Brianag. The Blood Queen Chronicles, #2

Blood is the link between humans, demigods, and demons-and is the Blood Queen's domain. Three childhood friends meet in the Scottish Highlands. Two hold secrets. One may be a monster. As Gràinne reached for the still warm heart, tendrils of the red mist preceded her. When they touched the heart, she felt power drawn from the blood. She steeled herself and bit into the organ. Such was the curse of the Blood Queen. Brianag is the sequel to The Blood Queen.
It is 384 B. C. Ten years have passed since Sidheag's execution. Gràinne Ni Fearghal, the Blood Queen, has ruthlessly consolidated her grip on the eastern tribes and reigns as High Queen. Meanwhile, her daughter imprisoned in a gilded cage grows in beauty and power and terrifies her guardians-the demigods of the Aes Sídhe. She must escape. Her grandma, the powerful Sídhe, Mongfhionn, agrees. Brianag trembles at two questions: how will her mother receive her, and can she be redeemed?Sidheag, was not the only Blood Drinker.
Two others, Áine and her daughter, Leannán want vengeance for Sidheag's death. Both claim to be Sidheag's mother. Yet is Sidheag dead?Can Cassán, Dùn Brion's king, control his temper and work with the demigods to defeat the Blood Drinkers? Will the beast known as the Hound destroy every living being with three barks or will the ancient Cait People awaken and intercede?  Content warning: Brianag: The Blood Queen Chronicles contains scenes of sex and violence appropriate to the time it is set in (400 B.
C.). It is not recommended for readers under 16 years of age without parental consent.