Salt Magic Skin Magic

By: Lee Welch

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's Summary

Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father's isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can't leave. His sanity is starting to fray.   

When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught up in a dark fairy tale, where all the rules of magic - and love - are changed.    

To set Thornby free, both men must face life - changing truths - and John must accept that the brave, witty man who's winning his heart may also be about to break it. Can they escape a web of magic that's as perilous as love?

©2018 Lee Welch (P)2019 Tantor

Fantasy at it's finest.

What an amazing story. The world was so rich and colourful. I felt as if I walked the paths that John and Lord Thornby walked. I could hear the voices in the walls and feel the pelts they handled. The characters were dynamic and came alive for me. The writing was masterful and well paced. The story-line was creative and intriguing, both beautiful and horrible. Definitely going in my reread pile.

Narrator Joel Leslie lifted it to off the chart levels. The sarcasm rolled off of Lord Thornby's tongue (as did other things) and I could practically feel the spittle flying from his father's mouth as he ranted at his son.

Wonderful story and narration!

An intriguing mysterious manor, a cursed marquis/father, an afflicted and imprisoned son/earl, a dissatisfied second wife, and a plebeian but talented magician comes together and the result is a love story where several mysteries are unraveled. The main characters are very likable and you are rooting for them both. Joel Leslie of course makes the story come alive. Highly recommended.

Magical fantasy. I loved it!

Lord Thornby has been literally trapped on his father's estate for a year. Whenever he tries to leave he physically can't as if magically tethered to the land. He is about to go insane when a guest arrives stating his father invited him. John Bake is a strange man. One day he is following Lord Tornby to be surprised that he sees him, thinking he is under an invisibility spell. the two men go from despising each other to desire. But why is Jogh really there and why can Lord Thornby not leave?
This story is a very well developed, mystical, magical story. I love to read something that is out of my box on occasion and this was right up my alley.
Joel Leslie is the master at bringing stories to life with a unique voice and inflection. I think I enjoyed his narration much more than I would have reading this on my own.
If you love magic, deceit, potions, spells, unique creatures, fantasy, and suspense you will love this.

Sophisticated high fantasy

High fantasy based on centuries old folklore (which is new to me) placed within the context of the social mores and sensibilities of the 18th century while addressing an audience of the 21st...To the author and performer......Well done..Gwen

Almost flawless

Almost flawless Call the only drawback for me and this story is that the spells and magical paraphernalia were not described at all. This needs a prequel or more explanation into the magical system. Otherwise, great effort! I would gladly read future books by this author and hope this series is continued

Great Story

This book surprised me at every turn. As soon as I thought I knew where the plot was heading, Welch changed the game. I clung to Joel Leslie's every word in this amazing and fantastical tale.

Hot Romance, Clever Story

Oooh, that was hot!

Very creative selkie/magic/mysticism story, I loved the way Lee Welch wove the whole thing together. Nicely done!

amazing!

Great story from Lee Welch and great performance, as always, by Joel Leslie. I am looking forward to reading other books from this author.

All in the recording

Whoever recorded this book should be FIRED and have any other recording privileges revoked. He sounds like a very bad William Shatner, to the point at first I thought he was mimicking his voice. I only made it to page 3. Cost me a whole credit.

Really good new author

I really enjoyed this book. Yes Joel Leslie helped it tremendously however as the other reviews stated that this book is a relatively new author and just wonderful story. Definitely worth the credit. There was a few spots that seemed to drag but for the most part it was pretty awesome.

Unbelievablely amazing!

I don't know where to begin, Lee Welch is a new author for me and Joel Leslie is one of my favourite Narrators - the story was awesome, I didn't at any time wish things were moving along, I loved John and Soren as MC's, it was a brilliant story and damn were they good together! 😉😍
Joel! Perfection (not that you are ever anything but) I know if I choose I book narrated by you I'm going to get a class product and won't be disappointed.
I loved what you did with John's voice, it was such a subtle touch in his accent which showed his roots and it was fantastic how you would let him lose his 'learned' speach when he was empassioned.
This ranks in my top 5 Audiobook listens ever!

Good book

I enjoyed listening to this, and you can tell K. J. Charles was involved with editing it as it has a similar feel to their books. It didn’t hook me in emotionally quite as much as some, and the plot could have been tighter at times, hence the 4 stars, but it’s still a good book.

Fun

Some parts of the story are too silly for my taste (like s*x magic and bed scenes). I also expected it to go deeper, like a mystery within a mystery, but it didn't. Yet it was quite entertaining, which is the most important thing, I suppose. Audio performance is high quality, my respect for the actor (I wonder if he laughed while recording; I know I would).

Enjoyable Story

The story premise is good and the characters are likeable. The narration was good too.

fantastic

please give me more and Joel Leslie is an amazing narrator keep them coming please