Chains of Destiny

Book 5 of 60 of The Guldberg Saga. In rural 19th century Norway, Johanna Guldberg is coming of age. She is the daughter of the village sheriff, and heiress to the finest farm in the Flatlands: Great Guldberg.

Johanna is finally free of her toxic relationship with Gunnar, and she finds herself swept head over heels into her blossoming relationship with Christian. Despite that, she still has her doubts. Her responsibility doesn't just encompass her own family anymore, but the village as a whole. She finds herself once again facing off against the twisted pastor, and a labyrinth of greed, hatred, and lies. It will take all of her cunning to navigate these waters. Can justice possibly hope to triumph in a society so tangled up in the binds of bureaucracy?

Originally published in Norwegian by Cappelen Damm, under the title Skjebnens lenker (Storgårdsfolk #5). Translated to English with permission of both author and publisher.