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Jeff Baker; Boogieman In Lavender; “Facing the Blank Page.”

Facing the Blank Page by Jeff Baker Oh Hell! It’s August! I spent most of last month writing “June” on my checks and now it’s August and I have a column due. What to write? What to write? What to write? Damn. Blank page. Damn! Review a book I’m reading? I haven’t read a book lately. Write about what I’ve been doing? Let’s see; sitting around, typing, watching TV, going to the store, drinking beer. Nope. Not enough word count. What time is it now? Damn! Later than when I started. Closer to the thirteenth. I could write about deadlines. … Read more

Review: A Riff of Retribution – Amir Lane

A Riff of Retribution - Amir Lane

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Rock ‘n Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Intersex – Main Character is Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Dead men are filled with life. Eleven years ago, world-renowned guitarists Hale and Aleksandr learned that monsters were real. Hale lost the love of his life, and Aleksandr lost his brother. When the carnage was over, they vowed to make sure no one else had to go through what they did. But since then, another band’s bassist has been killed at a festival, and she wasn’t the only one. Hale suspects a vampire was responsible, … Read more

Review: Gemini Kings – Laura Navarre

Gemini Kings - Laura Navarre

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Academy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Poly, Bi-Curious/Bi Awakening Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book I summon the dragon. I claim my throne. The warlocks of Icarus Academy claim me. I start my night with a heist in a Catwoman costume at a Vegas casino…and end up shifting into my dragon form for the first time ever in mid-plummet from the roof. Except I can’t actually fly. Oops. Turns out being the first dragon shifter queen to rule the witching world (while I’m simultaneously a student at the Icarus Academy) isn’t, like, a party. Especially … Read more

New Release: Green Hills and Whippoorwills – Celyn Kendrick

Green Hills and Whippoorwills - Celyn Kendrick

QSFer Celyn Kendrick has a new queer fantasy out (bi, demi, gay, non-binary, trans MTF): Green Hills and Whippoorwills. Ben Davies is no stranger to the strange, but his life just got a whole lot weirder. He’s always battled between doing the morally right, sensible thing and impulse—but this time, his good intentions have landed him in hot water. Trapped in the Land of Nod with Alex’s Dreamtime alter-ego, Ben needs to find a way to get back to Wales—his Wales. With a psychotic psychopomp as their Virgil to guide them on an RV road trip through hell, Ben and … Read more

New Release: Let Slip the Beasts – S. Berget

Let Slip the Beasts - S. Berget

QSFer S. Berget has a new queer dystopian book out, Metamorphosis First Stage: Let Slip the Beasts. Beneath the streets of East Resplendent, monsters are mounting a war against their masters. Kaliope Dearborne, a customer service nobody for a pharmaceutical mega-conglomerate, wants only to escape her cubicle and find true meaning for her life. But after accidentally killing her little sister’s bully, she’s taken captive by The Warren, a ragtag group of runaway medical test subjects. Kaliope learns that she and her captors are experiments owned by the VyroGen corporation. Locked away and evolving, pieces of her slough off as … Read more

New Release: Hyvilma – Gideon Marcus

Hyvilma - Gideon Marcus

QSFer Gideon Marcus has a new queer YA sci-fi book out (bisexual): Hyvilma. A damaged ship, a dying shipmate–can she save both? Under attack! The flight back to Hyvilma should have been the easy part for the crew of the Majera–until a deadly ambush by pirates sends them reeling through hyperspace. Now getting to the planet in time is the only way Captain Kitra Yilmaz can save her dying friend. But landing at Hyvilma may be impossible: war has broken out on the Frontier.With illustrations by Hugo Finalist Lorelei Esther. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N Excerpt “Two. … Read more

Review: Entwined Souls – Clare Solomon

Entwined Souls - Clare Solomon

Genre: Epic Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Falian thinks he’s insignificant. He’s about to discover a destiny that will affect the world. He’s about to find a love that will change it. When Falian refuses to accept a job he has been ordered to take on, one that would involve hurting people, he embarks on a momentous journey to change his life. To his shock Quithlade, the Storm God, and Bymbles, a celestial imp, decide to join him. Falian and Quithlade grow closer, but the Storm God … Read more

Review: Gemini Queen – Laura Navarre

Gemini Queen - Laura Navarre

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi. Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It At Amazon About The Book I summon the lightning.I claim my power.The warlocks of Icarus Academy claim me. I start my night as a cat burglar in Singapore and I end up queen of the witching world. Too bad this rags-to-riches fairytale’s a gig I never applied for and won’t accept. My witchcraft is wild and lethal, so I’ve renounced my power. I’m a fish out of water at Icarus Academy. But these four sexy warlocks who rule the school just won’t take no for an answer. They want me … Read more

Review: In the Midst of Magic – Christian Cura

In the Midst of Magic - Christian Cura

Genre: Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Meet Kara Hartman, a young photojournalist who is hiding her magic from the world. Traumatized by the death of her brother, she wants nothing more to do with magic. But just when she thought she could neglect her gift, it becomes apparent that the universe has other plans for her. When an old foe breaks out of prison hellbent on exacting vengeance, Kara has no choice but to embrace the only power that can stop her. The Review I remember from some class … Read more

New Release: Binary Stars: Constellations #1

Binary Stars: Constellations #1

Space Fruit Press has a new queer sci-fi romance anthology out (bi, gay, gender fluid, lesbian, non-binary): Binary Stars: Constellations #1. Binary Constellations #1 is the first sci-fi LGBTQ+ anthology from Space Fruit Press, featuring four stories of intergalactic romance. From a shady bar on the wrong side of the asteroid field, to a royal wedding that gets a rude interruption, to two rival lawyers going deep in the archives, to a formal treaty ceremony that heads in an unexpected direction — these tales of space-age hijinks prove that there is steam in outer space. The title refers to the … Read more