Three fated lovers: a Shieldmaiden. A Troll Queen. A Valkyrie. One price: the Fate of all Midgard - perhaps even the Nine Worlds. Turiel is crown princess, but from the outlawed Northern Holds, bloodbound to Troll Queen Jarngrimr, and best friends with the stablelass Yolanda, her first love - until her poison kiss turned Yola into a Valkyrie, and whisks Yolanda from Turiel's grasp. Now, Turiel has been stolen into wily Queen Jarngrimr's realm, with only the goddess Skadhi and Yola - back from the dead! - to guide her. Turiel and her two sisters have been stolen into wily Queen Jarngrimr's Norse underworld, and ancient ancestral magick will guide them, alongside an enchanted rooster, the huldrefolk, and the soul of the mountains themselves. When a godstone is shattered, Yolanda is back from the dead as Mother Freida's Valkyrie, fighting the Latinate god Eleleth who wages war against the Norse gods with Turiel's father as His pawn, and the fate of all worlds is on Turry's shoulder. Can Turiel navigate her love-struck heart between beautiful Beast Jarngrimr and terrible Beauty Yolanda? Or are they both whom her heart desires? Part II: Balder is born anew as Eleleth's heir, in a time of blood and bone, when the gods have all but disappeared. Lussi, the Snow King, craves blood, a bride - and it is Dia's troth alone. Diamanda, the last blood mage from the line of the Isa, is all that is left of Turiel's legacy. Three years ago, Lussi's father invaded Dia's kingdom Lashtung, and Lussi claimed her as his bride. Thrust into a treacherous world of infernal politics and intrigue, Diamanda has been raised as Lussi's Magdalene - his ritual Bride - and ritual Slayer - for the past three years. Every Winter Solstice, Lussi can die, and Dia must kill him. But as Dia falls deeper into Lussi's sexy web - and in love - her heart is on the line! But what can bring the old gods back? Read to find out!