Helen Kirkman

Helen Kirkman


Essex, England 917 A.D. - a perilous time when battles were frequent, bloody and man did unspeakable abominations against their fellow men. Hell was the world that burned around her as Sigrid a young Dane woman ran from Saxon pursuers. Abruptly coming to a halt when she ran into a wall of chain mail, madness seemed to overcome her or was it fate that made her cling to his arm and announce to her pursuers that she was his - the chain mailed warrior with steely cold blue eyes. Her husband was dead, that abuse was at an end - what more could be done to her other than pray that this Saxon would grant her a quick death. But her anger and hatred against these Saxon conquerors would soon be tempered by the kindness of her captor, who promised her safety if she stayed with him. Liefwin didn't realize at first that what he needed was Sigrid - that she would be the one that would help him slay his demons and melt his heart.

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Forbidden



England, 716 -- a time of power and passion, corruption, courage, violence and vengeance . . .

He was for sale -- a slave forced to do the bidding of others. Dangerous . . . and fascinating, but no more than a thrall in chains.

She was a lady, a woman bent on vengeance. A woman in need of help. Not the ordinary kind of help. What she wanted to do, what she had to do, did not require commonplace skills. It required courage that took no account of either the odds or the risks. Her idea was every bit as reckless as the slave's bravery . . . and in all probability just as doomed. No matter the cost, she would never be at the mercy of anyone's will again.

They were worlds apart.

And anything between them was . . . forbidden . . .

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Embers



This second novel set in 716 a.d. in Wessex, southern England, tells the tale of the brother of Athelwulf, the hero from FORBIDDEN. Athelbrand "Brand" is the hero who finds the woman he'd once loved beyond reason, who betrayed him, and whom he'd thought had been killed after she left him, the Pict Princess Alina. Years before, he had helped her escape her betrothed, the ruthless and abusive madman Hun. Now, Hun was dead by his hand and he'd found her alive, living in a nunnery in Wessex.

With many lives in the balance, Brand was to deliver Alina to his king, where once again she would be used as a pawn in a political struggle both to save her father, and brother from execution. Only Alina who still loved Brand, knew how she had betrayed him and felt now he would only want revenge. Brand, who still loved her couldn't fathom her mind, or why she had run and thought she left because he had so little to offer her at that time.


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A Fragile Trust



Wessex, the last English kingdom to resist the raging Viking storm . . .

Those defending the land had pledged their loyalty to the new king -- and in their hands lay the fate of a nation. Though English by blood, Ash had been raised among Vikings, and was driven beyond reason to prove his allegiance to king and country, only to find himself left for dead by an English traitor.

The Lady Gemma risked all to rescue the mysterious Ash. But though the wounded stranger consorted easily with the enemy, she could not fear him. And as the growing danger surrounded them, Ash would prove to be a man with the courage to risk not only life, but honor to save Gemma and earn her love!

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Destiny



A courage to defy the Viking storm -- and a love to challenge destiny

Brutally kidnapped by the Danes, Lady Elene was robbed of hope and future. In her desperate bid to escape, she finds temporary safety with Berg, an exiled warrior whose barbarian splendor clashes with the dark mysteries of his lost past . . . a past inexorably linked to her own shattered dreams.

His kingdom destroyed, Berg is unaware that the happiness stolen from him by war is once again within reach. Somehow the lovely, fearless Elene rekindles the fires of eternal hope. But as a treacherous enemy relentlessly pursues him, Berg must risk all to claim the destiny his heart demands.


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Untamed



They had known each other only in dreams, but now a violent fate had made their waking worlds collide.

The ethereal Lady Aurinia lived in danger from the powerful who would use her for their own ends. And yet she freely asked those in need, even knowing that love was forever denied her!

Powerful in ways unspoken, the warrior Macsen had breached the mystical defenses surrounding Lady Aurinia's ancient hall, for desperation drove him to seek the help of her healing hands -- and her open heart!

But could the bond they'd formed -- fine as gossamer, strong as steel -- withstand the firestorm of a marauding Viking horde?

Once again, Helen Kirkman brings you a story full of emotion and passion set during the dark times of the ancient Britons -- once again she has brought together two souls driven by duty and honor and searching for the one person who can make them whole


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Captured



A princess of defeated Mercia, Rosamund had lost all hope of a future, until she stumbled across a chained Mercian prisoner. Drawn by Boda's brutal strength and the defiance in his closed fist, she impulsively wagered her safety for his and won him from their Viking captors.

But Rosamund's risk is great. For just as Boda's loyalties may not be all they seem, she too, is not what she pretends to be. And though she yearns to trust his honor and lean upon his strength, the scars of war run deep, and betrayal may be the price of love.…

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