Illusions

Madness reigned...in Sante Marie des Monts, France-a land where legends and fairy tales lived...a place where no one was safe.

Summoned to the foreboding castle of master illusionist Cesare LaFortune to witness his greatest magical feat, Karoline O'Connor entered a world of madness. Resembling a sorceress who died centuries ago, Karoline was feared and hated by the villagers-and her only hope of survival was Nicolas Demos, Cesare's BLOOD relative. Nicolas, too, had been commanded to appear at the magician's fortress-what was his role in the macbre setup? Did Karoline dare trust a man whose power to look deep into her soul was both frightening and exciting?

Harlequin Intrigue #189, July, 1992.