Illusions of Fire

By: Nisha Sharma

Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Soneela Nankani

Every morning Laila Bansal wakes up before dawn—hours before her job at the family winery—and trains in hand-to-hand combat with her adopted aunts who, when not tending to their thriving vineyard, are immortal demons sworn to protect Laila’s mythological bloodline. Despite the whole "descendant of Draupadi" thing, Laila leads a peaceful, protected life. That is until Karan, the mysterious and gorgeous new archer in town, tries to cut off her head. Like Laila, Karan and his family are connected to the world of gods and demons. He's on a mission to save his parents, but with him he brings an influx of immortal beings, and mortal ones—all of whom are ready to, you guessed it, destroy the world.

Nisha Sharma, a life-long paranormal and fantasy fan, finally brings her hilarity and wit to the genre. She grew up being inspired by pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and Supernatural. Illusions of Fire is her homage to those works—showcasing a powerful female protagonist, with tremendous responsibility and expectations, simply trying to survive while delivering elite one-liners and falling in love with the wrong person.

©2025 Nisha Sharma (P)2025 Recorded Books

Amazing read!

I know this book is for the young adult, however as an older adult I found this story well written and enjoyed its plot!

The beautiful weave of myth and descendants !!!

I loved it sooooooo much ! Each character was so skilfully constructed and had such a distinctive voice and roll! Can’t wait for the next books !!

For fans of fantasy, mythology, witty banter, and feminine rage.

The side characters were so much fun! This book is overall for fans of fantasy, mythology, witty banter, and feminine rage. 😈 There’s clearly so much left that can be turned into sequels so let’s all cross our fingers that this gets turned into a series.

ALSO this was such a great audiobook. Soneela and Vikas are the perfect team bringing Laila and Karan to life.