MORBID (Raiders of Valhalla MC: New Blood 9) by Elizabeth Knox -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2025
I’m the girl nobody kept. He’s the man who won’t let go.
Ingrid
He never looked at me like I was broken, didn’t flinch when Njal made me a joke in front of the whole club and pretended not to notice when Bjorn used me up and threw me away like I was nothing.
I’m Fenrir’s youngest daughter. Charm’s baby girl. Raiders of Valhalla princess with a shattered crown and a body count of men who proved I’m only good for one thing.
So, I stopped trying to be anything else.
I take what I want now. I f*ck who I choose. I let them think I’m the club’s wild child because it’s easier than admitting I’m just the girl nobody wanted to keep.
Then Gunnar stops pretending he doesn’t see me.
One touch. One night when I’m spiraling and he’s the only one who doesn’t try to fix me—just holds me while I break. One moment when those steady hands and that patient heart make me feel like maybe I’m not as ruined as I think.
But I know better. I’ve learned this lesson twice already. Men in this club don’t love girls like me.
They f*ck us, they shame us, they move on to someone worth keeping. Gunnar says I’m wrong. Says he’s been waiting for me. Says he’ll prove every man before him was a coward who couldn’t handle what I am.
Now I have to choose: Believe him and risk shattering completely, or walk away from the only man who’s ever made me feel whole.
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REVIEW: MORBID is the ninth instalment in Elizabeth Knox’s contemporary, adult RAIDERS OF VALHALLA MC: NEW BLOOD dark, erotic, MC romance series, a spin off set in the RAIDERS OF VALHALLA MC world co-authored by Elizabeth Knox and EC Land. This is Gunnar Sigmarr, and masseuse Ingrid’s story line. MORBID can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary, Ingrid is the daughter of VP Fenrir and Charm (Malicious #1); Gunnar is the son of Vail and Vanir (Menacing # 5).
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Gunnar and Ingrid) MORBID follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Gunnar and Ingrid grew up together, a second generation in the Raiders of Valhalla MC but Ingrid struggles with issues of low self esteem, refusing to accept that Gunnar is anything more than a lifelong friend. As the MC goes in search of a child trafficking ring, Ingrid finds herself targeted in the name of vengeance and power. Refusing to let Ingrid wallow in self-pity, Gunnar takes control, promising forever but forever may not be on our hero’s agenda.
The world building follows several interconnected paths as the MC go in search of those unable to protect themselves but the closer to uncovering the people involved, Gunnar and Ingrid find themselves targets, fighting for their lives.
The relationship between Ingrid and Gunnar is a best friends to lovers but Ingrid battles between head and heart, believing she is unworthy of her own happily ever after. Reinforced by those she once thought of as friends. Having been thrown to side too many times, Ingrid continues to have issues of trust, including trust in the man who promised forever. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is another large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Ingrid’s parents VP Fenrir and Charm , and Gunnar’s parents Vail and Vanir. The requisite evil has many faces.
MORBID is a story of betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional and critical friendships, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The characters driven premise is dramatic, dark and edgy; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are struggling, healing , determined and desperate.
Reading order and Previous Reviews
Manic
Scornful
Mercy
Mortify
Monstrosity
Sacrifice
Misery
Sinful
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Reviewed by Sandy








