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Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender Says “Kids, Get Off My Lawn!!”

In Which An Old Guy Says Get Off My Lawn by Jeff Baker Another year, another bracketed space of time slips into history. 2025, wow. 2026, again, wow. It doesn’t feel like that long ago that we were awaiting the arrival of the year 2000. Remember the squabbles over exactly what year began the Twenty-First Century? It seems amazing that a nice chunk of the populace have never known anything but years when they would begin writing a date with “20.” People to whom the phrase “The Year Two-Thousand” connotates antiquity, not “the Future” and all its possible wonders. People … Read more

New Release: The Talking Cure – Kathy L. Brown

The Talking Cure - Kathy L. Brown

Kathy L. Brown has a new queer urban fantasy mystery out (ace, pan/bi, gay): The Talking Cure. Sean Joye Investigations, Book 2 Haunted woman claws her way back to reality by reconnecting with her magical powers in The Talking Cure, a supernatural Yuletide follow-up to The Big Cinch. Committed to an insane asylum, Violet Humphrey is isolated on the Illinois prairie with only her own thoughts and a persistent new voice in her head for company. When she is accused of murder, Violet suspects her road to both freedom and recovery lies through confronting her painful past and solving the … Read more

New Release: From Me to You: Anthology of Human Connections

From Me to You: Anthology of Human Connections

A. E. Bratchford has a new anthology out (queer curator, including a number of queer and spec fic stories – bi, demi, gay, lesbian, non-binary, poly): From Me to You: Anthology of Human Connections. Every day we make new connections, whether it is intentional or not. It is human nature to seek out those connections and nurture them. ‘From Me to You’ features 14 wonderful authors who have all contributed a short story to the theme of connections. Sink into intricate worlds and the lives of characters who are reaching out, just trying to find their people. Authors:  Get It … Read more

Review: Down the River – J. Scott Coatsworth

Down the River - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Romantic, Circle of Friends LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Reviewer: Estora Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Vivlio | Universal Buy Link About The Book Nine years have passed since a group of strangers first met at a magical little restaurant in East Sacramento called Ragazzi. They have all been touched by its subtle magic, and have become a family. With the tragic death of one of them, the ripples spread through the entire group, exposing secrets and revealing truths that many of them would rather not face. Dave and Marcos are battling their own demons. Matteo seeks an … Read more

New Release: Down the River – J. Scott Coatsworth

Down the River - J. Scott Coatsworth

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer contemporary magical realism book out, River City book 2: Down the River. Nine years have passed since a group of strangers first met at a magical little restaurant in East Sacramento called Ragazzi. They have all been touched by its subtle magic, and have become a family. With the tragic death of one of them, the ripples spread through the entire group, exposing secrets and revealing truths that many of them would rather not face. Dave and Marcos are battling their own demons. Matteo seeks an embezzler at Ragazzi, while Diego struggles to … Read more

Review: Valley of Secrets – H.L. Moore

Valley of Secrets - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy With Romantic Arcs LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Poly, Non-Binary Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book This city of fools will be brought to order! Deposed, her father presumed dead, her friends slaughtered and the cavern in chaos, Grace Harrington is on the run and entirely alone. The only ally she has left is the man she hates most in the world: Nathaniel Morgenstern, the assassin who murdered her mother and seduced her father. Grace’s only hope of reclaiming the throne and saving her people is to seek the aid of Éamon Tadhg, the High Druid … Read more

Review: Throne of Lies – H.L. Moore

Throne of Lies - H. L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy with Romantic Subplot LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Poly MMF Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book There are vipers in Arajon, from the Valley to the Bronze. Grace Harrington, the Dowager Archon of Arajon, is approaching her first anniversary on the throne she claimed following the death of her husband, slain at her own hands. But her position is so precarious that even the unwelcome presence of the former assassin Nathaniel Morgenstern, watching over her at her father’s behest, cannot protect her from her enemies. The city’s press has turned against her, the Bronze … Read more

Review: Soul of Ash – H.L. Moore

Soul of Ash - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Romantic Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Apple |  Google Play | Kobo | Smashwords About The Book Half a year after the events of Heart of Dust, Doran Ó Seanáin now finds himself trapped between two worlds while belonging to neither: held in contempt by the Bronze for the turmoil he caused during Archon Bryson’s reign, and resented by the miners for selling out. Leonora Darkwater’s pursuit to own the mines may be the answer to all of his problems, but the offer is far more complicated than it appears, and the only person Doran trusts is the same man … Read more

New Release: Planting Life in a Dying City – Jess Mahler

Planting Life in a Dying City - Jess Mahler

QSFer Jess Mahler has a new queer fantasy book out (bi, non-binary, poly): Planting Life in a Dying City. Left alone after a tsunami destroys eir village, Lefeng would have walked into the mountains and not looked back. A child lost on the trails redirects eir course and another survivor plants the seed of an idea – a new family. Lefeng’s commitment to those ey comes to love will take em to the hated city and a new way of life. But in a slowly dying city, Lefeng’s determination can only carry them so far. Set in a genderless world … Read more

New Release: An Awakened God and His Maricoxi Tribe – Lexi Ander

An Awakened God and His Maricoxi Tribe - Lexi Ander - Ion book 3

QSFer Lexi Ander has a queer paranormal suspense book out (ace, bisexual, gay, pansexual, polyamorous), Ion book 3: An Awakened God and His Maricoxi Tribe. Contract killers don’t retire. They don’t start over and they don’t live normal lives. Zane Cortese doesn’t care what the unspoken rules are and he breaks away from a life of murder to become a regular, law-abiding citizen. He settles down to do what he’s always loved—writing songs.  So what if he lives on a remote mountain side, has no friends, and there are discreet cameras situated all over his property. Being normal isn’t as … Read more