A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)

Ten years after Jack Tamerlane left for the mainland to become a bard, he is called home. Here on Cadance Island, girls go missing, and Adera, his old rival and future leader of the clan, is convinced that Jack is the only one who can find them. After all, only the bard's music can summon the spirits and make them help bring back the children. But the closer Jack and Adera get to solving the mystery, the more obvious it becomes that behind it all lies an even older, even darker secret of Cadance's. And who knows if the music of the harp will be able to help here.
Romantic characters, a captivating plot, and the rich folklore world of "The Enchanted River" merge into a touching story about duty, love, and harmony between opposing forces. This is the first book in the Cadence Elemental dilogy, which marked Rebecca Ross's brilliant entry into the adult fantasy scene.