The Year-god's Daughter: A Saga of Ancient Greece (The Child of the Erinyes Book 1)
by Rebecca Lochlann
For time beyond memory, Crete has sacrificed its king to ensure good harvests, ward off earthquakes, and please the Goddess. Men compete in brutal trials to win the title of Zagreus, the sacred bull-king, even though winning means they'll die in a year.
Two brothers from Mycenae set out to thwart the competition and death as they search for weaknesses in this rich, coveted society.
Hindering their goal is the seductive and fearless Cretan princess, Aridela, an uncommon woman neither brother can resist, and ancient prophecies that promise terrible retribution to any who threaten Goddess Athene's people.
What seems the end is only the beginning.
Two brothers from Mycenae set out to thwart the competition and death as they search for weaknesses in this rich, coveted society.
Hindering their goal is the seductive and fearless Cretan princess, Aridela, an uncommon woman neither brother can resist, and ancient prophecies that promise terrible retribution to any who threaten Goddess Athene's people.
What seems the end is only the beginning.