Latest read, The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2004) by Robert Silverberg, from the anthology Flights, vol. 1. A hapless young man who has failed at most career choices, but has a knack for magic, becomes apprentice to a beautiful sorceress... and is utterly smitten with her.
Terrific.
Fantasy written with an understanding of adult experiences.
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