Garm | Child of Yden (Author Suzanne G. Rogers)

In Norse mythology, if you don’t die a heroic death, you’re going to Hel.

Helheim is the ninth of the Nine Worlds, and unlike the corresponding Christian underworld “Hell,” there are no pitchforks and flames. In fact, it’s next door to Niflheim, the world of ice and mist. Hel, Loki’s daughter, presides over the realm, having been appointed by Odin. The real estate of Hel is quite posh, with a great many mansions having high walls and oversized gates. Hel receives the dead and tends to their needs, but there is no indication she does so cheerfully. Hel lives in a hall named Eljudnir, which is frosty outside. Garm, a bloodstained dog, guards the gates of Hel.

There is no indication whether the road to Hel is paved with good intentions. 🙂

~ S.G. Rogers

When Dani was a teen, she had it all; a starring role in her own television series, a wonderful family, and her health. A few years later, everything has changed for the worse—and her time is running short. All she wants to do before she dies is to fall in love, but when she’s kidnapped and taken to Asgard of Norse mythology, she becomes enmeshed in a quarrel between immortals. Prince Rein lends a hand in her quest to return home, and she begins to think the handsome elf has captured her heart. After a magical artifact goes missing, however, he may be forced to marry another woman to avert a diplomatic catastrophe. To find the artifact and save the prince, Dani must undertake a dangerous quest involving ogres, dark fairies, and underworld criminals. Ultimately, however, she’ll have to defy Odin himself.