BLOGWORDS – Friday 25 July 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FOREST CHILD by HEATHER DAY GILBERT

BLOGWORDS – Friday 25 July 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FOREST CHILD by HEATHER DAY GILBERT

FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FOREST CHILD by HEATHER DAY GILBERT

 

THE BOOK

 

 

THE BLURB

Viking warrior. Dauntless leader. Protective mother. Determined to rise above her rank as the illegitimate "forest child" of Eirik the Red, Freydis launches a second voyage to Vinland to solidify her power and to demand the respect she deserves. She will return home with enough plunder to force her brother, Leif, to sell her the family farm in Greenland.

But nothing can prepare her for the horrors she must confront in Vinland...and nothing can stand in her way when her family is threatened. In her race to outrun the truths that might destroy her, Freydis ultimately collides with the only enemy she cannot silence—her own heart.

Historically based on the Icelandic Sagas, Forest Child brings the memorable, conflicted persona of Freydis Eiriksdottir to life. This immersive tale is Book Two in the acclaimed Vikings of the New World Saga.

 

THE FIRST LINE

The whispers filled all her silences.

 

 

THE AUTHOR

Heather Day Gilbert, an RWA Daphne du Maurier Award winner and 2-time ECPA Christy Award finalist, enjoys writing contemporary mysteries with unpredictable twists, much like the Agatha Christie books she read growing up. She also writes Viking historicals. Her novels feature small towns, family relationships, and women who aren't afraid to protect those they love. Find out more at heatherdaygilbert.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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