4.7/
Tropes: historical, crazy wild Vikings crash their ship onto an unknown shore, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, he's very possessive, shes a strong-willed woman, slow burn, she is terrified he is...pierced. LOL
Ah, this was so fun! I loved this book and am super excited for the next book ( Hamish!!!!!) It's full of adventure, humor, and swoony romance. Kenna is a strong woman, skilled at taking care of her loved ones, in I am guessing the Scottish lowlands/English border. Haakon arrives by shipwreck and at the first moment he sees Kenna he believes she is his true destiny and he makes his home in her town and will not raid the town if she weds him. It's so fun and full of great chemistry, and plenty of slow burn too. Great if you love Marvel's Thor movies, I kept thinking of Led Zeppelin music the entire time I read it.

Thoroughly enjoyed getting lost in the highlands with these Vikings. The author did a great job capturing some insta-love from the MMC after the FMC saves him from drowning. I liked seeing the way he earned the respect and adoration of the FMC. Looking forward to the rest of the books!

Family, Destiny, Trust, Negotiations.
My first time reading anything by this author and the story was quite unique.
I was not a fan of any of the characters in the story.
A crew of Vikings stranded and wanting to negotiate for a place to live but soon their leader Haakon took over and made himself the king and
new wife Kenna queen.
Married right away but their marriage was not consummated until the last part of the book. This is where the story took a turn with the couple in their displays of intimacy that was very detailed.
I usually like a good Viking story, but this turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment for me plus a cliffhanger ending.
Mature Advisory: 4/5
Book Rating 3.3

I liked this authors medieval book I read but the time period is not one I enjoy so when I saw she was coming out with a Viking series, I figured I would try it. Her men are so alpha again, its very in your face. Be prepared for crotch grabbing and a lot of "manly" dialogue. Its not really my thing but I didn't mind it since Haakon is very much love at first sight as he believes Kenna is his destiny and he is devoted. Kenna is a strong woman who even though she may not have been treated as such by other men, her father taught her to hold her own when it came to living. We had to wait a while to get some steamy scenes but I feel like the last 20-15% was making up for that. There was no dub/noncon in this book.

Even though I really did enjoy it, I don't really care for the alpha male/war lifestyle of this time. I will continue to read this series as I am thinking it will be his siblings in the other stories. But bragging about pillaging and taking of women (rape if we are honest) doesn't do much for me. It also didn't give me big feels. It was very grunty man trying to convince a woman that his dick is everything she could every want, and I am very down for that. She was dickmatized and same. SAME

If you like smutty Viking sagas this is for you!

I think this book is well written and captured my attention pretty early on. Definitely spicy and it is more focused on the spice than plot progression. Probably 4/5 🌶️ Although it was well written and imaginative (which is why I gave it 4/5 stars), it wasn’t what I expected. I kept feeling like I needed to finish it after I already finished the story. I believe Lily Harlem is writing more books in this series so maybe the plot will progress more in those books.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lily Harlem, and Dragonblade Publishing for the chance to read this ARC before it hits shelves!

This is the first story of the Vikings Rock series and it is a great start. I loved the storyline and the two main characters Kenna and Haakon. They are both strong but from two different worlds, Viking meets Christians. There is an outside threat that will soon be upon them but now they train. The story is well written, entertaining and with bits of humor throughout. The story has a cliffhanger and hopefully the next story is close. It’s a story that is worth reading.
I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and are voluntarily leaving a review.