Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Reluctant Magician
    The Reluctant Magician
    The Reluctant Magician
    Ebook27 pages19 minutes

    The Reluctant Magician

    By Elizabeth Reed

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Princess Ella arrives at Tarek the magician’s forest retreat, desperate for his help against the wicked Sorceress Tabitha, who is aggressively attacking the land of her birth and those whom she loves dearly.
    Tarek, the recluse, is reluctant to give Ella any assistance, as he has sworn to himself an oath to not get directly involved in the affairs of men.
    Ella knows she must find a way to convince Tarek to her way of thinking instead and get him to come back with her to fight on her side at all costs!
    Sensing that Tarek has some liking for her, she decides to make a confident bold move; she makes a sacrifice and offering to him. She will give herself to Tarek and let him take her as he will, if it means he will change his mind.
    But Ella is to find that what was meant to be a sacrifice on her part changes to something much more pleasurable, as she becomes eager to submit to Tarek’s every demand!

    Warning: Sexual content included within the story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElizabeth Reed
    Release dateDec 7, 2014
    ISBN9781310054426
    The Reluctant Magician
    Author

    Elizabeth Reed

    As long as I can remember I have always loved everything and anything to do with the romance genre. Enjoying writing, reading and watching a wide range of love stories. I am a true romantic at heart! So after studying for a philosophy degree and then going on to work in a corporate job in advertising, I decided to reconnect with my passion again! I now write mainly romance short stories, with the aim to share all of my ideas with others who also have an interest in romantic fiction. I write in a range of romance subgenres including erotic romance, contemporary, sweet, paranormal/fantasy fiction and historical. I hope to continue writing as long as my ideas keep flowing out from my mind. In early 2014 I experienced my own personal love story, when I married my one true love. I now live together with my husband in London.

    Read more from Elizabeth Reed

    Related to The Reluctant Magician

    Related ebooks

    Fantasy Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Left To Lose

      Jul 10, 2022

      Around the time she gives up her name, it starts to feel like this entire revolution isn’t worth it anymore. The world is probably lucky that Kelian—she still remembers Kelian, in spite of everything—is there to pick up the pieces, the way he always

      11 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The angels

      Jul 6, 2021

      Turn To The angels
      3 min read

    • Article

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary

      Jun 17, 2020

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary
      7 min read

    • Article

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary

      Jun 17, 2020

      Mrs Macarthur’s Secret Diary
      7 min read

    • Article

      Cast Out

      Jul 10, 2021

      Verity pushed back the quilts, rolled off her straw mattress onto the floor, felt for the poker, and stirred the ashes. The embers glowed. She wouldn’t have to go fire-borrowing again. Her chilled hands were clumsy. One glowing bit of wood rolled fro

      21 min read

    • Article

      An ever-fixed MARK

      Nov 1, 2023

      An ever-fixed MARK
      6 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The Angels

      Aug 3, 2021

      Turn To The Angels
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Alpaca EXPERIENCE

      May 25, 2021

      The Alpaca EXPERIENCE
      6 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The Angels

      Mar 17, 2020

      How do you cope on days when nothing is going right – from the moment you get up! When that happens, take a moment to breathe deeply and ask your guardian angel to reset your day. I’m having one of those days today, I trod on a wet hairball left by m

      3 min read

    • Article

      My Dog, My Heart

      Jul 19, 2022

      My Dog, My Heart
      3 min read

    • Article

      A WING AND a prayer

      Sep 28, 2021

      A raven saved my life Cate McMurray, 47, from West Midlands I ’d always known I was different. As a small child, I used to see and hear people who weren’t there. One day, I was playing hide ‘n’ seek with my two sisters, and tucked myself away in a cu

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Wolf

      Nov 6, 2018

      The Wolf
      12 min read

    • Article

      Wounds That Won’t Heal

      Oct 30, 2017

      Wounds That Won’t Heal
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Needle

      May 30, 2023

      The Needle
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Letter To…, Mum's Angel

