Echoes of the Runes

Runes, Book 1

By: Christina Courtenay

Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton

The pacy, evocative and romantic new dual-time novel from Christina Courtenay is perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Diana Gabaldon and Vikings.

Their love was forbidden. But echoed in eternity.

When Mia inherits her beloved grandmother's summer cottage, Birch Thorpe, in Sweden, she faces a dilemma. Her fiance Charles urges her to sell and buy a swanky London home, but Mia cannot let it go easily. The request to carry out an archaeological dig for more Viking artefacts like the gold ring Mia's grandmother also left her, offers her a reprieve from a decision - and from Charles.

Whilst Mia becomes absorbed in the dig's discoveries, she finds herself drawn to archaeologist Haakon Berger. Like her, he can sense the past inhabitants whose lives are becoming more vivid every day. Trying to resist the growing attraction between them, Mia and Haakon begin to piece together the story of a Welsh noblewoman, Ceri, and the mysterious Viking, known as the 'White Hawk', who stole her away from her people in AD 869.

As the present begins to echo the past, and enemies threaten Birch Thorpe's inhabitants, they will all have to fight to protect what has become most precious to each of them....

©2020 Christina Courtenay (P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

A Sweet Romance

Sometimes you just need a sweet romance, with more plot and less sex. I love my sultry romance don't get me wrong, but sometimes I need a book with more story line. And this book was it. Loved the Viking Lore and how the book goes back and forth between historical Viking times to the present. Beautifully written. I definitely will be reading/listening to the next book in the series.

Excellent historical fiction

Narrator did an excellent job. Her accent and voice are lovely. The story was great with good character development and I loved how the two stories were interwoven. I look forward to reading more books by this author

Predictable

The story line was predictable with no twists and turns and weak characters. I got bored with it very fast and tried to power through to the end but it just couldn't keep my attention.

Love thisLove this book!

Really enjoyed both the presentation and the story. Have already purchased the next in this series.

Get lost in another time

The author was a pleasure to listen to and the story was incredible. I wish there were more in this series.