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Review: “Knight of Flames” by Amelia Faulkner

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Knight of Flames

Title: Knight of Flames Series: Inheritance #2 Author: Amelia Faulkner Genre: MM Paranormal Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages: 460 Blurb Headstrong. Telekinetic. Pariah. On the run from his family, Quentin d’Arcy has settled in San Diego with dwindling funds and the growing suspicion that his gifts might not be limited to telekinesis. When he meets a psychic who can control people’s actions with a few words, his comfortable life starts to unravel. Demigod. Oracle. Hunter. Laurence Riley almost died killing one god only to discover that he’s descended from another. Before he can come to terms with that revelation, Quentin’s twin … Read more

Guest Post: The King and the Criminal, by Charlotte Ashe

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The King and The Criminal

Charlotte Ashe has a new MM fantasy book out, and she’s stopping by to share a guest post: Today we’re interviewing Charlotte Ashe, author of The Heart of All Worlds Book 2: The King and the Criminal. Hi Charlotte, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book. Thank you so much! I’m very happy to be here! I have been writing since I was a kid, and being a writer was was always my dream, but it is only recently that I have seriously pursued it. My first novel, … Read more

Entertainment: “Overwatch” Videogame Reveals First LGBT Character of Many

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Overwatch

The first LGBT+ character has been revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said earlier this year that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. In an official comic released ahead of Christmas, the makers of Overwatch said earlier this year that there were several LGBT characters, stopping short of revealing which characters were LGBT. The lead writer for the game, Michael Chu back in November confirmed that in an upcoming update characters will be revealed as LGBT. And now the comic reveals that Tracer is the first LGBT+ character. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

Announcement: Winter Roses, by Jo Tannah

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Winter Roses

QSFer Jo Tannah has a new Fantasy MM Romance out: When you let your heart lead the way, magic happens. In Kizerain, preparations are underway for Yula, a once in a lifetime Royal festivity. Everyone is excited, except Anwyll and Pedr. Prince Anwyll had always dreaded winter, but this year, he’s turning twenty-five, and for the first time since his birth, the nation will be simultaneously celebrating three momentous events—his birthday, his ascension to the throne, and the identity of his chosen consort. Pedr Gardner is a talented botanist whose days are spent experimenting to create new varieties of plants … Read more

Announcement: Love and the Stubborn, by Xenia Melzer

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Love and the Stubborn

QSFer Xenia Melzer has a new MM fantasy book out: All is fair in love and war. By now, Renaldo has found out the hard way how utterly stupid this statement is once you’ve met your match. And Casto won’t give an inch in their ongoing war for love. After a tumultuous start to their relationship, Renaldo and Casto seem to have finally reached calmer waters. But just when Renaldo starts getting comfortable and thinks he can relax, things get out of hand again. His old enemy, the Good Mother, is dangerously close to defeating the divine brothers by reaching … Read more

Entertainment: Tom Payne Says His “Walking Dead” Character is Gay

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Tom Payne

Tom Payne, who plays Paul “Jesus” Rovia on The Walking Dead, sat down with the Huffington Post to talk about the show and his character’s sexual orientation, confirming that his character, true to creator Robert Kirkman’s wishes, is gay. Said Kirkman in a Reddit Q&A in 2014: “In my opinion there should be more awesome gay people in fiction because there are plenty of awesome gay people in real life. I want Jesus to be a character where his sexuality is as unimportant as Rick or other heterosexual characters. So we won’t focus on it constantly and it won’t be the focus of any … Read more

A Power Rangers Wedding Proposal

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Power Rangers Proposal

When one guy wanted to propose to his boyfriend, there was only one way to make it truly them: cosplay as Power Rangers. James and Anthony wore the cult TV show suits as they got engaged in a viral video posted on Facebook. ‘You guys know that Anthony and I never do anything mediocre, we always have to be over-the-top!’ James said. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News

Gotham star Robin Lord Taylor: Gay Penguin Complaints Homophobic

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Robin Lord Taylo

Fans of “Gotham” who have a problem with a gay Penguin messing with canon are not going to get a sympathetic ear from the out actor who plays him. Robin Lord Taylor says he is pretty sure he has your number if that upsets you, but you are fine with things like Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle being childhood best friends. Taylor appeared at Rhode Island Comic Con this weekend where he called being upset over a gay Penguin “a bunch of horseshit.” If you have a problem with that and not the other examples of breaking canon in the … Read more

Gay Characters Taking Over YA Fiction

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Drag Teen author Jeffrey Self

Gay characters remain a minority in television and film, but they have become a sensation in young adult fiction over the past seven years. Teenage readers have gobbled up books with titles like One Man Guy and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Queerness has always existed between the lines in novels about teenagers. Authors like Nancy Garden, Jacqueline Woodson, and Francesca Lia Block all highlighted gay undertones in their young heroes and heroines. In 2003, David Levithan—the author of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and now the publisher and editorial director of Scholastic—ushered in a golden age of gay … Read more