Talismans of Desire: A Viking Fantasy Romance (Oaths of Ruin Saga Book 1)

A thrall who learns to wield ancient magic is no longer anyone's property — she's everyone's threat.

Kilda has spent her entire life invisible, laboring in the shadow of the northern mountains as a faceless servant in a hall built on blood and ambition. Survival has always meant keeping her head down, her mouth shut, and her true self buried beneath layers of obedience. But when she stumbles upon the forbidden art of Seidr magic, invisibility becomes the most dangerous luxury she can afford.

Now the hall's most powerful men have noticed her — and not for reasons she wants. Two lethal Vikings, each with their own ruthless agenda, have decided Kilda is the perfect piece to advance their games. One is her sworn enemy, cold and calculating, whose hatred runs as deep as the fjords. The other is worse: dangerous in ways she doesn't yet understand, awakening something hungry and reckless inside her that the ancient magic only intensifies.

This Viking romantasy pulls no punches. As Kilda navigates treacherous political webs, forges uneasy alliances, and wrestles with a desire she refuses to name, primeval forces begin stirring beneath the ice — forces that answer only to her. The question isn't whether she can survive the schemes of ruthless men. The question is whether she can survive herself.

When a thrall masters the magic of gods, even enemies become complicated. Especially the ones she wants.