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ANNOUNCEMENT: Open Seas: Just Add Water, by Eric Schubach

Open Seas: Just Add Water

QSFer Eric Schubach has a new FF paranormal book out: There are many things that Marina, lieutenant in the US Coast Gurad, doesn’t know. Among them are exactly who, or what, she is. Her whole life she hidden her abilities in water. Able to swim faster, dive deeper, and hold her breath for almost fifteen minutes at a time. The webbing on her hands and feet make her feel as if she was some sort of mermaid. She doesn’t know how accurate that feeling is, until her a mysterious and powerful woman comes calling, bringing the storm of the century … Read more

Me Me Monday!

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

TV: Xena Lesbian Reboot Scrapped

Xena

NBC has canceled plans for a “Xena: Warrior Princess” revival. Javier Grillo-Marxuach was on board as the showrunner and had said Xena would be openly gay in the reboot. The series would also have a focus on her lesbian relationship with her friend, Gabrielle. Grillo-Marxuach, known for his work on “The 100,” left the show due to creative differences in April. It was speculated Grillo-Marxuach parted ways with the show because his plans to explore a lesbian relationship between Xena and Gabrielle was rejected. “There is no reason to bring back Xena if it is not there for the purpose … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Stray Pup, by Elliot Cooper

Stray Pup

QSFer Elliot Cooper has a new MM paranormal book out: One bad lust fueled decision leaves Jamie Finch the victim of a bite-and-run. Now faced with turning into a werewolf–a state there is no shifting back from–he chooses to embrace his new nature and leaves the human world behind. When he finds the Wildwood pack, one wolf’s scent drives Jamie to the brink of rationality. He learns forming an empathic bond with a mate will cool his desires, and he can’t deny the longing to finally find a place in the world where he’s wanted. But the power of the … Read more

Video Games: Sims 4 Expansion Trailer Features Adorable Gay Wedding

Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion Trailer

A trailer for an upcoming Sims expansion featured an adorable gay wedding – with a doggy bridesmaid.,EA released a trailer this week for Cats & Dogs, the upcoming expansion to popular life simulator The Sims 4. The trailer then jumps forward to the same two pets as bridesmaids at a wedding, as their two owners tie the knot. The crowd cheers as the two men kiss, while a dog in a tuxedo is also seen barking. Players have been able to hold gay weddings on The Sims games for more than a decade, but it’s possibly the first time they … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: In the Shadows, by Hailey Turner

In the Shadows

QSFer Hailey Turner has a new MM military sci fi book out: Take a chance. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin doesn’t trust easily, and he most certainly doesn’t trust spies. He’ll work with them if ordered to, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. Except Agent Sean Delaney is proving to be the exception to the rule. There’s something about Sean that gets under Alexei’s skin and won’t let go. Alexei would be lying if he said he wasn’t interested in what lay beneath the agent’s mask. When they’re assigned together for a mission, Alexei vows to keep Sean … Read more

Video Games: Splatoon 2 Filled With Support for Trans, Gender Queer Players

A video game has been overwhelmed by an impromptu wave of support for LGBT+ rights. Splatoon 2 is a Nintendo Switch game in which players compete online as humans or squids to fire ink at targets and each other. But for many users, it has become so much more. Players can post in-game messages, and after one user stated that LGBT squids are “fresh as hell,” heartwarming posts started popping up all over the place, as reported by Mashable. After the game became a centre of support for furries last month, players have come together to assert spread the good … Read more