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?

“I’m sorry. I’m aware Mildred acquired the fountain pen but I don’t know where she stored it,” Riadh said.


Dale gazed at the raven haired djinn. He’d hoped Riadh would be able to tell him where the pen was. No such luck. “Can I assume that the pen is the same size as a usual fountain pen?”


“Okay, I guess I’ll start with the desk downstairs in the den. If I find more than one, you’ll be able to tell me which one is magic, right?”


“I know we didn’t get into this before but how did Aunt Mildred let people know what she has or was willing to buy?” Dale asked.


“A mixture of word of mouth and a very covert website.”


“Eh, definitely less organized than that, more akin to an old style bulletin board.” said Riadh.


Chapter 7