"A Sexy Fantasy Romance"

Ms. Black's latest story in her Neo-Viking world was highly entertaining, highly sensual, and I highly recommend it!

Madalyn Simon is done with Hollywood. Done with the fake, superficial world she's called her own for way too long. Madalyn comes to this conclusion during the middle of her own movie premier. She's done watching herself in ridiculous movies and literally walks out. Well, Madalyn does nothing half way and so when she decides to leave Hollywood, she moves to Alaska...far out in the artic outback she thinks she's found peace. But, when her sister comes for a visit and they decide to take a look at the local wildlife...well, lets just say this decision offers more wildlife then they planned on encountering. His name is Otar and he and three fellow Vikings can't take the chance of Madalyn and her sister Drake running around talking of them. So, they take them underground to New Sweden their underground home.

Otar has been in love with Madalyn for years. He fell in love with the actress not the person, so when he finds her, knows she's seen him...he has no choice but to take her. The fact he's waiting to go off to war used to not matter so much, but now he has a reason to live. Will Madalyn finally realize that his love is true and not a product of Hollywood, and will Otar finally have the love of the woman he's always wanted?

This was a wonderfully creative setting, and Ms. Black has done a very good job bringing her characters to life. Her trademark sensuality is a key part to the romance between Otar and his Madalyn. Ms. Black is a very talented author and one that I now pick up on name recognition alone.

Reviewed by Kristi Ahlers
Posted March 6, 2006

Warlords of the Underground

Thousands of years ago, by edict of the gods, several Viking clans fled to the harsh, wintry Arctic and built a civilization deep below it in the earth's belly. The prophets warned them to keep to themselves, to stay below the ground, for one day the perverse Outsiders - those who dwell above the ground - would taint the laws of the gods and destroy themselves in the process. And then, once again, the Vikings would rule the entire world.

The modern Alaskan tundra is a rugged, largely unexplored terrain. The three kingdoms of the Underground, New Sweden, New Daneland and New Norway, continue to thrive, their ways and cultures untainted by time. The Vikings never go above the ground, with one great exception. They venture into the world of the Outsiders to hunt...

Women.

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A-list actress Madalyn Simon is done with Hollywood. Tired of being surrounded by superficial smiles and ulterior motives, she decides to forgo the glamorous life in lieu of a modest, meaningful one. Not the type to do anything half- baked, Madalyn buys land in a remote Alaskan village and assumes the role of Average Jane. All might have gone well had she not accidentally photographed a mysterious man while taking snapshots of the local wildlife. Kidnapped and under the grim male's firm control, Madalyn is forced into his world, an underground, medieval civilization nobody knew existed...

Summary

A star in a world of wealth and privilege....

Fed up with Hollywood backstabbing, famous movie actress Madalyn Simon decided to escape the spotlight. Her new back- to-basics existence in an Alaskan cabin did take getting used to, but at least she was in control of her own destiny -- or so she thought. While snowmobiling on the frigid coast with her sister, the pair is taken hostage by a band of rough men who want them -- for reasons beyond imagining.

A captive in a world of inescapable seductions....

They are neo-Vikings from a hidden underworld, in search of women Outsiders to breed for the New Sweden clan. Their sexy leader, Otar, wants only one woman: Madalyn. Overpowered by his masculine strength and unmasked desire, Madalyn must become Otar's wife or face the marriage auction block. Now, in a world beyond dreams and as real as the hot flesh of her enticing warrior-husband, Madalyn discovers the power of an all-consuming passion -- as the fires of revolution threaten all she has come to love....