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.<br><br>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?

Djinn Book 1: What's in Your Box?

“Can I just tell you to—go clean out the house or is that not specific enough?”


“Great. Can we start with help me lug all the stacks of Reader’s Digests and Good Housekeeping magazines in this room down to the recycling bin?” Dale asked.


“And is there any chance you could put on some regular clothes? The whole half-naked with harem pants thing is…distracting.”


The look Riadh gave him was one of those top to bottom assessments. Dale couldn’t tell if Riadh found him lacking. With a wave of a hand, Riadh changed his clothing to jeans and gray T-shirt. He was still barefoot. “Is this suitable?”


Chapter 4