Touched: Elemental Passions Book One by Skye Turner, Sloane Nicole, April D. Berry, C.J. Pinard, Danielle Jamie, Darlene Tallman, Julie Morgan, Livell James, Machelle Hanleigh, and Melissa MacKinnon – Review by Angela Hayes

Touched by Skye Turner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars

‘ Aeris, the adventurous. Aeris, the rule-breaker. Aeris, the rebel.
That’s me. Though, I don’t ever actually intend to break the rules.
It just sort of… happens.
What can I say? I’m curious.
There’s a great, big world outside of our own and I want to explore it all.
Is that really so bad?
I don’t think it is. ’

‘ Smiling down at me again, he offers me his hand. I stare up at him, uncertain as to what to do. Do I go with Callum to where he wants to take me, or do I fly away to the safety of Laric and the wards and never see this man again? I know what I should do, but I’m not certain that I’m going to do it… Grinning with sudden bravado, I slide my hand into his. No adventure is ever told by running away from a story. It’s told while running toward it. Let’s see where this story leads. ’

Touched is the first book in the Elemental Passions series brought to us by 10 talented authors who have come together as one. I must say that I was curious about this book,, because at first I thought it was an anthology- but it isn’t- it is one story told/written by 10 different authors. Well, I have never heard of that being done before- so of course I had to grab a copy and see how the story turned out.
The ten authors who contributed to this book are:
-Skye Turner
-Sloane Nicole
-April D. Berry
-C.J. Pinard
-Danielle Jamie
-Darlene Tallman
-Julie Moran
-Livell James
-Machelle Hanleigh
-Melissa McKinnon
They have produced an intriguing paranormal romance with action, fantasy, adventure, magic, Fairies (Fae), sylphs, werewolves, drama, danger, agendas, fated loved/fated mates, forbidden romance, chemistry, steam, tension, mystery, elemental forces, prophecy, war, insta-love/insta-lust, and emotion.
With there being ten different authors lending their talents to this one story, it would be understandable if you were somewhat skeptical about the end result being cohesive. But I am here to assure you that this book reads as if there had only been one author- so colour me impressed.
Sneaking through the wards into the human realm isn’t anything new for Aeris, she’s been breaking the rules since she could remember- so what is different this time? Well, a tall dark stranger who knocks her off her feet and locks eyes with her is what…. Aeris and Callum are from two different worlds, a fairy and a human. But is he, human, that is. Afterall he can see through her glamour, which he shouldn’t be able to do. And why can’t she stop thinking about him? Things take a bit of a dangerous turn throwing these two into a situation they could never have predicted. What happens when their forbidden union is discovered? Where does prophecy and war fit in? And what does fate have in store for these two? Well, you really should read all the captivating details for yourself and discover how it all plays out in the end.
This is the first book in a five-instalment series- so I can’t wait to see where we go from here. Elemental Passions is the next book in the series (yet to be released).
Happy Reading…

Thank you to all the contributing authors!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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