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Wish: Aladdin Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale) Kindle Edition

by Demelza Carlton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A sultan’s daughter. A pretend prince. Can a genie make all their wishes come true?
Once upon a time…
When Princess Maram and street rat Aladdin meet in the marketplace, sparks fly, and Aladdin swears to move heaven and earth in order to make the lovely courtesan his wife.
He steals a magic lamp with a genie inside, thinking all his troubles are over…only to find they have barely begun.
Can Aladdin win the princess’s hand without losing his head?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0768XHZBK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lost Plot Press (January 6, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1699 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 230

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Demelza Carlton

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USA Today bestselling author Demelza Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.

She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.

Sensationalist spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.

Demelza now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world.

To get an email whenever Demelza releases a new title AND get NINE free books, sign up for her VIP Readers Group at demelzacarlton.com (just copy and paste into your browser).

The Ocean's Gift series was her first foray into fiction, followed by the Nightmares trilogy. She swears the Mel Goes to Hell series ambushed her on a crowded train and wouldn't leave her alone.

The suggested reading order for each series is as follows:

Turbulence and Triumph series:

Ocean's Justice

Ocean's Trial

(How To Catch Crabs)

Ocean's Triumph

Ocean's Ride

Ocean's Cage

Ocean's Birth

Ocean's Gift series:

Ocean's Gift

Ocean's Infiltrator

Water and Fire

Nightmares Trilogy:

Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer

Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller

Afterlife of Alanna Miller

Romance Island Resort series:

Maid for the Rock Star

The Rock Star's Email Order Bride

The Rock Star's Virginity

The Rock Star and the Billionaire

The Rock Star Wants A Wife

The Rock Star's Wedding

Maid for the South Pole

Mel Goes to Hell series:

Welcome to Hell

See You in Hell

Mel Goes to Hell

To Hell and Back

The Holiday From Hell

The Complex series:

Halcyon

Fishtail

Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:

Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold

Dance: Cinderella Retold

Fly: Goose Girl Retold

Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold

Silence: Little Mermaid Retold

Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold

Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold

Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold

Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold

Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold

Wish: Aladdin Retold

Melt: Snow Queen Retold

Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold

Kiss: Frog Prince Retold

Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold

If you'd like more information about the background behind her books, you can visit her website at: demelzacarlton.com

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Cedar
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved reading Wish!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018
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Re-Reading the Arabian Nights every few years is a pleasure! Finding a new version of Aladdin that is well written yet thoughtful is incredible! Wish entranced me. Close enough to the original I have know and loved, but so unique, too! The princess has never had her side of the tale told, and it was well done. I really liked how her life, triumphs and discouragements were presented, as were the better known trials of Aladdin...highly recommended!
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Katinka
4.0 out of 5 stars Mom Kat Reads
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018
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Maram, one of the daughters of the Sultan is is returning home from a trip to another kingdom where she had been acting as her father’s envoy and ambassador. Her mother had been one of the Sultan’s wives, but had been condemned as a traitor for falling in love with a man other than her husband. Maram is not just one of the Sultan’s daughters, but as the daughter of a traitor she has been raised to be a courtesan, trained in the ways of pleasing men.

Aladdin is what is commonly known as a “street rat” or someone who has nothing and is out seeking work every day, often not finding enough work to keep himself and his mother fed. Years before, his father had been a successful merchant, though he had died before he had been able to have his son apprenticed anywhere. Without a husband and his income, Aladdin’s mother had been forced to sell anything of value over the years to keep the two of them fed. Unlike most, Aladdin is somewhat educated and always honest and true to his word. He meets the princess by accident on one of her trips to a bathhouse, and is quickly as enamored of her as she is of him. But her status places her entirely out of his reach.

This was a fun retelling of the Aladdin story. It has all of the expected parts of the tale: a genie, a magic lamp, a princess, a Sultan, and his advisors. I enjoyed the description in this book of how Aladdin comes into possession of the magic lamp and the genie. One aspect of this retelling that I wasn’t familiar with was the explanation of how the genie came to be. I also enjoyed the fact that Maram isn’t your typical pampered princess. She was an ambassador for her father and quite successful in negotiating treaties and trade deals for the kingdom.

