Malice Striker (Viking Vengeance #1)
by Jianne Carlo
Published
by Etopia Press
57,000 words (eBook format)
Erotic Historical Romance
Contains Elements of Action, Adventure and Suspense
Heat
Level: Sizzling
Available at:
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Soon from Etopia Press
When
Scotland’s King Kenneth orders his death and kidnaps his sister, the Viking
Brökk—the Malice Striker—plans his vengeance: he’ll steal the king’s bastard
daughter from Sumbarten Abbey and use her to buy his sister’s freedom. But his
schemes go awry when his liege lord commands him to wed Skatha—and when he
finds five women instead of one at the Abbey, none of whom will claim the King
as father.
When
the Viking abducts Skatha and her women, she’s bewildered. Why did Brökk seize
her? Why does he want her for his wife? She weds him willingly enough when he
threatens to kill her companions, but she vows to control her own destiny and
escape. For if the Viking discovers her secrets, the laws of his people will
force him to cast her aside…or kill her. And even Skatha, daughter of a
goddess, might not escape the Viking’s wrath.
Warning: This
title contains scenes of an erotic nature (highly explicit sex scenes/course
language).
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
Brökk
lay awake long after his wife had collapsed into a deep slumber. He had become
too at ease with playing the games of royal courts. Too adept at speaking sweet
words while he plotted destruction. Too suspicious of innocence not to watch
and wait for evil to surface. He had brought Skatha to pleasure thrice more and
swived her with abandon each time.
Not
once had he noticed a dubious reaction from his new bride.
Her
mouth had been magik all eve. He had been loath to stop kissing her and when
she had finally been coaxed into returning his caresses ’twas as if her tongue
had coarsened and the cavern of her mouth vibrated. And now she curled into him
and her entire body contracted and undulated in an intoxicating rhythm.
His
prick engorged when he tried to imagine how her rough tongue and humming mouth
would feel around his length. If ’twas what Ali had referred to when he spoke
of never wanting another female once a goddess had sucked his prick, then Brökk
had found Valhalla indeed. He had not allowed her much liberty of touch, too
enflamed with desire to retain control of his climax once sheathed within her
puss.
She
rubbed her nose on his ribs, mumbled words he did not comprehend and then two
he did: bjartr stjarna.
Brökk and Konáll’s fond endearment for their beloved sister.
The two brothers had oft tested the women
on the journey from Sumbarten using Norse to alarm them, but none of the
females had reacted. He had assessed her again in the great hall, and she had
not understood the name for his holding.
Had she and the other ladies played them
the fools? The Viking language was not an easy dialect to mimic, yet she had
spoken like a true Norsewoman. He could not trust Skatha fully, fealty oath or
not, until he felt cert she had played no part in Hjørdis’s kidnapping.
He dozed on and off, the light slumber of
a warrior in an unknown encampment, waking oft to listen and be reassured all
was well. Afore the first light of dawn streaked through the gaps in the hide
covering the window, the fire surrendered its last heat. In no time at all,
Skatha’s skin grew chill even though he tucked the furs and his body around
hers.
After he eased off the mattress, Brökk
built the fire back to a roaring and snapping blaze, untied a hide, and
surveyed the view of Bita Veðr’s rolling hills, the village, and the fjord in
the distance. Naught appeared amiss, yet unease coated his nape and shoulders. A
movement from the bed drew his attention. He had left the drapes drawn, and he
watched bemused as Skatha stretched and the purring noise she made grew louder.
His balls fattened, the hairs there
pulling taut as blood and seed pooled, and his groin tightened. He had taken
her four times in all, and his lust should be well sated, yet her slightest
move inflamed him. But the same had happened in the past with new lovers, and
after the first flush of a new coupling, desire had faded to a controllable
ache. Pray Freya ’twould be the same with Skatha for he liked not this fever to
mount her.
Long,
slender arms poked up from the furs, and her fingers flexed in a kneading
action. She had massaged him oft during their love play and purred and mewled
the most delicate sounds. She emitted one of those throaty seductive noises
right then, and he hastened to the bed, greedy for her kisses and her puss, his
mouth salivating with the need to suckle her breasts, and lick and nibble the
pretty, pouting buds.
He
slipped onto the mattress, covered her slender body, and captured both wrists
high above her head with one hand. “I bid you good morn, bride.”
She
worried her bottom lip with a pearl-white tooth. “Good morn, my lord.”
“Did
we not agree to my given name in our lodge?”
Color
washed her throat and face. “Brökk.”
“You
must still pay the penalty. Kiss me, Skatha.”
She
tipped her chin up, and he brought his lips to hers. In a bold, unexpected
move, she licked the seam of his mouth and nipped the fullness in the middle.
“Sváss fróðleikr, minn smár köttr.”
Brökk deliberately spoke Norse and studied her reactions to
each word.
Krystal's Review.....
Jianne Carlo weaves an entrancing tale of love, passion, and action. The Malice Striker is about 200 pages that reads like 75. I literally couldn't put it down. My husband had to drag the computer from my hands to get me to come eat dinner. I don't care what style, genre, time-period, etc., but I'm reading everything Jianne Carlo writes and putting her on my auto-buy list (which by the way is very short).
Skatha, the heroine, is a fierce woman who knows who she is isn't afraid of the warrior husband she's been given too. Her Viking husband is strong, sexy, and completely smitten. Just the way I like them. And Skatha drives him crazy -in more ways than one! There are several fabulous secrets in this book and I refuse to give them away. You will just have to read it!!!
I found myself completely immersed in Carlo's created world. Malice Striker blends history and fantasy and it was done beautifully. She also does a fantastic job of painting her setting and connecting with her characters. I really felt as though I could see the landscape and knew the characters personally after the book was over. I laughed and cried with them through their triumphs and sorrows. I was so sad to see their story end.
I do hope you will give Jianne Carlo a chance. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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About the Author:
Award
winning, author Jianne Carlo’s motto is simple: “Alpha Me Please”. While strong heroines, exotic locations, and cultural differences
are her forte, she goes weak in the knees for warriors of any type: rebels,
SEALs, Vikings, and bad-ass mercenaries.
Send
her a man with an attitude and she’ll find the right woman to tame him.
Jianne’s
writing career began in 2008, and since then she’s been lucky enough to have
over twenty books published. Most of her books are TOP PICKs and several have been
nominated for and won awards and prizes.
Nothing makes
Jianne’s day more than an email from someone who’s read one of her books. So
far, she’s received emails from almost every continent on the planet. Almost…
Contact Jianne at:
I would love to read this book. It sounds really good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteKrystal,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting me and for that wonderful review. I do apologize for the delay in commenting and thanking you - was injured (I'm a clutz) over the holidays.
You are very welcome! Hugs!
DeleteGood Luck in the contest Tore!
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