      Dec 20, 2022

      Dear Sarah, I didn't know people like you existed. But when our family needed you most, you were there. After my mum Avril, then 88, had a stroke in February 2022,I wasn't sure what the future looked like for her. Before, she had lived on her own. Bu

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Chair of Opportunity

      Jan 10, 2023

      Taylor put his clothes back on and waited in a well outfitted room. It was far posher than any doctor’s office he’d ever been in and he wasn’t sure why he’d been given a physical, much less one more thorough than any he’d ever had before. When they’d

      10 min read

    • Article

      PET PSYCHIC I Talk To ANIMALS

      Mar 23, 2022

      Kelly Mercieca, 47, Clovelly, NSW Alright kids, let’s go!’ my mum, Judy, said to me and my siblings, Leeann, Emma and Jonathon, as we got ready to head to school. It was 1982 and I was seven. School was always a little difficult because most of the

      3 min read

    • Article

      First Date

      Jul 9, 2020

      First Date
      5 min read

    • Article

      Life, Death, and Love

      Nov 20, 2018

      Life, Death, and Love
      7 min read

    • Article

      Your Future

      Feb 19, 2023

      Your Future
      3 min read

    • Article

      From The heart

      Oct 27, 2020

      Dear Sally My step daughter often feels spirits around her. The other day I was talking to her on Facetime and I thought her husband was standing behind her until she told me he was at work. She took a picture of some poles she was selling and later

      5 min read

    • Article

      TRAPPED In The Dark

      Jan 21, 2020

      TRAPPED In The Dark
      4 min read

    • Article

      TELLING The Bees

      Oct 6, 2020

      TELLING The Bees
      6 min read

    • Article

      Oggy, Oggy!

      Nov 26, 2019

      Stephen Thornton, 64, from Monmouth Strolling along the river bank, I smiled happily at my partner Lesley. ‘What an absolutely wonderful place this is,’ I said to her. ‘I can feel nature spirits all around us, can’t you?’ We were visiting the villa

      4 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The Angels

      Sep 29, 2020

      I try to make time to go for a walk at least once a week. We live on the south coast, but as I don’t often have time for the luxury of driving up to the South Downs, or down to the beach, it might just be walking to the shops. I also sit in the garde

      3 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The Angels

      Nov 26, 2020

      Happy New Year, everyone! It’s goodbye to 2020, and some would say ‘good riddance’ too – but what have you learned about yourself in this most challenging of years? I’ve learned to take nothing for granted, and to value my loved ones even more. I’ve

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Reluctant Magician

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Reluctant Magician - Elizabeth Reed

      The Reluctant Magician

      By Elizabeth Reed

      Published by Elizabeth Reed at Smashwords

      Copyright 2014 Elizabeth Reed

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter 1

      ‘I am looking for Tarek! Are you he?’ Ella stumbled tiredly across the dusty forest pathway to confront the tall bearded man who rested against a tall pine tree with his eyes closed. Ella knew not whether he was asleep or merely quiet in contemplation.

      The man opened his eyelids slowly, and surprised Ella with how strikingly blue and bright his eyes appeared. He looked at her directly, analysing her movements towards him, but gave little of his thoughts and emotions away as he remained calmly facing her.

      ‘Please, tell me, are you Tarek the magician? Or do you know where I may find him?

      ‘Why are you looking for Tarek? What is your concern with him?’ he said at last.

      ‘I need to speak to him on an urgent matter . . . I have travelled far to see him.’ Ella’s legs suddenly became weak. She found it hard to say anymore; she had completely exhausted all her energy reserves just to get this far. She just prayed that she had now reached her destination from the directions she had been given by her brother, and all her efforts had not been in vain!

      ‘You are very weak; you need to rest.’ The man wrapped his arm around Ella’s shoulders when she reached near to him and stopped walking, to support her before she fell.

      At first, Ella wanted to protest against his help, but relented when she found that his support steadied

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1