Leif was raised as a thrall. But then the new jarl claimed him...
An orphan, abandoned at a young age, Leif has never dreamed of more than a simple life of hard work and herding sheep. He certainly never dreamed he might be offered as a hospitality gift to the visiting jarl...or that the jarl might accept him. Jarl Ulfgard's discovery of a godstouched - a man with the sacred gift to bear children - is nothing more than the solution to his problem of siring an heir. A single night with the fiery-haired thrall convinces him to claim the young man as his own, but only when Leif is stolen away by Ulf's enemies does the jarl realize the true depth of his feelings...and that he will do anything to recover his mate. A romantic adventure in a Viking-inspired fantasy world. Originally published in serial format.