A River Enchanted Deluxe Collector's Edition

Now available as a beautiful hardcover Deluxe Collector’s Edition featuring a reversible dust jacket, digitally sprayed edges, and designed endpapers, A River Enchanted is the stunning first adult novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals.

BOOK ONE of the Elements of Cadence Duology

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.

Tropes:

• Scottish Inspired Fantasy
• Enemies to Lovers 
• Forced Proximity 
• Slow Burn

Content Warning:

• Profanity: mild. Last time I counted, there were 4 curse words total.
• Violence: there is a simmering level—or feeling—of violence throughout this story, as one clan on the isle is of a threatening and raiding nature to the other, who then kills in retaliation. As an example, the old ballad that depicts the two clans’ history is one where a husband and wife (from opposing clans) quarrel and then kill each other, which initially sparks the unbalance of the isle.
• The most triggering scene I would like to point out is that a female character is physically assaulted. It is not sexual, but this still might be triggering to some readers. This scene can be found on pages 151-152.