daughters of denmark
SAILORS AND TAILORS, PERIL AND PROVIDENCE
An historical romance series set in eighteenth century Denmark-Norway, with a nod to Norse myth and folklore.
Nine closed-door novels with temporary titles under construction.
Original art created for this website by @kris_tinsart.
Author
Karen Nyenhuis
I set stories among those who followed the drum in the eighteenth century. A particular soldier in the Norwegian artillery inspired four years of research and a mostly fictional world of nine novels. I will pursue publication when five books are finished.
I descend from tailors in Norway and knights in Sweden, and I share my fascination for eighteenth century Scandinavia on my blog, with a focus on the Great Northern War and the writings of Sami specialist Just Knud Qvigstad.
Books
Prequel
An Arctic Arrangement
Cold and compromise.
Partial first draft.
Book One
Autumn in Copenhagen
A seamstress and a snow brig.
Second draft complete.
Book Two
Winter in Bergen
Snow and secrets.
First draft complete.
Book Three
Christmas in Copenhagen
Cardamom and crisis.
First draft halfway.
Book Four
Winter in Brest
A watch and a quest.
First draft halfway.
Book Five
Summer in Bergen
Stones and struggle.
Second draft halfway.
Book Six
An Arctic Summer
Regret and return.
First draft halfway.
Book Seven
An Arctic Spring
Refuge and rescue.
Partial first draft.
He stepped onto the wharf and breathed in the familiar salt air of the place he’d pledged his life to protect–a small harbor encircled by mountains and cluttered with ships.
-SUMMER IN BERGEN