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Lumen Reese

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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Writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror and contemporary fiction from Michigan.
I think a story should be entertaining, but should handle social and class issues in order to be an accurate portrayal of our world. I value honest resolution over shock-value, and happy endings wherever possible, especially for my LGBT characters. None of my books will ever use artificial intelligence, because AI is theft. You can find me on Instagram @ZoominLumen
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The Crocus Trilogy will continue in 2026 with Book Three: Heroine Death March.

And the Honoré Sloane series will continue in 2026 with: TWO SPARROWS FOR A PENNY.

Also coming in 2026: RED RIVER; a southern-gothic horror.

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Average rating: 3.58 · 592 ratings · 312 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	To You Shall All Flesh Come (Honoré Sloane, #1) 3.40 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch Wife (The Crocus Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 81 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fault 2.92 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Monarch Falls (The Four Quarters of Imagination, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Trial of the Lovebird Butcher 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red River, KY: A Southern Gothic Horror 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Lumen Reese

Honoré Sloane (3 books)
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3.41 avg rating — 218 ratings

The Crocus Trilogy (2 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 83 ratings

The Four Quarters of Imagination (2 books)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings

Romani Trilogy (2 books)
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Lumen Reese and 12 other people liked BookishKB's review of Welcome to the Fairy Smut Hospital (Fairy Smut Hospital, #1): "🧚‍♀️✨ Welcome to the Fairy Smut Hospital ✨🧚‍♀️ This was a fun read! A bit cheesy but I enjoyed it anyway! Lots of smut 😏😏 💫What to Expect • Fairy Romance • Workplace Romance • Magical Hospital • Forced Proximity • Found Family • Magical Mystery _ _ _ _ ⭐️ Final" Read more of this review »
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I should have DNF'd this but by the time I realized how little fun I was having, I was more than halfway through. The last half dragged on for a full month and absolutely tanked my reading challenge for the year... There's just very little to recomme ...more
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Lumen Reese liked Judith Worthington's review of Red River, KY: A Southern Gothic Horror: "This Southern Gothic Horror story took me on a wild ride. Each section is told from a different character's point of view. It begins with a young mother moving back to her childhood home to get back on her feet. What concerns her the most is going ba" Read more of this review »
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Lumen Reese liked JT's review of Red River, KY: A Southern Gothic Horror: "Red River, KY by Lumen Reese opens on a super eerie tension and it was amazing and terrifying and all those feelings in between. I like the history it embraces with family dynamics and the shifts or lacks there of through generations is well painted " Read more of this review »
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Lumen Reese liked merlin513's review of Red River, KY: A Southern Gothic Horror: "I was expecting a gothic horror story, what I got was so much more entertaining. Red River, Ky is a story about 4 generations of Bellechere women (+ a bonus Felice cousin) and the river running alongside the ancestral home. Which is a true statement b" Read more of this review »
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