The Witch's Heart

Rich and artfully woven, The Witch s Heart takes the familiar tales of Norse Mythology and tells them from a fresh, honest perspective; that of Angrboda Iron-Witch, mother of monsters and wife of Loki, a woman who has seen the end of days and the death of gods, and will stop at nothing to protect those she loves. Angrboda is an unforgettable heroine, and The Witch s Heart a debut to be reckoned with. -- Hannah Long, author of Hall of Smoke

When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this fierce, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse myth.

Angrboda's story begins where most witch tales end: with being burnt. A punishment from Odin for sharing her visions of the future with the wrong people, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the furthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be the trickster god Loki, and her initial distrust of him and any of his kind grows reluctantly into a deep and abiding love.

Their union produces the most important things in her long life: a trio of peculiar children, each with a secret destiny, whom she is keen to raise at the edge of the world, safely hidden from Odin's all-seeing eye. But as Angrboda slowly recovers her prophetic powers, she learns that her blissful life and possibly all of existence is in danger.

Angrboda must choose whether she'll accept the fate that she's foreseen for her beloved family or rise to remake it.

The Witch's Heart is a unique novel that transforms the faceless names of an epic tale into living, breathing, sympathetic characters. With a witty and spirited protagonist, this book will surprise and delight from beginning to end. -- Louisa Morgan, Author of A Secret History of Witches

As epic as it is engrossing, The Witch's Heart is a testament to the ferocity of one mother's love and the lengths she'll go to protect those she loves. Utterly unforgettable. -- Alexis Henderson, Author of The Year of the Witching

Genevieve Gornichec earned her degree in history from The Ohio State University, but she got as close to majoring in Vikings as she possibly could, and her study of the Norse myths and Icelandic sagas became her writing inspiration. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio. The Witch's Heart is her debut novel, and she tweets @gengornichec.