

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. 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. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university.

House of Earth and Blood meets The Witch's Heart in New York Times bestselling author 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. You can pick up A River Enchanted in stores on Tuesday, February 18th from Harper Voyager.“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 It’s the first in a new series from author Ross and it’s well-written, with twists you don’t see coming.

If you’re a fan of magical novels this is right up your alley. West showdown, with lives at stake and people’s destiny shaped forever. Then another girl goes missing and they know it’s not a God that has taken them but a human and it is soon learned it’s from the west and shocking secrets are revealed and it’s another East vs. Jack’s musical skills come in handy as he plays to the Gods of the ocean, wind, fire and air to try and learn where the girls are. He’s forced to work with his nemisis Adaira Tamlerlaine, who is a future ruler of the east. Upon his return he finds out he has a younger sister and that two girls have vanished. Jack Tamerlaine left the island 10 years ago and now has been called back, to train as a bard. The magical, mythical island of Cadence is the setting for this novel about two sides of the island in a decades old feud, between the east and the west.
