Those familiar with these books will already be shaking their heads, for we all know a druid is never to be trusted it has something to do with the fact that they can push another to do their bidding by simply commanding them. Not only does he hate being crippled and cursed but also his neighbor is an uptight professor who takes his recycling and carbon footprint very seriously-oh, and he’s a druid as well. Those familiar with the first novel, Cutie and the Beast, will be happy to see David, Alun’s husband, featured in this story as well, but it’s really Mal who steals the show, as he should. So, without the use of his sword hand, and no longer allowed inside the fae kingdom, Mal has been set up in an eco-friendly house and, surprise-surprise, he hates it. Now Mal is the cursed one, having attacked the Queen’s consort-an admittedly bad guy, but still not allowed-and Mal cannot be restored until he makes it right. Now an outcast with a useless sword hand, Mal is indeed adrift and trying desperately to figure out who he really is, if not the Fae Queen’s number one enforcer-a job which his brother Alun took back when he was restored from his curse in the first novel. Russell’s Fae Out of Water series, The Druid Next Door, we focus our attention on the bad boy of the three fae brothers, Mal. Odds are they won’t survive the week anyway.
After Mal accepts, he discovers the real catch: an ancient secret that will change his and Bryce’s life forever.Īh, what the hells. Until a mysterious stranger offers a drunken Mal the chance to gain back all he’s lost-for a price. Then he’s magically shackled to the man and expected to instruct him in Supernatural 101.Īll right, now things couldn’t possibly get worse. 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. When he’s not dodging random fae assassins in the Outer World, he’s going toe-to-toe with his tree-hugging neighbor. But how effective can he be in saving the planet when he can’t even get his surly neighbor to separate his recycling?įormer 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. Title: The Druid Next Door (Fae Out of Water: Book Two)Ĭategory: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Action/AdventureĪt a Glance: Other than one small glitch, I really had no complaints about this story-it’s clever, exciting and sexy and, overall, a worthy addition to the series.īlurb: Professor Bryce MacLeod has devoted his entire life to environmentalism.
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