And when a mysterious young man named Cole moves into the flat downstairs, introducing Anna to a secret society that studies people with gifts like hers, she is forced to confront her past and rethink everything she’s ever known. Because while Marguerite’s own powers may be a sham, Anna possesses a true ability to sense people’s feelings and foretell the future.īut as Anna’s powers intensify, she begins to experience frightening visions of her mother in peril, which leads her to explore the powers she’s tried so long to hide. The real trick is keeping her own gifts secret from her opportunistic mother.

As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini-or so Marguerite claims-sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for Anna. Opening Sentence: “The hair on the back of my neck prickles even before I spot him rounding the corner ahead.”Ī gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920’s New York. Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Born of Illusion by T.Source/Format: Personal Library / Hardcover, 373 pages.Review: Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne.Review: The Collector by Victoria Scott.Cover Reveal: Split Second by Kasie West.Review: Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown.Review: After Math by Denise Grover Swank.Blog Tour: Demanding Ransom by Megan Squires.An excellent romance, paranormal, fantasy that makes you swell with more than one emotion. She didn't leave out a single detail I was not left asking 'what does the look like?' She is even detailed down to the clothes and hair of some characters. Teri created such a detailed and vivid world that I wish I was Anna. That's what makes a great story, when you can really 'see' with them.Įver wondered about what it's like as a woman in the 1920's? Well here is your chance. Complete with their own bit of history as well as glimpses of their emotions.

Not only is Anna amazing but so are all the other characters. Your quick to understand her, as though you would do the same put in her shoes. Teri does a beautiful job throwing you into her head and heart. This was an amazing tale, one I hope to hear more about, of a struggling young woman striving to find her place in a male dominant world.Īnna quickly becomes your favorite. Talk about a love/hate relationship between a mother and daughter.

Born of Illusion by Teri Brown