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COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Hallelujah, by Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr.

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Hallelujah

Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr. have a new gay horror book out, and we have the cover reveal: “Hallelujah.” Can you hear it? Whispering in the dark. Secrets only the dark knows. Joseph Moore, choir director for the First Baptist Church of Lenora, Nebraska, has secrets of his own. Terrible, lonely secrets. One that involves natural human desire. One that calls forth powers he cannot begin to understand. Both with the potential to destroy him and those he loves. Now the world is changing. The darkness, the shadows, the ghosts, are closing in—and Joseph and his lover, Kevin, are … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Floodtide, by Heather Rose Jones

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Floodtide

QSFer Heather Rose Jones has a new FF historical fantasy book out in the Alpennia series: “Floodtide.” The streets are a perilous place for a young laundry maid dismissed without a character for indecent acts. Roz knew the end of the path for a country girl alone in the city of Rotenek. A desperate escape in the night brings her to the doorstep of Dominique the dressmaker and the hope of a second chance beyond what she could have imagined. Roz’s apprenticeship with the needle, under the patronage of the royal thaumaturgist, wasn’t supposed to include learning magic, but Celeste, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Beware Mohawks Bearing Gifts, by SA Collins

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Beware Mohawks Bearing Gifts - SA Collins

QSFer SA Collins has a new queer alt-earth sci fi book out, book one in the Cove Chronicles: “Beware Mohawks Bearing Gifts.” It’s 1847, New York. William Matthias Hallett is a fashionable dandy of the Manhattan social set. His life is laid out before him: a world of soirees, riches and luxury. Yet all he wants to do is find an adventure so deliciously wicked that it would satiate his soul for an eternity. So, disguised in a lower-class manner, into the notorious Five Points he goes, seeking that spark of adventure. That is until it greets him in the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Convicted, by Kim Fielding

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Convicted

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM paranormal book in her “The Bureau” series out – “Convicted.” Vietnam veteran Kurt Powell’s addiction almost cost him everything, but a job as federal agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs helped him find sobriety and purpose. Now he tracks down dangerous paranormal creatures as well as humans who abuse their magical powers in illegal ways. Sent from Belfast to the United States as a boy, Desmond Hughes later fell into a disastrous relationship that led to horrific murders. He’s spent seventeen years in a bleak prison with few comforts and no hope … Read more

COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Convicted, by Kim Fielding

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Convicted

Kim Fielding’s new MM paranormal book in her “Bureau” series – “Convicted” – comes out on October 29th, and we have the cover reveal! Vietnam veteran Kurt Powell’s addiction almost cost him everything, but a job as federal agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs helped him find sobriety and purpose. Now he tracks down dangerous paranormal creatures as well as humans who abuse their magical powers in illegal ways. Sent from Belfast to the United States as a boy, Desmond Hughes later fell into a disastrous relationship that led to horrific murders. He’s spent seventeen years in a bleak … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Belief Systems and Magic

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Any belief system can be used for magical purposes, right? Have you written any fantasy stories where magic and faith are part of the same coin? Tell us about them. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Where the Night Reigns, by Emilie Lucadamo

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Where The Night Reigns, By Emilie Lucadamo

QSFer Emilie Lucadamo has a new gay/NB paranormal book out: Where the Night Reigns. The barrier between worlds has shattered. Demons wreak havoc across Earth; the dead are rising from their graves; psychics and witches are vanishing without a trace. The fate of the world rests in the hands of the enigmatic Tresser Corporation, a company of demon soldiers… and a kindergarten teacher. In other words, humanity’s odds aren’t looking great. When hunter, David Tresser, pairs up with a High Demon, he knows he’s in over his head. Of course, there are worse positions to be in, like Henry, whose … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Dragon’s Rebel, by Jacqueline Rohrbach

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The Dragon's Rebel

QSFer Jacqueline Rohrbach has a new MM fantasy book out: The Dragon’s Rebel. Cheron, former rebel leader and newly crowned king, comes to Wren Gardens on a holy mission to free his goddess from exile and bring peace to his kingdom, but he’s distracted by an unholy and very beautiful concubine, Ekos. Ekos may be more than a simple love slave, though. The King of Wren Gardens seems afraid of the strange and often blasphemous concubine and swears the man is cursed. Cheron agrees, especially when Ekos mocks and taunts Cheron’s sense of honor. But the urge to distance himself … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Mage on the Hill, by Angel Martinez

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Mage on the Hill - Angel Martinez

Angel Martinez has a new MM fantasy book out: The Mage on the Hill. Toby’s wild magic is killing him. The mage guilds have given up on him, and it’s only a matter of time before he dies in a spectacular, catastrophic bang. His only hope is an exiled wizard who lives in seclusion—and is rumored to have lost his mind. The years alone on his hilltop estate have not been good for Darius Valstad. After the magical accident that disfigured him and nearly drowned Pittsburgh, he drifts through his days, a wraith trapped in memories and depression. Until a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Summerfield’s Angel, by Kim Fielding

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Summerfield's Angel

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM fantasy book out: Summerfield’s Angel. After the hard winter of 1888 ended Alby Boyle’s work as a Nebraska ranch hand, he returned to New York City in search of his long-lost family. His mother and brothers are nowhere to be found, however, and after Alby’s years of absence, Five Corners no longer feels like home. His prospects seem as dim as the nighttime alleys. When Alby pauses to admire an angel ornament in a department store window’s Christmas display, he meets Xeno Varnham-Summerfield. Wealthy, handsome, and enthusiastic, Xeno brings Alby some temporary cheer. … Read more