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Announcement: Spurred On, by Jon Keys

August 4, 2015 by scott

QSFer Jon Keys has a new fairy tale retelling book out: Kegan’s new stepfather and stepbrothers are out to make his life miserable. Between the bullying and being overworked, he’s nearly at his wit’s end. When his mother leaves on an annual cattle buying trip for the ranch, he’s determined to suffer through. He must, if he expects to protect her like he promised his dying father. When the family of a young man he’s been infatuated with holds a rodeo, Kegan can’t see a way he can compete. Not until a mystical medicine hat stallion walks into his life. … Read more

Announcement: Graveyard Sparrow, by Kayla Bashe

August 3, 2015 by scott

Torquere Press author Kayla Bashe has a new paranormal book out: Katriona Sparrow, dubbed the Mad Heiress by London’s upper class, is the deceptively fragile ward of a foreign nobleman. She can’t stand making small talk with strangers, but she’s unparalleled when it comes to deciphering the dead. On a routine investigation, something goes horribly wrong, leaving Katriona catatonic in an upscale hospital and a serial killer with an artistic bent stalking London’s most vulnerable. Enter Anthea Garlant, a young witch and academic ostracized from polite society for traveling the world without a chaperone. She devises magical treatments to protect … Read more

Me Me Monday!

August 3, 2015 by scott

Welcome to 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 I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info at … Read more

Announcement: Mischief Corner Books Quarterly Issue 2

August 1, 2015 by scott

Mischief Corner Books has a new issue of their marvelous quarterly out: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction – of all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Communications Down by Mina MacLeod About a Dog by Jess Faraday Healing Agent by Cairo Amani Translation by J. Scott Coatsworth It also includes an Interview with Erika Orrick talking about “Editors, Editing and Writing”, and a Featured Author section about SA Collins. And our very own Toni Griffin offers and Op-Ed on “Convention Going & What’s Right for You.” Excerpt TRANSLATION, BY J. SCOTT COATSWORTH “Vado a letto.” Dominic … Read more

Announcement: Blue, by Ashlyn Forge

July 31, 2015 by scott

QSFer Ashlyn Forge has a new Sci Fi book out: One year sober, Galen’s trying to start over again. He has a new job, a new lease on life, and nobody to share it with. Then a message arrives—his old lover is in a bad way. Couple that with a number of other unforeseen and unwanted comings and goings and things start looking familiarly bleak. Midge is barely coherent when Galen finds him. Because he’s unable to take care of himself, Galen takes him in despite the strain of the arrangement. After so long, Galen is looking to forgive and … Read more

Announcement: Rooks and Romanticide, by J.I. Radke

July 30, 2015 by scott

DSPP author J.I. Radke has a new Fantasy book out: In an alternate world, Romeo and Juliet are gunslingers. Verona gives way to a steampunk Victorian London. The victims of turf wars are dumped in an alley they call Lovers’ Lane, and the moment the son of his family’s enemy touches his face, Cain’s revenge is poisoned by love. Fate would have it no other way. Levi Ruslaniv is the heir to the Ruslaniv family gang, but ridiculous ancient feuds do not interest him. Cain Dietrich’s vengeful hatred for the Ruslaniv family is rooted deep, since he believes the Ruslanivs … Read more

Announcement: The Homecoming, by J. Scott Coatsworth

July 29, 2015 by scott

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new Sci Fi book out: When his own world is destroyed, Aldiss and his crew barely manage to escape, leaving friends and lovers behind. What was meant to be an exploratory trip back to the home world turns into a mad dash for survival. When they awaken from stasis on Earth, which was abandoned by humanity five centuries before, they must quickly learn about their new home. While exploring the region around the ship, Aldiss meets Hari, a shape-changer, whose people harbor secrets that might cost the crew their lives. Excerpt Hari reached the … Read more

Announcement: Evolution, by Lissa Kasey

July 28, 2015 by scott

QSFer Lissa Kasey has a new Paranormal book out: Gene Sage has only ever wanted to sing, but his band, Evolution, is pushing him toward the big time. He finds it hard to focus on making musical history when he’s dreaming of graveyards and seeing ghosts. And while all he can think of is hiding who he is from a world unforgiving of anyone different, he discovers he’s also the ultimate snack for vampires and demons. When Gene literally runs into—over—his idol, Kerstrande Petterson, rock god, vampire in hiding, and music cynic, his life falls over the edge into chaos. … Read more

Announcement: The Liar’s Prophecy, by David Berger

July 27, 2015 by scott

QSFer David Berger has a new Fantasy/Paranormal book out: Zodiak’s identity quest to ancient Arkadeia may leave his teammates, Aegis, Talon, and Aether vulnerable in the modern day when a long-forgotten and powerful criminal—a son of Gaea—escapes Tartaros to continue the undertaking he began millennia ago. In the wake of Lismonia’s godhunt, this new mission begins with misunderstood prophecies and a series of gruesome murders ultimately leading to a betrayal that could tear apart the team. And Gaea’s son has just begun. The investigation brings to light The Liar’s Prophecy, and an unsuspecting Task Force: Gaea has no choice but … Read more

Me Me Monday!

July 27, 2015 by scott