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Taking Her Vikings

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There were three men in my mind. One in the past, two in the present. How was a girl supposed to think like that?

Lainie never expected to be admitted to the prestigious Time Travel Academy.

She never expected to study runes, ancient languages and meet real life Vikings.

And she certainly didn't expect to fall for her teacher... and a Viking... and a mysterious archivist.

When a forbidden jump in time goes wrong, Lainie will have to draw on everything she's learned to make her way back into the present - and into the arms of her men.

A full-length steamy reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings, set in both past and present. Includes resources to learn basic runes and Old Norse!

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Author’s Note Dear Readers, Ever since I started publishing, I wanted to write about Vikings, but I lacked the confidence to do so. I wanted it to be accurate, as close to the historical facts as possible, and didn’t think I had the knowledge and resources to do so. Last year, I started a Master’s Degree that involved taking a course in Runology and Old Norse. I find the language absolutely fascinating, and even though the grammar is quite complex, the vocabulary isn’t. There’s a surprising amount of words in Old Norse that are similar to modern English, French and German words, which helps a lot when trying to understand a saga or an old runestone. After a semester of studying runes and Viking records, I finally felt ready to at least start writing a book about Norse culture. One thing that really helped was realising that we don’t know as much about Vikings as I thought we did. Take the pronunciation. There are no auditory records of how Old Norse was spoken, and while we can look at how today’s Icelandic and Scandinavian languages are articulated, we have no guarantee that it’s the same as the Vikings would have pronounced it. In addition to that, most of what we know comes from archaeological evidence and from written records, including the famous sagas, gravestones and rune carvings. Those written stories are mostly about famous people though. They don’t give us all the details of daily life, and there’s always the doubt that the author may have overexaggerated some things for dramatic effect. Basically, I realised I shouldn’t have been as scared to venture into writing about Vikings. I’m going to try and stick close to what we know about their lives, but I’m also accepting that this is fiction. There will be deviations from how it may actually have been back then. I may make mistakes in portraying my Vikings. But that’s okay. I’m here to tell a story, and just like the saga writers, I may overexaggerate occasionally. Call it creative freedom. Saying that, I’ve tried my best to make sure that all the Old Norse vocabulary is correct (no, my Viking Studies professor will never know why I asked her for checking some expressions and spellings). If you’re interested in learning more about Viking runes and Old Norse, keep reading after the final chapter to find some resources that may be helpful. Enjoy Taking Her Vikings! Skye MacKinnon

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