The Illusionist
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Last published Mon, Aug 25, 2014
Things such as fire dragons and magical illusions were all things Adria Lynch had wished were real when she had first been drawn into the fictional worlds that spun tales of awe onto the pages of books; now she wished more than ever that those things could return to what she once knew them as: figments of imagination.
When she defies her father’s wishes and sneaks out to see the legendary and supposedly magical carnival Magnum Opus, the last she expects is to be kidnapped by the strange man who calls himself Luther Crothers. Forced into a world of magic more chaotic than beautiful, Adria soon discovers she plays an important role in a plot she didn’t believe could exist. With some help from interesting figures – particularly the handsome Emilio Caruso – Adria will have to struggle through lies and deceit to achieve freedom from her mysterious captor.
"The Illusionist" is the first book in an expected trilogy.
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