Book Review For Under a Viking Moon

Book Review for: "Under A Viking Moon"Written by: Tami DeeDesert Breeze PublishingISBN: 1-936000-26-1Ebook Format$5.995 StarsDee crafts an exciting story of time travel and love with "Under A Viking Moon." Katla 'Kat' Jonsdottir and Leif Nabboddrson are two people destined never to meet until a time traveling pendant brings them together. Can the sparks that have ignited between them keep the couple together?The story begins with Kat talking to her grandmother "Amma." They are in San Francisco and it is 2006. Amma, sadly, suffers from dementia, but has moments of clarity. Amma is insistent that Kat's lover is coming and she must "go back" with him. Thinking her Amma is not making sense, Kat leaves, but is haunted by visions of a handsome Viking. A week later, Kat rescues the Viking that she has visions about from drowning. It's Leif.Leif has traveled through time, enabled by his magical pendant. Leif was on his way to Iceland to marry a woman who looked just like Kat. Kat's ancestor, however, betrayed Leif. She was pregnant with another man's child, Scipio, and when Leif showed up, the marriage ceremony was conducted and then Scipio and Katla's ancestor attacked Leif, throwing him overboard to drown.Leif is shocked to find himself in a new time with a woman who looks just like his traitorous wife. Initially, he has trouble trusting Kat, but in time, she wins him over. Kat's friends, Rosie and Singlee, help Leif get used to 2006. The attraction between Leif and Kat grows.Kat takes Leif to meet her grandmother. It is a poignant meeting and shortly thereafter, Kat's Amma passes away. Kat then takes Leif and her friends to a bank to retrieve her grandmother's possessions and discovers the other pendant that will allow her and Leif to travel back in time to his Viking world. Initially, Kat doesn't tell Leif about the pendant. He discovers her lie in a most vicious way - before they are both transported to 900 A.D. Denmark. Will the love that Kat and Leif have kindled in San Francisco survive the harsh reality of the Viking culture, or will Kat be forced to live as Leif's slave for the rest of her life?Dee's writing is exciting. The story immediately grabs the reader's attention and doesn't let go. The story plot is tight. The dialogue is authentic to both times. Dee captures the worlds of 2006 San Francisco and 900 A.D. Denmark with amazing accuracy.The characters are compelling. The reader meets Kat at a certain point in her life and throughout the novel, Kat shows true courage in all her challenges. It's a raw courage that has to be refined. Her defining moment is when she helps Leif's father, and his family, learn to live with his dementia. Leif also has his own problems to deal with. After making Kat his slave, he must learn to live the consequences. It's not easy for him. He has to learn to do what is right despite what society dictates is right.The novel is sensual for romance readers. The love scene is tasteful. Overall, "Under A Viking Moon" is a thrilling romantic read that captures the reader's imagination. dr seuss cat in hat history