Allete Auvray isn’t just heir to the English throne. Since marrying her much loved Viking fiancé, Jarl Torben, she’s also the new queen of his clan, satisfying a prophecy made by the clan’s previous Oracle who bespoke of the foreign bride who business lead their people and unite the Northerners. But life isn’t about courtesans and ballroom finery. It’s about leading a ferocious clan of Vikings into fight, and Allete can’t do this unless she totally becomes one of them-a shieldmaiden of Clan Hakon..LEARNING MUCH MORE about The Viking’s Consort With war against her previous fiancé, Ruler Cathal, on the horizon, Allete will sacrifice everything to make sure she’s up to the task of leading her clan to success. But will she be able to perform enough to gain the respect of her sisters-in-arms? Allete’s sister, Dayna, is in the hands of a witch, her well-being unfamiliar. Cathal provides his armies on the prepared, and Allete and Torben know they don’t stand an opportunity on their own. To make matters even worse, Brant, Torben’s right-hand guy and the Viking that has laid claim to Dayna’s heart, is keeping his sanity by a thread-fighting the desire to follow Dayna with or without an military behind him. With everything to reduce, Allete and Torben must hold onto each other as they fight to save her sister and bring Cathal down once and for all.