The Beast Lord

The Rise of Northgall, Book 2

By: Juliette Cross

Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Anthony Palmini

New York Times bestselling author Juliette Cross delves back into her dark fae world with book two in The Rise of Northgall. Filled with old magick and mythical creatures, where a skald fae princess is on the run and must trust a beast fae lord in order to survive.

Jessamine Glenmyr is on the run. She thought she'd fled far enough, living a life of obscurity in the Borderlands among rogues and outcasts. She was wrong. When her enemy finds her, she flees deeper into dark fae territory, risking death in the frozen woodlands.

Lord Redvyr is annoyed when his wolf drags an unconscious and wounded light fae into his hunting camp. Their kind can never be trusted, and yet, as lord of his people, he is compelled to help her. The last thing Redvyr wants is a beautiful and beguiling fae wreaking havoc in his clan.

But when foul creatures believed to be long-dead crawl out of the mountains and begin abducting women and children, Redvyr finds an unlikely ally in Jessamine, who's been hiding a secret magick all her own. And she's willing to risk everything for the broody clan leader, even while knowing her power might guide her enemy straight to her. When they discover that these creatures serve a nefarious master deep under the mountain, there may be no magick in this world to stop the evil that's coming.

©2025 Juliette Cross (P)2026 Podium Audio

Continuation of Story

Loved the story and the continuation of the story from the first book and novellas. I much preferred the male narrator from the first book.

Very good

This was definitely a great second book to the series. Could be a standalone, but does reference characters and situations within the first book. I do think I enjoyed the first book more because the character and world building; however, this book does an excellent job continuing the fantasy and depth of uniqueness. I do think I preferred the male vocals on the first book more, but overall performance was good. I would recommend!