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Holiday

ANNOUNCEMENT: Solstice Gift, by Wendy Rathbone

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Solstice Gift

QSFer Wendy Rathbone has a new MM fantasy holiday tale out: Solstice Gift. When Remi’s turn comes to be presented to His Majesty, everything goes wrong from a costume malfunction to breaking protocol. Remi has prepared for over a year to be the king’s gift at the annual winter celebration of the Eve of the Great Frost on the planet Niobe. One of twelve male pleasure slaves trained to bring ecstasy to others, he hopes to be The One chosen to spend an erotic night with the mysterious alien king who always wears a mask. What happens next is a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ghosts, Gangsters and Garland by Jana Denardo

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Ghosts, Gangsters and Garland

QSFer Jana Denardo has a new poly holiday paranormal book out: “Ghosts, Gangsters And Garland.” Zia, Dolores and Kane all possess the magic to fight monsters but all they want now is a nice Christmas break. Partners in life and at work as monster-slayers for a group known as the Clipeum, they’ve been risking life and limb keeping humanity safe. They’ve won their hard-earned vacation their boss has set up for them: a week in a small hotel in upper Wisconsin. Their boss mentioned in passing it used to be a gangster retreat in the heyday of prohibition.  Married for … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wind Me Up, One More Time, by K.S. trenten

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Wind Me Up, One More Time

QSFer K.S. Trenten has a new FF Christmas Steampunk romance out: Wind Me Up, One More Time. When their home becomes too dangerous for them, Nathalie and Grace’s mothers decide that Mama Morisot will move with the girls to the city of Verity while Mama Bibi stays behind. There, they find safety and friends—Nathalie in the dashing Maia and Grace in Theodora Bear—but all is not right in Verity. The gears of industry grind on relentlessly in the city, threatening to stifle creativity and magic, seeking to end childhood. One tragic blow at a time, Grace watches as the magic … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Christmas Present, by Kim Fielding

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Christmas Present - Kim Fielding

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM holiday paranormal tale out: “Christmas Present.” A modern gay-romance twist on Dickens. Lewis loves his holiday job. As the Ghost of Christmas Present, he guides people to improve their lives. Sure, he’s a little lonely at home in Minnesota, but Fezziwig the cat keeps him company.  When Lewis is spirited to California one Christmas Eve, he meets Sammy, an ex-lawyer who seems to already have his life in order. Lewis and Sammy share Korean fried chicken and a brief fling, but distance and career obligations appear destined to thwart anything permanent. Maybe this … Read more

REVIEW: Christmas Present by Kim Fielding

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Christmas Present - Kim Fielding

Title: Christmas Present Author: Kim Fielding Genre: Paranormal, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 40 Reviewer: Pat Get It On Amazon About The Book A modern gay-romance twist on Dickens. Lewis loves his holiday job. As the Ghost of Christmas Present, he guides people to improve their lives. Sure, he’s a little lonely at home in Minnesota, but Fezziwig the cat keeps him company.  When Lewis is spirited to California one Christmas Eve, he meets Sammy, an ex-lawyer who seems to already have his life in order. Lewis and Sammy share Korean fried chicken and a brief fling, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Terror in Time Collection, by Melodie Romeo

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Terror in Time

QSFer Melodie Romeo has a new queer horror collection out: “Terror in Time.” Terror in Time is a collection of nine eerie tales of the macabre and the unexpected that will chill you to the bone. From Celtic lore and ancient evils, to ghosts, voodoo, and legendary creatures, these stories are sure to please the horror enthusiast and history buff alike. It even includes the obligatory spoof taking zombies where no zombie has gone before! So lock your doors and turn up the lights, for you never know what evil lurks in the shadows, and settle down for a good … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Spooky Tales

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: It’s All Hallows Eve, so we’re inviting readers and writers to share your favorite Halloween tales. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Making Up the Holidays

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: In your spec fic, whether sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, or a combo platter of all of them, do you make up your own holidays to coincide with whatever religious system you’ve constructed, or borrowed from life? Do you use what we’d consider bank holidays, more so than religious? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Holiday Home Hotel, by Lou Sylvre

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The Holiday Home Hotel

QSFer Lou Sylvre has a new MM paranormal holiday book out – The Holiday Home Hotel. Daren Novak and Gunny Schuler have known each other since freshmen days at the University of Washington, where they’d started a romance Daren assumed would last. But at the start of winter break, Gunny bowed to the dictates of his lifelong religion and his overbearing father and left UW never to return. After a failed marriage, Gunny built a quiet life embracing his gay identity, and left his North Dakota home, his marriage, and his father’s business for a forestry and teaching career in … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Escape From the Holidays Collection

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Escape From the Holidays Collection

Escape from the Holidays Collection For the second year in a row, Mischief Corner Books is putting out a winter holiday collection – Escape from the Holidays – ten stories revolving around various December holidays: The end of year holidays can get overwhelming for anyone. Things to do. People to see. Last minute work obligations to take care of. Sometimes it’s just easier to escape from it all, running away from the responsibilities and expectations, or ignore the underlying disappointment from relatives who don’t see eye-to-eye with you. Because escaping the holiday grind can lead to new, unexpected paths, and … Read more