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Illusion by S.M. Boyce
(The Grimoire Saga #4)
Publication date: November 4th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
The final chapter in the war for Ourea
ends with blood.
Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it.
The war she accidentally started ends with a final battle that will either save or enslave her people. She will do anything to win—until she learns the cost of victory.
Braeden Drakonin is afraid of what he’ll become when he takes over his father’s kingdom—that much authority can change a man. But his father has already tried to kill him more than once, and it’s time to end his reign. Braeden’s armies are ready. His strategy is foolproof. His generals are waiting for the order to attack. It’s only in the final seconds before the battle begins that he realizes he missed one crucial detail—the traitor.
Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it.
The war she accidentally started ends with a final battle that will either save or enslave her people. She will do anything to win—until she learns the cost of victory.
Braeden Drakonin is afraid of what he’ll become when he takes over his father’s kingdom—that much authority can change a man. But his father has already tried to kill him more than once, and it’s time to end his reign. Braeden’s armies are ready. His strategy is foolproof. His generals are waiting for the order to attack. It’s only in the final seconds before the battle begins that he realizes he missed one crucial detail—the traitor.
Excerpt:
Kara
rubbed her face as she headed back out into the fort’s hallways.
Her shoulders ached. The torn remnants of her vest clung to her
shirt, tickling her arm. She ripped the paper off and crumpled it
into a ball.
Braeden
wrapped his arm around her. Warmth seeped into her body as he held
her. She smiled, a real one this time.
They
walked in silence. Her feet throbbed, and she pushed away the thought
of her tattered vest. She couldn’t deal with processing an in-game
death right now. She wished for her bed, but the tension in her back
tightened. She and Braeden shared a room, thanks to Evelyn. And while
Kara hid her secret pleasure at that fact before, it filled her with
dread now. He had that glint in his eye—there was something left
unsaid, and it probably involved her staying back while he led the
final battle. That wasn’t going to happen, and she wouldn’t
escape the discussion tonight.
Several
minutes of silence passed as they made their way out of the fort.
Apparently, Braeden wasn’t going to speak first, and Kara didn’t
know what to say. She’d done her best, and it wasn’t good enough.
She’d lost the game, but at least Braeden made it. In the real
world, only that mattered. They needed to kill Carden, and with
Deidre at his side, death was a very real possibility.
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AUTHOR BIO:
S. M. Boyce is a lifelong writer with a knack for finding adventure and
magic.
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Giveaway:
- A Grimoire Saga pendant + $5 Amazon gift card
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