"Not just one delicious hero -- Three!"

They come from the Pleasure Dimension. Their names are Sami and Hari, and they are two djinn lovers sent to teach Alana West everything there is to know about pleasure. Alana finds a strange, erotically shaped bottle at an estate sale; though she doesn't know why, she's drawn to it the from the moment she sees it. She takes it home and gets ... friendly ... with it, not suspecting the prizes that she releases as she does so.

They're there to teach her everything. How to enjoy her body. How to enjoy her sexuality, and how to enjoy life itself. Their uninhibited enjoyment of her body--and sometimes each other's--changes Alana, leaving her more confident and assured than she had ever been. Then, just as she begins to realize that she has feelings for her tasty tutors, she finds that she cannot keep them, and they will not remember her once they've moved on. What's a modern girl to do? If you can't live with the system -- change it! What she gets, however, may be more than she ever wanted...

ALANA'S MAGIC LAMP is a fun romp through a world of complete fantasy. (What woman wouldn't want two gorgeous men dedicated to developing her "inner sexuality"?) Light, with a few touches of wry humor, the novel is a quick read. It is not, however, light on the sex. From Alana's first encounter with the "lamp" to the surprising and triumphant ending, sex is the word of the day -- and each and every scene is not only passionate, vibrant, and explicit, but also vital to the plot and very, very positive.

The one downside (for potential readers) is that the novel is not actually the story of a threesome, but more the story of a woman growing and reaching her sexual potential. Though there is a happy-ending romance in the story, it is not one where Alana and her two teachers all live together in a happy ménage a trois for eternity, or even a little bit. In fact, it involves a different male altogether. Readers should take heart, though. No matter that the true hero appears late in the story, he is still sexy, dashing and you know instantly that he is the man for our heroine. Anyone who enjoys female-centered, affirming erotica is sure to enjoy this sweet treat of a book.

Sensuality Level: This book has been rated NC-17 by the publisher.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted December 4, 2002

Summary

Alana West has relegated decent sex to the same level as the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and size 2 jeans. They're nice to dream about, but will never be an important part of her life. So she's completely astounded when that unusual artifact she bought at an estate sale turns out to be occupied—by two fabulously sensual Djinns, who want to do nothing but teach her how to accept her sexuality. What's a girl to do? Relax and enjoy it, of course...