decent, great grandfather. Probably a few Vikings in there somewhere.
November 2, 2017
Just a fun dumb story. Great to read if you need a pick me up. Don’t need to read the other books to understand what’s going on.
June 12, 2018
with in the first pages I was laughing love Sandra Hill
April 19, 2020
DIALOGUE
Hill is known for her hilarious and snappy dialogue. Her characters are great and very funny, especially Sammy the Snot.
Hill is known for her hilarious and snappy dialogue. Her characters are great and very funny, especially Sammy the Snot.
May 23, 2020
I don't know how many times I've read this, but I still love it. Just grabbed something that I knew was funny off the shelf to read during the power outage.
May 4, 2024
Reread. I again found this story very fascinating & quite funny.
April 25, 2009
WHOOO HOOO. Finally. My name.
You don't understand if you have a name like Susan or Katie or any other name that is common place. But my name is Britta.
I've never had magnets that I could buy or pencils with my name on it ... or key chains or cups ... my name isn't a "normal" name. Sure, I bought the Brittany magnet once and cut off the "ny" but that's not the same (althought this did make me happy at the time).
BRITTA Asadottir is a strong woman ... very very strong. And when she's pulled from her home in 1000 Norseland to 2000 California (on a Navy WEALS training course no less) she finds out what she's made of. Reaquiainting herself with Zack-hairy, the man who followed her around like a love sick puppy when the SEALs team was transported back to Norseland in Max's book, Britta wonders if all she will ever be is a warrior.
Holy hell. Could life get worse for Zachary "Pretty Boy" Floyd? His five year old son, who he stole from under a terrorist's nose in Afganistan, is running him ragged and now Britta ... BRITTA is here. And he's chasing her ... Zachary doesn't chase women ... they chase him. What is wrong with this picture?
You don't understand if you have a name like Susan or Katie or any other name that is common place. But my name is Britta.
I've never had magnets that I could buy or pencils with my name on it ... or key chains or cups ... my name isn't a "normal" name. Sure, I bought the Brittany magnet once and cut off the "ny" but that's not the same (althought this did make me happy at the time).
BRITTA Asadottir is a strong woman ... very very strong. And when she's pulled from her home in 1000 Norseland to 2000 California (on a Navy WEALS training course no less) she finds out what she's made of. Reaquiainting herself with Zack-hairy, the man who followed her around like a love sick puppy when the SEALs team was transported back to Norseland in Max's book, Britta wonders if all she will ever be is a warrior.
Holy hell. Could life get worse for Zachary "Pretty Boy" Floyd? His five year old son, who he stole from under a terrorist's nose in Afganistan, is running him ragged and now Britta ... BRITTA is here. And he's chasing her ... Zachary doesn't chase women ... they chase him. What is wrong with this picture?
July 4, 2010
Once again I was able to spend a few hours in the cheesiness that I have come to love with these books. This one was great in the aspect of it was so nice to see "Pretty Boy" get taken down a notch and not just with a girl, but with a son who managed to earn the name "Sammy the Snot". Seeing the all American ladies man bogged down with a difficult child made for so much fun, the only thing better were the verbal battles with Britta. These 2 were so perfect for each other I was rooting for them in the last book and was glad to see they received a whole book of their own. While their road to happiness wasn't all rainbows and puppy dogs the obstacles in their way made for the ending all that much better!!
June 7, 2009
Book #55
This book was OK. I think I had the same problem with it as the other book I read of Sandra Hill's ... it jumped around a bit too much for my taste. Or maybe it's that the character's thoughts are distracting when they're thrown into dialogue. I liked, not loved, the hero "Pretty Boy" Zach. I think this is because he was often congratulating himself on all the women he attracts (or has attracted in the past - I will give it to him, he wasn't a cheat). I did come to love little Samir/Sammy the snot. Cute little devil kid! So, yeah. All in all, not bad, but not my favorite.
This book was OK. I think I had the same problem with it as the other book I read of Sandra Hill's ... it jumped around a bit too much for my taste. Or maybe it's that the character's thoughts are distracting when they're thrown into dialogue. I liked, not loved, the hero "Pretty Boy" Zach. I think this is because he was often congratulating himself on all the women he attracts (or has attracted in the past - I will give it to him, he wasn't a cheat). I did come to love little Samir/Sammy the snot. Cute little devil kid! So, yeah. All in all, not bad, but not my favorite.
December 2, 2010
This one was good times, but not my favorite of hers. I do love that the characters had a bit more of a history than the usual "we-just-met-and-it-was-love-but-oh-CONFLICT-DELAY"; makes for a nice change of pace. Also that she spurned him when they met before and she starts to here but you know that ain't going to last because THE TITLE. Also the time-traveling is just hilarious. Hill is hilarious. I will always buy and read your books, Hill, especially now that I hear there is going to be a vampire Viking time-traveling series. I need that in my life immediately.
December 30, 2013
Zachary and Britta... 4.5 badass WEALS Viking stars!!
Must confess, I was so confused in the beginning of the story and Britta's strange language - I even contemplated giving up. But then the whole time travelling thing came into play and got me curious.
I have never read something like this, and was pleasantly surprised! It was hillarious, interesting and sexy.
Multiple orgasms to the author! LOL!!!!
Must confess, I was so confused in the beginning of the story and Britta's strange language - I even contemplated giving up. But then the whole time travelling thing came into play and got me curious.
I have never read something like this, and was pleasantly surprised! It was hillarious, interesting and sexy.
Multiple orgasms to the author! LOL!!!!
May 18, 2013
Loved this one with Sammi the Snot. Sandra Hill really knows how to write children the way I love 'em. Laughed out loud numerous times and mostly with Sammi. I do remember the last one of Sandra Hill's that I particularly loved was the third one in this series with all the children. Love this author, she really cracks me up.
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January 16, 2009The story of Britta and Zachary. Britta has time traveled from old Norway. Zachary is a military SEAL and has experienced time travel where he met Britta two years ago. He can not get her out of his mind and when she comes to his time he wants her.
June 28, 2011
Hits the spot juuuuuuussssst right.
Loved the main characters. Great chemistry. It was funny to watch the cocky playboy SEAL thrown to his knees by an equally impressive Viking warrioress.
Worth every cent and every minute.
Loved the main characters. Great chemistry. It was funny to watch the cocky playboy SEAL thrown to his knees by an equally impressive Viking warrioress.
Worth every cent and every minute.
May 17, 2020
I like Britta, but Zach is a “reformed rake” archetype and I don’t find that trope remotely appealing. There are both consent issues and communication problems in this story. I wish Britta could have been matched with someone who wasn’t such a man-whore, and who understands that no means no.
July 15, 2008
loved it sexy seal and strong women, love the whole series
June 4, 2008
Definitely an interesting series. I sorta started in the middle but that's okay! 1000 year old valkryies are an interesting romantic twist.
May 20, 2008
Great dialog and humor. It does skip over some reality issues.
April 2, 2009
Loved this one!!! Britta was just perfect for Pretty Boy!!! Laugh out loud funny!!
August 20, 2021
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