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Hidden Magic #3
Magically His
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Book Three in the Hidden Magic series.
Kellum didn’t know escaping from his father would send him into the arms of the love of his life.
Drake Lender had always been alone. When he spontaneously decides to bring in an untrained wizard, he’s unprepared for the danger to his heart. After centuries alone Drake has discovered his mate in a young man floating above his bed. Unable to control his powers, Kellum soon shows his ability is not only magical but he excels at stealing Drake’s heart.
Kellum Richards woke up to find his ceiling inches from his face. However, the man who came to rescue him wasn’t anything like his idea of a powerful wizard. Afraid of bringing anyone to his powerful father’s attention, Kellum tries unsuccessfully to keep Drake at arm’s length. But love will not be denied and he soon succumbs to Drake’s sexy persuasion.
Will family problems and dangerous magic prevent the pair from making a proper bond, or will Drake persuade Kellum to be magically his?
Book Three in the Hidden Magic series.
Kellum didn’t know escaping from his father would send him into the arms of the love of his life.
Drake Lender had always been alone. When he spontaneously decides to bring in an untrained wizard, he’s unprepared for the danger to his heart. After centuries alone Drake has discovered his mate in a young man floating above his bed. Unable to control his powers, Kellum soon shows his ability is not only magical but he excels at stealing Drake’s heart.
Kellum Richards woke up to find his ceiling inches from his face. However, the man who came to rescue him wasn’t anything like his idea of a powerful wizard. Afraid of bringing anyone to his powerful father’s attention, Kellum tries unsuccessfully to keep Drake at arm’s length. But love will not be denied and he soon succumbs to Drake’s sexy persuasion.
Will family problems and dangerous magic prevent the pair from making a proper bond, or will Drake persuade Kellum to be magically his?
81 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 8, 2013
About the author
Amber Kell
180 books1,284 followersAmber Kell has made a career out of daydreaming. It has been a lifelong habit she practices diligently as shown by her complete lack of focus on anything not related to her fantasy world building.
When she told her husband what she wanted to do with her life he told her to go have fun.
During those seconds she isn't writing she remembers she has children who humor her with games of 'what if' and let her drag them to foreign lands to gather inspiration. Her youngest confided in her that he wants to write because he longs for a website and an author name—two things apparently necessary to be a proper writer.
Despite her husband's insistence she doesn't drink enough to be a true literary genius she continues to spin stories of people falling happily in love and staying that way.
She is thwarted during the day by a traffic jam of cats on the stairway and a puppy who insists on walks, but she bravely perseveres..
She also writes under the name Mikela Q. Chase
When she told her husband what she wanted to do with her life he told her to go have fun.
During those seconds she isn't writing she remembers she has children who humor her with games of 'what if' and let her drag them to foreign lands to gather inspiration. Her youngest confided in her that he wants to write because he longs for a website and an author name—two things apparently necessary to be a proper writer.
Despite her husband's insistence she doesn't drink enough to be a true literary genius she continues to spin stories of people falling happily in love and staying that way.
She is thwarted during the day by a traffic jam of cats on the stairway and a puppy who insists on walks, but she bravely perseveres..
She also writes under the name Mikela Q. Chase
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January 14, 2014
I liked the way the MCs meshed right off the bat... I don't have a problem with insta-love... but this was more a case of insta-lust/need! Jealousy and possessiveness seemed to be the emotions of choice for these two and it seemed to work well for them! There was a little angst, a little sex and some interesting show of magic on Kellum's part! But, I will say that the end felt way too rushed and the whole "father" issue was resolved off page and way to quickly... grrr
August 10, 2013
Being left an orphan at the age of fifteen would be difficult for anyone. Especially if your parents met an awful, bloody death because your real father wants you caught and at his mercy. Unfortunately, this is what Kellum Richards of 'Magically Yours' by Amber Kell, has had to live with. Even though Kellum has magical powers and has thus far been able to avoid the abominations his father sends to fetch him, it's still hard for him to be on the run all the time. When Drake, a five-hunded-year-old wizard, comes into his life, promising to teach him how to control his wizard magic, Kellum is skeptical to say the least. In order to finally end this nightmare, he has to learn to trust someone and Drake is determined to make him see that it's him he should have faith in.
Kellum is in a sad state indeed. For five years he's been on the run, never staying in one place for any length of time, never making any friends, much less doing what a normal young man should be doing, i.e., dating, going to school, falling in love, etc. He's sick and tired of running, but sees no alternative. He refuses to submit to his father who he knows doesn't want him out of love, but for the magical power he can siphon off of him. Kellum knows his father is behind the death of his mother and stepfather and hates him with a vengeance. The thing is, Kellum is aware that he has powers but has no idea to what extent or how to control them. When Drake comes to take him to a place where he can be tested and taught to manipulate his magic in a more efficient way, Kevin balks, but, unfortunately with ghouls chasing him and Drake protecting him, he decides that Drake is the lesser of two evils. He's strangely drawn to Drake, especially sexually, and decides that a tumble or two won't hurt while he decides when he will leave. The longer he's there, the harder it is to leave.
