Review: The Bear and the Bride
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
This is the first in a series of 5 short stories about a band of brothers.  In this story we meet the eldest brother Torsten.  It is a great lusty story.  The author creates an interesting tale but as I finished it, I found that I longed for more so my only complaint is that I wish that she made each book into a full length novel.  There was definitely enough material to do so.  Great story overall.Summary:Jarl Torsten glimpses Ainslin of Durham, a recent widow with two sons, and immediately covets her for his wife. He outmaneuvers his rival, Ainslin's neighbor Earl Sigrid, and receives the king's blessing to marry her.Ainslin fears Torsten's reaction when he discovers she's a virgin. How will she explain her maidenhead and twin sons? Will Torsten cast Ainslin and the boys aside when he discovers the truth?