I enjoyed the twists in a story that many of us are quite familiar with. This is not a simple story of a young man finding a magic lamp that makes all his wishes come true. There is so much more to the tale. I found this book highly entertaining and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys twisted fairy tales.
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Stan Hutchings
5.0 out of 5 stars An enchanting retelling of the story
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
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She's not your Disney's Princess Jasmine; Maram is a strong-willed, worldly-wise princess, whose mother and her mother's lover Amani, have been enslaved in lamps for committing adultery. Maram has great freedom as a result, and uses her feminine charms and magic to work for her father. She meets Aladdin in a public bathhouse while bathing and tries to seduce him. But Aladdin was spelled to resist magic, so he respectfully admires her for her beautiful self. They fall for each other. Aladdin enters the lost city of Tasnim, which is guarded by Kaveh of the ring, to recover a lamp for Gwandoya. Kaveh declares him the new Prince and promises a magic lamp and wealth enough to woo a princess. Aladdin woos Maram and is betrothed but Aladdin insists on waiting for marriage to go any further. He is usurped by Gwandoya's trickery, who then steals the palace and Maram for his own pleasure. Fortunately, Maram is made of sterner stuff, and eventually puts things right for a happy climax to the story and the romance.
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Marius
5.0 out of 5 stars Wish granted.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2021
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I love Demelza Carlton's books. Unexpected but believable twists, plenty to feel good about, definite drama, the fulfilling of karma...very wonderful. I have a few days to read, so I can get caught up on some of the others!
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Brad Friedlander
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Retelling of an Old Chestnut
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021
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Dezmelza does a fantastic job of taking familiar fairy tales and spinning new versions that are at once what you know and unexpected. The core of the story is true love and the willingness to wait until both are free to be together. The adventure is magical and is linked to other books in this series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Aladdin
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021
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Well it was cute in a way. Easy reading. Definitely not a child story! Don't have much more to say about it.
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Helgaleena
5.0 out of 5 stars A princess with her own magic
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021
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This telling of Aladdin has more than one genie and uses many more elements from the original Arabian Nights than Disney did. It also displays the heroine's patriotic use of her magic on behalf of her father's kingdom and teamwork by the lovers to thwart the villains.
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Shannon
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it but
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020
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I liked it. The story was close to the original story. I just felt Aladdin was a little naive. Also what happened to the djinn in the ring?
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Chelsea Roth
5.0 out of 5 stars I love that Maram is not your typical innocent prim princess
Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2018
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I love that Maram is not your typical innocent prim princess. She is similar to Demelza's version of the little mermaid, Margareta.
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Mandy Parmenter (MP Book Reviews)
5.0 out of 5 stars Great retelling of Aladdin that is really enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2018
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Princess Maram is the Sultans daughter and has been working a a courtesan softening deals for him. Aladdin just lives on the streets getting work when he can. When they meet there is some kind of spark between them and he vows to do whatever it takes to have her as his wife. He manages to steal a magic lamp with a genie inside bu instead of being the end of his troubles it is just the start. Can they get through everything and be able to marry or will disaster mean that Aladdin loses his head?

Lots of drama and excitement in this retelling of Aladdin. I liked the side of story as told by Maram and it was nice to have a couple of strong women in this tale set in a very male dominated world. Well written and very enjoyable.
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Jenny Schwartz
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical "Wish"
Reviewed in Australia on January 14, 2018
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With a gorgeous cover and one of my favourite story settings - magic in the Middle East - picking up Wish by Demelza Carlton was automatic, especially because this whole series of kick-ass fairytale retellings is marvellous.

I love that the heroine isn't a Disney princess (not that there's anything wrong with those - but it makes for a very cool change and opens up the storyline to new possibilities). But it's the hero, Aladdin, who made my heart sing. He really is a hero, and not an alpha, abusive hero, but a man who struggles and strives to live a good life for himself and those he loves.

This was a very grown-up romance. Magic doesn't save people. Courage does. Perfect!
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Mx
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this retelling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2018
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Great story of Aladdin retold, superb story, fab author, def recommend all these bks from Demelza Carlton
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Lolah
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved the difference from the sappy Disney version, yet it's still spellbinding!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2018
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This retelling of Aladdin is AWESOME!! I literally read it from beginning to end without stopping as soon as I downloaded it, it was so good, and I can't recommend it enough. Based on the original Aladdin story (which Demelza had sent an English translation out to her newsletter readers just before Xmas, so I had it fresh in my mind!), I loved the difference from the sappy Disney version - this is much more realistic, Earthy and yucky (in places - getting eaten by lions anyone?!), yet still with that twist of romance, magic and a "happy ever after" we love from Demelza's spellbinding fairytales.
NB I received a complimentary copy of this book, but I always give an HONEST review based wholly on my own opinions
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