Contender — W.J. May

What do we do with witches…? With the smoke from the settlement still hanging in the air behind them, Liv and Eric strike out on foot into the wilderness. But the fates weave a twisted story, and it isn't the escape either of them had in mind. Cut off from Trina by the arrival of the imperial army, the pair find themselves truly stranded, without the hope of either coin or supplies. The woods are rife with danger on the best of days, and that's without the price that had surely been put on their heads. Blood is in the water, and the imperial hounds have caught their scent. But even if they manage to stay ahead of the spears behind them, there's trouble brewing on a different front. A closer front. Liv's not the only one harboring a secret.Sometimes freedom comes at too high a cost. They say some people are favored by the gods. Others need to make their own luck. The Viking TalesAdversity - the PrequelWarriorDefenderContenderAffinityHeroineVictoryHarmony ChampionSaviorAnguishForebearSupremeIn a time when Vikings clashed against Romans, and whispers of magic held back the tides, a young woman staggered out of the forest and gave birth to a special child…