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GENRE: Gay Fantasy Romance LENGTH: 6,719 words RATING: Aelred hasn't been outside the monastery since his parents donated him as a child. He knows he shouldn't want more than this life of prayer, but he dreams of the far-off lands spoken of in the Bible. When a wealthy patron leaves a chest of treasures to be catalogued, Aelred is fascinated by their beauty. Most beautiful of all is the strange man who appears from nowhere and claims to be a djinn ... with wishes for Aelred!Aelred is sure the djinn is a demon sent to lure him into damnation. There is nothing a monk ought to wish for. He has no use for riches. And he certainly shouldn’t wish for earthly pleasures. He shouldn’t even be thinking about the djinn’s offers, magical or carnal. But not thinking about the djinn grows more and more difficult as they spend time together, and the djinn’s stories awaken Aelred’s longing for adventure ... and for love.The djinn tells Aelred he can have what he desires. But are his promises truth or temptation?EXCERPT:
The young monk, Aelred, lived at the Abbey his entire life. He could only imagine going to foreign lands. He kept the accounts of the Abbey’s wealth. Many left children and items at the Abbey in exchange for prayers. For Aelred it wasn’t the wealth of the donations but more the strangeness and beauty and the stories that were attached to the items. A scented, small chest that is exotic and smelled of cedar and spices had arrived. The chest contained an incomplete set of beautifully carved chessman, an illustrated book and an opaque bottle. Curious of the bottle, Aelred opened it. To his surprise a djinn appears and offers him three wishes. But Aelred is sure the djinn is a demon sent to temp him and sends him back into the bottle. Aelred had to be careful and not tell anyone of the djinn, they would probably not believe him anyways. The Djinn was not made to stay in the bottle forever. After much indecision, Aelred let’s the Djinn have more freedom. Djinn is happy, enthusiastic