Drake has been looking for his soul mate for at least 400 years. When he meets Kellum, he realizes that he has found him. He doesn't tell Kellum immediately, because he's afraid the wizard won't come with him if he does. Drake also feels a strong physical connection with Kellum, but he can also feel the magical current zinging between them and soon finds that it is stronger than even he anticipated. Drake takes Kellum to his office and has him tested, finding that Kellum's magic is also much more potent than it was believed to be. Even with this, he knows Kellum will never be safe as long as his manipulative, power-hungry father is still trying to get Kellum under his control. When a crisis occurs, Kellum and Drake find out just how strong their bond is and together they come up with a plan to defeat Kellum's father once and for all.
This is a straightforward love story without a lot of conflict. Even though there wasn't a lot of background information, it was interesting learning about different magical powers that each of the wizards and other magical people had and how they all worked together. I also enjoyed the references to William and Cash from the first story in this series and how their connections were beneficial to this story line.
If you want to be swept away into a make-believe world where there are wizards, ghouls, shape-shifters, and villains, then you may enjoy this book.
NOTE: This book was provided by Total-E-Bound for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Kellum is in a sad state indeed. For five years he's been on the run, never staying in one place for any length of time, never making any friends, much less doing what a normal young man should be doing, i.e., dating, going to school, falling in love, etc. He's sick and tired of running, but sees no alternative. He refuses to submit to his father who he knows doesn't want him out of love, but for the magical power he can siphon off of him. Kellum knows his father is behind the death of his mother and stepfather and hates him with a vengeance. The thing is, Kellum is aware that he has powers but has no idea to what extent or how to control them. When Drake comes to take him to a place where he can be tested and taught to manipulate his magic in a more efficient way, Kevin balks, but, unfortunately with ghouls chasing him and Drake protecting him, he decides that Drake is the lesser of two evils. He's strangely drawn to Drake, especially sexually, and decides that a tumble or two won't hurt while he decides when he will leave. The longer he's there, the harder it is to leave.
Drake has been looking for his soul mate for at least 400 years. When he meets Kellum, he realizes that he has found him. He doesn't tell Kellum immediately, because he's afraid the wizard won't come with him if he does. Drake also feels a strong physical connection with Kellum, but he can also feel the magical current zinging between them and soon finds that it is stronger than even he anticipated. Drake takes Kellum to his office and has him tested, finding that Kellum's magic is also much more potent than it was believed to be. Even with this, he knows Kellum will never be safe as long as his manipulative, power-hungry father is still trying to get Kellum under his control. When a crisis occurs, Kellum and Drake find out just how strong their bond is and together they come up with a plan to defeat Kellum's father once and for all.
This is a straightforward love story without a lot of conflict. Even though there wasn't a lot of background information, it was interesting learning about different magical powers that each of the wizards and other magical people had and how they all worked together. I also enjoyed the references to William and Cash from the first story in this series and how their connections were beneficial to this story line.
If you want to be swept away into a make-believe world where there are wizards, ghouls, shape-shifters, and villains, then you may enjoy this book.
NOTE: This book was provided by Total-E-Bound for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
July 25, 2017
Magically His
A young man in trouble, but can his sugar daddy pull through?
Twenty-five year old Kellum Richards wakes up to find himself floating inches from the ceiling. That is weird, but actually not that weird as these things have been happening to him for a long time. Next thing Drake Lender, head of the Magical Council of Wizards, knocks on Kellum's bedroom door and walks in. Kellum hasn't even heard of the Magical Council of Wizards, but he knows he instantly finds Drake attractive. Kellum would act on this attraction, but his father, who has been perusing him for years, has a way of destroying everyone who his son has ever got close to. Can this meeting only end in disaster?
This is the third and final book in the Hidden Magic series. There are very brief references to Will and Cash, from the first novel, but this book is really a standalone. The novels in the series only relate, in that they have a shared world. The novel describes a top and bottom gay relationship, although there are no whips and chains to be seen in this sweet, vanilla romance. Kellum, the bottom, is 25 (as we have said,) and without a fixed home or a job. Drake, the top, is six hundred years old and running the governing body of all wizards. Although the novel runs a little slow to begin with, being just a little too much like the first two, the story really picks up midway, with some intrigues and then lots of action and adventure. The end has a nice twist that will satisfy a gay and gay friendly audience. Romance is certainly high on the agenda, but sex, while present, is downplayed a little. While certainly having drama, the book is really about two people finding love.
