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History & Alternate History

Review: A Death at the Dionysus Club – Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

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A Death at the Dionysus Club - Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Secrets, Magic and Murder… The gentleman’s clubs of Scott and Griswold’s gaslamp fantastical London are full of secrets and the ones that Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey and their circles frequent are even more hidden than most. Beneath their respectable, or less respectable, façades, they are a haven…or a torment for men who desire each other’s company. Now someone is leaving a trail of murder victims, each one found without a heart. Each one somehow connected to Lynes, Mathey, their friends, their enemies and … Read more

Review: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Historical, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo About The Book Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who … Read more

Review: Dollface – Liv Rancourt

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Dollface - Liv Rancourt

Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Romance, LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Charlie’s father deserted the family when he was five years old, so when his sister’s husband is killed in the war, he steps in so his niece won’t grow up without a man to rely on. That his sister’s husband was his best friend – and only love – makes his grief just as great as hers. Some three years after her father’s death, his niece receives a doll in the mail. The package says it was sent by her father, and … Read more

New Release: Dollface – Liv Rancourt

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Dollface - Liv Rancourt

QSFer Liv Rancourt has a new MM historical paranormal romance out: Dollface. Charlie’s father deserted the family when he was five years old, so when his sister’s husband is killed in the war, he steps in so his niece won’t grow up without a man to rely on. That his sister’s husband was his best friend – and only love – makes his grief just as great as hers. Some three years after her father’s death, his niece receives a doll in the mail. The package says it was sent by her father, and with that, strange things start happening. … Read more

Review: Blood Wine – Scarlet Blackwell

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Blood Wine - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Gothic, Historical, Romance, Vampires LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When vampires and humans mix, there will be blood… “Really, his conscience was too much. Istvan had taught him well.” In the dark hours, shell shock still claims vampire Sam for its own. He’s lonely and afraid of his new world, still tormented by flashbacks of the Somme. Once so close to his human friend, Stephen, he now feels isolated as he watches Stephen’s evolving love affair with the vampire Istvan. When Sam meets Janos, a human with a death wish who … Read more

New Release: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

QSFer Ellie Thomas has a new MM historical paranormal book out: The Monk’s Lair. Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who is determined to befriend him. When … Read more

Review: Blood Tears – Scarlet Blackwell

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Blood Tears - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Erotica, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “What man will perpetrate on man. I’ve seen so much that I’m sick at heart. I could cry.”So says the mysterious man who appears one night in the British trench on the Western Front. Private Stephen Sutherland is deep into the soul-destroying horror of the Somme when the vampire Istvan finds him. The attraction is instant but Stephen, and his friend Sam, are about to go over the top and Istvan knows they will not survive. He’s not allowed to make new vampires, … Read more

Review: Chaos and Conjurations – K.L. Noone & K.S. Murphy

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Chaos & Conjurations - K.L. Noone & K.S. Murphy

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical (Regency) LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Whiskey November Get It At Amazon About The Book Captain Henry Tourmaline is having nightmares again. And this time he’s not even cursed. But Henry is worried. He might be healed — but the healing spell left his lover Theo in pain, their magic tangled together. They’ve uncovered an ominous plot — but, without evidence, the Royal College of Wizardry refuses to believe them. And Theo’s brother, the Duke of Baselton, wants to meet Henry — but also wants to introduce Theo to a wealthy baron, a more suitable match … Read more

New Release: Fiorenzo – Sebastian Nothwell

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Fiorenzo - Sebastian Nothwell

QSFer Sebastian Nothwell has a new MM historical fantasy out: Fiorenzo. Fiore has a plan. Find a wealthy elderly gentleman, delight him until the end of his days, and retire on the resulting inheritance. It’s the best outcome a low-born courtesan in the city of Halcyon can hope for. And it seems a perfect scheme… until a mysterious masked man upends it. Banished from university after a disastrous duel, Enzo wanders the city searching for scraps of the affection he’s lost. His public mask conceals private agonies. A single night in the company of a courtesan, however, balms his wounded … Read more

Review: His Tomb Raider – Stephanie Lake

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His Tomb Raider - Stephanie Lake

Genre: Paranormal, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Indiana Jones meets The Magpie Lord in this suspenseful MM Victorian era romance from award-winning author Stephanie Lake. Tormented by nightmares, and fighting to maintain his sanity, Kit Asplin struggles to keep his business afloat. He might sell the occasional ancient artifact to make ends meet, but he never mixes business with pleasure. And he certainly does not have time for an inexperienced, prickly Englishman with a flirty sidekick. Everything Dylan Mansfield holds dear is in jeopardy. If he doesn’t find a specific sacred … Read more