Two young women vanish, time-traveling to the age of the Vikings.Sophie Foster, a rookie cop, vows to find them.I might be the junior investigator on the force, but I’m not letting two girls disappear without a trace. Alone, I search the quiet forests where they were last seen. As a single mom with a young daughter, this case means more to me than any other, but the trail has gone cold.Tramping … trail has gone cold.
Tramping through the snow, I despair. My steps falter and I stumble. In a single, terrifying instant, I tumble through the darkness to another time, deep in the past.
I emerge in an old world, a rugged land, a brutal realm ruled by Vikings.
Ivar, their leader, stands even taller than his men. Powerfully built, with a gaze that could melt arctic frost, he makes my heart race with fear – and desire. His people say he’s the Jarl of Jarls. I say he’s as fierce as a lion. He rescues me from a vicious attack but claims me as his own. When I’m alone with him, his eyes seduce me. His touch leaves me helpless with need. More than anything, I want to belong to him.
But I can’t stay with Ivar no matter how strong his hold on me. I must return to my daughter. I wait for my chance to escape and race back to the modern world. Back to my child.
I never imagined that I was being followed. Not until it was too late.
Ivar, my six and a half-foot tall, Viking warrior, follows me back to the twenty-first century…
Author’s Note: ‘Ivar’ is Book 3 in the Mists of Albion series and it is recommended that you read ‘Eirik’ (Book 1) and ‘Ragnar’ (Book 2) first. This book is a full-length 115k word novel and, due to mature scenes and language, is recommended for readers over 18.
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I would recommend reading the first 2 books in this series before starting this one. Although it gives enough backstory for the book to make sense when it comes to the main characters, it would be better understood when read in order.
This was not my favorite of the three Mists of Albion books. I love Ivar and his choices, as well as Sophies choices but I wish it would of ended differently.
Sophie, being a great mom, surprised me by not trying to escape much quicker than she did. I didn’t think she would let that much time go by without seeing her daughter. Her morals were really tested when it came to seeing how people in the past lived.
Now Ivar….not only was he a complete alpha, but the Jarl of Jarls. I mean that rescue…seriously! One of the things I love the most about these Vikings is that once they realize their feelings they are sure to let it show
Fabulous and touching historic/time travel romance
Joanna Bell’s delightful time-travel/Viking historical romance series, Mists of Albion, has another story to tell. Ivar tells the tale of the Jarl of Jarls, the leader of the ninth century Viking invaders of East Anglia. His fate changes when River Falls, NY PD Officer Sophie Foster begins to investigate the disappearance of Page Renner, her family, and her best friend Emma Lewis (stories told in Books 1 and 2). Once again, a wealth of descriptive historical details lends fabulous authenticity to the setting as Sophie first enters the past, meets Jarl Ivar, and gradually comprehends the truth of her situation. Her developing love for the Jarl is secondary to her love for her daughter Ashley, back in the 21st century, and her return to her own time seems inevitable. The Jarl’s duties demand that he let her go. He’s heading an invasion of conquest, not a mere raid; his people are in East Anglia to stay and need the guidance and protection of the Jarl to learn to live in this hostile conquered land. Sophie and Ivar are responsible for others, bound by love and duty, and miserable without each other. So much happens in this tale of parted lovers and returning prodigals that I can’t go into here, but the dramatic tension is off the charts as everyone who knows of the time-travel link is pushed to define, or re-define, for themselves where – and when – their true place in life must be. Author Joanna Bell does as well with character development as she does with historical setting. Ivar, Sophie, and secondary characters new and old emerge as real people, warts and all, and the unique resolution of the parted-lovers dilemma makes for a lovely and poignant HEA. Not every loose end in all the subplots and side stories is tied up, which means there will be a Book 4, and I can’t wait. I thank Hidden Gems for the ARC, and my voluntary independent opinion is that Ivar, along with the rest of the series, is simply the best time-travel Viking romance I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading.
This is a gem here. This book touched me with its different take of the time travel theme. I LOVED Ivar he is such a great hero. I am not a good review writer but I will try to explain how this book had me so choked up at times. I do feel like there were some things that didn’t make sense. I didn’t think Sophie acted like a police officer at all. She had no self defense skills, I felt like Emma stood up for herself more than she did. I wondered why Heather and Marias’ grandmother didn’t act like they knew each other from before.