#1 International Bestseller
"With lush world building and lyrical prose, A River Enchanted feels
like the echo of a folktale from a world right next to our own."
--Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the
Wolf
House of Earth and Blood meets The Witch's Heart in Rebecca Ross's
brilliant first adult fantasy, set on the magical isle of Cadence where
two childhood enemies must team up to discover why girls are going
missing from their clan.
Jack Tamerlaine hasn't stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years,
content to study music at the mainland university. But when young girls
start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find
them. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind,
plaid shawls can be as strong as armor, and the smallest cut of a knife
can instill fathomless fear. The capricious spirits that rule the isle
by fire, water, earth, and wind find mirth in the lives of the humans
who call the land home. Adaira, heiress of the east and Jack's childhood
enemy, knows the spirits only answer to a bard's music, and she hopes
Jack can draw them forth by song, enticing them to return the missing
girls.
As Jack and Adaira reluctantly work together, they find they make better
allies than rivals as their partnership turns into something more. But
with each passing song, it becomes apparent the trouble with the spirits
is far more sinister than they first expected, and an older, darker
secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, threatening to undo them
all.
With unforgettable characters, a fast-paced plot, and compelling world
building, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and the
power of true partnership, and marks Rebecca Ross's brilliant entry on
the adult fantasy stage.
