Rowan of the Wood

Rowan of the Wood - Prologue & Chapter 1

This is the first podcast of Rowan of the Wood, audio book read by the author.  This 20 minute podcast covers the Prologue and Chapter 1, wherein we meet the young Cullen briefly and we visit 592 A.D. Caledonia to discover how Rowan and Fiana got separated in time.
Rowan of the Wood Book Synopsis:
Cullen meanders through the redwood forest each day on his way to school with a book in his hands, losing himself in fantastic worlds of elves and fairies and wizards. He loves escaping to these magical lands because reality is not at all fun. Unpopular and younger than the other kids in his class, he suffers an existence of ridicule along with his two misfit friends Maddy and April.
But his life changes when he stumbles upon an ancient magic wand inhabited by Rowan, a powerful wizard. He inadvertently releases this wizard and finds himself possessed with a great power and an obsessive need to find a lost love.
Rowan and Fiana were separated on their wedding day, fourteen centuries ago. Rowan survives, trapped in time until a young boy releases him. Fiana uses dark magic to stay alive and young, continuously searching for her husband. Over the centuries, she descends deeper and deeper into the darkness, eventually giving up her search… until a young boy brings him back to her.
Release the Magic!
(p.s. The podcast below has been "chipmunked" for some unknown reason.  According to the export settings it was exported at 44.1.  Here is more info from PodBean.  Please download the podcast, and it should play normally.  It is also available via iTunes, and it sounds just fine there.)