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Steel Hand, Cold Heart

Rachel Menard

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

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Feb 16, 2019 Rachel rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author)

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AUGUST 2-7 THIS IS ON KINDLE DEAL FOR $.99!

I've been sitting on this news for a while, but STEEL HAND, COLD HEART won the GRAND PRIZE in the Writer's Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards!! I am still in total awe that people are enjoying my weird, little Viking book. Thank you!!
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I am so excited to share Steel Hand, Cold Heart with you!! Carina is a character very near and dear to my heart. She was featured in the third novel I wrote with a slightly different name AUGUST 2-7 THIS IS ON KINDLE DEAL FOR $.99!

I've been sitting on this news for a while, but STEEL HAND, COLD HEART won the GRAND PRIZE in the Writer's Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards!! I am still in total awe that people are enjoying my weird, little Viking book. Thank you!!
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I am so excited to share Steel Hand, Cold Heart with you!! Carina is a character very near and dear to my heart. She was featured in the third novel I wrote with a slightly different name. I decided to shelve that book for various reasons, but I could never forget my love for the girl with the steel hand.

Six-years-later, enter Carina, out-of-place teenaged Viking warrior. Yes, there’s blood, and sword-fighting, a cross-dressing dance scene, a bi boy, and disability rep, but this story is mostly about finding yourself and your people, which is something that we all struggle to do. We force ourselves into molds to “fit-in,” like Carina, Mateo, Nik and Flavian, and we do things that go against our moral grain because we are so desperate to belong.

Carina’s not perfect. In fact, I often refer to her as an anti-heroine. Please keep in mind that Carina’s views are not mine. Like most people, she is in need of continued self-improvement. I wrote this for myself as a reader, who wants to see more unapologetic tough girls who challenge ideas and world views. Carina is not out to save the day or win the crown. She’s not caught in a love triangle. She’s just trying to find her way.

Please don’t take anything I wrote in here as actual fact about Vikings. There are some truths in here, but I drew from historic data spanning over hundreds of years and embellished *a lot* with my own imagination. If you are looking for real data about Vikings, I encourage you to read The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings. I read it as part of my research and found it to be a thorough exploration of Viking culture.

Thank you for reading, and if you have a moment to share your thoughts, I love reviews. Especially those with gifs.

*trigger warning* Discussion of abuse, violence. ...more

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