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New Release: Quest for the Elf King’s Sword – K.L. Noone

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Quest for the Elf King’s Sword - K.L. Noone

QSFer K.L. Noone has a new MM fantasy book out: Quest for the Elf King’s Sword. As a teenager, Sebastian Barrett found himself pulled into a fantasy realm, where he helped the beautiful young Elf King Eirian save the world. Twenty years later, it’s 1984, and Sebastian’s thirty-five years old, working in a thoroughly boring insurance office, living a perfectly ordinary life, and trying to pretend his memories of magic and adventure — and his feelings for Ri — were never real. And that’s when the Elf King walks into his office. Eirian has a problem. In fact, he has … Read more

Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender: Catweazle: “Everything Works!” (July, 2026)

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Catweazle—Everything Works! by Jeff Baker “Nothing works!” Catweazle, in frustration. (Said often.) It was an obscure British children’s TV show from over half-a-century ago. It was intended apparently to be more educational, but like its titular title character, that’s not how it turned out. Given British television’s habit of recording new shows over tapes of the old (there’s a frantic search on for early “Dr. Who” episodes!) the show, like it’s wizardly character, was believed vanished and lost but showed up intact, having been filmed. And one of its actors gives the show a tenuous Gay connection. “Catweazle,” the series … Read more

New Release: Valet to the Prince – Sheila Jenné

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Valet to the Prince - Sheila Jenné

QSFer Sheila Jenné has a new queer sci-fi romance out: Valet to the Prince. Prince George Konstantin, second son of the Martian Emprex, is in dire need of some trustworthy help. He’s the family failure, moving from scandal to scandal with the best of intentions. Sagan is a spy, but when they meet the prince on a mission, they decide to become his valet. Deep cover, or just the urge to fix his sloppy cravats—who can say? They have the prince’s life set to rights in the first week. But winning his heart will take more than a perfect shave. … Read more

The Relic – Lloyd A. Meeker

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The Relic - Lloyd A. Meeker

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Sherry Get It At Amazon About The Book Echoing through the world of stone abbeys and iron-fisted warlords, the earth sings its relentless song. Betrayed by his monastery brotherhood, Magnus is sent into a brutal desert on a mission intended to kill him — deliver an obscure relic to a ruthless warlord. The relic is a known forgery, but the desert is both real and unforgiving. When the relic begins to speak to him, it promises Magnus happiness, inviting him into its strange magic. But its gifts are double-edged—sight to see the world’s secret … Read more

New Release: Amused and Amazed – Will Okati

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Amused and Amazed - Will Okati

QSFer Will Okati has a new MM urban fantasy romance out: Amused and Amazed. Drag Queens and Superheroes To the Rescue! The Drag Queen of Faerie: The course of true love just won’t run smooth for hunk-next-door Will Taylor, who’s in search of that special someone. All that focused energy attracts the attention of Queen Mab’s less-well-known cousin Mabbey, the Drag Queen of the Faeries. Straight Man and Coffee Guy: Straight Man is anything but — he just doesn’t have a sense of humor. And in a city with so many superheroes there’s no one left to rescue, his power … Read more

New Release: Figs till the End – Karenna Colcroft

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Figs till the End - Karenna Colcroft

QSFer Karenna Colcroft has a new MM paranormal romance out: Figs Till the End. Anax Tobias Rogan, ruler of all werewolves in the United States, is preparing for what should be the happiest day of his life: The day he finally marries his fated mate, vegan werewolf Kyle Slidell. But before the wedding can occur, Tobias has to make it through his first time hosting the annual gathering of the country’s werewolf leaders. Not everyone is pleased about the changes Tobias has made in the year since he became Anax. After one of the regional leaders and several of the … Read more

New Release: I Desiras – Angello Adrien

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I Desiras - Angello Adrien

QSFer Angello Adrien has a new MM Paranormal Fantasy out, The Chronicles of Matias book one: I Desiras. In a kingdom where magic is a death sentence, vengeance wears a monstrous grin.Matias and his family were content with a quiet life of trade. A chance meeting causes lethal retaliation to fall on the innocent. In one bloody night, Matias’s family is brutally slaughtered. Left on the brink of death, he is saved by a twisted twist of fate. A powerful, renegade god intervenes, transforming Matias into a creature of the night. But salvation comes with a price. Bound by dark … Read more

Review: Mosswood Apothecary – J.P. Rindfleisch IX

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Mosswood Apothecary - J.P. Rindfleisch IX

Genre: Cozy Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book A struggling alchemist. A small town with ancient secrets. And… a mysterious shadow ferret? Botanical alchemist Rowan Mosswood didn’t expect much when he finally graduated, so a remote research assignment in Frostfern Valley seemed fitting. With his reputation in tatters after a public alchemical mishap, and his discipline of magic considered antiquated, Rowan agrees to the university’s terms: fix up an old greenhouse, study the mysterious loss of magic, and send regular reports. If he can manage all that, his student debts will disappear. … Read more

Review: The Blossoming of the Big Tree – Dilman Dila

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The Blossoming of the Big Tree - Dilman Dila

Genre: Solarpunk, Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Intersex (side character) Reviewer: Beáta Kobo | Bookshop.org | Smashwords | Apple Books | B&N About The Book An autistic grandma struggles to fit in because her village has a very tight sense of community. To avoid being seen as anti-social, since its easier for her to interact with others over work, she accepts to chair the committee for national defense.  The job is simple, requiring her to coordinate responses to the climate crisis, until a colonizing superpower invades to capture the technology that makes her country a solarpunk utopia.  Her nation is a loose union of hundreds of thousands of self-sufficient … Read more

Review: Sowing Spells – Cay Fletcher

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Sowing Spells - Cay Fletcher

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Trans MTF Reviewer: Sherry Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo About The Book Sil was perfectly content as the manager of the village plant shop. That is, until a certain wizard, Wixen Anders Kessel, requested a fire curry plant to add to what Sil assumed was his growing graveyard of helpless greenery. Thoroughly convinced of Anders’ proclivity to kill every plant he purchases, Sil is determined to thwart the disastrous wixen’s intentions, both for his garden and recruiting a magically disinclined apprentice. Sil and Anders return from the beloved short story, “The Wizard’s Garden”, to grow … Read more