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New Release: Point of Sighs – Melissa Scott

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Point of Sight - Melissa Scott

QSFer Melissa Scott has a new MM fantasy book out: Point of Sighs. Magic, murder and danger in Astreiant. Rumors are swirling among the boatmen that the Riverdeme, the ancient spirit of the river, once bound by the magic of the city’s bridges, is back and hunting handsome young men. The broadsheets are full of dire predictions and Adjunct Point Nicolas Rathe has been handed a case that involves a murdered tea trader, a death that implicates a prominent merchant family in the crime.  Philip Eslingen, now a captain in the City Guard, is assigned to assist him in navigating city … Read more

Review: A Snowmonster for Midwinter – Blaine D. Arden

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A Snowmonster for Midwinter - Blaine D. Arden

Genre: Fantasy, Holiday, Romance, Monster Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Payhip About The Book Snow turns to sleet where monsters tread. As the resident sorcerers, Toren and his family protect their village from monsters—like the one they trapped in the mountains decades ago. But on the eve of the annual midwinter festival, it’s not a monster but a sudden eruption at the springs that threatens their lives. With rescue spells failing and the danger of a second, more deadly eruption looming, Toren discovers that a monster responsible for his brother’s death holds the key to saving … Read more

Review: Space Opera – Catherynne M. Valente

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Space Opera - Catherynne M. Valente

Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Parody LGBTQ+ Category: Pansexual Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy meets the joy and glamour of Eurovision in bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente’s science fiction spectacle, where sentient races compete for glory in a galactic musical contest…and the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented—something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds … Read more

Review: River – C.J. Dragon

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River - C.J. Dragon

Genre: Sci-Fi, Aliens, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book River Carteret is a diplomat, known for crafting solutions between disparate groups. Growing up on Earth under the control of the Guardians, he’d never experienced hardships, such as war, plague, or famine. Urged by his Guardian supervisor, River volunteers to go to the planet Drakonis to broker an agreement between the Drakos, and the Draas. He is determined to bring equality to the Draas, wresting it from their ruling class, the Drakos, if necessary. There is only one, small problem. The … Read more

Review: Empress of Dust – Alex Kingsley

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Empress of Dust - Alex Kingsley

Genre: Science Fantasy, Dystopian, Creature Feature, New Adult, Sapphic LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Demi, Non-Binary, Trans FTM Reviewer: Vin, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book There are monsters outside the city walls. Harvard is small, anxious, and plagued by a constant tremor, which is not an ideal combination for a desert scavenger. He and his crew are under constant threat of desertwalker attacks, and Harvard is nearly useless against them. When the biggest mistake of Harvard’s life separates him from his crew, he must learn the secrets of the desert beasts in order to survive … Read more

Review: Queer Windows Volume 1 Spring

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Queer Windows Volume 1 Spring

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book Love comes in all forms, from enduring friendships, the classic love at first sight, and misunderstandings that unfurl into blooming romance. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories. The Wizard’s Garden Sil, a plant lover and head clerk of a plant shop finds himself slowly befriending a quirky wizard, while also falling in love with his garden. Rosemary for Remembrance Vivian has always dreamed of being swept away from her ordinary life. A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger may … Read more

Review: Mismatched Wolf Mates – A. Williams

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Mismatched Wolf Mates - A. Williams

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Wolf shifter Cody meets Dale at a bar. Dale smells like strawberries and Cody is sure he’s found his fated mate. Until a month later when he meets Dale’s twin brother, Leo. Oops. Short read, 1st person dual POV, HEA ending. The Review This was a very short story about two wolf shifters and their boyfriends, two humans. When Cody first met Dale, he was convinced that he was his fated mate – until he met Dale’s twin Leo. Leo was with … Read more

Review: Point of Dreams – Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett

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Point of Dreams - Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book The play’s the thing to catch the attention of Astreiant…especially when it includes murder, mystery and magic. It’s ghost-tide in the city and the dead walk the streets, haunting those who meant something to them in life. The theaters of Point of Dreams have a hit season on their hands and Adjunct Point Nicolas Rathe and former mercenary Philip Eslingen have a murder on theirs. Not to mention a heady mix of intrigue, politics and magic, where even the flowers are more than … Read more

Review: Praxis – David Gerrold

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Praxis - David Gerrold

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi, Asexual Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book A lifetime in the Labor Corps—or colonize a new world. For Jamie and José, not much of a choice. But Praxis wouldn’t be easy. To survive there, you had to depend on each other. And that requires honesty that few possess. Praxis is a bold experiment in society building, a monosexual colony, with no promises of survival and no return trip. But it’s got potential. You just have to build a new civilization—on the other side of the universe. The Review They say that … Read more

Review: As The Hawk Cuts The Heavens – E.S. Wynn

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As The Hawk Cuts The Heavens - E.S. Wynn

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual Reviewer: H.L. Publisher | Amazon | B&N About The Book The year is 2124. Earth’s first faster-than-light starship makes its maiden voyage into the unknown and disappears, only to be declared missing for the better part of two centuries. The ship’s historic first mission was supposed to be simple, just a test of the experimental displacement drive. The crew was supposed to spend seven days in the depths of space, then snap back to Earth to prove a concept, and nothing more. Instead, they find something impossible. They find something that draws them into a … Read more