Books in the A Reign of Blood and Magic series

When Queen Cynara summoned magic in the king''s forest, she had no idea a stolen power would cripple her, or that a special orb had let loose a single droplet of blood. Now, immortal blood is multiplying and breeding with living creatures, beings that include the statue of an undead king.Resurrected from the dead, Anastacio once lived in the Otherworld. With his godly life reborn, he resolves to find the goddess from his past and avenge the injustice done to both of them. But to thrive, in life and in health, he must obtain a cure from someone without trust. Queen Cynara holds the answers that may well deliver a solution, but she''s trapped inside her frozen body, similar to the king she encased in mortar.Why would anyone help an evil queen?How will a god avenge his past while everyone believes he''s the king? How might his odd behavior affect the privy council, a former queen, or a true born prince whose secret has been kept from everyone? Norse goddesses plot the ultimate revenge; some plans will succeed and others will fail, but when Cynara''s taken to the Netherworld, an enemy hated by everyone could claim victory-again.