Sometimes wishes on a star come covered in blood.
Delve into the Van Doren series today! Noaz by Crea Reitan is out now!
Title: Noaz
Author: Crea Reitan
Series: Van Doren, book two
Cover Designer: Rebeca Covers
Release Date: January 16, 2025
Sometimes wishes on a star come covered in blood.
I’ve wanted one thing for as long as I can remember – someone to love, a family, and a happily ever after. I finally found it with the least likely person across the street. Our life together has been dipped in espresso and given a massive jolt forward, but we couldn’t be happier.
That is, until someone threatens that happiness and I’m forced to respond in order to protect my family that’s barely begun. I didn’t mean for this relationship to begin bathed in blood but I will do anything to protect the love I’ve waited decades for.
This is a LGBTQIA+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.
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Noaz by Crea Reitan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Van Doren name is synonymous with blood and a wee bit of obsession. And wealth, don’t forget the wealth.
NOAZ is a Van Doren. His pronouns are she, him, and they. Not caring how people see the physical, just that they see the true person behind the words. Noaz loves and respects his family. Taking out the human trash is a family affair and Noaz willingly follows that tradition.
Briar just wants to give, and have, an all consuming love. From the moment he first set eyes on Noaz he was intrigued, entranced, and in awe of such a perfect person. His person. (Briar to Noaz) “You captured my attention the moment you existed in my world.”
Having read Loren, I was expecting a much darker story. This book (for the most part) was caring and tender. Their courtship was a (sugary) sweet slow burn that did turn very spicy.
It wasn’t really till almost the end of the book that the Van Doren’s came out to play. I enjoyed Noaz and Briar’s story, but I think I prefer the blood and guts version of the Van Doren’s better.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
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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