Bøger af Rachel Tsoumbakos

Born into power, sold into slavery. Her only escape is silence.Melkorka is the princess of one of the most powerful men in Ireland. Expecting a life of luxury, instead, she is captured by Rus raiders and sold into slavery.Eventually, she becomes the property of a Viking man named Hoskuld. It is terrible enough that Melkorka has gone all the way from the highs of being an Irish princess to the lows of a slave but it gets worse: Hoskuld is already married and now she is a concubine slave.Her only solace is silence and she wields it like a weapon.Set in the same world as the Viking Secrets and Valkyrie Secrets series, Melkorka's tragic love story expands the universe and introduces readers to the epic Icelandic sagas.Fans of History Channel's Vikings and BBC's The Last Kingdom will love learning more about the world of the Viking sagas in this exciting new series.Please Note: This book is considered a standalone and can be read independently to other books by this author.Other books by this author set within the world of the Viking sagas.VIKING SECRETS series: 1. Vikings: The Truth about Lagertha and Ragnar2. Vikings: The Truth about Thora and Ragnar3. Vikings: The Trouble with Ubbe's Mother4. Vikings: The Truth about Aslaug and RagnarVALKYRIE SECRETS series: 1. The Unnamed Warrior2. Curse of the Valkyries3. Breaker of CursesMELKORKA'S SAGA1. The Irish Viking Princess2. The Peacock's Mother (Coming soon)THE LOST VIKING (short story)RAGNAR AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVED HIM (Non-fiction novella about Ragnar Lodbrok)THE CURSE OF THE LAGARFLJOT LINDWORM (Short story included in the Fantastic Realms Anthology)THE SLEEPING VIKING BEAUTY (Short story included in the Feisty Heroines anthology)

"Valhalla: Where the Valkyries rule and women decide the fates of mortal men."Become totally entranced in the mythical world of the Valkyries with this OMNIBUS of the VALKYRIE SECRETS series.The 'Valkyrie Secrets' series explores the Viking sagas involving the extraordinary women known as Valkyries who selected which fearsome warriors lived and died on the battlefield.Previously published individually, this OMNIBUS includes the following stories.THE UNNAMED WARRIORDestined to always bring about the destruction of men, the Valkyries are tasked with gathering the ultimate army against the war they are destined to never win: Ragnarok.But could one of these fierce women find love among the horrors of war?Svafa thinks she can. However, thanks to the fates, she is destined to be reborn and her love must stand up against the rigours of time.Could their love change the fated destiny of them all?CURSE OF THE VALKYRIESFated to be reborn, destined to change the world.After many years, the Valkyrie called Svafa has been reborn as Sigrun.Helgi has found another life and is tasked with destruction.Destined to meet once more but fated with the perils of their past, the pair must struggle to find each other again.But can they finally create the hybrid race Loki believes can change their world?THE BREAKER OF CURSESStuck in a cycle of rebirth seems like a great idea when it involves the one you love.But, in order to live, you must also die.As Sigrun is reborn as Kara, the journey with her human lover, Helgi, continues. When they find each other in Midgard once more, they discover they must battle with everything they have in order to break the curse of being reborn. Caught in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, the Valkyrie and her lover need to fight for their very existence.But, will breaking the cycle also mean they will ruin the one chance they have at surviving Ragnarok?

The famous Viking, Ragnar Lodbrok, accomplished many great deeds according to the Viking Sagas associated with him. However, for many, it is his personal life, and the women who loved him that garners the most interest. So, who were these women and why did they love him?Find out: Who the Vikings wereWho Ragnar wasHow many wives he really hadWho his other lovers and mistresses wereWhich of his famous sons were attributed to each womanWhich historical texts tell Ragnar's storyThe 'Viking Secrets' series explores the historical fact from present day fiction in regards to the Vikings and the extraordinary women who existed in the Viking era.PLEASE NOTE: This book is a supplementary book that offers insight into Ragnar's world. It can be read independently to the rest of the series. The remainder of the series can also be read as standalones but the optimum order is as follows.VIKING SECRETS series: 1. Vikings: The Truth about Lagertha and Ragnar2. Vikings: The Truth about Thora and Ragnar3. Vikings: The Trouble with Ubbe's Mother4. Vikings: The Truth about Aslaug and RagnarVALKYRIE SECRETS series: 1. The Unnamed Warrior2. Curse of the Valkyries3. Breaker of CursesMELKORKA'S SAGA1. The Irish Viking Princess2. The Peacock's Mother (Coming soon)THE LOST VIKING (short story)RAGNAR AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVED HIM (Non-fiction novella about Ragnar Lodbrok)THE CURSE OF THE LAGARFLJOT LINDWORM (Short story included in the Fantastic Realms Anthology)THE SLEEPING VIKING BEAUTY (Short story included in the Feisty Heroines anthology)