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White Frost

Trude Brænne Larssen

The sorceress Rime is guarding a much soughtafter secret. As a result she is afraid to fall in love. Only Bork, a farmer’s son, succeeds in wearing down her defences. This strong, silent man makes an impression on her, and against her will she is drawn to him. However, Rime has mighty enemies who are aware of her secret and want a share of it. She is not safe anywhere... 14 books.

Gunhild's Choice

Ellinor Rafaelsen

In this historical series set in Hallingdal, Norway, in the late 1800s we get to know the life of Gunnhild Johnsen and her five children after her husband follows his dream and sets off to America to find gold. All he leaves Gunnhild is a letter with a promise to return ... one day. Gunnhild struggles to provide for her family after her husband abandons them in poverty, and in despair she decides to put the children into foster care and seek work outside the small village in Hallingdal. Will Gunnhild’s husband return from America as a wealthy man? And will his family be there to welcome him back? Rights sold to Poland. 18 books.

Legacy

Ann-Christin Gjersøe

The story of Livsarven takes place at the venerable Gimle Farm in Vestfold in the 1880s. This is an action-packed and heart-warming tale, which revolves around the lives and loves of three young women at a time when women were rarely in charge of their own destinies. Rights sold to Poland. 22 books. The series ends with 4 more books in 2010.

Dangerous Powers

Elin Brend Johansen

In Sunniva, an historical series set in Ringerike in the 1600s, we meet the young and passionate heiress to Svanemyr manor, Sunniva. She is blissfully ignorant of the extent of her supernatural powers, but will soon enough experience that her powers will have fatal consequences In this dramatic series we follow Sunniva’s struggle to survive in a time when women with supernatural powers were burned at the stake. 21 books.

Wind of Change

Frid Ingulstad

The author takes us to the factories and houses along the river Akerselva in Oslo, 1905. Elise and her little sister work at one of the factories. Their mother is ill and their father an alcoholic. Elise must take responsibility for her family. The radical hanges occurring at the turn of the century, and the fate of the common people are brought sharply into focus in this successful saga. Rights sold to Poland. 34 books, 8 books will be published in 2010.

Flame Dance

Jane Mysen

The year is 1880. A band of gypsies roams through Lillehammer and the surrounding countryside. We follow their lives, full of drama, excitement and passion, through towns and deep forests. Anna is a young gypsy girl travelling with a large group of migrants. Her engagement to Nikolai is celebrated one bright summer night. But before they are married, a murder is committed in the camp. Nikolai is forced to flee and Anna is left to fend for herself. 31 books, 6 books will be published in 2010.

The Timber Girl

Berit Elisabeth Sandviken

A magical series from the 1800s. Barbra is 16 years old when she runs away from her home in Julsruddalen, taking with her a dangerous secret. Barbra dreams of being a “timber girl”, working to transport timber to Christiania (now Oslo). But a young girl on her own, travelling desolate country roads and staying in disreputable inns is tempting prey. 34 books.

Original Sin

Anne-Lise Boge