Review: Great paranormal novella!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
A Genie's Fortune is Jane Wakely's second book in her Reluctant Mates series.  In A Genie's Fortune, genie Benjamin Darcy is ordered to mate with human Danica Weston. Both have been emotionally scarred by past relationships but they manage to form a bond that is eventually threatened by their former spouses. I really loved Benjamin. He could tell Danica was skittish so he took his time courting her and winning her trust instead of being an overbearing alpha male and forcing the mating from the beginning.A Genie's Fortune is a novella, which is my favorite type of story since I usually can't find the time to read a full length novel.  Also I love them because it is amazing how authors can write a great story with less words.  I've read all of Jane's novella's stories and she is great at writing a complete story within a novella.  The only reason I didn't rate this story a five is because I just didn't feel like enough back story was given for the former spouses.  Yes they were bad and yes they did bad things but I had to assume too much on what those bad things were. I tend to notice small details and some of those details were missing for me in this story.Overall, it is a great story.  The whole council concept is fascinating and I can't wait to read about the mermen, fairies, elves, etc.  Definitely recommend this to fans of paranormal novellas.