Lokis Daughters

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But Ronan risked his life to protect the young Arienh from his marauding kinsmen. Now that the time has come for Ronan and the other warriors to choose wives, he has returned to claim the beautiful girl who captured his heart so long ago. But for men accustomed simply to taking what they want, wooing the courageous, headstrong Celtic women is easier said than done. And for Arienh, who always sacrificed her own happiness for the sake of her people, trusting—and loving—a Northman may be impossible. Read more Read less Length: Audible book Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible book with Whispersync for Voice.

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A native of Illinois, Delle Jacobs has been crafting stories since the tender age of four. She earned a degree in geography from the University of Oklahoma and worked as a cartographer until eventually becoming a social worker specializing in troubled teens and families. Everything changed, however, once she began writing books in , and by , literary success convinced her to quit her day job and focus full time on writing.

Along the way she discovered a knack for designing e-book covers, which is a great way to get her creative juices flowing when her book characters are being particularly uncooperative. She lives today in southwest Washington State with her family. Product details File Size: Montlake Romance September 11, Publication Date: September 11, Sold by: Not Enabled Screen Reader: Enabled Amazon Best Sellers Rank: Read more Read less.

Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. His Majesty, the Prince of Toads. Editorial Reviews Review "Delle Jacobs has written an extraordinary novel that will take you back, make you cheer first for the women and their proud stand. Then the men and their gentle hopes, and passionate needs. It will melt your heart, make your soul tingle and long for such passion while laughter at the antics of the trouble making women will echo around you.

Loki's Daughters rates a definite four stars, not just for the quality of the story, but the engaging, smooth flow of the plot and characters, the rich detail and imagination that has went into it. And the superb style of writing that keeps you engrossed from first page to last. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention lokis daughters delle jacobs historical romance good read really enjoyed main characters enjoyed this book years ago well written look forward romance novel easy read loved this book story line fun read well developed forward to reading feel like time period lack of communication.

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The h is a celt and she and what is left of her clan are struggling to make their way after the last of their menfolk were killed by the Vikings 3 years before the start of the book. The h had pretty much become the "man" in charge of the clan when the H and his fellow Northmen arrive in the the h's clan's lands.

They come wanting to help the h and her people but the women are terrified of Vikings and don't accept that the H and his men are different. They want to settle there and marry and have a family. Initially, the h's people set about playing pranks on the H and his people so that they will get fed up and leave. Although the h is trying to protect her almost blind sister, she is actually extremely annoying. Her talk and thoughts are endlessly repetitive and it was tedious listening to it. The h's sister needs to be protected because she was raped by the Vikings years before and her son was conceived.

Everyone is terrified that the H's men will take the boy away from her and that they will reject the sister because of her disability. There is also a villain mixed in to the plot. I think the story had lots of great elements but I couldn't get past how annoying the h was. Loki's Daughters was an entertaining Kindle cheapie with Celts and Vikings who are not the pillaging kind, but much harder to get rid of. The pranks by the Celtic women whose village is taken over by huge hunky Vikings, were fun and are what earned the women the nickname of Loki's daughters.

The way one of the pranks backfires on the women is particularly eye-opening. I liked that author Jacob's didn't rush the transition from fear and suspicion and that it took patience and a sense of humor for the Vikings to gain the trust of the women who had lost so much in their previous encounters with Viking raiders.

There are really two pairs who are the focus of the story. Ronan who has returned to claim the red-haired girl he saved when they were both young. After giving in to one of them by allowing him shelter everything changes in ways that none have asked for. After being independent, alone and strong for so long can these Celt women accept any change and any help from another?

Can they trust these strangers? You will find out much is not what it seems and even at the worst turn in life one can still find peace and happiness with Loki's Daughters. The title of this book is a misnomer there is no Loki and there definitely are no Loki's Daughters. I went into this book expecting a norse fantasy novel and what I got was an overdone romance something.

Don't get me wrong it's not overly badly written, there is much worse out there, but the plot and the characters left much to be desired. Feb 07, Becca rated it it was ok Shelves: Okay so this book wasn't for me, i am not saying that is was a bad book or anything because i liked most of the characters but, really this is a character influnced book and there is nothing wrong with that unless you are like me and sort of hate Arienh - one of main ladies. I'm not going to go in depth about what this book was about because that is what the summary is for and i didn't finish reading it So get over yourself and start accepting the hunky viking man already!

So what i have to say about this? Nov 06, Serena Myles rated it it was amazing. It was love, if ever she had seen it. This was another one that had been sitting on my kindle for some time. After finally deciding to read it, i am disappointed i didn't do so earlier. At the beginning we meet the celtic woman Arienh.

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She has assumed the position a man would normally have in her small village after all the men have died. Most due to raids by the vikings, including her own brother, father, her sister was raped by a viking and her other brother was taken by the vikings as a slave. U It was love, if ever she had seen it. Understandably, Arienh has a deep hatred for the vikings. Expect one who she couldn't forget.

