{"product_id":"legacy-of-the-runes-9781472293251","title":"Legacy of the Runes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's \u003ci\u003eOutlander\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClanlands \u003c\/i\u003edoes for Scottish history. Pre-order the epic conclusion to The Runes series now!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInscribed Viking axe head. Good condition. Probably late 9th century. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis was it, his passport to the past.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Storm Berger has never forgiven himself for his younger sister Madison's disappearance. Suspecting she's travelled back to the ninth century in the footsteps of other family members, Storm can only make sure she's safe by going after her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised unconventionally as her father's only child, Freydis has never been content to simply accept her fate. So, when she's promised in marriage to a tyrant, she's determined to find a way out of the arrangement. Help comes in the form of a mysterious and attractive stranger stranded on her island's shores: Storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only way Freydis can truly be free is for Storm to marry her himself. But that would mean entwining lives that, until now, have been separated by centuries. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust some of the rich p\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eraise for Christina Courtenay's novels: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' \u003cb\u003ePAMELA HARTSHORNE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Prepare to be swept along in this treasure of an adventure!' \u003cb\u003eKATE RYDER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay's novels. She transports me effortlessly to a different time, where I feel I'm experiencing life in Viking settlements' \u003cb\u003eSUE MOORCROFT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I've been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it's one of my favourites of the series' \u003cb\u003eNICOLA CORNICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Courtenay is an award-winning author of historical romance and time slip (dual time) stories. She started writing so that she could be a stay-at-home mum to her two daughters, but didn't get published until daughter number one left home aged twenty-one, so that didn't quite go to plan! Since then, however, she's made up for it by having eleven novels published and winning the RNA's Romantic Novel of the Year Award for Best Historical Romantic Novel twice with \u003ci\u003eHighland Storms\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Fan\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and once for Best Fantasy Romantic Novel with \u003ci\u003eEchoes of the Runes\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristina is half Swedish and grew up in that country. She has also lived in Japan and Switzerland, but is now based in Herefordshire, close to the Welsh border. She's a keen amateur genealogist and loves history and archaeology (the armchair variety). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo find out more, visit \u003cb\u003echristinacourtenay.com\u003c\/b\u003e, find her on Facebook \u003cb\u003e\/christinacourtenayauthor\u003c\/b\u003e or follow her on Twitter \u003cb\u003e@PiaCCourtenay\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929224581394,"sku":"9781472293251","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10eb8fb9-dd2e-4068-8a07-be51b78c64e4.jpg?v=1739036141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/legacy-of-the-runes-9781472293251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}