The Druid Next Door

Fae Out of Water, Book 2

By: E.J. Russell

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Professor Bryce MacLeod has devoted his entire life to environmentalism. But how effective can he be in saving the planet when he can’t even get his surly neighbor to separate his recycling?

Former Queen’s Enforcer Mal Kendrick doesn’t think his life could get any worse: He’s been exiled from Faerie with a cursed and useless right hand. When he’s not dodging random fae assassins in the Outer World, he’s going toe-to-toe with his tree-hugging neighbor. And when he discovers that the tree hugger is really a druid, he’s certain the gods have it in for him - after all, there’s always a catch with druids. Then he’s magically shackled to the man and expected to instruct him in Supernatural 101.

All right, now things couldn’t possibly get worse.

Until a mysterious stranger offers a drunken Mal the chance to gain back all he’s lost - for a price. After Mal accepts, he discovers the real catch: an ancient secret that will change his and Bryce’s life forever.

Ah, what the hells. Odds are they won’t survive the week anyway.

The Fae Out of Water stories can be enjoyed in series order, or enjoyed on their own. Word count: 91,200.

©2017 E.J. Russell (P)2023 E.J. Russell

If You Understand D/S You'll Love This Story

The characters struggles with how they feel about the d/s dynamic are super cute and relatable & the sex is so HOT!!! Yum Yum! Love this author, love this narrator.

Fickle Fae

I have loved all the stories set in EJ Russell's MythMatched universe. I also adore Joel Leslie's narration. Put those two things together and you can't help but have a winning combination!

I kind of want to smack Mal around a little for acting without thinking but he is such a sweetheart inside that I have to forgive him. Him and his brothers still have a long way to go to update their thinking and stop assuming that the old ways are still ok bit they are all getting better. It's Gareth's turn next!

Loved this one!

After listening to Cutie and the Beast I couldn’t wait for Mal’s book!
Mal is not a happy guy. While saving his brother he lost a lot. One thing he really hates is the curse of his hand that makes it useless.
Bryce’s work revolves around protecting the environment. One day he runs into his neighbor who may have had one too many drinks. That neighbor is none other than Mal. And Mal realizes that Bryce is a Druid. Mal calls on his brother in laws aunt to come and help Bryce. The aunt helps Bryce realize what he is and also ties the two men together. They can never be far away from each other without feeling pain or discomfort. One night a stranger shows up and offers Mal a deal. Complete certain task and he can break the curse. He agrees to the offer but now has to convince Bryce to follow along. The two men are attracted to each other. When they finally give in its HOT! Mal needs someone to take control and Bryce is the right man to give him that. There are secrets revealed while on their mission to break the curse. And they get a surprise when the stranger is revealed.
I actually liked this audiobook better than the first one. I was rooting for Mal through the whole book!
Joel Leslie’s narration is amazing! I love how he does the different characters and voices.

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I would recommend. the book's composition makes it an enjoyable listen with the narration great except for how they they say f**k with a bad British accent.

Entertaining!

I loved the first book of the series. I hadn’t read this before I listened to the audio so I came into this one not knowing what to except.
While I enjoyed the book overall, I had some big issues with Mal. He seemed like a completely different character than he was in the last book, but considering what happened to him, I guess I can see why he was written that way.
I absolutely adored Bryce and all his druidness.

Joel Leslie did a fantastic job narrating this story. I’ve said it before and will say it again...he is a master of voices!!!