Nothing in the Vothia Empire is what it seems, and the most dangerous illusion of all might be the one wrapped around Elysia's heart.

After surviving the brutal trials that crowned her queen and then the cruelty she met within the Dromin Court, Elysia is thrust deeper into the core of a broken elven empire. Caught between two courts and their respective kings, she must choose to accept a destiny built from duty—or from love. However, a hand in marriage isn't the only thing reaching for her.

As Elysia's newly awakened magic strengthens, so does the darkness buried inside it. Blood answers too easily to her command, and with every secret she uncovers about the woman she once was, a devastating truth becomes harder to escape: Her power may not be capable of saving this fractured realm but rather primed to destroy what she failed to finish in her first life.

To protect the people she loves, Elysia may have to surrender the future her heart refuses to release. But some bonds were made to defy fate, and some illusions only break when everything else is brought to ruin.

Brimming with passion, deceit, and impossible choices, Where Illusions Lie is the continuation of the addictive dark romantasy series Defying Fate, which began with Where Dreams Fall.

Narrated in duet style.