The Enchantment [Kindle Edition]

Betina Krahn (Author)

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New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn breathes life into history in a spellbinding tale of a legendary swordswoman, a time of bloodlust and myth, and a love story so powerful it will take your breath away.

A Woman’s Heart
Strong, stunning, and breathtakingly fierce…Aaren Serricksdotter is the eldest daughter of a Viking sword stealer and a beautiful Valkyr. But for the power of a long-ago enchantment, none shall know the true secrets of her heart–perhaps, not even herself.

A Man Beguiled
Heir to the Norse high-seat, Jorund Borgerson is torn between the ferocious legacy of his clan–and his secret vow to bring peace to his people. Until he meets a distant clansman’s daughter, a ravishing warrior who rouses Jorund like no other.

Bound together by a force as mysterious as it is powerful, Jorund and Aaren must discover the secret of their remarkable union. For in this time of violence and chaos, two great warriors must prepare for a final battle–a journey beyond the bloodshed...to a true enchantment that is the birthright of every man and woman who has ever loved.


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About the Author

Betina Krahn lives in Florida with her husband, two sons and salt-and-pepper schnauzer. With degrees in biology and counseling, she has worked in teaching, personnel management, and mental health. She attributes her positive outlook on life to having married an unflinching optimist and two great-grandmothers named Pollyanna.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 405 KB
• Print Length: 464 pages
• Publisher: Dell (March 1, 2005)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FCJZJ0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,184 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning: you may have already read this!, March 25, 2005

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J. Proben (Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enchantment (Mass Market Paperback)

I love Ms Krahn's books. I've been reading her work over a period of about seven years. That being said,I'm disappointed and, I feel, with just cause. This is the second time I have purchased what I thought was a Betina Krahn "new" book just to find that I have read it years ago under another title. I think this a deceptive practice. If an author is going to have a book reprinted there should be a disclaimer somewhere in the advertising stating a title change. So, buyer beware.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best romance books I've ever read!, May 9, 2005

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Melanie (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enchantment (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a wonderful book, rich in history, passion, adventure, & love. I never wanted to put it down! The strength of the characters made me fall in love with them, and I cried more than once along the way. I would highly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Viking Romance (first released as My Warrior's Heart), October 13, 2011

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Regan (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enchantment (Mass Market Paperback)

I have come to appreciate Betina Krahn's attention to detail in her well told romances. She spends time with each description, each phrase...it is truly excellence in romance writing. At 400+ pages, you definitely get a well woven tale with this one that spends time with character development, and gives you a feel for the way they looked at the world and the customs of the time. I loved it.

This is a Viking romance that takes you back to the time in the late Viking period when the Swedish Vikings sailed all the way to Byzantium. It was also a time when the old Asa gods were being replaced by Christianity and the "White Christ." Krahn treats this subject with great care, showing us how the old often combined with the new in this story that begins with belief in myths and ends in very real action.

Since she was a young girl, Aaren, daughter of Serrick, understood she was unusually tall and strong, trained to be a warrior, a battle-maiden, and not a woman of the hearth, because her mother was a Valkyr, a daughter of the Viking gods. She is beautiful with a long, lean body, dark red hair, and golden eyes. Aaren had two beautiful sisters, also daughters of Serrick, and born from another, blond Valkyr. Serrick brings his three daughters to the village of Borger, a powerful jarl, and gives them in payment of a tax debt--but with conditions. No man may touch them or wed them until one man can defeat Aaren in sword fighting; then each may be given in marriage. Borger accepts the payment and the conditions with his eldest son, Jorund, in mind. Jorund is a huge, handsome Viking, who two years ago tired of battlelust and the "dew of wounds" (blood). Jorund has no intention of fighting any woman, but after Aaren defeats two of Borger's best warriors, Borger decrees that no man may fight Aaren save Jorund. Aaren wants to end the curse and the condition to her sisters' ability to marry, so she prods and taunts Jorund into fighting her, but he resists.

That's the basic storyline, and except for the myth underlying Aaren and her sisters' introduction to the village, which myth Jorund doesn't accept since he is a follower of the White Christ, the rest of the story is pure historical romance. It's an unusual courtship, to be sure, and there is more than one romance in this one. As Viking romances go, it's unusual, very detailed and well written, I highly recommend it. It's not a fast-paced light read, however. You need a good rain storm, a cup of tea and a fireplace to settle in for this one.

NOTE: THIS WAS FIRST RELEASED AS MY WARRIOR'S HEART. Here's her book list with those re-released under other titles:

The Convent of the Brides of Virtue Trilogy:

* The Husband Test (2001)
* The Wife Test (2003)
* The Marriage Test (2004)

Library of Alexandria/High-Victorian Romantic Adventures:

* The Book of the Seven Delights (2005)
* The Book of True Desires (2006, RITA winner 2007)

Tudor:

* Caught in the Act (1990)
* Behind Closed Doors (1991)

Mistress:

* The Last Bachelor (1994)
* The Perfect Mistress (1995)

Other Historical Novels:

* Rapture's Ransom (1983)
* Passion's Storm (1985)
* Rebel Passion (1987)
* Hidden Fires (1988)
* Passion's Treasure (1989 - re-released as Just Say Yes)
* Passion's Ransom (1989)
* Midnight Magic (1990 - re-released as Luck Be a Lady)
* Love's Brazen Fire (1990 - re-released as The Paradise Bargain, 2003)
* Passion's Romance
* Luck Be a Lady
* My Warrior's Heart (re-released as The Enchantment, 1992)
* The Princess and the Barbarian (1993)
* The Unlikely Angel (1996)
* The Mermaid (1997)
* The Soft Touch (1999)
* Sweet Talking Man (2000)
* Not Quite Married (2004)
* Make Me Yours (2009, nominated for the RITA, 2010)