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a Norse Lore-based romantasy?

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Sure, the Norse Lore has its share of wooing and star-crossed tribal consummations, so one might guess in pushing that into a contemporary enemies-to-lovers themed romantasy isn't so much of a far cry to explore, maybe. Romance author Rachel Van Dyken's Fallen Gods is about to hit tomorrow on December 2nd with a Deluxe Limited Edition featuring open fore-edge painting. This is the compelling bit of the super dramatic teaser sample: He raised me to obey. To bleed. To be his blade when the time came. Now he’s sending me to Endir University, a place filled with ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, to steal back Mjolnir , the hammer of legend. If I fail, everyone I love dies. While I'm not hot on romantasy (but hey, try and win me with your spice ), that the exploration of the Norse Lore brought forward into a contemporary setting (i.e. Netflix' Ragnarok , American Gods , The Almighty Johnsons , Friedman's awesome Vidar Trilogy ) is something that always provokes N...