Blood Queen

Cold. Ruthless. Deadly. Or the queen her country deserved? Scotland, 1020 AD. King Malcolm II lies on his deathbed, and the most powerful families make a violent claim for the Scottish throne . . . On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, a flushed and nervous Cora MacDuff waits to marry her sweetheart, Macbeth. But her dreams are stolen from her, and the night she was hoping for turns into a brutal slaughter. In order to reclaim the life she was promised, Cora must learn to use every weapon at her disposal - even those she loves . . . The myth of Lady Macbeth looms large. This is her story. Praise for Joanna Courtney: 'Glorious, rich, epic' Rachael Lucas 'Absorbing and emotional' Candis magazine 'Heart-rending' Freda Lightfoot, author of The Amber Keeper