The Saga Of Kali Kolsson

The new book from Valerie Bowes ... out now!

Valerie Bowes

Author, lover of the outdoors, former Veterinary Nurse & Truck Driver

Since 1996, I’ve been a regular contributor to the fiction in magazines such as Women’s Weekly, The People’s Friend, My Weekly and Take a Break’s Fiction Feast.


I’ve been amongst the winners or long/short-listed in numerous competitions.


My first book "Battle For Love" was published with Roane Publishing in 2017. That was pure fiction, a romance ending on the field of Waterloo.

Valerie Bowes

Battle For Love

THE SAGA OF KALI KOLSSON

When the King of Norway grants Rognvald Kali Kolsson that part of the Earldom of Orkney once held by his mother’s martyred brother, Saint Magnus, it is no foregone conclusion that the royal gift can be made good.


Murder and bitter conflict ensue before Rognvald can so much as set foot on Orkney soil as its rightful lord, threats from rival claimants and hardened Norse warlords standing in his way. His path to power is uncertain, bloodied, and treacherous.


But into this maelstrom steps an unlooked-for ally: the bold and unpredictable Svein Asleifsson, a firebrand seafarer feared across the northern seas. Can this infamous raider, equal parts outlaw and hero, help Rognvald forge unity from a land divided?


Will their uneasy alliance bring peace to Orkney—or plunge it into deeper chaos?


A sweeping tale of ambition, betrayal, and unlikely brotherhood set against the harsh beauty of the Norse North.



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