A young Merlin goes to high school to recruit candidates to pull Excalibur, but finds himself battling his brother for control of the sword and the love of one high school girl.
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Favorite My Boyfriend Merlin Quote:
“Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?
Favorite My Merlin Awakening Quote:
Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.”
Chat. British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.
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My Boyfriend Merlin (My Merlin Series #1)
He was a little older than he was letting on. By a few eons…
In this modern day Arthurian, 17 year-old Boston high schooler Arriane, aka Ryan, DuLac just found out the guy she's been crushing on, hot biker Matt, is a little older than he was letting on. In fact, he is really Merlin—the Merlin, King Arthur's Merlin, the greatest wizard who ever lived. Frozen in a cave for over fifteen hundred years, he's woken for a purpose. But Ryan's not impressed. Tired of being a relationship loser, she'd rather kick his legendary behind.
Sure, the world has been crazy ever since the sword and the stone fell out of the sky like a meteor. But despite gruesome gargoyles, a deadly new world of magic, and the guy driving her crazy, Ryan knows that family is everything. Will Merlin sacrifice hers to save the world? Will she be able to stop him?
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Book: My Boyfriend Merlin, Book 1
Chapter Title: Avalon Prep
Setup: Vane talks to Ryan upon her arrival at the school
“If you’re going to make it as a
candidate, you must figure out who you can trust,” Vane said. “Let me help you
out. What do you know about Arthur? He pulled the sword from the stone. He
founded a great kingdom. He became a legend. But someone else besides Arthur
became just as famous. If Arthur was the puppet, he was the puppet master.”
“Yes,” I said steadily. “I know who you
mean.”
Before I could blink, Vane grabbed me
by the waist and turned me to face Matt. Matt pulled at his jacket in
frustration as he argued with Aurelius. I noticed he wore skater-punk shoes.
Vane whispered, “Vasana.”
With a gimmicky zap, a costume appeared
on Matt. He wore a blue felt robe with white stars. On his head sat a matching
pointed hat. His face had aged to look about a hundred years old. A long, white
beard extended from his jaw to his feet.
Against my ear, Vane said, “Now, let’s
put it together. One, he was a wizard. That is true. Two, he was old. That is false.
Actually, he was about… oh, say, eighteen. During Arthur’s time, he would have
been considered a mature adult, but not so much now. Three, he always thought
he knew best for everyone. Know anyone like that? Four, he was considered the
most powerful wizard of all time because… he could see the future. What is his
real name?”
Matt broke off talking to Aurelius.
Looking down at himself, he cursed.
Matt said, “Vasana-apte.”
It must have been a counter-spell
because the cartoon wizard disappeared. Matt returned to normal. Matt glared at
Vane. “You’re an ass.”
“And you always make things hard for
yourself.” Vane let go of me with a chuckle. I barely noticed him leave. My
eyes were glued on Matt.
“Tell me it’s not possible,” I said.
“Ryan—”
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My Merlin Awakening (My Merlin Series #2)
Blurb: If you haven't broken the rules, have you really lived?
Two wizard brothers. One sword. One chance to make a difference.
In this modern day Arthurian, Excalibur has been pulled from the stone, but what does it mean? 17 year-old Arriane (aka Ryan) DuLac has bigger problems—as student president, she's got to put on the Prom. While the Wizard Council debates their next move, she leaves the craziness behind and heads home. But she can't hide forever. Sooner than she'd like Merlin (aka Matt) has her chasing mermaids on the trail of the Fisher King. The wounded king defeated by Merlin's brother, Vane, in the past holds the key to save the future.
At a time of shifting alliances, she must decide whose side she's on—the brother who struggles to do right or the brother who dares to break the rules? And Ryan must decide who she is—a regular girl or a champion? One wrong decision and her family falls apart.
One wrong decision and the world falls apart. No pressure.
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Ever My Merlin (My Merlin Series #3)
Blurb:
He was the right one, the chosen one, but was he meant for her?
The end of the world. The day of reckoning. The final battle.
In the last chapter of the My Merlin Series, it is a time of great strife for Arriane (aka Ryan) and Merlin (aka Matt) as they struggle to stem the flood of destruction unleashed upon the world. Their only hope rests in the one object that can restore their greatest ally: the Healing Cup.
With every scrap of life hanging in the balance, Ryan must convince both friends and enemies that the key to survival rests in the plans of a sword-toting girl of only
eighteen. She must reconcile a fifteen-hundred-year rivalry between two brothers, and be ruthless enough to break a heart—and a life—in the process. And at some point, she really needs to get herself to Prom.
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Author Bio:
Priya
Ardis loves books of all kinds—but especially the gooey ones that make
your nose leak and let your latte go cold. She started her first book at
sixteen, writing in notebooks on long train rides during a hot summer
vacation in India. Her favorite Arthurian piece is the poem The Lady of
Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson. A hopeless romantic, she's a longtime
member of the Romance Writer's of America. When not living in her
characters' world, she might be found at the local coffee shop—her nose
buried in a book.
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I've been watching this series for a while. I think it's about time I go ahead and read it.
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