Dead Nights (Legacy of Deth 1) by Crea Reitan-review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March
Everyone is a little broken
Dark Island holds secrets. In the summer months when the sunny weather draws in members of the boat club, the castle is filled with laughter and good times. As winter brings icy wind through Alexandria Bay, New York, the halls fall silent.
Four lonely hearts alone in the castle are drawn together by voices of the dead when they send up an alarm that someone is on the island who shouldn’t be. What begins with solitude has them coming together to protect their secrets.
If they can survive the harsh winter, the silent attacks in the night, and their own emotional baggage, there might just be a happy ending for the new year. IF they can survive.
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REVIEW: Dead Nights by Crea Reitan is a new series, but still in her “Creaverse”. It’s a polyamorous MMMM romance that blends paranormal mystery, gothic isolation, and intense emotional/heated dynamics.
Set in a remote castle on Dark Island in Alexandria Bay, New York, during a brutal winter, it follows four broken men, Zephyr, Darwin, Matty, and Liam, who are drawn together by ghostly warnings of an intruder threatening their secrets!
The story unfolds through multiple POVs, which works well to showcase each character’s inner turmoil, past traumas, and growing connections.
The backstory is great…. a haunted, snowbound castle where the dead speak up to protect the living (or themselves?), silent nighttime attacks add suspense, and the men must confront their emotional baggage while fending off danger!
Tropes like hook ups to lovers, second chance (with Matty and Liam’s history), touch starved vulnerability, and “broken boys” are delivered with the author’s own flair, with Matty often positioned as the emotional center that binds the group.
The romance is central and steamy, you can expect high spice levels with elements like DP, group scenes, exhibitionism, and evolving poly dynamics that were 🥵 amid the tension.
The author’s ability to balance mystery, blood, emotion, and eroticism without losing pace makes her an automatic on click for me. The writing is as clear, well developed, and entertaining, with interconnected nods to Reitan’s broader “Creaverse” universe (familiar faces pop up and I love it).
If you’re into dark, atmospheric MM+ romance with paranormal elements, haunted settings, found family vibes, and unapologetic spice, this delivers.
It’s not light reading, expect graphic content, trauma, and intensity, (there are trigger warning, please read before coming in) but it promises a satisfying read…. if the group survives their winter of secrets!
Perfect for fans of poly romance and gothic-tinged suspense.
The “Creaverse” just keeps getting bigger and better. Cameos/mentions of past/present and possible future characters are given a mention..
How the author keeps it all in order I have no idea (but I do marvel at her way of thinking.)
Is this new series of hers a little darker? Possibly, but if you read her Van Doren series, then you’ll know those stories can be a little darker.
It’s a strong start to the Legacy of Deth series.
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Reviewed by Julie 🦋
Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…
When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!
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