Strangers on the run
Now they must wed!
Sandulf, youngest of the famed Sigurdsson brothers, is on the trail of the assassin who murdered his family. On his way, he meets Scottish runaway Lady Ceanna, a prickly, wary woman trying to escape a forced marriage. Her beauty and courage make Sandulf realize there may be more at stake than his revenge... As the threat of her family follows them, there’s only one way to keep her safe—marriage!
Sons of Sigurd
Driven by revenge, redeemed by love
When Sigurd, King of Maerr on Norway’s west coast, was assassinated and his lands stolen, his five sons, Alarr, Rurik, Sandulf, Danr and Brandt, were forced to flee for their lives.
The brothers swore to avenge their father’s death, and now the time has come to fulfill their oath. They will endure battles, uncover secrets and find unexpected love in their quest to reclaim their lands and restore their family’s honor!
Join the brothers on their quest in
Stolen by the Viking by Michelle Willingham
Falling for Her Viking Captive by Harper St. George
Conveniently Wed to the Viking by Michelle Styles
And the story continues with
Redeeming Her Viking Warrior by Jenni Fletcher
Tempted by Her Viking Enemy by Terri Brisbin
Coming soon!
Author Note
This story is the third installment of the Sons of Sigurd series. This is the first time I have been involved in a collaboration of this nature. It was a real privilege and honor to work with four other authors whose work I greatly admire. All the authors are very excited about what we have achieved. While this book can be read on its own, there is an overarching story that plays out across all five books that I hope you will enjoy.
While doing background research, I stumbled across the murder of King Aed, the king of Strathclyde after Constantine I, and how his young sons were spirited away to be raised in Ireland in approximately 878. No one knows precisely where the assassination took place, who did the deed or the actual date, so I have used some license. The use of the word vicus in various chronicles points to Nrurim being connected to a religious house, but scholars have yet to pinpoint its precise location.
I do hope you enjoy Ceanna and Sandulf’s story as much as I did writing it.
I love getting comments from readers and can be reached at [email protected] or through my publisher or Facebook or Twitter, @michellelstyles.
MICHELLE STYLES
Conveniently Wed
to the Viking
Born and raised near San Francisco, California, Michelle Styles currently lives near Hadrian’s Wall with her husband and a menagerie of pets in an Edwardian bungalow with a large and somewhat overgrown garden. An avid reader, she became hooked on historical romances after discovering Georgette Heyer, Anya Seton and Victoria Holt. Her website is michellestyles.co.uk and she’s on Twitter and Facebook.
Books by Michelle Styles
Harlequin Historical
Return of the Viking Warrior
Saved by the Viking Warrior
Taming His Viking Woman
Summer of the Viking
Sold to the Viking Warrior
The Warrior’s Viking Bride
Sent as the Viking’s Bride
A Deal with Her Rebel Viking
Sons of Sigurd
Conveniently Wed to the Viking
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Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Excerpt from Redeeming Her Viking Warrior by Jenni Fletcher
Excerpt from The Flapper’s Baby Scandal by Lauri Robinson
Prologue
Autumn 874—the Kingdom of Maerr,
on the west coast of modern-day Norway
How were you supposed to tell your brother, your oldest and most revered brother, that you were the one responsible for his beloved wife’s death?
Sandulf Sigurdsson sat cradling his injured sword arm and watching the path from the north for his brother’s imminent return. He was no closer to answering that question than he had been when his father’s helmsman had pulled him from the smouldering wreckage of the longhouse.
The last thing his eldest brother had said to him before he left was, ‘I’m counting on you, Sandulf, to watch over my beloved and keep her safe.’
Sandulf had tried. As the youngest, Sandulf had spent his entire life trying to keep up with his four older brothers, trying to get them to see a grown man worthy of their respect with four warring seasons under his belt instead of the small boy toddling around behind them waving his wooden sword. He thought he’d put those doubts to rest this last summer when the action he had taken had turned the tide of the battle. Certainly, his father had approved and welcomed him officially to the strategic discussions they had had after the victory, but his brothers, particularly Brandt, had been dismissive and continued to tease him.
Inside the longhouse, he’d found the perfect spot for Ingrid to sit after she’d confessed to feeling unsteady before the ceremony started. It was a spot near one of the doors so she could get outside easily if the air became too close in her advanced state of pregnancy. He’d even found her a cushion so that her back could be eased and a dish of her favourite honeyed plums before she had the chance to complain. She’d laughed, offered him a plum and commented what a good husband he’d make some lucky woman when his time came.
Then the chaos had erupted.
From sweetened plums and laughter to a charnel killing house filled with blood and smoke in the space of five breaths.
In less than the time it took for a spark to fly up from the fire and die, his father, the great and fearsome King of Maerr, protector of the family, had had his reign cut short in the most brutal fashion. His middle brother’s fiancée and her father’s throats had been slit as they entered the supposed sanctuary of the longhouse. Flaming torches were tossed on to the rush-covered floor before anyone realised the doors had been bolted.
Despite the choking smoke swirling about the longhouse, Sandulf had attempted to fulfil his promise and get his
