A Tear of Salt and Ash

Her faith is her shield. His silence is his armor. In a land of monsters, survival demands an impossible alliance.

When a brutal Viking raid reduces her world to ash, Sorcha, an Irish scribe, becomes the sole survivor of her village. Claimed as a captive by Eric, the stoic and formidable Chieftain of Ormsvik, she is dragged across a freezing sea to a harsh, foreign land. To Sorcha, Eric is a savage—the ruthless leader of the men who destroyed everything she loved. Armed only with a hidden wooden cross and an unshakeable faith, she vows to endure, letting her defiance burn in the quietest, strongest ways.

What Sorcha does not know is that Eric claimed her for a reason: to shield her from the predatory cruelty of his own brother, Ivar. A man hardened by a lifetime of isolation and duty, Eric finds himself unexpectedly undone by Sorcha’s quiet strength. As he begins to question the source of her light, he finds a dangerous, consuming hunger growing within him—not to own her, but to deserve her.

But as Eric works to protect his hearth, a deadlier threat rises. Ivar hungers for the high seat and realizes the captive woman is the perfect weapon to break his brother. Trapped between a scheming kin, a hostile assembly, and the brutal demands of Norse law, Sorcha and Eric must navigate a treacherous path. In a world of blood and ash, the ultimate truth could save them—or leave them both in the cold.