A River Enchanted (Deluxe Collector's Edition) by Rebecca Ross

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Format: Hardcover (sprayed edges, reversible jacket, printed end papers)

Pages: 480

Published: October 28, 2025

Estimated spice: Romantic

Goodreads rating: 4+

Fable rating: 4+

Publisher description

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.

Enter the isle of Cadence in this Scottish-inspired fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery.

It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to Cadence. 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.

The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it.

With unforgettable characters, a thrilling plot, and a lush folklore-infused world, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and creating harmony between opposing forces. This first book in the Elements of Cadence duology marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage.