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My Dear Illusion

Welcome to the dangerous and secret-laden world of the conjurers where friends are enemies, alliances are made and broken in a heartbeat, and you never know who to trust.  
 
Twenty-two-year-old Mari Locke grew up in Hell Gate, a home for lost souls in New York City. While some would consider Hell Gate evil, she’s always considered the conjurers worse. After all, their illusions plunge the world into wars, famines, and plagues. She’s spent her entire life hiding from the conjurers because of who and what she is—someone with the rare ability to untie illusion. 


Everything changes on the night of her seventh death. Suddenly, Mari is thrust into the Hundred Year Games. A brutal, deadly event that decides which conjurer will rule the world for the next one hundred years. 


Her ticket to the games is Finn Alterra, a half-conjurer, half-human with no chance of winning. Her orders: get him to the winner’s podium by whatever means necessary, steal the crown off his head, and kill him. If she succeeds she’ll save the world and herself. 


But in this world there are games within games and illusions on top of illusions. Nothing is as it seems and no one is who they claim to be. As Mari grows closer to Finn, the man she’s destined to kill, she begins to question what is illusion and what is real. And most importantly, if either she or Finn will leave the games alive.

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It was both hopeful and heartbreaking, in the way star-crossed lovers stories often are. I closed the book feeling like my heart had been torn from my chest, but also with a feeling of hopefulness…

Bookbub reviewer @kilngirlreads

5 stars

Overall this is a great urban fantasy with a romantic subplot (emphasis on the sub)…the story and delivery made it a very unique book that I haven’t seen before. I can not wait for book 2!

Jessica

5 stars

I was IMMEDIATELY hooked on this story/these characters, though it did take me a little while to wrap my head around all the world building & adjust to the writing style.
I’ve definitely never read anything like this.
This story is told from two POVs – Mari, retelling someone the whole story, and the Wind’s perspective
LIKE HOW DID I FALL IN LOVE WITH WIND?!

Bookbub reviewer @readinginpjsblog

5 stars

You will feel the angst and heartache pouring out from the star crossed lovers but its not until the very end, the enormity will hit you and knock the breath out of you…The brilliant thing about the story is I was equally invested in the secondary characters! Like Luvic Bard. Celia Bard. Jacob Ward. This story has my heart in an unbreakable grip and I will be dreaming about it for a long time. The writing is poetic and nostalgic and chilling at the same time. And you have to hold on to your dear life while you read it.

PPs Bookshelf

5 stars

This book. Wow. Where do I begin? First of all, the way the author writes and tells a story is unlike anything I’ve read before. I really enjoyed it.

Sara and TJ

5 stars

DETAILS

Publish date: Aug 19, 2025
Publisher: Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-945007-86-4

ISBN (paperback): 978-1-945007-87-1

ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-945007-89-5

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