Cathy Smith

In a village where shieldmaidens are remembered only in songs, Elsa's cunning victory over a raider wins her scorn, not glory. Denied the warrior's path and trapped by tradition, she discovers her family has bartered her future to settle a debt. To win her freedom, she must face a berserker in a duel to the death, armed with nothing but a borrowed sword and a fierce will to choose her own fate. And waiting in the shadows is a suitor from another world, who values her strength and does not see it as a flawFor fans of fierce Norse heroines and love stories forged in fire, The Shieldmaiden's Suitor is a bold adventure of honor, defiance, and the courage to seize your own destiny.