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1944. Harrisville, a small southern town.  

Veronica works at the cigarette factory and takes a side gig processing cannon fodder, er, new army recruits. Some of the recruits are black, and the small town is rife with prejudice. She meets and falls for a black recruit despite the social taboo. Just a hint of such a thing can get her and her family ostracized at best and lynched at worst.  But there are wheels within wheels in this story. Small town politics, family tragedy, murder, and secrets only the dead remember.

The book is an excellent period piece, depicting the lives of poor whites in the South. Veronica’s family deals with poverty along with racism and the community’s hateful fear of anyone different, which expands to include even Veronica’s brother simply because he has a stutter. Hate in the community increases with insidious precision, fanned by the local KKK, until no one is safe. (sound familiar?)

Besides the historical drama, Fanning Fireflies explores a thread of magic, a hint of reincarnation, a soupçon of the supernatural. Veronica, it seems, sees ghosts and has a predisposition to set things on fire. She guards this skill, though her grandmother hinted that her ability includes more than anything Veronica can imagine.

Well written, paced nicely, and peopled with believable and complex characters, Fanning Fireflies is an enjoyable read with enticing mysteries yet to be explored.

Fanning Fireflies is part of a series, but it stands alone very well. I received a free copy from Goddess Fish and LS Delorme in exchange for an honest review.

The tarot card for this book is the Ace of Wands. All Aces are opportunities that must be seized. Wands are related to the element of fire—All cards in the suit of Wands involve a spark of one kind or another. The ace of Wands is the promise of new life, the spark of creativity, a primal fire that can represent the regenerative power of the Universe. Veronica inherited her fiery abilities, but it takes will and focus to use them. Her story is one of perseverance, discovery, and self-realization. 

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.

Meet LS Delorme

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.

Follow LS Delorme

• Website

• Instagram: @ls_delorme

• TikTok: @lexyshawdelorme

• Publisher Contact: LiterallyPR (London)

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