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Review: Accelerated Growth Environment – Lauren C. Teffeau

Accelerated Growth Environment - Lauren C. Teffeau

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romantic Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast, Jorna manages the Climasphere’s habitat and harvest, while her colleague—and inconveniently attractive commander—Ava Kaysar directs the rest of the vessel’s critical operations. When an explosion rocks the Climasphere, Jorna’s carefully-managed world is thrown into chaos, threatening both her personal and her professional future. And … Read more

New Release: Defiance – Cari Z.

Defiance - Cari Z.

QSFer Cari Z. has a new mm fantasy romance out: Defiance. Two enemies, born into conflict, find love despite the odds. Their fight to stay together will define the future not just for themselves, but for the world. Petur Alloui is a powerful prince, a gifted shifter, and a fighter at the top of his game. He wants for nothing…except a challenge. He didn’t expect that challenge to come in the form of a trained assassin, immune to magic, who saves his life even though their countries are sworn enemies. If Deyvid was smarter, he would have let Petur die … Read more

New Release: Dawn of the Raven – T. L. Tyner

Dawn of the Raven - T. L. Tyner

QSFer T. L. Tyner has a new queer epic dark fantasy out (bi, demi, lesbian, non-binary): Dawn of the Raven. Magic is forbidden. Druids are hunted. And a fractured kingdom is beginning to wake. Sorcha is a gifted seamstress content with a quiet life—and the safety of invisibility—until rebellion threads its way into her world. Fiona, a palace cook and farmer’s daughter, has learned to endure duty and expectation, until an unexpected offer of marriage threatens to decide her future for her. Nemain, known only as the Reaper, is Ríocht na Meon’s most effective weapon—and its most carefully guarded secret. … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Noise

I’ve always been sensitive to noise. Surround me with too much noise and I cannot hear you. Blare your phone and you physically torture me, especially if your phone makes a high-pitched, whining sound…something about the electrical tone is agonizing. More than one meal out has been ruined by other customers, not bothering with ear buds or anything else which keeps the noise private.  On the flip side, I can really enjoy music and songs on a visceral level. Certain pieces uplift me to an almost orgasmic ecstacy, hearing the pulse of their beat within my ear drums.  Pleasurable sounds … Read more

Review: Forrest House – E.M. Hamill

Forrest House - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Universal Buy Link | Amazon About The Book Blood is Stronger Than Magic Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kate’s husband to protect them before he, too, disappears. Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids’ bedroom via a spell only Ander’s sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesn’t … Read more

Review: Soul of a Gentleman Witch – David Ferraro

Soul of a Gentleman Witch - David Ferraro

Genre: Fantasy, YA LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book To win back his soul from the Devil, a cynical witch must decide if his own freedom is worth delivering a selfless boy to damnation. Perpetually seventeen, Callum the green witch is indebted to the Devil until he fulfills 666 tasks. When Lucifer offers Callum an unusual job that will end Callum’s contract early and return his soul, Callum readily agrees. All Callum must do is ensure Augustus “Auggie” Sanderson makes it from London to New York by the next blood moon. This proves more … Read more

New Release: Majera – Gideon Marcus

Majera - Gideon Marcus

QSFer Gideon Marcus has a new queer sci-fi book out (ace, bi, gay, lesbian, poly): Majera. Their last flight? Testing a new Jump drive far beyond the Frontier, Captain Kitra Yiilmaz and her friends plunge headlong into a rare first contact… …just a little too late. The world they find seems lifeless, shrouded in eternal silence—until it lashes out with lethal intent. Now, with danger all around, and emotions running high, can the Majera crew solve the riddle of the plagued planet in time to save a dying race? With illustrations by Hugo Finalist Lorelei Esther. Get It At Amazon … Read more

Reading “Heated Rivalry.” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender February 2026

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid by Jeff Baker NOTE: Of course, this review contains a bunch of spoilers. “You know those guys on rival teams who act like they hate each other when the game is playing but are really good friends when the game is over? Well, this takes it to its logical extreme…” —-Kenny Blasco, explaining the TV show “Heated Rivalry.” It’s almost impossible to scroll through any LGBT social media or websites without seeing references to “Heated Rivalry.” The Canadian Gay Hockey Romance that has taken television audiences by storm. But before there was a TV show, … Read more

Review: Forrest House – E.M. Hamill

Forrest House - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Universal Buy Link | Amazon About The Book Blood is Stronger Than Magic Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kate’s husband to protect them before he, too, disappears. Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids’ bedroom via a spell only Ander’s sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesn’t … Read more

New Release: Lost in Dnara – Elaine White

Lost in Dnara - Elaine White

QSFer Elaine White has a new MM paranormal book out, Surviving Vihaan book 3: Lost in Dnara. Grief sent Eliseo on a rescue mission to Dnara, hoping to regain his lost honour and purpose. An opportunity to work at VIMER – the Vihaan Infirmary for Medicine, Extraction and Research – gives him the chance to learn a skill he can take back to Vihaan. Lurking in the clinic is a medical anomaly: Malachi. Neither man nor beast, but a complex mix of abilities from both. Ever since he was attacked as a teenager, Malachi has been in danger, a threat … Read more