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Review: Wrecked – Liv Rancourt

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Wrecked - Liv Rancourt

Genre: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book What if Robin Hood was still around, humbling the rich and evening the score? The immortal Lord of the Greenwood calls upon his merry men when it’s time to bring the wealthy to heel, particularly billionaire Leander de Lisle…. Vampire Alec Alendale (aka Alan-a-dale) is a troubadour before he’s the lead singer in a famous band, so when Robin calls, Alec responds. It’s an issue of loyalty—and a chance to go another round in his centuries-long love/hate relationship with Sonny. Much the Miller’s Son … Read more

Review: Bermondsey Girl – BJ Sikes

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Bermondsey Girl - BJ Sikes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Cli-Fi, Dystopian LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Publisher/Universal Buy Link About The Book “I remember how things used to be. I had a garden with flowers in it. I’ve seen the ocean, I’ve eaten real food. Now all we’ve got is this.” Bermondsey’s inhabitants are shut in, all their needs met in automated tower blocks. No one goes outside because the streets regularly flood. Just to keep rich people on the other side of the river safe. Idonny’s days are spent answering pointless online surveys for luxury goods she’ll never see, her nights in the … Read more

Review: The Masquerade – F.E. Feeley, Jr.

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The Masquerade - F.E. Feeley, Jr.

Genre: Romance, Alt History LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book In an alternate Gilded Age where Queen Victoria’s empire rebuilt America in gaslight and gears, Artesian rose as the world’s most beautiful city – and it’s most dangerous.Everyone here participates in the game: for power, for survival. When a grieving young man becomes the obsession of the city’s most notorious criminal, this steampunk reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera asks: what happens when everyone wears a mask? In Artesian, love isn’t just forbidden.It’s fatal. The Review A fascinating and lushly written book, “The Masquerade” was … Read more

Review: The Malevolent – P.F. Roquelaure

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The Malevolent - P.F. Roquelaure

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1983, Griffin Andrew Meade moves to Bartholomew Bay, settling into Antioch, the ancestral mansion of the wealthy Bartholomew family. Unbeknownst to him, he soon discovers it is haunted by the restless spirit of Angelus Bartholomew III, who met a tragic death in 1919 after a fatal fall from the widow’s walk. Through flashback dreams, Griffin begins to unravel the secret romance between Angelus and Lazarus Benedictine, the lighthouse keeper’s son-a forbidden love story that echoes Griffin’s own budding relationship with Christian Gutmann. But … Read more

Review: Stolen – Liv Rancourt

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Stolen - Liv Rancourt - Soulmates: City of Angels

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book What if Robin Hood was still around, humbling the rich and evening the score? The immortal Lord of the Greenwood calls upon his merry men when it’s time to bring the wealthy to heel, particularly billionaire Leander de Lisle…. John Naylor—Little John—has been Rob’s right hand for centuries, and in return, Rob has sustained him far beyond what John’s werewolf nature would enjoy. When Rob calls him from the Greenwood, John comes, and when Rob tells him they must steal the Belle Etoile … Read more

Review: Invasive – Sheila Jenné

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Invasive - Sheila Jenné

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Beáta Get It On Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book Once a dedicated pilot, Robin has one final job: to land a ship of pilgrims on a new world. There her husband can work as a botanist among people who share his faith, her kids can grow up in open spaces, and she can settle down to life as a full-time mom. When she agreed to the idea, it didn’t sound so bad. But now that she’s pregnant with her third child and light years from home, things go sideways.  The colonists’ nature-worshipping religion … 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

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