Maiden and the Monster Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Michelle M. Pillow (Author), Mason Lloyd (Narrator), The Raven Books (Publisher)

I listened to this story on Author's Direct. The reading of the story is powerful and the reader evokes the emotions of the characters into the story. During the climax of the story, I had tears running down my cheeks, feeling what the emotions of a woman who found love and then loses it in the next moment. The author made clear the emotions and pain that Vladamir feels and his actions are understandable in a man hurt by his king and dead wife. Why not feed the rumors and stories of a monster? The story is harsh and the pain and emotions truly come through with the reader, and makes the story truly emotionally powerful. This story is well-written and may not be historically accurate, but it captures the emotions of the people after the peace treaty with the Vikings.