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Djinn #1
What's in Your Box?
Dale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt. It's a good thing too because traumatic shoulder damage and PTSD has forced the Marine lieutenant to retire. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Aunt Mildred's inheritance is more than an overfull and chaotic house. All kinds of surprises await Dale as he sorts through his aunt's hoard.
Riadh is one of those surprises. He's a djinn, a being of magic from another culture -- and Dale is his new owner -- much to Dale's dismay. Riadh has his own history and a set of rules that make it impossible for him to be freed. It's not only Riadh that Dale has to contend with either. In fact, just finding the magickal objects that his aunt had squirreled away in her house will be a trick. When he finds them, what does he do with them? And what about Riadh?
Riadh is one of those surprises. He's a djinn, a being of magic from another culture -- and Dale is his new owner -- much to Dale's dismay. Riadh has his own history and a set of rules that make it impossible for him to be freed. It's not only Riadh that Dale has to contend with either. In fact, just finding the magickal objects that his aunt had squirreled away in her house will be a trick. When he finds them, what does he do with them? And what about Riadh?
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 24, 2015
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
June 1, 2015
I really enjoy this author's style and I was just saying not long ago I wish there were more Djinn books and voila. :-)
I thought Dale's acceptance of Djinns and the whole magical world was a little too easy. Just kind of "okay" and jumped right in. But still, it was a fun read and I look forward to reading more about Dale and Riadh and some of the magical items they deal with.
I thought Dale's acceptance of Djinns and the whole magical world was a little too easy. Just kind of "okay" and jumped right in. But still, it was a fun read and I look forward to reading more about Dale and Riadh and some of the magical items they deal with.
January 1, 2018
4.5 stars. This was a fun short read. What's not to love about a hot djinn? *swoons*
August 26, 2016
Read in the Best of 2015 anthology.
Well written and quite light hearted considering Dale's circumstances. I'd love to read more about these two.
Well written and quite light hearted considering Dale's circumstances. I'd love to read more about these two.
October 29, 2021
Eh! I found this story to be mildly entertaining. The characters wered very one-dimensional and I just found it odd that Dale so easily initiated sex with Riahd within hours of finding him and just having had one of his PTSD moments. The writing style didn’t work for me either. I found it very choppy and fragmented and the overuse of commas and other punctuation irregularities didn’t help any. I don’t think this drew my interest enough to continue the series.
March 1, 2018
An interesting enough story because I liked that kind of sorting-through-someone's-hoard plot. The romance happened pretty quickly and the sex scenes took too many pages of this short story. The good thing was that the story focused on the MCs; there's no unnecessary side character cluttering their life. I'm looking forward to read the next book with more findings of magical object.
June 26, 2015
Reviewed for The Novel Approach. Review to come soon.
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January 16, 2016Part of the 2015 Top Ten Gay Romance - Box Set
September 7, 2015
3.5
I really enjoyed this story, can't wait for next one
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