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Review: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating – Christian Baines

February 20, 2023 by scott

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Magical Realism, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book A hook-up gone bad can be purrder. Fresh from a breakup, deeply closeted freshman Zach jumps at the chance to housesit his family home and enjoy a long, horny summer free of both his ex and his religious parents. But when an old enemy turned hot hookup falls to his death, Zach turns to the only true friend he’s ever known—his cat, Grace Jones. With the dead man’s phone and a knack for texting, she promises Zach help, for a … Read more

New Release: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating- Christian Baines

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 by scott

QSFer Christian Baines has a new MM comedic horror book out: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating. A hook-up gone bad can be purrder. Fresh from a breakup, deeply closeted freshman Zach jumps at the chance to housesit his family home and enjoy a long, horny summer free of both his ex and his religious parents. But when an old enemy turned hot hook-up falls to his death, Zach turns to the only true friend he’s ever known—his cat, Grace Jones. With the dead man’s phone and a knack for texting, she promises Zach help, for a price that will … Read more

NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Luck Lines – Quinn Tollens

February 4, 2022 by scott

Quinn Tollens has a new ff contemporary fantasy out: Luck Lines. And there’s a giveaway! Every person is born with a line of luck on their arm that they can spend to bribe fate in their favor. Spend it wisely and the doors to success will open. Spend it foolishly and you’ll be shunned as a reckless blank-arm. At age twenty-three, Helena has never spent a single inch of luck, for fear of ending up like her gambling brother. She’s never needed luck though. So far, her life has unfolded perfectly as planned, with her plush apartment, prestigious job, and … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The River City Chronicles Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

November 10, 2021 by scott

J. Scott Coatsworth’s LGBTQ+ magical realism “circle of friends” book The River City Chronicles is out in audiobook format! And there’s a giveaway. Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who runs the restaurant; recently widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pity the Dead – Rylan John Cavell

October 19, 2021 by scott

QSFer Rylan John Cavell has a new gay spooky/magical realism book out: Pity the Dead. Peter Prett, orphaned as a baby, finds he has inherited a grand old castle. The corridors twist and turn, someone is scuttling about in secret passages, and a terrible family feud begins to reveal itself. Then Peter dies. Forced from their crypt by land development, can Peter’s extended family of undead relatives survive in the modern world? And more importantly, can the modern world survive them? Get It At Amazon Excerpt Peter started off very much alive, as most of us tend to. And he … Read more

REVIEW: Years of Silence – J.K. Jones

August 30, 2021 by scott

Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Magical Realism, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Zander Wright. He can no longer keep his secrets at bay. Someone is trying to kill him. Someone wants him dead. Zander didn’t start this. He didn’t want any part of it. But he’ll be damned if he doesn’t finish it. Help comes in the form of Ex-convict Vadim Oblonsky. His old love. His life. Knowing Vadim is like dancing the space between heaven and hell. The ocean is an inch between ecstasy and misery. Billionaire Tycoon Zander Wright is no … Read more

REVIEW: Between the Lines – J. Scott Coatsworth

July 16, 2021 by scott

Genre: Magical Realism, Romance, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo | Payhip | Scribd | Thalia | Vivlio | Goodreads | Other Worlds Ink About The Book What if you could hear the words behind the words? Brad Weston’s life seems perfect. He’s GQ handsome, the chief of staff for a Republican California state senator, and enjoys the power and the promise of a bright future. And he’s in a comfortable relationship with his boyfriend of six years, Alex. Sam Fuller is Brad’s young blond blue-eyed intern, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Flames – J. Scott Coatsworth

June 10, 2021 by scott

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM contemporary magical realism novella out: Flames. Alex always thought love was enough to keep him and Gio together. Why did they need wedding rings or legal certificates? But now, with Gio lost in a coma after a fire has destroyed their home, his partner’s mother banishes Alex from his side. Locked in a gray limbo inside his head, memories are all Gio has left, and the urge to let go is getting stronger. Nothing can keep Alex from Gio’s side, even if he has to break the rules. In their stolen moments … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Blood Indigo – Talulah J. Sullivan

April 17, 2021 by scott

Talulah J. Sullivan has a new queer indigenous sci-fi book out (gay, poly), book one in the Hoop of the Alekšu’in series: Blood Indigo. A centuries-long stalemate endures over possession of a sentient world. In one corner, a dwindling cabal of shamans holds a weakening defense; in the other, a colony of aliens tries to maintain a bio-engineering experiment run amok. In the middle stands a youth who has been genetically altered to ‘Shape’ the elemental powers. If Tohwakeli surrenders to those powers, he will be not only outcast, but a weapon. Get It At Amazon | Publisher Excerpt The … Read more

COVER REVEAL: Blood Indigo – Talulah J. Sullivan

April 2, 2021 by scott

We are honored to have the cover reveal for Talulah J. Sullivan’s new queer indigenous sc-fi book Blood Indigo (gay, poly), book one in the Hoop of the Alekšu’in series. A centuries-long stalemate endures over possession of a sentient world. In one corner, a dwindling cabal of shamans holds a weakening defense; in the other, a colony of aliens tries to maintain a bio-engineering experiment run amok. In the middle stands a youth who has been genetically altered to ‘Shape’ the elemental powers. If Tohwakeli surrenders to those powers, he will be not only outcast, but a weapon. Available 4/12: … Read more