Viking’s Valor
Viking Ancestors
Rise of the Dragon
Book 2
Sky Purington
Genre: Time Travel Fantasy/Shifter Romance
Viking Ancestors
Rise of the Dragon
Book 2
Sky Purington
Genre: Time Travel Fantasy/Shifter Romance
Date of Publication: November 1, 2018
ASIN: B07G5N8QBC
Number of pages: 256
Word Count: 81,000
Cover Artist: Tara West
Book Description:
Cursed by her dragon ancestor, Sage is at the root of a burgeoning prophecy that threatens her sisters. The only way to protect them is to leave Winter Harbor, Maine, and travel back in time to tenth century Scandinavia. To travel back to Håkon and Leif, the men she left behind. Two warriors pitted against each other to win her over so they might strengthen their position in an ongoing war. Yet when she arrives, she’s captured by someone else entirely.
Set to annihilate his nemesis before he wreaks havoc and claims Sage as his own, Viking Håkon Sigdir pursues Leif. Until Sage is taken by Magnus of the Årud tribe. It then becomes a race to see who can save her first from the enemy’s rogue ally. A race that turns into a battle of wills as their rivalry for Sage intensifies.
Sparks fly as an age-old vendetta ignites a love triangle that threatens not just the fate of Håkon’s people but his very heart. Will Sage ultimately choose him or Leif? Will she see past the dark enchantment affiliated with her ancestor's prophecy and realize who is destined for her? Better yet, will she see clearly the evil imposter? Because if she falls for Leif’s mock heroism rather than Håkon’s genuine valor, the war will be lost.
Excerpt
“Yes, Siv and I
shared love of a sort,” he agreed, not about to deny that lying with Siv had
always been very good. “But not love like what I see between my father and
Shannon.” He kept his eyes with Sage’s, remembering all too well the kiss they
had shared. How strongly it had affected him. “There is something greater out
there. Something different than what Siv and I shared.”
shared love of a sort,” he agreed, not about to deny that lying with Siv had
always been very good. “But not love like what I see between my father and
Shannon.” He kept his eyes with Sage’s, remembering all too well the kiss they
had shared. How strongly it had affected him. “There is something greater out
there. Something different than what Siv and I shared.”
“Mating with
another dragon,” she whispered. “But is that love? Or is it obligation?” She
looked to the sea again and shook her head. “Sorry I said that. I was just
thinking out loud.”
another dragon,” she whispered. “But is that love? Or is it obligation?” She
looked to the sea again and shook her head. “Sorry I said that. I was just
thinking out loud.”
“Have you not
seen love then?” he said softly. “Do your parents not share it?”
seen love then?” he said softly. “Do your parents not share it?”
“They do
actually.” She sighed and kept eying the water as she fiddled with her skin of
ale but didn’t drink from it. “And they’re not both dragon so I know it’s as
real as it can get between a man and woman.”
actually.” She sighed and kept eying the water as she fiddled with her skin of
ale but didn’t drink from it. “And they’re not both dragon so I know it’s as
real as it can get between a man and woman.”
“So you do not
think it can be real between two dragons then?”
think it can be real between two dragons then?”
“Honestly,” she
whispered, “I’m not so sure.” Her eyes finally returned to his. “Everything
that exists between two dragons, you and I, is pure DNA. Pure beast. It’s all
automatic in some strange way…not as natural.”
whispered, “I’m not so sure.” Her eyes finally returned to his. “Everything
that exists between two dragons, you and I, is pure DNA. Pure beast. It’s all
automatic in some strange way…not as natural.”
“That is where
we disagree,” he murmured. “I think it is more natural than what humans
experience.”
we disagree,” he murmured. “I think it is more natural than what humans
experience.”
“Maybe more
instinctual,” she countered.
instinctual,” she countered.
“That too,” he
agreed. “But also…” he struggled to find the right words as he looked to the
roughening sea, to the turbulent bubbling clouds on the dark horizon. “Mating
between dragons is more than love. It is an experience of the flesh and soul
combined with powerful ancestry that makes it something untouchable. Unique.”
agreed. “But also…” he struggled to find the right words as he looked to the
roughening sea, to the turbulent bubbling clouds on the dark horizon. “Mating
between dragons is more than love. It is an experience of the flesh and soul
combined with powerful ancestry that makes it something untouchable. Unique.”
“Might I speak
bluntly?” she murmured. “About your birth mother.”
bluntly?” she murmured. “About your birth mother.”
“Yes.”
“She wasn’t
dragon, right?”
dragon, right?”
“No.”
“And she died
when you were very young. She left you behind.”
when you were very young. She left you behind.”
“Yes.”
“Could it be,
then, that you see more strength in a relationship between two dragons because
you inherently feel they’re stronger,” she said. “That they won’t leave you
behind. Like Shannon, your step-mother, who is still here to this day?”
then, that you see more strength in a relationship between two dragons because
you inherently feel they’re stronger,” she said. “That they won’t leave you
behind. Like Shannon, your step-mother, who is still here to this day?”
He considered
her, understanding the truth in her statement, but not of the same mind. “Elder
Naðr ended up with Megan, a human. My grandfather ended up with my grandmother
Veronica, a human and they shared a great love so I have seen how strong it can
be.”
her, understanding the truth in her statement, but not of the same mind. “Elder
Naðr ended up with Megan, a human. My grandfather ended up with my grandmother
Veronica, a human and they shared a great love so I have seen how strong it can
be.”
“What is it you
are searching for, Sage?” he continued gently, pushing her comfort level
because he had to. Because he needed to understand. “Why do you fear love?”
Then he pushed it a little further. “Why do you fear us?”
are searching for, Sage?” he continued gently, pushing her comfort level
because he had to. Because he needed to understand. “Why do you fear love?”
Then he pushed it a little further. “Why do you fear us?”
“I never said I
fear us.”
fear us.”
“But you do.”
“I might.”
“You do.”
She finally
moved beyond a quick sip of ale and took a few hearty swigs before her eyes
returned to his. “I suppose there’s something you should know about me…that you
and your family should have known by now.”
moved beyond a quick sip of ale and took a few hearty swigs before her eyes
returned to his. “I suppose there’s something you should know about me…that you
and your family should have known by now.”
She hung her
head and inhaled deeply before she looked at him again and said the last thing
he saw coming.
head and inhaled deeply before she looked at him again and said the last thing
he saw coming.
About the Author:
Sky Purington is the bestselling author of forty novels and novellas. A New Englander born and bred who recently moved to Virginia, Sky was raised hearing stories of folklore, myth, and legend. When combined with a love for history, romance, and time-travel, elements from the stories of her youth found release in her books.
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