A Tale So Timeless: Fairy Taled Book 4 by Carmen Erickson

He’s earned a second chance. The Fates feel differently. Can he overcome sabotage and survive the Viking Age? Broken-hearted and battle worn, Rumpelstiltskin is finished with the fairy tale world. He’s content to spend his days in solitude, until an unexpected text from his old friend Red reels him back in again—hook, line, and sinker. She convinces him that Godmother’s offer for a redo to his original fairy tale is legit. Though he’d stopped caring about the story when his wife got sick, a chance to be shone in a different light might be just the salve his wounds need. With hopes of repairing both his friendship with Red and his tattered reputation, Rump agrees. No bargains, no magic, and no turning straw into gold this time. He’s determined to help the miller’s daughter the old-fashioned way. But for all the times Rump has pictured his second chance, he never imagined it playing out during the Viking Age. As plot twists, sabotage, and pillaging abound, rules dictate his story must be completed. Even if it means both their heads on a spike. Read more