DARK VIKING

Author: Sandra Hill ISBN: 9780425237403 10/2010 HISTORICAL/TIME TRAVEL Publisher: BERKLEY

After a sea operation gone wrong, Navy SEAL Rita Sawyer awakens to find herself still clad in her wetsuit and in a cage with a bunch of Vikings staring at her, including one very tempting warlord. Steven of Norstead has been in a cold, dark mood for many weeks. But perhaps this unusual woman, with her sharp tongue and irksome ways, could be the one to light his fire.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

DARK VIKING is the seventh of Hills Viking Navy SEALS series, and while I enjoyed it, it felt pretty interchangeable with other novels I’ve read in the series. Hill’s signature humor and kookiness is on display as Navy WEAL-in-training Rita Sawyer time travels to Viking-era Norway, where she meets the depressed brother of a SEAL she slightly knows.

Steven of Norstead thinks she is a sea creature and leaves her locked in a cage, but the resourceful Rita escapes and finds a home for herself among his people while he is off trying to rescue his sister, who has been captured by a pirate. The two fall in lust, then love.

I did like this literary approach to female warriors and the witch supporting characters were interesting, as well as the historical details.

Heather Hiestand