Blurb
Long ago, Julian DiConti was caught in a powerful spell binding him to a Djinn bottle, forced to grant wishes to each owner of his bottle. Three wishes… of the right kind… could free Julian of his bonds, but after six hundred years, he is beginning to wonder if he will be trapped as a Djinn forever.
Enter Alessandra Taylor, good Samaritan extraordinaire. She’d gladly free Julian from the spell if she could, but he isn’t allowed to tell her how, and one by one she’s driven to use the precious wishes to help others. But where will that leave Julian, and the growing love between them?
Review
In book one of the Magic of Wishes & Dreams series, Alessandra learns her young nephew is dying, so she goes to her estranged sister at the hospital and tries to help. There she meets Julian, a stranger who also wishes to help the little boy.
For six hundred years, Julian has been trapped by the magic of his bottle to do the bidding of his latest master. He’s a Mage—a human with magical abilities—and also a Djinn, a being with unlimited power, yet for him, his power is severely restricted. Then he meets Alessandra, and he finally has hope for freedom.
What a wonderful story! It had romance, magic, laughter, and heartbreak. Alex and Julian were great characters. They were each flawed yet so strong and determined to do good where they could. I couldn’t help but root for them.
Julian’s friend and Djinn mentor, Jacinth, was a hoot! I’m dying to know more about Kieran, the Djinn prince, as well as the shapeshifter cat family. Needless to say, the secondary characters filled out the story.
Even though I really enjoyed it, there were some proofreading/punctuation issues, and all the head-hopping kept taking me out of the story. If not for those things, my rating would be five stars.
Anyway, if you’re in the mood for a heart-wrenching paranormal romance with heavy petting that fades to black, then you’ll want to check out Wishes in a Bottle.
4 Stars
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