Wizard of Time

Ciar Cullen
Ellora's Cave (2007)
ISBN 9781419909238
Reviewed by Anne Boling for Reader Views (3/07)

Trevor leaves the Academy to return to his home at Castle Borough.  His mother died and he feels the need to care for his sex maniac sister, Tessa.  But that’s not the real reason for his return!  Trevor wants revenge.  Thirteen years earlier, a classmate humiliated him.  He wants her to pay for his hurt and pain.  Suddenly he seems to be losing his magic powers.  “What a trying frustrating, painful, awful month. Grieving the loss of his mother, losing his talents, pathless, nearly powerless.” Gideon is a dragon want-to-be.  Trevor tried to turn him into a dragon, but the spell went awry and instead he is a lizard.

Morgan is beautiful and has been a powerful witch since her youth, but she’s lonely and something has gone wrong, she’s lost her powers.  Morgan had quite a profitable business.  She makes potions and casts spells for the villagers.  They paid good money for her magic but what good is a witch if they have lost their power.  Time seems to be going the wrong direction.  King Artimer complains that the love potion she gave him no longer works.  Morgan posts fliers through out the territory; she is advertising for a partner to help her in her “spell business.”

Trevor applies for the position.  Morgan finds him handsome and desirable.  She soon realizes she loves him.  But Trevor lets revenge blind him to his love for her.  Trevor must release the bitterness from his heart if magic is to be restored to the land.

“Wizard of Time” by Ciar Cullen is a delightful erotic romance.  The plot is humorous and interesting.  The characters are captivating.  I particularly like Tessa and King Art.  Their love story was entertaining and sensual.  I laughed when she threw her feet into the shy king’s lap.  A good foot massage always feels so nice.  If you enjoy erotic romance, you’ll love this one.

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Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/07)

Trevor Rains is a Wizard of Time. He has been in love with Morgan Daemoniani since they were children. She is a witch. When they were young teens, she broke his heart, causing him to leave the Castle Borough and go off to the Academy. Recently they discover that time has started flowing in the wrong direction causing both Morgan’s and Trevor’s powers stop working. Since magic is how they earn their livelihood and their reputations are at stake, this is very upsetting to them both.

Trevor returns to the Castle Borough with his hilarious side kick, Gideon. Gideon is a lizard who desperately wants to be a dragon. He expects everyone to acknowledge him as one. Trevor still has feelings for Morgan, but he wants to get even with her for breaking his heart all those years ago. So he does. This worsens the magic problem. While this is all happening other romances are blossoming in the story. Back at the Academy Jordan and Drussy are trying to solve the magic problem and admit to their feelings for each other. At Castle Borough, Morgan’s brother, King Art is desperate to overcome his shyness and attract a queen. Trevor enlists his sister, Tessa to help King Art with this. King Art discovers that he has a beautiful, insatiable woman on his hands.

“Wizard of Time” is a funny, quick read. In addition to the humor and the sensual scenes, there is also an underlying message about how revenge can wreck havoc on everything. I really enjoyed this story! If you need a good laugh, “Wizard of Time” is for you. If you don’t have much time to read, but really need a break, it is only 84 pages. I definitely want to read more stories by this author.

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