FANNING FIREFLIES
The Limerent, Book Three
by
LS Delorme
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Historical
Paranormal Romance
Limerent Publishing LLC
Publication Date: April 19, 2024
Page count: 240 pages
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SYNOPSIS:
There is something rotting in Harrisville. It's 1944 and Veronica works so she can afford to eat. Maybe one day she will save enough to own the home her family is living in, but for now, she doesn't have time for fanciful thoughts, or much else. She doesn't have time for the fire whispering to her, the ghosts trying to talk to her and the son of her boss, who can't stop staring at her. She definitely doesn't have time to think about Lazlo, the handsome black soldier that she processed at the draft office, but she can't seem to stop herself. As her ability to ignore Lazlo evaporates, so does her self-imposed ignorance about her hometown.
There is, and always has been, something rotten in Harrisville. It shouldn't have been a surprise. After all. Veronica works in the cigarette factory. where corpses hide in the tobacco with the roaches.
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Veronica heard a rustling in the tobacco leaves nearby. A small, sickly raccoon tumbled out. Its fur was matted with dust, and it looked half-starved. It tried to run, but its back legs wouldn’t cooperate with the front, and the creature collapsed onto its side.
Veronica began to back away, keeping her broom pointed at it. For a moment the raccoon lay still, then it rolled over and struggled to push itself upright with its front paws.
She spoke to it softly, hoping to calm it—but at the sound of her voice, the raccoon bared its teeth and lurched toward her, scrabbling with its front paws while its limp back legs dragged behind.
She had almost reached the end of the aisle when a dark shape flickered beside the raccoon—a vaguely human shadow reaching for her. She jumped back before it could touch her. The spectre plunged into the raccoon. For an instant, shadow and animal merged—then the phantom vanished. The raccoon twitched, then its milky eyes fixed on her. In the next moment it was scuttling toward her, suddenly sure-footed and fast.
Veronica turned and ran toward the exit. She could hear scrabbling behind her, growing louder. She rounded a corner and saw the door ahead—but she couldn’t let the beast escape into the factory. Instead, she dove down another aisle and crouched low.
The raccoon skittered around the corner a heartbeat later. Veronica swung her broom and knocked its legs out from under it. The creature flew forward and slammed into a wooden post, sending a cascade of dry tobacco leaves crashing down onto it. Veronica bolted for the door and heaved it shut. A moment later something thudded into the other side of the door—again and again.
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.
*See my review of CAIO here!
**See my review of BRIGHT MIDNIGHTS here!
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.
REVIEW:
5 stars!
A town on the brink and a love that shouldn’t be.
Fanning Fireflies is the third book in author L.S. Delorme’s
riveting and mysterious Limerent series, and it may be my favorite of
the three. Set in 1944, when the entire world is at war, Veronica Crane yearns
for a young man going off to fight. But theirs is a forbidden attraction
because he is black and she is white. In the meantime, weird things are going
on in Veronica’s small hometown of Harrisville, North Carolina. Tensions are
rising as an all-white, Clan-like organization is gaining ground and members,
and Veronica is just trying to keep a low profile and avoid angering the wrong
people. But she has a couple of special gifts, abilities only she and her
people know about. One is the ability to see ghosts, and she’s seen more in
town recently than in her entire life up to now.
Veronica’s story was gripping from the very beginning, and
the author did a fabulous job placing me smack in the middle of the action with
its vivid 1940s wartime vibe. The racial attitudes of the time hit hard, even
as the author carefully avoids using some of the worst invectives of the day. The
portrayal of gender behavior and attitudes is spot on and demonstrates why
there are stereotypes. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is also
clearly pictured, with Veronica making do with what little she has and often going
without as she helps her mother and brother get by. But even those
acquaintances of hers who were better off were still careful and well aware of how
they used their resources. Most characters lived through the Depression before
experiencing wartime rationing.
I absolutely enjoyed the magic and the legacy of the Furies;
however, Veronica’s special abilities, handy as they turned out to be, were one
more secret to keep. I know I’ve said this before in my reviews of the previous
books, but the author must
have my tastes and interests down to a T. I find her writing compelling and easy
to get lost in. Veronica’s very realistic circumstances completely absorbed me.
The supernatural and magical elements were creative, intriguing, and unpredictable.
While the story has a lot of characters to keep track of, I
loved that some had been featured in the previous books. This novel, like those
earlier, can be read and enjoyed without any problems as a standalone. Still, as
the storylines are converging, and the first two books were 5-star stories for
me,* I feel they should not be missed! I recommend FANNING FIREFLIES to readers
who enjoy historical romances and adventures with a paranormal element.
*See my reviews of CAIO, Limerent, Book One, HERE and BRIGHT MIDNIGHTS, Limerent, Book Two, HERE!
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