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Sovia rejects harsh labels from men while juggling desire, agency, and courtly rivalry. Her relationship with the eager young Norrlander Stål Magnusson escalates into intimate confrontation and an oath of marriage before sunset. The opening also frames her collection of rare gowns as both power and provocation, setting the tone for intrigue and character-driven conflict.","Titles by Sandra Lake  \nThe Warlord’s Wife The Iron Princess The Northman’s Bride  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe Northman’s Bride  \nSandra Lake  \nINTERMIX BOOKS, NEW YORK  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAn imprint of Penguin Random House LLC  \n375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014  \nTHE NORTHMAN’S BRIDE  \nAn InterMix Book / published by arrangement with the author Copyright © 2016 by Sandra Lake.  \nPenguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish  \nbooks for every reader.  \nINTERMIX and the “IM” design are trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.  \nFor more information about The Berkley Publishing Group, [visit ](visit penguin.com)[penguin.com](visit penguin.com).  \neBook ISBN: 9781101989463  \nPUBLISHING HISTORY  \nInterMix eBook edition / May 2016  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.  \nVersion_ 1  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAcknowledgments  \nI would like to dedicate this book to my editor, Julie Mianecki, for her hard work, passion, and patience for my stories; working with you is truly a collaborative experience. To quote an eighth grader I know well,“She just gets me.” And, I would add, you just get my characters.  \nThanks as well to the entire InterMix and Berkley staff.  \nTo my friend AnnMarie Spiby: thank you for being the perfect balance of a critical ear and cheerleader, at a time when I needed it most.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nTitles by Sandra Lake  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nAcknowledgments  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21  \nChapter 22  \nChapter 23  \nChapter 24  \nChapter 25  \nChapter 26  \nChapter 27  \nChapter 28  \nChapter 29  \nChapter 30  \nChapter 31  \nChapter 32  \nChapter 33  \nEpilogue  \nHistorical Note  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter 1  \nSzczecin Fortress  \nWest Coast of Polska—1177  \nSovia rejected the generally held opinion that she was a whore. After all, it was an arguable term. Men were forever complaining that she had too many lovers, yet, at the moment, she was preoccupied kissing a particularly handsome young Norrlander and didn’t have time to concern herself with such inelegant judgments. Whore was simply a term, a distinction used as a tool crafted by men to suit their own ends.  \nAnyway, lust was a part of the natural vitality of men, and if Sovia knew anything at all about herself, it was that she had a talent for raising aman’s . . . vigor. She wouldn’t go so far as to say that her lovers couldn’t live without her, simply that she made their lives more . . . diverting.  \nAs the heated tongue of Stål Magnusson, her very handsome, very eager young suitor, flicked up against hers, he groaned in a deep, growly sort of way.  \n“Oh, Stål,” Sovia breathed, tumbling backward onto the bed and pulling the young man down on top of her as she went.  \n“By my word, Sovia, you are the most beautiful woman in the world.”He rocked his lean, tapered hips into hers. Spreading her legs wider, she nestled him into the right spot—well, not truly the right spot—her many layers of thick fabric hindered his progress. He was being far too careful and progressing far too slowly. Sovia would have to take matters into her own hands.  \nBut before she could take action,","cbCaijpUU8t5q4fn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijpUU8t5q4fn","pdf",823487,202,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Chapter 14\n## Chapter 15\n## Chapter 16\n## Chapter 17\n## Chapter 18\n## Chapter 19\n## Chapter 20\n## Chapter 21\n## Chapter 22\n## Chapter 23\n## Chapter 24\n## Chapter 25\n## Chapter 26\n## Chapter 27\n## Chapter 28\n## Chapter 29\n## Chapter 30\n## Chapter 31\n## Chapter 32\n## Chapter 33\n## Epilogue\n## Historical Note\n## About the Author","[{\"question\":\"Where and when does the story begin in this excerpt?\",\"answer\":\"It begins at Szczecin Fortress on the west coast of Polska in 1177.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Sovia respond to the judgment placed on her reputation?\",\"answer\":\"Sovia rejects the term used to shame her, viewing it as a label created by men and refocusing on her own concerns and desires.\"},{\"question\":\"What promise does Stål Magnusson make to Sovia in the opening chapter?\",\"answer\":\"Stål declares he will speak to her father and have her as his wife before the sun sets the same day.\"}]",1785401845,311,{"code":4,"msg":29,"data":30},"ok",{"site_id":23,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":13,"keywords":32,"description":14,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":84,"head_meta":86,"extra_data":88,"updated_unix":26},"the-northmans-bride-part-3","",{"@graph":34,"@context":83},[35,52,66],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-northmans-bride-part-3/114632/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":22,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":60,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":61,"interactionStatistic":62},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-30",true,{"@type":63,"interactionType":64,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":65},"ViewAction",{"@type":67,"mainEntity":68},"FAQPage",[69,75,79],{"name":70,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":72},"Where and when does the story begin in this excerpt?","Question",{"text":73,"@type":74},"It begins at Szczecin Fortress on the west coast of Polska in 1177.","Answer",{"name":76,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":77},"How does Sovia respond to the judgment placed on her reputation?",{"text":78,"@type":74},"Sovia rejects the term used to shame her, viewing it as a label created by men and refocusing on her own concerns and desires.",{"name":80,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":81},"What promise does Stål Magnusson make to Sovia in the opening chapter?",{"text":82,"@type":74},"Stål declares he will speak to her father and have her as his wife before the sun sets the same day.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":23},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":90},[91,94,98,102,107,112,117,122,127,130,134],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},90,"story-novel",{"id":45,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":103,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":108,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":113,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":125,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":129},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":131,"slug":133},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":135,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":137},19,"General","general"]