CAIO
The Limerent, Book One
by
LS Delorme
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Paranormal romantic legal thriller
Publisher: Limerent Publishing
Publication Date: November 1, 2024
Page count: 298 pages
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SYNOPSIS:
Sarah
Baker is a paralegal in a law firm in modern day Brooklyn.
Her life is bouncing between her abusive lawyer boyfriend, the voices she hears in her head and her soul sucking work at the law firm. On a New York spring day, she meets Caio as he plays basketball on a court near her house. He is alluring, intriguing and young. Yet that's the least of his mystery, for Caio was beaten, thrown into a hole and left to die…in 1905.
As Sarah tries to understand this enigmatic stranger she must juggle the increasingly dubious ethics of her law firm and ghosts in her head. Struggling with loss, grief, love, beauty and lawyers, she will need to summon the strength to break all of society’s rules, save several lives and step into a new, potentially magical life.
Caio is the opening book of the Limerent universe, a series of supernatural romantic thrillers that will pull on your heartstrings, challenge your perceptions and lead you on a singular journey of discovery and revelation.
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ENJOY AN EXCERPT:
On top of all that, just as the day was ending, her
boyfriend Karl had called to break up with her, because it was her birthday.
“So, was that the annual breakup call?” Angela asked, turning to her with a smile that would have been more fitting on a hyena than a human.
Angela was one of the other paralegals in the office. She had mouse-blonde hair, a large beak nose, and a grovelling, subservient manner anytime an attorney or partner was around. Around other administrative staff, she was all smiles and sweetness, until you found the knife in your back. Then she would look at you with a condescending smirk that said You mean you weren’t smart enough to see that coming? Angela may have looked like a mouse, but she was actually more like a trapdoor spider. She was an ambush predator. Sarah had had the good fortune of sitting in the cubicle just next to hers for the past five years. At the moment, Angela was faking sympathy during what was actually a probe for weaknesses.
She needs to probe? asked the voice of Sarah’s mother in her head. Sarah winced internally, as she always did when her mother’s voice spoke. Her mothers was one of the nastiest voices that inhabited her head.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lexy Delorme is a wanderer and storyteller at heart. Raised as a “military brat” by United States Navy Captain, she has lived on three continents, across four countries, nine states, and 21 cities. Now based in Paris with her charming French husband and two very cool sons, she is a full-time author—a journey that has taken her from being a rock musician to a science graduate to an attorney at law.
A passionate fan of fantasy and science fiction, Lexy created the Limerence universe, which includes Caio, Bright Midnights, Fanning Fireflies, and Ghosting Academy. Her book Bright Midnights was named a Publishers Weekly (BookLife) “Editors’ Choice Pick” and was a finalist Golden Wizard Award Competition in 2024. She is currently working on the latest instalment in the series.
Lexy is an active member of the British Fantasy Society, the Science Fiction Writers Association, the Horror Writers Association, IBPA, and ALLi.
REVIEW:
5 stars!
Dark, shocking, and exciting debut for the Limerent series!
Caio is the first book in author L.S. Delorme’s Limerent
dark fantasy series and really sets the tone, pace, and a high bar for what’s
to come in the following novels. With its engaging, sympathetic main character and
compelling plot, I was completely drawn into the protagonist’s life and couldn’t
look away if I wanted.
Sarah Baker is the main character and is a paralegal by trade,
though a fully qualified attorney before the story even starts. Hers is a tale
of a depressing, downtrodden life, the result of the abuse of those who should
have had her best interests at heart and known better. She is a doormat, and
her gradual growth after Caio enters her life is ultimately a story of redemption
and success. However, there are several tough topics encountered along the way that
readers sensitive to these issues should be aware of.
The author’s writing is compelling and so easy to read, and I
was absorbed by this story and this very realistic heroine. The supernatural
and magical elements were creative and elevated Sarah’s tale to one that was
even more special and unpredictable. The scene descriptions were vivid, and I
could practically see the action unfolding as I read. I am still somewhat
surprised by how I sank into this story, and time passed by without me
realizing how long I’d been reading before I needed to take a break. Of course,
I must read the next in the series as soon as I can!
I recommend CAIO to readers of dark fantasy and tales of the
paranormal.
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Thank you for featuring CAIO today.
ReplyDeleteHi, Lexy here. Thanks 🙏 so much for your review and I’m glad you liked it. The first three books of this series Caio, Bright Midnights, and Fanning Fireflies Are all foundational books for the series. They can be read in any order Also characters show up in each other stories for these first three books For example, you see a bit of Caio and Fanning fireflies In the fourth book, Ghosting Academy, All of these characters come together. These first four books are published and therefore more to go that are already written and in various stages of edit The fifth book called Limerence will be out this fall Thanks so much again!! Reviews mean in the world to indie authors like me 💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏
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ReplyDeleteGreat review, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds very intriguing. Love the pretty cover.
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