The Return of the Elves Series, Volumes 1-4

Soulbound, Sundered, Exiled, and Seared

By: Bethany Adams

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki

This collection includes the first four books in the Return of the Elves romantic fantasy series: Soulbound, Sundered, Exiled, and Seared.

A hidden conspiracy

When Arlyn journeys through the Veil from Earth to Moranaia to confront her elven father, Lord Lyr, she has no idea what to expect. Getting soulbonded her first day there and kickstarting a plot against the father she just met? Yeah, neither of those were on the list. As her magic awakens, Arlyn must learn to use her gifts to face the rising danger.

A threat that spans worlds.

For the threat doesn’t end with Moranaia. Poisoned energy is flooding into the closely connected realms of the fae, causing sickness, and petitions for aid arrive from as far away as fabled Alfheim. With only Moranaia untouched, Lyr must rush to find the source of the threat.

An unexpected enemy

Mistakenly exiled to Earth, Delbin tries his best to keep a low profile. But when a rogue Moranaian prince tries to recruit Delbin, life takes a complicated turn. Now Delbin and the scout Inona must work together to hunt down Prince Kien before he unleashes his latest plot.

A fate long foretold.

After more than three hundred years on Earth, Prince Ralan has finally returned to Moranaia. But with his wicked brother Kien on the loose, the homecoming is a short one. A dire vision sends Ralan back to Earth to save his soulbonded from his dark brother. The problem? Ralan’s Sight is broken—and stopping Kien will mean Ralan’s death.

Journey through the Return of the Elves series, where half-bloods, exiles, scouts, and seers must come together to prevent their worlds’ destruction.

©2016, 2017 Bethany Adams (P)2016, 2017, 2018 Skyboat Media

slow to start.

The story had a very slow start. After a couple of chapters, it picked up. After the start, I enjoyed the story and the narration.

Dialect work needed

While the timber of the male narrator was pleasant to listen to, both authors butchered the dialect of Appalachian mtns regions. It doesn’t sound like the bayous of Louisiana or rural Deep South. And Chattanooga is Chat-ta-noo-ga.

The story was tame enough for those that blush easily, and different enough from other popular trend elfin storylines to not feel like your reading the same story just different names for f some series.

details details!

Excellently written. almost feel as your part of the story!
narration perfect, made the characters come alive.

Great listen

So much detail. The narrators gave life to the story. I really enjoyed the world they describe.

Listen to all first 4 books together!

I read a review midway through and agree that it can be a bit slow and the narrators voice doesn’t quite transition within each character enough so you’ve got to pay attention.

Glad they are free because some of the shorter ones would put me off if I had to wait for credit or pay.
It’s a book that kept my attention and the character descriptions are great!
I’m looking forward to continuing my listening as the story has me wrapped!!