Claimed as His Viking Hearth-Wife
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Runa must prove her innocence while navigating a forced marriage and a hidden killer in Viking Iceland.
Episode 1–10English
In Viking Iceland, orphan weaver Runa witnesses the chieftain's wife drown her only friend, Ingrid, who was the beloved wife of the warrior Vidar. The chieftain's wife frames Runa for the crime, and Vidar sentences her to death by his own blade.
At the final moment, Vidar spares Runa and instead claims her as his hearth-wife under a brutal condition: she must bear him a son within one year or face execution. As a stalker shadows her steps and an unexplained power stirs within her, Runa races to uncover the truth behind Ingrid's death while her feelings for the gentle warrior she supposedly widowed begin to complicate her desperate fight for survival.
Key points
- Runa is framed for the murder of Vidar's wife Ingrid
- Vidar spares Runa and makes her his hearth-wife with a one-year deadline to bear a son
- A killer stalks Runa while she investigates the true circumstances of Ingrid's death
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Readers drawn to high-stakes historical romance with mystery elements will appreciate the tense bargain and Viking setting.