Kellum, while a bottom, is certainly capable of looking after himself. He is cocky, sure of himself, and often right. His sense of humour makes him endearing. Young readers will certainly like Kellum, and perhaps relate in some ways. We certainly want things to go right for this young man, who is very much in trouble. Drake is the confident and capable father figure. He has prestige, wealth, power and knowledge. He would certainly be a fine catch if you go for older types. The reader hopes that Drake can save the day, but we are not quite sure that this is so as Kellum's father is very powerful
The theme of this novel is that hopes can come true. With luck and work even a bad circumstance can turn out good. We think we understand our life, and indeed we have a handle on a lot, but the unpredictable can always happen. And yes, fairy godmothers are sometimes true.
I enjoyed this book, but to be honest, not quite as much as the first two. Kell is a good author and her 'not-so-good' is a lot better than other's best efforts. I certainly would say this book is worth reading. It gets a four stars from me.
July 21, 2022
I loved Kellum... That's it
July 28, 2013
Livre III dans la série "Hidden Magic".
Kellum ne savait pas qu'échapper à son père l'enverrait dans les bras de l'amour de sa vie.
Drake Lender vit depuis toujours seul. Quand il décide spontanément de faire appel à un assistant inexpérimenté, il n'est pas prêt pour le danger que va ressentir son cœur. Après des siècles seul, Drake découvre que son compagnon est un jeune homme qui a la faculté de léviter au-dessus de son lit. Incapable de contrôler ses pouvoirs, Kellum montre rapidement que sa capacité n'est pas seulement magique mais qu'il excelle également pour voler le cœur de Drake.
Kellum Richards se réveille pour se retrouver le visage collé à quelques centimètres du plafond. Cependant, l'homme qui vient le sauver n'était pas comme ce qu'il attendait d'un puissant sorcier. Avec sa peur d'attirer l'attention de son puissant père sur quelqu'un de son entourage, Kellum tente en vain de garder Drake à l'écart. Mais l'amour ne peut pas être refusé et il succombe bientôt à la persuasion du sexy Drake.
Est-ce que les problèmes liés à la famille et à la magie pourront empêcher la paire de faire trouver leur voie ensemble, ou Drake réussira-t-il à persuader Kellum être magiquement lié à lui ?
Cette série est très variée dans ses sujets, tout autant que dans ses niveaux d'intérêt. Amber Kell nous a habitué à mieux.
Pourtant, le fond était intéressant, un jeune orphelin qui apprend par la force des choses - lors d'une attaque malencontreuse avec des goules et des démons - qu'il a des pouvoirs magiques. Mais ceux-ci sont aléatoires car il ne sait pas les canaliser ni leur portée exacte. Ce que je regrette c'est que le combat final soit aussi succinct, presque inexistant. On a l'impression que le livre tourne court et que la fin a été bâclée. Pourtant l'histoire est très courte (tout au plus une soixantaine de pages)si bien qu'on n'a pas eu le temps de s'installer dans l'histoire qu'elle est terminée. Tout est trop court, manque de détails et de profondeur.
C'est vraiment dommage car c'est une des auteures dont je ne rate jamais un livre et ses autres séries sont excellentes.
March 31, 2015
Cute story.
I ended up liking both protagonists, especially Kellum with his mix of combative and sweet. I can’t remember this author ever really doing characters with low self-esteem – which is cool in its own way. Not that those can’t be very enjoyable too, but it’s one of the refreshing things about Amber Kell’s books.
Some things I found odd.
Such as, those mistresses of Drake’s father would take him to the zoo when he was a kid. Five hundred years ago. Uh-huh. That kind of anachronism always saddens me. The whole point of making someone ridiculously old is to actually apply history, to make it matter.
I further am not sure how this exactly fits with the previous books in terms of, well, established lore. Does everyone know about magic? Some little bits suggest as much, such as the fact that dumping the ghouls on the villain’s lawn makes the public suspect him of dark magic. And other moments I forget.
I also thought that generally people only end up on the council once they’re mated. Yet unmated Drake is its head. That one could be explained easily enough, though. Maybe it’s simply that some people refuse to leave active service in favour of the council until they settle down.
Either way, I liked it. Not a disappointing continuation of the series.
I ended up liking both protagonists, especially Kellum with his mix of combative and sweet. I can’t remember this author ever really doing characters with low self-esteem – which is cool in its own way. Not that those can’t be very enjoyable too, but it’s one of the refreshing things about Amber Kell’s books.
Some things I found odd.
Such as, those mistresses of Drake’s father would take him to the zoo when he was a kid. Five hundred years ago. Uh-huh. That kind of anachronism always saddens me. The whole point of making someone ridiculously old is to actually apply history, to make it matter.
I further am not sure how this exactly fits with the previous books in terms of, well, established lore. Does everyone know about magic? Some little bits suggest as much, such as the fact that dumping the ghouls on the villain’s lawn makes the public suspect him of dark magic. And other moments I forget.
