Djinn by Kathleen Brandt
Lyrical Press
Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Short Story, M/F, M/M
Review by Buttercup

Pleasure, pain and passion… A new master must be chosen

The last djinn lives only to fulfill her master's every desire and erotic whim. But her master is dying. A new one must be chosen, and three men stand to inherit the beautiful and powerful Sharadzi.

Each man is given a chance to prove his worth. As Sharadzi passes through their hands, true natures are revealed: One man has love in his heart. Another, only passions. The last harbors dark plans to claim the last djinn at any price.

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Djinn is a face-paced, new twist on the old I Dream of Genie-type story.  Djinn is a hot, dressed to please, subservient, old soul who lives in the here and now present.  She prefers current attire and is secure in her ways so much that you see her confidence as strong and liberating though other see her as an alluring slave to grant their most desired wants.

Dijin finds herself on the cusp of loosing yet another Master who still has one wish of his three.  Now old and decrepit, Ray her kindly master for so long has one foot in the grave. Djinn asks but once more in a whispered voice, “Are you sure? I can fix this.”  But her Master adamantly confirms to the negative.

As discussed over several aged years, Master Ray has a plan.  Djinn must expose her powers to three top-notch, handpicked employees within her Master’s multibillion-dollar company. Each man will have the chance to win her servitude when the Master passes as written in his last will and testament. Which man will it be?  Will it be Rich, the nervous, married public relations CEO? Or maybe Joss, the twenty-something year old computer genius with his multi-faceted awareness of life and essence and his kind and moral nature?  Or perhaps the jealous, anger-laden Alex who will do anything to get what he sets his sights on?

Kathleen Brandt has expertly woven this story of love, power, greed, and sexual servitude into a clever tale of what makes human nature tick.  The heroine is amazingly liberated within her given roll in life, and the hero is unerringly shrewd.  Just when you think there is no way for the hero to win, the story shifts into a surprising HEA. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this read.  I noticed some erroneous punctuation duplication and found a bit of pronoun confusion but given the nature of the story, they weren’t all that noticeable.  A good fast read with a unique and interesting plot, this story is well worth the time.