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The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select few there is a second, secret Paris where the magic of the City of Light is very real in this enchanting and atmospheric fantasy from the author of The Fairy...

As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, eighteen-year-old Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.

Ivy verfügt über die Gabe der Illusion und weitere magische Tricks, aber nichts davon ist dem verfluchten Halsring gewachsen, der sie an den skrupellosen König Baylor fesselt. Sie muss dem König gefügig sein, bis sie ihn vernichten und sich befreien kann. Als der mysteriöse Seelenfänger Thorne es auf genau die mächtige Waffe abgesehen hat, die Ivy für ihre Freiheit benötigt, geht sie ein Bündnis mit ihm ein.

Als Liv von der Kunstuni fliegt, bleibt ihr eine letzte Chance: ein Autorenwettbewerb, der den nächsten Weltbestseller kürt. Also reist sie nach Korfu, um Werbung für ihren Webtoon zu machen – nicht, um zu gewinnen. Bis Liv ins magische Spiel um die heißbegehrten Küsse der neun Musen gezogen wird.

Breaker, der legendäre Gründer des Ordens der Paladine, erwacht 10.000 Jahre nach seinem Tod in seinem Grab. Ohne Erinnerungen, Kräfte oder Orientierung muss er sich in seiner Heimatwelt Ganomed zurechtfinden, die er kaum wiedererkennt. Während einige seine Identität anzweifeln, tritt er seinem alten Orden erneut bei, der sich ebenfalls sehr verändert hat. Die Welt ist friedlich und das magische Volk des Planeten hat den Krieg und das Leid vergangener Zeiten lange vergessen.

The Elyseans have always thought themselves better than us mortals. At least, that's what they want the whole world to think. I believe it—until I complete the Elysean Trials they force me in and attend the Academy of Divine Light and Beauty. Until I meet a real Olympian goddess, and she finally sheds light on the gods' biggest secret, and it's worse than I could have ever imagined. Turns out, there's a purpose to the Elysean Trails. There's a reason why they exist and why they choose mortals to bring to their Academy. A very good reason, just not the one the world knows.

After saving the court from their deadly curse, I'm now one of the most powerful fae in the realm. But not everyone is happy about my place by Taveon's side. While the Dark Fae plot to poison or stab me at every turn, a new threat rolls across the midnight lands. Forces gather from the darkness beyond. They have their sights set on the human realm, and we're the only ones who can stop them.

С самого детства я знала, что моя жизнь будет принадлежать этому месту - Кварталу наслаждений. Редко кому удается выбраться отсюда и получить свободу, но благодаря таланту у меня есть этот шанс. Я - Торани Фелз, последняя из иллюзорных суккубов, элитная куртизанка, дочь греха и порока. Мой дар - создавать иллюзии, где исполняются самые яркие фантазии и мечты, любые чувственные удовольствия, о которых боятся подумать или признаться себе.

Fifty years after the establishment of the Imperium, and 450 years before the events of Isolate, Dominic Mikail Ysella—ancestor of Avraal Ysella—is the grandson of the last king of Aloor. Stripped of most of their land, Dominic, as the third son, must support himself. Dominic becomes a legalist and is elected to the Imperial Council quietly working as an isolate, someone unreadable by government telepaths.

In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence. Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy's aristocratic influence is the only thing that can spare his life—and the price is her banishment.

With his brother Sebastian missing, illusionist Rhys Davenport is running out of time and leads. He knows only that Sebastian disappeared into Stonehenge and that an incomplete map is the key to finding him. And that the missing piece is in the possession of the unnervingly attractive psychic Corina Stratton. Corina has no intention of giving her part of the map to the haughty Rhys Davenport. In fact, she needs to steal his half so she can heal her mother's malevolent spirit.

I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI, and it’s just my luck my birthday party is literally crashed by a building from another planet. And it’s not just any building - it’s my goblin boyfriend’s house from his home world. SPI’s mission, to keep the public clueless about the supernatural, has us scrambling to find who did this and why, not to mention how. The deeper we dig, the more we realize this incident is the opening gambit to a much larger event.

Hannah West and Elias Coppersmith have no regrets about their impulsive wedding since they can't remember it. All either can remember is that they were on the run. With Hannah's dubious background and shaky para-psych profile, she could have done much worse. The competent mining heir arouses her curiosity - as well as other parts of her mind and body. A honeymoon spent retracing their footsteps leads them into the twisting underground catacombs, where secrets from both their pasts will come to light.

Battle Mage or Magical Engineer? Like that was even a real question. Battle Mage...obviously. Magical Engineers live quiet, boring lives. I crave excitement. And as an agent for the Arcane Mage Intelligence Agency, that’s exactly what I get. It’s a pretty great life. I go on solo missions, kicking a-s and taking names, I hook up with men whenever I want to blow off some steam, and I hang out with my family if I’m ever after company. Everything changes when my psycho uncle fails in his attempt to kill my father. Now, I’m in charge of the manhunt against him.

Two parallel universes: one, a faraway faerie kingdom and the other, the modern city of Belmore. Two worlds that were not meant to cross, if not for the destiny of the three. A demon fox sent to the human world to wreak havoc and destroy. A crown prince controlled by nothing but greed. Both fell in love with one woman: Yuki. The reader.

Former thief Jovan Davenport is the black sheep in a family of powerful sorcerers. But when his dying father - head of the League of Illusion - reaches out for help, Jovan has no choice but to accept. He must find his missing brother Sebastian and stop the power-hungry Hawthorne family from taking control of the council. If only they'd appointed someone other than Skylar Vanguard to help him in his quest. Skylar, a druid and accomplished tracker, has spent three years trying to forget her past, especially Jovan Davenport.

Solitude, serenity, and sanity are vital to Moriah Copeland's life. Focused on helping kids the system forgets, she is unaware of the powers she harbors deep in her soul. But at night, her vivid dreams waver between a scene of her worst nightmare, and a true confidant. Imagine her surprise when she realizes her dreams might be more than they seem, she suddenly has crazy magic powers, and three strange men crash a too good to be true second date for help finding their long-lost friend.

Разбитые грезы - фантастический роман Дианы Соул, третья книга цикла "Иллюзия греха", жанр любовное фэнтези, эротическое фэнтези. Мир изменился. Теперь суккубы не предмет охоты безумной инквизиции - а дорогие игрушки для развлечения избранных.

Fifty years ago, supernaturals walked amongst humans, hidden in plain sight. Overnight, the world changed. The veil shattered, revealing their true nature, and humans were forced into sectors so those with preternatural blood could flourish out in the open. Every human's twenty-first birthday is marked by a rite of passage. The Awakening, as the supers call it. It's simple. We dip our toes into a God-made lagoon, then go home.

Finn wollte helfen, doch nun droht alles im Chaos zu versinken. Es hat einen Grund, weshalb das Schreiben magischer Bücher verboten ist. Beim Buch der Seelen verwendete Finn unwissentlich die falsche Tinte und setzte damit die Sicherungen der besonderen Bücher außer Kraft. Völlig unkontrolliert drohen jetzt nicht nur die Phantasien die Welt der Menschen heimzusuchen, sondern auch die dunkelsten Geheimnisse der Buchwächter-Welt ans Licht zu kommen. Finn steht vor der schier unlösbaren Aufgabe, das Chaos einzudämmen.