Highly skilled thief Plum is bored by many of the jobs he takes, finding them pointless and unchallenging.  Then, he gets a most unusual request: to steal a wizard’s lodestone from the man’s own house!  The job is fascinating and lucrative enough that he takes it.  When the wizard Corm catches him and passion flares between them, everything changes.  But what will happen when Corm’s secret comes out?

The Wizard and the Thief: The Magician is a great, hot fantasy tale.  Both characters were very multi-faceted.  I liked Plum’s mix of confidence and wistfulness, and Corm’s mix of arrogance and vulnerability.  The love scenes were hot and sweet, and I could really feel the emotion.  As always, Sean Michael demonstrates just as much skill with fantasy as with contemporary stories.  If you’d like to put a little magic into your day, pick up The Wizard and the Thief: The Magician!