American journalist Brooke Fray is still rebuilding her confidence and her life, six months after a nasty break-up. Lately, Brooke has known nothing but apathy. But things change when she has a chance encounter with lead guitarist Julian Miles of popular rock band Ascend the Stars. Hearts flutter, sparks fly, and an intense relationship develops - one that they hope to make last a lifetime. But the couple is being brutally tested by the thousands of miles that separate them, their own deeply-rooted insecurities, a manipulative ex-partner, and a jealous bandmate who is secretly coordinating Julian's complete destruction. Word Count: 200,000+

"ѕнe waѕ тнe ғιre тнaт ĸepт тнe world вυrnιng." She was a girl, outcast by her home in England and imprisoned for her crimes. That is until Earl Ingstad, (otherwise known as Lagertha Lothbrok) the ex wife of Ragnar Lothbrok, freed her and took her back to Hedeby to become a shieldmaiden. Not long after, she would meet and befriend the sons of Ragnar and fight beside all of them to forge her own path as a Viking. Would she eventually fall in love with one of the legendary brothers? Would she make her name as a shieldmaiden? Would she ever go home to England? Warning: contains mature content