A lost princeBetween years surviving on the streets and an ill-advised stint with Kien’s group of half-blood fae, Fen has seen his fair share of darkness. Sure, he helped capture Kien and put an end to the trouble he caused, but his actions contributed to one of the greatest upheavals of all—the return of magic to Earth. Now Fen’s mother has named him the heir to the Unseelie throne, and he has … and he has discovered he has two mates he is unworthy to claim.
A deadly healer
The daughter of a Seelie artisan and a human woman, Maddy can’t find anyone among her father’s people willing to teach her to heal without causing harm. But finally, she has hope—a healer on Moranaia has agreed to help her. The problem? Maddy will have to travel to their world, leaving her girlfriend Anna unprotected on Earth. For the return of magic has awakened Anna’s latent water abilities, and the temptation of the nearby river could prove too much without Maddy near.
A canny enemy
When a slip of the tongue reveals that Fen could share a mate bond with both Maddy and Anna, all three must come to terms with their insecurities—and quickly. The poison they believed eradicated has appeared again, and Meren, the traitorous Seelie noble who had once worked with Kien, has returned from hiding. Together, Anna, Fen, and Maddy might be able to defeat the rising threat. But first, they must conquer their pasts.
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Bethany has done it again! This is the seventh book of the Return of the Elves series, a series revolving around the fae world, Moranaia, earth, good and evil, magic, and romance, of course. I have read and enjoyed the entire series.
This is the story of ½ blood Unseelie prince, Fen, ½ Seelie Maddy, and Anna, who has just discovered she comes from a line of water fae. The three of them must stop their common enemy Meren, a Seelie noble who wants to take over earth. Fen, Maddy and Anna, not so accidently, discover they may be mates for each other and must come to terms with this while fighting Meren and learning to use new or newer fae abilities. This was not my favorite of the series but was a good addition and definitely worth reading. While the book can be read as a stand alone, I suggest reading the series in order as each book builds upon the prior stories and it helps to better understand the characters and current situations our protagonists find themselves in. If you enjoy faes and magical worlds centered around romance and mystery, this series is for you!
Note: There is frequent use of the F-bomb, some descriptive sexual scenes, and a polyamorous relationship. While these make sense in the context of the story lines and characters, some may find it offensive.
Fen, Maddy and Anna form an interesting magical bond that allows them to become an unlikely traid of sorts. My interests were peeked from the very beginning. The lives of the protagonists were masterfully interwoven giving great care in expounding how each one needed the other to ascend.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What do Unseelie Sidhe, Felshreh Blood Elf, Seelie Sidhe & Gwragedd Annwn, a Welsh Fae all have in common – half human children who are about to shake up the courts as we’ve always believed them to be!
I’ve been wracking my brain for 24 hours on the best way to do this review. I’ve actually written four and of them only the first paragraph remains. I promised this in 48 hours.
Seventh in the series. Not my drop dead favorite as that tender spot in my heart has been grabbed by book six about Fen’s Uncle Vek. This has endeared itself because author Bethany Adams shows that Fae go through teenage angst just like we do, maybe not as early in life span yet the stressful emotions and worry about what you have done and how others look at you is a universal situation.
Fen, Anna and Maddy are all young adults in the eyes of humans and children in the eyes of Fae as they have only lived a quarter of a century. Maddy’s Seelie Sidhe Fae father is over 1000 years old much to her amazement when she finds things out, Fen’s Unseelie Sidhe mother is half a century and Anna’s Gwragedd Annwn parent she doesn’t know one wit.
So conflict between attitudes reign abound. I can’t even hint at more or ruin the story with too much information.
Bethany still thrills with characters you get invested in deeply, dialogue that makes you laugh long and hard or tear up with concern. Another book that I highly recommend.