One that frightful night her brother was killed and her sister was taken against her will, a viking chased Arienh, and if it hadn't been for a young viking boy hiding her and leading the Norse man astray she would have most likely suffered the same fate as her sister. Then one day Arienh is going to the stones she stumbles across a viking, in her panic she stabs him and runs away.

After discussing it with the woman of the village they give Arienh the task of going back and making sure the viking is dead and if not, to kill him. But Arienh isn't like the vikings and refuses to kill him. What she doesn't know is that the viking who she is sheltering in her cottage until he has healed is the viking that saved her all those years ago. Ronan has come back for Arienh, the celtic girl he could never forget. He wants to bring his family to these lands and make a home there.

But even when the truth is found Arienh, can't trust the vikings for the memories that others have caused her. However, Ronan isn't going to give up to easily. He will prove to the women of the village and Arienh that his men can be trusted and he won't back down until Arienh is his wife. This was a beautifully written story. The characters fitted each other well and the story continued at a good pace, never too slow or too rushed.

The author didn't overload you with Norse history but gave you just enough information to understand the world they book was set in. I listened to the audiobook edition of this novel, and I think I might have enjoyed it more if I'd read the ebook edition. The narrator, Amanda Ronconi, read with a lot of expression and kept the pace going, but sometimes she was a little over the top. She read the characters with accents, and while the Celtic was fine, her Northman accent was awful - and kept changing throughout the book.

Others have covered the plot points, so I won't go there. The characters in the story had great potential, I listened to the audiobook edition of this novel, and I think I might have enjoyed it more if I'd read the ebook edition. The characters in the story had great potential, but I couldn't help getting frustated with Areinh, and her single-minded thinking. Why can't women in fiction books stop and talk to someone - maybe their lives wouldn't be so full of angst.

At times I just wanted to shake her and point her to Ronan and tell her to explain to him why she was so hot and cold.

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There were some very humorous scenes in the book, and I enjoyed the lightness of that - especially when everything else was so angsty and overwrought. Some editing probably would make this a better book. So, the next book I chose to listen to, "Thirteenth Child" by Patricia Wrede, is narrated by Amanda Ronconi - and she is doing an excellent job with it - so my opinion of her reading of "Loki"s Daughters might be unjust. I was searching for a cheap book to read on my kindle. I found this one and was surprised by how good it was.

Usually the 99 cent books are short and disappointing but this one was neither.

It is a fully fleshed out story of strong naive women trying to stand up to the Northmen who decided to live in their town. I realize the plot is ridiculous but I still enjoyed it and even laughed out loud a few times. Oct 03, Angell rated it liked it. I gave this book three stars. Jul 18, Caitlin rated it really liked it Shelves: There were a couple points were the suspension of disbelief required was a little excessive, but the characters were compelling and the story was interesting and well-written.

It's been added to my list of books to re-read. Jan 19, Sally rated it it was amazing Shelves: A wonderful historical romance - lusty Vikings that only want to help and distrusting and warlike Celtic maidens who don't want Vikings in their lives - lots of misunderstandings, laughter and edge of seat scar moments - because yes there are baddies!!! I got this title free on Amazon Kindle Unlimited.

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Loki's Daughters came very close to being a 5 star read for me. Give this one a try. Feb 11, SheLove2Read marked it as dnf Shelves: I wasn't crazy about the style this was written in. Somewhat difficult to follow. This dnf is simply a case of too many books laying about to struggle with one that doesn't grab me.

Jul 10, Vivian rated it really liked it Shelves: Absolutely refreshing take on the fluctuating powers in play in British Isles around the first millennium. A fascinating historical romance with an exciting approach. Initially I read this book in the late 90's. I started reading it again to capture the greatness and the enjoyment of a great writer's novel. This novel takes you back to the time of the Celtics and the Vikings. It is a story of people setting aside their differences to maintain all have food, shelter, tools,cloth, and security from maurders.

Through many hard periods they slowly grew as one township. Love was found and rejoiced. This bo A fascinating historical romance with an exciting approach. This book makes you feel like you have time traveled, it is that detailed. I highly recommend this novel. Sie pflegt ihn, aber sein Verhalten ist anders. Ronan scheint jemand aus ihrer Kindheit zu sein. Als ich den Buchtitel gelesen haben erwartet ich irgendwie eine Fantasygeschichte. Doch es war eine historische Liebesgeschichte.

Zur Kelten und Wikingerzeit, sehr interessant, spannend und anschaulich geschrieben. Doch auch sehr humorvoll, romantisch und voller Liebe und auch Hass. Die Charaktere waren sehr unterschiedlich und doch hatte jeder etwas zum liebgewinne dabei.

She is a wonderful writer. This story is about two different races and their beliefs about them. Learning to overcome their fears regarding the other race. I really enjoyed reading Delle Jacobs stories. This is the third one I read of her stories. She always makes me feel like I am there watching everything that is happening.

I hope you will enjoy reading this book as much as I did. Culture As one of her early writings I found this storyline every bit as intriguing and captivating as later works. It was an easy yet compelling read that I hardly put down! Aug 10, Tere rated it did not like it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

To view it, click here. The Celt women were "helpless " but had survived for a period with no men. The Northmen showed up and were willing to save them. Feb 27, Jessie rated it it was ok Shelves: Too much frigging angst. Good It was good. The author kept me hooked on this book. The ending was kind of weak, though. Jan 25, Linda Morrison rated it really liked it. This was very entertaining and enjoyable! Very hard to walk away from!

Nov 24, Shannon rated it liked it Shelves: I have a ton of books to read on my iPod. I'm obsessed with free stuff, so I went a bit overboard with getting every free book possible. I might as well start reading some of them. I have to say that I didn't have high expectations. The synopsis itself wasn't the most original, but it seemed interesting.

Sorry to be mean, but the cover is a bit ugly and doesn't do the story justice. I sure hope that the guy on the cover isn't supposed to be Ronan because oh my god that guy isn't cute at all. The I have a ton of books to read on my iPod. The dude on the cover has curly hair that looks like it's the beginning of a jerry-curl.

Maybe it's just me since I'm not into curly hair in general. This book ended up not being what I expected. While there were people with sad pasts, the overall tone was light. In fact, the first half of the book is a prank war between the man vikings and the celtic women. Most of the time book-vikings are psycotic rapists, but the vikings here were really chill guys. They were friendly and hard-working. The other thing I learned was that all vikings have monster penises. I seriously ended up laughing throughout this book because of how many times their man parts were mentioned.

The women were constantly wowing over how well-endowed the men were. Not only are viking's huge, they also walk around with huge erections in their tunics.

Every page mentioned this and made me laugh my face off. The sex scenes were well executed though. They were descriptive without it being corny or unneccessarily graphic. One of the things that bothered me the most was the names. I understand that an author must choose appropriate names for authenticities sake, but holy crap some of these names were totally off the map for me. I could kind of roll with 'Egil' or 'Ronan'. However, I still have no idea how to pronounce Arienh.

I googled it and still don't know how to say it. Another bad one was a guy named Hrolgar. I don't even know where to start to sound that one out. Also, I felt like there should have been more physical descriptions of the characters. I don't need pages about the guy's smoldering amber eyes, but I needed something.

The vikings were described well enough for me, but aside from the old mean guy, I have no idea what the other girls look like or even how old they were. I spent the first three chapters thinking one of the girls was middle-aged only to later figure out she was young. From the start of the book, I liked Arienh. I thought she was pretty badass.

It was only the first chapter and she went and knifed this viking. After that is where I started to not understand her though. She stabs this guy, leaves him to die, and then later decides, 'hmm maybe I'll nurse him back to health'. I understand if you didn't want to murder the guy, but why did you go through the trouble to stab him if you were going to end up helping him? As her and Ronan get to know each other and started to get mad at her for giving him such a hard time.

I get that their village has had bad experiences with vikings, but these guys honestly weren't that bad. Sure, they were a bit pushy in their demands, but it wasn't like they were going around attacking and pillaging people. To be honest, things were actually a lot better for the women with the guys around. I'm not gonna lie, I probably would have been perfectly fine having all those attractive guys hanging around and doing all the hard work.

Arienh was just so harsh towards Ronan when he did nothing to deserve it. I actually ended up liking reading about the blind sister Birgit over Arienh. She seemed to have much more depth as a character than the lead girl. I loved Birgit and Egil together. They were so cute! I liked how he was able to except her even though she had her flaws. Plus the scene at the end where they were splashing around in the water was adorable! Overall, this book wasn't bad, especially since it was free.

Sometimes free books tend to be a bit mehh and lame, but this surprised me. It had it's flaws, but Birgit and Egil were enough to save it for me. I like my romances believable. A strange thing to want from romances where the very genre demands we suspend our disbelief in favour of impossibly handsome, well-endowed alpha men, often wealthy, falling with everyday women.

However, that isn't what I mean. If it's a wishy-washy excuse, he doesn't like cats and she has thousands of them, I get bored and move on. Coupled with concerns the Northmen will steal her nephew and abandon her near-blind sister, Arienh is reluctant to give into her heart in order to protect her family. Peppered with light moments, it's not heavy reading and enjoyable. Dec 29, T rated it it was ok Shelves: I think it's important to say I downloaded this book for perhaps not the highest reasons--I wanted a historical romance novel for some light holiday reading and it was super cheap on my Kindle.

But even so, it was terrible. For me, two stars is the lowest rating I can give a book that I finished reading. My main problem with this book is how boring it is, which stems essentially from the lack of credible conflict driving the plot forward.

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