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ANNOUNCEMENT: Unsafe Words – Loren Rhoads

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Unsafe Words - Loren Rhoads

QSFer Loren Rhoads has a new queer spec fic short story collection out: “Unsafe Words.” In the first full-length collection of her edgy, award-winning short stories, Loren Rhoads punctures the boundaries between horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction in a maelstrom of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Ghosts, succubi, naiads, vampires, the Wild Hunt, and the worst predator in the woods stalk these pages, alongside human monsters who follow their cravings past sanity or sense. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Bookshop.org Excerpt Excerpt from “Still Life from Shattered Glass” from Unsafe Words by Loren Rhoads The moment … Read more

REVIEW: Fall Flavors – A.M. Leibowitz

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Fall Flavors - A.M. Leibowitz

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, General Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book Seven stories, from tricks to treats: A man discovers the benefits of autumn cologne; a haunted Broadway-themed house; a witch in some trouble; Lucifer’s daughter has a surprise for dear old dad; a pair of pre-teens on an autumn treasure hunt; a costume party; and a broken down car, a thunderstorm, and a creepy mansion. The Review Let me start by saying I don’t like short story collections. Yes, some authors excel in the genre, masters of the difficult … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Casual Magic – Dan Ackerman

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Casual Magic

QSFer Dan Ackerman has a new queer fantasy (gay, pan) out: “Casual Magic.” Westley “West” Archer made a deal with the Devil for a failed high school crush. Now he answers questions for demons–a seedy job his family can never know about. Kit is the seediest, sexiest demon who has ever come to West for help, smelling of cigarettes, covered in tattoos, with ripped jeans and tousled hair. Despite every instinct telling him to get Kit out of his life, West agrees to help the other man look into the murder of which he’s been falsely accused. He also agrees … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lucius and the Boy – Aiden Phoenix

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Lucius And The Boy - Aiden Phoenix

QSFer Aiden Phoenix has a new queer fantasy novella out, Warlock Book 1: “Lucius And The Boy.” Lucius, a warlock for hire, is on the trail of a killer. It’s his latest job. He’s passing through the woods in a storm and hears the cries of a child. Lucius doesn’t want to lose any time in his pursuit of the killer he’s after, but he just can’t ignore the cries of an innocent child. Thinking that it’s not going to put too much delay in his job, he heads toward the direction of the cries.  Alexander, a young boy, has … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lost and Found – Nita Round

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Lost and Found - Nita Round

QSFer Nita Round has a new lesbian fantasy steampunk book out, The Evie Chester Files: “Lost and Found.” A gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom? Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift who lives in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained. Evie dreams of being free and of being accepted as gifted. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe and when she is caught, she rsumes her life in chains once again. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Blind Warrior – Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott

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Blind Warrior - Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott

QSFers Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott have a new MM fantasy romance out: “Blind Warrior.” And there’s a giveaway! Grey Ackles The Soul Weaver feels useless. A burden endangering his brothers. The last battle with the pestilents cost Grey his sight and powers. Now he’s dependent on his vision rehabilitation therapist Cort to learn how to function on a daily basis. But as he grows closer to Cort, Grey is left wanting his powers back for a new reason—how will he ever know if the man he’s falling for is actually his soul mate? Cort Newton There is some really … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories – Warren Rochelle

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The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories - Warren Rochelle

Warren Rochelle has a new collection of gay fairy tales out: “The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories.” And there’s a giveaway! Fairy tales. We all know the traditional stories, right? Prince Charming, the hero, fights evil, wins the princess, happily ever after. Three sons, three wishes, witches, dragons, a quest, and happily ever after. These stories are part of our cultural fabric. We retell them, over and over, and the stories change in the retellings, to reflect contemporary culture, such as Princess Charming, heroes and heroines as people of color. It has been only relatively recently that queer folk have … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shifting Chaos – Elizabeth Noble

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Shifting Chaos

QSFer Elizabeth Noble has a new MM paranormal/urban fantasy romance out, Sleepless City book 4: “Shifting Chaos.” We aren’t a we without all of us. Chaos reigns in The Sleepless City and it’s really beginning to piss Detective Jonas Forge off. He’s separated from his soulmate, Blair Turner. A separation he fears might be permanent. Nothing is going right. It’s as if the universe is conspiring against him. A long closed off door buried deep within his psyche cracks open when a turn of events flips his world upside down. There’s a monster behind that door and he’s not sure … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Envoy’s Honor – Antonia Aquilante

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The Envoy's Honor - Antonia Aquilante

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new MM fantasy book out, Chronicles of Tournai book 8: “The Envoy’s Honor.” And there’s a giveaway! Second son of an earl and cousin to the Crown Prince, Griffen has worked hard to forge a career in diplomacy for the principality of Tournai, but he never expected his diplomatic skills would be necessary for a problem so personal to him and his family. A delegation from the mysterious kingdom of Ivria has come to Tournai to make sure the secret of their people—the magical Talent allowing them to change into dragons—and therefore their kingdom itself … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Family and Reflection – Anne Barwell

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Family and Reflection - Anne Barwell

QSFer Anne Barwell has a new MM paranormal book out, The Sleepless City Book 3: “Family and Reflection.” When a rebel werewolf and a vampire thief fall in love, only one thing is certain—trouble. For as long as Lucas Coate can remember, werewolves have been taught to mistrust vampires. Lucas is an exception—he has close friends who are vampires. The werewolf pack in Boggslake—and their leader, Jacob Coate—have made it clear that Lucas’s association with vampires is barely tolerated, and another transgression will be his last. When Lucas finds out about the plague of werewolf deaths in the area, he … Read more