Outsider, book 2: DefianceKlaire de Lys2015

When Astrid first agreed to guide Jarl Vorn and his adopted son Knud to L?gberg, she never imagined she would fall in love along the way. Now - for the very first time - she begins to dream of the possibility of a peaceful life. But as they travel closer to L?gberg, Astrid cannot shake the fear that the dwarf queen Vígdís - the only person who can possibly save Jarl’s home city of Bajartree - could be the very woman to deny her the happiness she craves.