But then, it didn't matter because his pain-ridden body became even more pain-ridden. Every bone in his body seemed to be breaking and reforming, even his jaw and teeth, after which he hurtled through the air, outside his keep, far up into the sky. Then he lost consciousness.

When he awakened, he found himself in another keep of sorts. But it was made of stone, not wood, as Thorstead was. And the weather here was almost unbearably warm, not the frigid cold of the Norselands.

The sign over the entryway read: "Angola Prison."

About the Author.

SANDRA HILL is a graduate of Penn State and worked for more than ten years as a features writer and education editor for publications in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Writing about serious issues taught her the merits of seeking the lighter side of even the darkest stories. She is the wife of a stockbroker and the mother of four sons.

Visit her website at www.sandrahill.net.

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Romances by Sandra Hill.

Kiss of Surrender.

Kiss of Pride.

The Norse King's Daughter.

The Viking Takes a Knight.

Viking in Love Hot & Heavy.

Wet & Wild A Tale of Two Vikings The Very Virile Viking.

The Viking's Captive (formerly My Fair Viking).

The Blue Viking Truly, Madly Viking.

The Love Potion The Bewitched Viking Love Me Tender.

The Last Viking Sweeter Savage Love Desperado.

Frankly, My Dear.

The Tarnished Lady.

The Outlaw Viking.

The Reluctant Viking.

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