The Price of Gold Freya’s Bower

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Author: Ansley Vaughan
Publisher: Freya’s Bower

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Alex sets off on his journey to visit his parents. On the way, he has an accident due to bad weather conditions. A woman comes to his rescue. She is a little odd—especially because she has a flame-like halo and seems to know a lot about Alex. When she calls two cats, Aalstein and Valgerour, to her side, Alex wonders what the hell is going on. What is she doing out in the middle of nowhere with those animals? And how does she know things about Alex?

Upon the woman’s insistence, Alex takes her home to meet his parents. His mother knows the woman and calls her ‘Lady’, much to Alex’s confusion. They appear to be old friends, and Lady’s appearance warrants champagne…

Lady is the goddess Freya. Summoned by Alex’s mother, Freya’s on a mission to make Alex take more time for his personal life and not be so bound up with his career. Freya returns to the city with Alex and conspires to ensure he notices Nossa, a woman he has known for a long time.

Freya, unfamiliar with the fast pace of our day and age, makes some hilarious comments, confusing herself as well as those she speaks to. Her cats shapeshift into hunky men, and those men also teach Alex a thing or two…

The Price of Gold is a really fun book that has many laugh-out-loud moments. I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Vaughan’s voice and appreciated the research into Freya and mythology—I learned a lot from this delightful read. Thank you!