I also thought that generally people only end up on the council once they’re mated. Yet unmated Drake is its head. That one could be explained easily enough, though. Maybe it’s simply that some people refuse to leave active service in favour of the council until they settle down.
Either way, I liked it. Not a disappointing continuation of the series.
August 12, 2013
Magically His is Amber Kell's third book in her Hidden Magic series. Each book can be read as a standalone book. Drake Lender is mentioned several times in the first Hidden Magic book (he is Cash's boss) but you don't have to read William's House to enjoy Magically His. On a side note I do recommend William's House and Modelling Death too.
Drake Lender is a very powerful wizard who brings in an untrained Wizard for training. Kellum Richards, the untrained wizard, has been on the run for the last ten years. They meet, sparks fly, and intrigue & romance quickly follows. I don't want to spoil the story but I will say I really enjoyed this novella. I liked Drake from the first Hidden Magic book (even though he was a bit of a jerk) so I was very happy to see him get his own story. The story didn't disappoint and I highly recommend!!!
Drake Lender is a very powerful wizard who brings in an untrained Wizard for training. Kellum Richards, the untrained wizard, has been on the run for the last ten years. They meet, sparks fly, and intrigue & romance quickly follows. I don't want to spoil the story but I will say I really enjoyed this novella. I liked Drake from the first Hidden Magic book (even though he was a bit of a jerk) so I was very happy to see him get his own story. The story didn't disappoint and I highly recommend!!!
April 13, 2014
I made the mistake of reading this book out of order but didn't even notice that it was. Ms Kell has made each of the books stand alone within the larger framework of the series. Having now read books 1 + 3 I can honestly say this seems like a fun and easy to read series with Amber Kell's usual touch of packing a lot of background into very few pages. Guess it's time for me to get hold of, and read, book 2 to make sure I am up to date with the main story arc, besides the blurb for that one sounds good too.
February 5, 2015
Magically His
I loved this book. It is about Drake who finds his mate in Kellum who is a powerful untrained wizard. Kellum's father wants to drain his powers for himself but he keeps escaping the demon and other creatures that is sent after him. During all this Drake who goes to get Kellum and bring him in for proper training ends falling in love with him despite everything. Through up and downs these two fall in love with each despite both of them being very strong willed. I can not wait to see if their is another book in this series. Erin
I loved this book. It is about Drake who finds his mate in Kellum who is a powerful untrained wizard. Kellum's father wants to drain his powers for himself but he keeps escaping the demon and other creatures that is sent after him. During all this Drake who goes to get Kellum and bring him in for proper training ends falling in love with him despite everything. Through up and downs these two fall in love with each despite both of them being very strong willed. I can not wait to see if their is another book in this series. Erin
July 1, 2016
Magically ridiculous. I'm not a fan of insta-love novels although it's much easier to accept in paranormal stories but this one took it to the extreme. It had insta-lust, insta-love, insta-magical abilities, insta-resurrection, insta-knowledge and insta-resolution. My head was spinning by the end. I realize it's tough to write a fully developed novella, but this one felt forced and rushed to the point of confusion. Thank goodness for to save the story, nothing ridiculous about that.
July 20, 2013
2.5 stars
Quickly paced, there wasn't really time to get emotionally attached to the MC's. It was interesting learning what little information was given about the character and the story did have potential but it just didn't do anything for me. Everything was to the point and there wasn't anything really exciting revealed. I don't think I'll be re-reading this anytime soon.
Quickly paced, there wasn't really time to get emotionally attached to the MC's. It was interesting learning what little information was given about the character and the story did have potential but it just didn't do anything for me. Everything was to the point and there wasn't anything really exciting revealed. I don't think I'll be re-reading this anytime soon.
June 30, 2013
3.5 stars
July 19, 2013
The story was a little rushed.
July 22, 2013
1.5 stars - Plot was horribly weak, the antagonist too easily defeated, and I didn't care much for the main characters. Sigh...
October 30, 2014
The more I read this series the more I love it.
January 17, 2015
not like the last 2 books but ok
February 17, 2015
I really like how engaging Amber Kell's characters are. Her books are like potato chips, you devour one and immediately want another and another.
April 20, 2015
I absolutely LOVED this book! If you want a short story stuffed with magic, mayhem, love, and revenge with a wicked twist, then grab this one.........PRONTO!
June 30, 2016
3/5
Shaved off the layer of cheese this book is covered in, and it's still mediocre at best. However, it was still quite an amusing read. I just wished the story got more development.
Shaved off the layer of cheese this book is covered in, and it's still mediocre at best. However, it was still quite an amusing read. I just wished the story got more development.
January 14, 2021
Up to 60% or so it would have taken 4 stars but how it developed after that was a bit disappoint resulting in getting 3 stars.
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