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4.0 out of 5 stars
An enchanting romance, 19 Aug 1998
By A Customer
Mary Jane Magorski works at the perfume counter of the Hastings Department Store in Deer Valley, a Pittsburgh suburb. On her twenty-fifth birthday, she already feels depressed when Irving Crick, a relative to the Hastings clan, harasses her to go out with him. She refuses his slimy advances, dumps perfume on him, and consequently loses her job. Mary Jane returns to her home only to be tossed out of her apartment. As she stays in a drab motel, she holds her one birthday present, a strange looking bottle. When two men attack her, she desperately wishes for help while still holding the bottle. Sinjin Avery appears out of nowhere and routs her two assailants. He struggles to convince Mary Jane that he is a genie, who was tricked by Asaf, an evil jinn, in 1713 to live the other's curse for eternity. As his conjuring gets them in trouble, they fall in love. However, their path to happiness requires them to deal with Asaf, who plans to use Sinjin to replace him in a one way ticket to hell. Readers who enjoy an adult fairy tale will devour SOME ENCHNATED EVENING, a Magical Love Romance. The story line feels genuine even with characters like a genie and a jinn because of the author's dexterous use of ironic detail. For instance, conjuring up cash is simple, withdraw it (illegally) from a bank. The lead protagonists are an unlikely duo, yet their growing love affair is beautifully written. By Jove, awesome Alice Alfonsi, already renowned for her sensual and charming paranormal romances (ETERNAL VOWS and ETERNAL LOVE), has developed a creative winner that fans will relish. Harriet Klausner
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