LIMERENCE
by LS Delorme
GENRE: Paranormal SciFi Thriller
Blurb:
Kara and Dante.
You may not know them by name, but you know them by deed. You feel them in the space between dreams and reality, in the inevitable crawl of time.
They have burned continents and sunk kingdoms. They’ve been worshipped and feared. Those in power call them demons. Those above power call them monsters.
They aren’t human but they once were. To each other, they are survivors, eternal mates and lovers. Their attraction is at the very foundation of existence.
When a virus older than memory returns, Dante must find a way to contain it before it injures Kara and corrupts the fabric of reality. Ghosts vanish, worlds shift, and the laws of physics can no longer be trusted.
As reality collapses, the two must return to the origin of their timeline to face the Abomination that still lurks there.
A richly woven fantasy about power, love, identity, and the weight of rewriting the world.
Excerpt:
It wasn’t Dante’s body that marked him as weird, it was what was adorning it. On his head he had an unusually tall but dingy black stovepipe hat with a maroon band. Stuck in the band was a seven of spades Bicycle playing card. When this was added to a khaki army jacket that had seen better days, it screamed I dug my clothes out of garbage bins. His trousers were black and tight with a rather ornate codpiece that was in fashion for about fifteen minutes in Italy roughly five centuries earlier. While it was true that his overall attire was nothing short of hideous, he was proud of it. He had earned every single article of clothing on his body over the centuries. Ghosts were usually either consigned to the clothes that they died in for eternity or something basic and bland appeared on their bodies. However, in Dante’s case, each article he wore was something that he had managed to take from Malkuth, the physical world, and adapt to his in-between existence. As he forced himself to learn how to move up and down levels of existence, the clothes had followed. In all his travels, he had met no other ghost who could do what he did. So, yes, he was proud of his clothing. He was prouder still of the necklace that he wore. On it was a jet-black stone scarred with an ice-blue flaw running across it. This stone was more important than anything he wore. It was more important than anything he was. To him, it was more important than the story itself. His whole reason for torturing his soul, to make it possible to switch across resonances, was to be able to keep this stone with him at all times. Being the carrier of it terrified and humbled him in equal measure, and he wore it with pride.
My Review:
Limerence is the fifth installment in The Limerent Series by LS Delorme. I have had the privilege of reading all five volumes in this collection. I was captivated by each book right from the start.
Every narrative is immensely compelling, keeping my attention glued until the very last page. With the conclusion of each book, I found myself eagerly anticipating the next one, excited to encounter more delightful characters and delve deeper into their stories.
Limerence focuses on the journey of Dante and Kara, as well as the challenges they face in their quest to protect the world from a virus. I appreciated how they were able to perceive things that others could not—elements that likely exist among humans daily, unbeknownst to them.
The world-building in Limerence is some of the finest I have ever encountered. I had no difficulty envisioning everything vividly as it was portrayed. The descriptions were so richly crafted that I could easily visualize what Dante observed in the people around him and the turmoil within them.
Limerence presents a truly captivating universe and tale that kept me engrossed in every word as I hurried toward the conclusion—not because I wanted it to end, but because I was eager to learn everything about it.
I wholeheartedly recommend picking up a copy of Limerence today!
About the Author:
Lexy Shaw Delorme (writing as LS Delorme) is the award-winning author of The Limerent Series, a genre-defying collection of emotionally resonant novels that blend supernatural mystery, psychological thriller, historical fiction, and romantic suspense. With a background as a lawyer, pop musician, and science writer, Lexy brings intellectual depth and lyrical prose to every story she tells. Now based in Paris, she lives with her French husband and two very cool sons. Her work explores themes of limerence, memory, identity, and the echoes of past lives—and she’s not afraid to push boundaries along the way.
The Limerent Series (Books 1–4)
• Caio — A supernatural romantic thriller about grief, justice, and forbidden connection.
• Bright Midnights — A YA dream-thriller following a magnetic girl caught between dimensions.
• Fanning Fireflies — A 1940s historical ghost story and romance centered around race, secrecy, and sacrifice.
• Ghosting Academy — A high-stakes psychological thriller with VR technology, elite agents, and spiritual unraveling.
Each book is a standalone, yet interwoven through deeper cosmological themes and recurring characters.
Media Recognition & Reviews
• Kirkus Reviews praised Caio as "an entertaining fantasy with a dash of macabre eroticism."
• Bright Midnights received a coveted BookLife Editor’s Pick from Publishers Weekly, with critics calling it an "enthralling, character-rich narrative."
• Fanning Fireflies was IndieReader Approved (4.8/5), described as "an emotionally charged, thought-provoking read."
• The series has been celebrated across the book blogging world as genre-bending, hypnotic, and emotionally gripping.
Awards & Honors
• Bright Midnights won the Golden Wizard Book Prize (UK) in the YA Fantasy category.
• Caio received a positive “Get It” verdict from Kirkus, signaling quality and appeal.
• Fanning Fireflies was awarded near-perfect marks from IndieReader, achieving critical acclaim.
Media & Events
• Featured guest on BBC Radio 2 – The Gabby Roslin Show, discussing Fanning Fireflies and the mythic architecture of the series.
• Interviewed on the What We Reading UK blog and spotlighted by the British Fantasy Society.
• Frequent guest on virtual book tours hosted by LiterallyPR and Goddess Fish Promotions.
• Upcoming panelist and moderator at C2E2 Comic Con 2025.
Reader Response
• Called "a cult classic in the making" by readers.
• Described as having “characters who stay with you long after the last page.”
• Celebrated for blending literary depth with page-turning suspense.
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Giveaway:
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2 comments:
We appreciate you featuring and reviewing LIMERENCE today.
Hi, Lexy here. Thanks so much for your review.🙏 and I’m really glad you enjoyed the book I’m even happier that you have been enjoying the entire series. 💕💕. This is a series with a really long arc and there are still three books left to come. I also have a book of Short stories coming out in April that gives you more background on some of the characters as well introducing some new folks 😊. Thanks again for being with me on this journey
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