Reader questions
Who is Rea Alexandris?
Rea Alexandris is a romantasy author based in Brussels. She writes high-stakes romantasy where rebel heroines, forbidden magic and slow-burn love collide with wars for crowns. Her books include the A Season of Scandal series, The Chronicles of Aeryndor and the gothic paranormal romance A Kiss Before Midnight.
In what order should I read Rea Alexandris's books?
A Season of Scandal: 1. A Lesson in Ruin, 2. A Kiss of Salt, with Book 3, Storm-Knot Vows, coming on 14 February 2027. The Chronicles of Aeryndor: 1. The Forgotten Flame, 2. The Shattered Crown, 3. The Veil of Shadows, 4. The Unleashed Darkness, 5. The Phoenix War. Each A Season of Scandal book follows its own couple, so every book works as a standalone. A Kiss Before Midnight is a standalone gothic paranormal romance.
Is A Season of Scandal spicy?
Yes. Every A Season of Scandal book is a very slow burn with open-door spice and a guaranteed happily ever after.
When does Storm-Knot Vows come out?
Storm-Knot Vows, Book 3 of A Season of Scandal and Rurik and Sereine’s story, releases on 14 February 2027.
Can I read Storm-Knot Vows before it comes out?
Yes. Chapter 1 of Storm-Knot Vows is free to read on reaalexandris.com, and newsletter subscribers get chapters 2 and 3 before the book releases on 14 February 2027.
Which Rea Alexandris book should I start with?
Start with A Lesson in Ruin, Book 1 of A Season of Scandal, if you love enemies-to-lovers Fae romantasy with court scandal and slow-burn romance. Start with The Forgotten Flame if you prefer epic dark fantasy romance.
What books are like Shadow and Bone or Serpent & Dove?
The Chronicles of Aeryndor by Rea Alexandris is written for readers of Shadow and Bone, An Ember in the Ashes and Serpent & Dove: a five-book dark fantasy romance with magic, war and a love story at its heart.
Who is the main character of The Chronicles of Aeryndor?
Kaelara Veylin, a blacksmith’s daughter who has hidden forbidden fire magic for twenty years in a kingdom where magic is outlawed. When the Iron Guard starts hunting Flamebearers, she becomes the most wanted weapon in Aeryndor.
Is The Forgotten Flame an enemies-to-lovers romance?
Yes. The Forgotten Flame is an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance: she was born with forbidden fire, and he was sworn to destroy it. It is Book 1 of the five-book Chronicles of Aeryndor.
Is The Chronicles of Aeryndor spicy?
The heat builds across the series. The Veil of Shadows (Book 3) is a slow-burn, high-heat dark romantasy with a morally gray god, Kaelen, the God of Destruction, and The Unleashed Darkness (Book 4) is the hottest book in the series.
Who is the heroine of A Kiss of Salt?
Kenza. She is the antagonist of A Lesson in Ruin and becomes the heroine of her own story in A Kiss of Salt, Book 2 of A Season of Scandal.
Is A Kiss of Salt a standalone?
Yes. A Kiss of Salt is a slow-burn standalone Regency-Fae pirate romantasy in A Season of Scandal series, with open-door spice and a guaranteed happily ever after. It follows Lady Kenza Vundrosair, an Ice-Fae lady, and Captain Hayes Clare, a Water-Fae pirate.
What is A Kiss Before Midnight about?
A Kiss Before Midnight is a gothic paranormal romance set in Cresset, Vermont. Nora Mercer kisses a stranger at a masquerade who remembers a love she has forgotten, just as Halloween comes and the dead start knocking. It has explicit spice and a hard-won happily ever after, for adult readers.
What books are like Starling House or Hollow Heathens?
A Kiss Before Midnight by Rea Alexandris is for readers who loved the haunted small town of Hollow Heathens, the gothic unease of Starling House and the half-remembered love of The Unmaking of June Farrow.
Are Rea Alexandris's books on Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Rea Alexandris's books are available on Amazon Kindle and can be read with Kindle Unlimited.
How do I get the free bonus chapter?
Join Rea Alexandris's newsletter on reaalexandris.com to receive the exclusive forbidden first touch bonus chapter, plus bonus scenes, alternate POVs, cover reveals and giveaways.