In 881 AD, England is a land divided — Saxon and Viking, faith and fire, love and duty. In the growing Saxon burh of Wōdenléah, nestled within the Kingdom of Wessex, the treaty with the Vikings is fragile. Osric, a widowed thegn sworn to defend church lands, hides a forbidden love with Æfre, the burh's gifted healer—and one of the last remaining pagans in a world turned Christian. ​When Bishop Æthelwod, an ambitious and ruthless clergyman, seeks to purge the last of the old gods from Wōdenléah, Æfre becomes his target. He seizes upon the love Æfre and Osric have for each other—it's the perfect weapon for him to gain leverage and to seize control — unless two unlikely allies can unite against him. ​Outside the walls, Jarl Torvald Ironsight, a Viking chieftain with his own battle scars and secrets, watches over his trading camp—and Æfre—from afar. Torn between his unspoken desire for the healer and loyalty to his people, Torvald joins Osric in a desperate alliance that will test the boundaries of faith, honor, and the human heart. ​Betrayal looms, the gods grow restless, and love becomes both a weapon and a wound. ​For readers who love: • Epic historical fiction set in Viking Age and Anglo-Saxon England • Forbidden love and tragic romance • Rich world-building, political intrigue, and character-driven narratives with emotional depth • Stories like The Last Kingdom, Outlander, or The Mists of Avalon Content notes: • 🔥 Passionate “spicy” scenes • Violence appropriate to the 9th century • Book I of the Wild Gods Series • Not a traditional HEA or HFN ending, but a love story shaped by fate, faith, and fire.