It’s not one of those ‘happily-ever-after’ rom-com books I often find it easy to curl up with, but it produces the same sentiment. But this has one foot in reality and one foot in fantasy, and they complement each other perfectly. One concern with fantasy books is that because it doesn’t have to follow real-world rules or conventions, it can become lost and unruly. Okay, this book has everything you could possibly want from a book - fantasy, magic, love, family and friends, fighting, action, comedy, music, passion.

‘An alluring and rich tale, at once a fast-paced mystery and a love story as warm as a hearth’ Ava Reid, bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman But as Jack and Adaira reluctantly work together it becomes apparent the trouble with the spirits is far more sinister than first thought and an older, darker secret lurks beneath the surface, threatening to undo them all. He hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the Mainland university. But there’s only one bard capable of drawing the spirits forth by song: her childhood enemy, Jack Tamerlaine. The capricious spirits that live there find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home, but that mischief turns to malevolence as girls begin to go missing.Īdaira, heiress of the east, knows the spirits only answer to a bard’s music, enticing them to return the missing girls. A sparkling debut fantasy with Celtic tones set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team up to discover why girls are going missing from their clan.Įnchantments run deep on the magical Isle of Cadence.

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