A River Enchanted: The magical Sunday Times number 1 bestseller: Book 1 (Elements of Cadence)

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A sublime mix of romance, intrigue and myth, A River Enchanted is a stunning addition to the canon of Celtic-inspired fantasy.

The characters in this novel are so well-written, you’ll forget you’re reading about fictional people. I was swept away by the enchanting and magical world Rebecca Ross crafted, and loved every moment of it.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. A generations-long feud keeps the two sides of the island locked in constant opposition to each other. It tells the story of Jack, a young man who left his home on the island of Cadence ten years prior to the start of the novel. He touched the place she had been kicked, where her bruises had been slow to heal, as if her heart had shattered beneath her skin and bones.

And you, Sidra…” He reached out to touch her face, softly, as if she might vanish beneath his fingers. A River Enchantedplucked just the right notes for me, holding me bound in a bewitched thrall until the final page. The weight slipped from his chest like a stone, and he shivered to feel the space it left behind, waiting to be filled. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them.Like music, it will bewitch your senses, carrying you to the wind-swept hills and effervescent waters of the isle of Cadence. But now I realize it is better to live, to feel and have a clean break than be half-dead and cold, cracked from resentment. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Throughout the novel, Rebecca Ross explores themes of family, loyalty, truth, and secrets both in the drama surrounding Jack’s reunion with his mother Mirin and in the setting itself. He briefly wondered if he was falling ill; he shouldn’t have swum in the ocean at night, when a chill could set in.

If you ask me to remain in the east while you are in the west… it will feel as if half of me has been torn away. Ross puts a faith-based spin on the familiar elemental magic system and infuses her richly drawn world with dangerous spirits, while raising thoughtful questions about spirituality, morality, man's relationship with nature, and the meaning of home. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).The land is lovingly and enchantingly described from the moment Jack first sets eyes on it as, “…darker than night, a shadow against the ocean and the starry sky. And rather than grapple with the events that force Jack to reevaluate his beliefs and life, the narrative simply skips the pesky self-reflection stage in favor of moving forward with the plot. She lives in the Appalachian foothills of Northeast Georgia with her husband, a lively Australian Shepherd, and an endless pile of books. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it is that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. Along the way they uncover hidden truths about their people and discover that maybe they don’t dislike each other so much after all.