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"Intriguing followup to Danegeld."
Reviewed by Delia Larkins
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 13, 2003

Epona, Druid priestess, has a special gifu, her Gift, of being able to listen and talk to horses. But that gift is fading. Pony must find a mate and conceive a girl-child to pass on her Gift. Will she be able to accept what fate provides? Valgar the Beast Read more...

"Absolutely beautiful love story"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 15, 2003

Epona knows that the times are turning darker, at least to followers of the Goddess, as Christianity begins to sweep away the old religion that she still practices. She also realizes that her "gift" is beginning to fade and she must quickly mate with the right man to pass Read more...

"A book you can sink your teeth into!"
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted March 1, 2003

I'm a huge fan of Susan Squires and this book is just one of the reasons why. I'm absolutely amazed at her talent. Each time I read one of her books, I think she cannot possibly top this one and she consistently does it each and every time Read more...

"A somewhat disappointing read"
Reviewed by Kelley Hartsell
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted March 29, 2004

This is an interesting story about the blending of cultures and religions of an ancient European past. Epona, "Pony," is the last of her line, the only remaining female follower of the Horse Goddess. She has a unique ability of touch that bonds her to all leaf-eating creatures. This makes her Read more...

She waits under the sign of the White Horse for the man who will father her girl-child. Will it be Saxon king or Danish outcast? Her choice will change the world. In Viking fire burns her destiny.

Epona waits beneath the sign of the White Horse, last of those who worship the Great Mother, for the man who will fulfill her destiny and give her a girl-child. Her gift is a connection to the natural world. Yet as the battle between Saxon and Viking sweeps across her land, it brings two men. One will become Alfred the Great. One is an outcast Viking warrior. The future of England hangs on Pony's choice. Even the nature of her gift is changing and she must embrace the very thing she fears to save it.

Summary

Out of Darkness, light. War swept England, and the dark ages grew darker as Vikings put Saxon strongholds to the torch and promised new rule. The horde found Epona, Daughter of the Goddess, on the hill beneath the Sign of the White Horse. There she had lived, awaiting the man who was fated to give her a child. In Viking fires burned her destiny.