SOLVED. Vikings or similar fantasy version, arranged marriage [s]

[Bobbi]

I read this when I was in elementary school and have had an eye out for it ever since. Please note I don't believe it is a kids book or YA.

A troop of mounted warriors come to a girl's father's house to claim her because of an arranged marriage. She is afraid - they have a reputation for being brutal, savage, possibly that they change into beasts. She goes with them and learns that they are gentle and good. I'm not sure I finished it, so I don't remember if it turned out they changed into some kind of animal or not. I'm not sure if they were Vikings or similar or if the picture on the front of a man with a horned helmet just made me think that.

[Judith]

The Year of the Unicorn, by Andre Norton. It's one of the Witch World novels.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Not Year of the Unicorn because there were 13 brides--and they weren't picked up at the homes of their fathers.

Altho it IS a great book. (What can I say--I've been a devoted fan of Andre Norton since I was 13, which was back in the Dark Ages, according to my daughter and grandkids.)

And none of the covers that I know of look anything like a Viking. comes closest with the snowscape.

[Andria]

Bobbi - how long ago were you in elementary school? Do you think it was a new book at the time?

[Bobbi]

Oh, ha - good question. This would have been about 20 years ago, and I picked it up at a used bookstore.

[Bobbi]

Year of the Unicorn actually sounds similar. Maybe I remembered parts of it wrong. The title doesn't sound familiar at all, but the main characters do. I'll check it out.

[Bobbi]

Now I'm sure that's it! This is the cover of the edition I had:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/7...
Thanks guys! I'll move this to SOLVED.