Kingdom of Illusion

Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Jennifer Donnelly.They were not made to court the Kar-Togs. They were made to kill them.Eli, a river siren, has everything a noble Tognir could want—a position third in command to the King, the respect of his people, and the love of his doting second-in-command father Luc. That is, until he punches the bratty teenage king in the nose in front of the whole kingdom for daring to shame Luc and gets stripped of everything he holds dear.As if that weren't shame enough, Dom falls in love with Mil, a human girl and one of the Kar-Togs they're supposed to hunt and kill, and asks for Eli's help to capture her older sister Nel to use as bait. Eli is ready to refuse, but when Dom offers to return Eli and Luc's nobility in exchange for this little favor, he's unable to turn the King's offer of redemption down. Now caught in a battle for his honor, he has to learn not to hunt the humans...but lure them. That will require a deep dive into the heart of humanity, a notion that makes him squirm. Especially once he learns the gut-wrenching truth about the king's would-be bride Mil and her stubborn, unrelenting, beautiful older sister Nel who reminds him so much of his beloved late mother. Will he dig deep into Nel's heart—and his own— and find the true meaning of honor?First in a trilogy of short standalone, intertwined YA romantic fantasy novels with a dark yet clean vibe, enemies to lovers and friends to lovers romance, epic stakes, and thrilling twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Donnelly's Waterfire Saga and Jennifer Nielsen's Ascendance Cycle.