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The Bear and the Bride
Jianne Carlo · Viking Warriors #1
A Viking jarl claims a widow for his bride — but she's hiding a virgin's secret and two young sons.
Description
Jarl Torsten glimpses Ainslin of Durham, a recent widow with two sons, and immediately covets her for his wife. He outmaneuvers his rival, Ainslin’s neighbor Earl Sigrid, and receives the king’s blessing to marry her. Ainslin fears Torsten's reaction when he discovers she’s a virgin. How will she explain her maidenhead and twin sons? Will Torsten cast Ainslin and the boys aside when he discovers the truth?
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