The Druid Next Door cover art

The Druid Next Door

Fae Out of Water, Book 2

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Druid Next Door

By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £18.99

Buy Now for £18.99

About this listen

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 Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Feel-Good Heartfelt Magic Users

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Cutie and the Beast cover art
Single White Incubus cover art
Howling on Hold cover art
Five Dead Herrings cover art
Monstrous Intent cover art
Cast in Shadows cover art
Hidden Species: The Complete Series cover art
How to Vex a Vampire cover art
Ghost of Lies cover art
Here Be Dragons Boxed Set cover art
It’s Not Unusual to Be Loved by an Alien cover art
Confetti Hearts cover art
Witch Way After Forty cover art
Asher cover art
Spirited Situation cover art
Shadow's Origin cover art
All stars
Most relevant
I really enjoyed this one. The world building was fantastic and the characters made the story come alive.

An entertaining story with plenty of action.

Narrator was brilliant as always.

Entertaining

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is the second in this Fae series of books and although I struggled a little in the first couple of chapters with the references to past events and characters from the previous book, Cutie and the Beast, I soon got into the flow of things.
Bryce and Mal are complicated characters as is the storyline.
I didn’t really connect with the characters or the storyline, I’m not sure if that was because I didn’t read/listen to the Cutie and the Beast first or if it just wasn’t for me despite Joel Leslie’s excellent narration.

The Druid Next Door

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I was so entertained by this listen. It cracked me up from start to finish and I love when a total dork is paired with a super hot, egotistical man who gets put in his place. This was so fun to listen to, I totally recommend it!

A fun time!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
His right hand rendered useless due to a curse, fae Mal ends up in a confrontation with his neighbor, Bryce, who turns out to be unaware of his own druid nature. In short order, however, they are magically tethered together and involved in tasks put to them by a mysterious third party, with the fates of Faerie, and Mal, in the balance. This was a very enjoyable tale of two men who struggle to understand what their true natures are when they are together, and the sexual and emotional pull they feel toward each other, while attempting to stay alive. The plot is a bit involved, but I was on board for all the twists and turns. The narration by Joel Leslie is nothing short of brilliant. Recommended!

Sparks fly when fae and druid must join forces

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

If I had read the book first, it would have gotten a 4 rating, just as I gave the story in the rating system. I enjoyed it, but I loved book one. This audiobook gets an overall rating of 5 stars because of the narration. Joel Leslie shows his range of voices in this audiobook. With the vast number of side characters, JL couldn’t just use two. I mean...I guess he could, but he didn’t. He used a unique voice for each one and kept them all in character. I was in awe of his performance. He truly is a very talented voice actor/narrator. He did a beautiful job bringing this book to life.

This time we get Mal’s story, and it picks up right after, or not long after, he is cursed and banished. He’s still struggling with not being able to use or feel his right hand. I really enjoyed the scene where he meets Bryce for the first time. I am weird and find the give and take between ‘enemies’ kinda fun to watch. They are like oil and water, p!ss and vinegar, and even when they have moments of peace, there’s more barbs and words exchanged. While Bryce is a mc in this book, the story is more about Mal than it is Bryce. I feel like that is why Bryce’s apprenticeship isn’t finished at the end of the book. He has soooo much more to learn. I’m sure we will be seeing more of it in the background of the next book.

This story was a lot of fun and full of excitement. As with book one, this one is full of surprises and twists, along with a bevy of great characters. I would absolutely recommend this audiobook.

Fun Followup to the Series w/GREAT Narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews