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ANNOUNCEMENT: Forest Seclusion Anthology

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Forest Seclusion

QSFer Dale Cameron Lowry is part of a new fairy tale anthology out: These five fairy tales feature LGBTQ characters, many of whom begin life in castles, yet make their way into the wild forests for love, truth, and a sense of themselves. This free anthology takes the classics and makes them ours. White Deer by Jess Martin – Curses, shape-shifting, and shrimp fairies: welcome to Jess’s version of Madame d’Aulnoy’s fairy tale where she gender-bends the cursed creation, takes liberty with the hero’s tale, and finds a princess who isn’t in a rush to get rescued. Snow White by … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Catch a Falling Star, by Matt Burlingame

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Catch a Falling Star

QSFer Matt Burlingame has a new MM romance book out featuring purple space aliens… well, sort of. You’ll just have to read it to figure it out: A therapist once told Martin Stevens that being gay was the only thing that saved him from being the most boring man alive. He spends his daytime working a dead-end job and his nights still pining after the ex-fiance who left him five years ago. When his older brother, Daniel, takes him to see a touring musical, a mishap sends superstar performer Alec Jameson flying off the stage right into Martin’s lap. It’s … Read more

GUEST REVIEW: Adrift, by Isabelle Adler

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Adrift

One of our QSF folks, Christina, wanted to share a review of an MM sci fi book she really enjoyed. Bonus points, Christina, for the QSF shirt!!! Captain Matt Spears learns this the hard way after a mysterious employer hires his ship to hunt down an ancient alien artifact but insists on providing his own pilot. Ryce Faine is handsome and smart, but Matt has rarely met anyone more obnoxious. With tensions running high, it isn’t until they are attacked by the hostile Alraki that Matt grudgingly begins to respect Ryce’s superior skills, respect that transforms into a tentative attraction. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coywolf, by Gale Stanley

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Coywolf

Gale Stanley has a new MM paranormal romance out: In a world where reproduction is the number one priority, a gay wolf shifter could never be an alpha. So Logan hides his secret from the pack and resigns himself to a life without love. Then one night, he finds his true mate and he’s forced to make a choice that will change his life forever. Evernight | Amazon Excerpt Logan set Rory on the wood floor. It would do, he’d slept on worse. Logan opened a cedar chest and took out a thick quilt. He laid it on the floor … Read more

Jeff Baker: Boogieman in Lavender – Sleator and Selden; of Genies and Singularities

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Jeff Baker

We are out there. We are not always obvious. In the days before the 21st Century’s sometimes grudging acceptance of LGBT YA authors, such authors labored largely in the closet, their works publicly known while their orientation was not. Two authors whose works have recently crossed my desk again are William Sleator and George Selden. Both names are probably jogging a bygone memory or two. Both had at least one familiar hit; Sleator with “Interstellar Pig,” and Selden with “The Cricket in Times Square.” And both men had definite LGBT connections. I’ll start with Sleator (pronounced “Slater.”) I first encountered … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: My Name Was Karl, by Daniel Mitton

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My Name Was Karl

QSFer Daniel Mitton has a new paranormal book out: It was a forgotten place. A place with a dark history. Thousands of men had passed through its doors during the first three quarters of the twentieth century. Most had served their time and moved on. But not all had been so fortunate. As the years ticked by and the seasons changed, the old prison moldered away, but one thing stayed constant. In the deepest part of the night, on the darkest nights of the year—particularly in spring, if you were sensitive enough to hear them—sounds could be heard coming from the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Child of Night and Day, by Andrew Q. Gordon

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Child of Night and Day

QSFer Andrew Gordon has a new MM fantasy book out: Farrell’s excitement at finding his legendary ancestor Kel is tempered by the knowledge it signals the beginning of the end of the war. As he and Kel race to recover the last two Gifts of the Gods, Meglar is not quiet. Fighting erupts around the world, and new allies reveal their hand. To complicate matters, Arritisa has refused Farrell’s request for Her Gift. Searching for answers, Farrell travels to Bowient, home to Falcron’s main temple. While there, Farrell uncovers a plot to destroy the temple and the city. The attack … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Standby, by Kim Fielding

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Standby

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new short out: Tom’s day has not gone well. He bombed the job interview in San Francisco and missed his flight connection back to Iowa. Now he’s stuck at the Minneapolis airport, on standby for an early morning plane home. But things begin to look up when a handsome man named Rafael strikes up a conversation. Rafael says he used to fly but, having made mistakes, was grounded. Now he has to be content with watching jets take off. What at first seems to be a short tryst in the wee hours of the morning … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Hellagor’s Flame, by Phoenix Hell

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Hellagor's Flame - Phoenix Hell

QSFer Phoenix Hell has a new MM paranormal book out: Meet Hellagor, he’s a Sprite-Witch hybrid plus he’s a Prince like his fathers’. His grandmother is Queen of the Sprites. He had told his friends that he was crushing on a porn star. They split the secret to all forms of social media. Meet Flame Nature: Porn Star Extraordinaire. He learns about Hellagor’s crush. After being kidnapped by a group of rogue soldiers, found by an irritated Hellagor and then healed by a Goddess, the Sprite hybrid accidentally unleashes his powers and those of his friends that came to rescue … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Royal Guardian, by Jo Tannah

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Royal Guardian

QSFer Jo Tannah has a new MM sci fi book out: Man and dragon seek those who dared harm their prince. Kallen has been away for two years to further his education. En route to his home planet, Oryon, his starship is attacked by unknown brigands. All fear the death of the heir to the kingdom, as well as those of his accompanying loyal guardians. With Bobik’s assistance, Lando Garr is the one man who can find and rescue Kallen. Not because he’s bound by duty as a Royal Guardian, but because the prince’s symbiont responds to no other but him. Both … Read more