Claimed as His Viking Hearth-Wife

Framed weaver becomes Viking chieftain's wife to survive, hunting a killer while falling for him.

In Viking Iceland, orphan weaver Runa witnesses the chieftain's wife drown her only friend Ingrid, then finds herself framed for the crime. Sentenced to death by Ingrid's husband, the warrior Vidar, Runa is spared at the final moment when he claims her as his hearth-wife instead. The terms are brutal: she must bear him a son within a year or face execution. As a hidden killer stalks her and an unfamiliar power stirs within, Runa scrambles to uncover the truth behind Ingrid's death while her growing bond with the gentle Vidar complicates everything she thought she knew about guilt and survival.

• historical
• romance
• mystery

1. Runa framed for Ingrid's murder
2. Vidar claims Runa as hearth-wife
3. Must bear son within one year

This saga suits anyone craving Norse intrigue where a death sentence becomes a forced marriage with a ticking clock.