Past Storm and Fire

Escape can embolden your soul - or destroy it.

Val Masterson created Vigdis in order to escape the drudgery of her life. Instead, Vigdis starts living it.

Val and Karl's house is destroyed by a hurricane and her husband reveals he can't have children. Desperate to forget her troubles, Val writes a historical romance novel set in Iceland, rife with sorcery, sexy Vikings, a volcano, and a big family loaded with dangerous alliances--all of which is about to erupt. Val's dreams reveal historical details she can't possibly know, details which prove to be factual, which both frightens and tempts her.

Her obsession with writing puts a strain on her already troubled marriage, but she's terrified of being on her own. In her novel, Val becomes Vigdis. She evades two amorous brothers and the black magic of their sorcerous, drunken father. But, the line between past and present grows blurred as Vigdis lives everything Val dreams of - true love, children, and family. Val must decide whether to resurrect the shambles of her marriage or take her chance in Iceland to discover if her dreams truly do come from the past.

Can she find vicarious solace and satisfaction in her fictional creation? Or will the escape take over and subsume her?