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    Viking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1
    Viking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1
    Viking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1
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    Viking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1

    By Loribelle Hunt

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    Viking warrior and smuggler, Stone Ulfson is a patient man, but even he has limits. When his mate's father refuses to release her to his care, Stone arranges for the smuggler to lose a shipment and then demands her in exchange for his debts.

    Telepath Jolie Hall is ready for her life to change. Being given to a Viking isn't quite what she had in mind, however. She can't deny she's drawn to Stone, but can she trust his claim that she is his destined mate?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLoribelle Hunt
    Release dateApr 19, 2016
    ISBN9781533751669
    Viking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1
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    Loribelle Hunt

    Loribelle is like the South she calls home. Hot and sultry. Languid and sexy. Magnolias and gardenias scent her silk lined boudoir, and men and children alike bow to her magnificence... Okay, maybe it isn’t quite that glamorous. She does have two smart and lovely daughters who give her a run for her money and a son that will one day be someone’s model of a romance hero. (She promises.) Her husband is a real life hero, and Loribelle just tries to keep up with the demands of military life. In between, she writes a book or two. She’s had every job under the sun, but haven’t most writers? That Army military police, bookstore manager, waitress, wedding photographer, website designer experience has to come in useful sometimes. As they say in the South, it all washes out in the end. She loves hearing from her readers and can be found at http://www.loribellehunt.com.

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      Viking's Heart - Loribelle Hunt

      Copyright

      VIKING’S HEART

      Copyright © 2014 Loribelle Hunt

      First E-book Published: November 2014

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to persons living or dead, organizations, events, or locations is coincidental.

      Published by Loribelle Hunt

      www.loribellehunt.com

      Author’s Note

      Welcome to Thor’s Hammer! Viking’s Heart is the first story in The Varangian Chronicles. If you enjoy this story, please join my mailing list to be the first to hear about the next book in The Varangian Chronicles series.

      ~ Loribelle

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      Viking's Dream: The Varangian Chronicles 2 (Excerpt)

      One

      The compound had been buzzing with activity all day. Jolie peered out the window of her third floor apartment, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. She’d expect her father, Clark, to send for her if he was conducting some kind of business today. Or send word for her to remain in her rooms. He’d done neither. It made no sense and that made her nervous. Anxiety settled like a knot in her stomach. She had to find out what was going on.

      She left the apartment and jogged down the three flights of stairs to the ground floor. Outside she stepped into the large space that usually served as a parking lot, gathering space, or occasional playground to the kids who lived inside their walls. Today, it had been cleared of all the vehicles and bikes leaving it looking empty. It would feel abandoned if not for all the residents moving from building to building. Everyone looked like they had a purpose and no one she greeted would hold her gaze. What the hell was going on? The knot in her middle turned to rock.

      She crossed to the large building they called the hall, which was basically a community center. The ground floor was mostly bar space and a large kitchen. The two upper floors were used as offices and additional storage when the warehouses were overfilled, which wasn’t often since the war with the Delroi had been settled. Apparently they frowned on smuggling, her father’s bread and butter. Thankfully they weren’t the only aliens who’d come to Earth, and the Varangians didn’t seem to have the same issue. She caught the door as one of her father’s men exited. He threw her a startled look that quickly morphed into pity.

      He’s in the bar, he muttered. Good luck.

      Why did she need luck? This couldn’t be good. Inside she squinted until she spotted Clark sitting deep in the shadows of a corner booth. He motioned her over, indicated she should sit down. She did so reluctantly. Something was very wrong and she had a bad feeling it involved her, though she couldn’t get a read off of him.

      What’s going on?

      It was unusual but not unheard for him to keep her in the dark like this. In the last few years she’d become his second in command. Sort of. He shared more with her than anyone else but that wasn’t saying much. He’d always been reserved with her. Hell, with everyone. She was years past expecting affection from him. Still, this seemed...odd. Even for Clark Hall.

      Stone is coming to get you. You’re his problem now.

      Stone. The leader of the Varangians. Jolie stared at her father. She was too stunned to speak, and that was saying something, because the news he’d just dumped on her was completely outrageous—not to mention illegal. Not that legalities had ever stopped him before. He didn’t seem the least bothered now, either. His tone and expression were just as cold as ever.

      Excuse me? she finally managed to force between lips that were suddenly numb.

      I owe the Viking money. He’s demanding you in payment, he said.

      He didn’t even have the grace to look offended about it.

      Why? 

      Her father shrugged. I had to abandon a shipment last month. I’m sure you remember.

      Yeah she did, but that wasn’t what she meant.

      No, why does he want me?

      I didn’t ask, he snapped, his composure breaking for a moment. But he made it clear he’ll kill us all if I don’t hand you over.

      When?

      Now, he answered as she heard the roar of engines.

      That was why the vehicles had been cleared. She walked over to the window, heart sinking as the Varangian shuttle circled to land. No time to escape. No time even to pack. Damn it. She turned to glare at the man who’d raised her. She didn’t know if he was her real father. He’d always said it didn’t matter. He’d barely known her mother, he claimed, but he knew she was a telepath and he kept Jolie with the hope she would be too. She could pick up thoughts and feelings if they were extreme sometimes, but it was the lesser of her extrasensory talents.

      She looked around the hall. The usual ghosts were there but none stepped forward to give her information. They wouldn’t have any about the aliens, of course. They were always there, her whole life. Some took real form and talked to her. They’d been her childhood friends. She knew some that they’d lost over the years. The others were just wisps of air she got something from every now and then. A hint of danger. Of warning. But now? Nothing from any of them. They were eerily silent

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