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magical realism

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pity the Dead – Rylan John Cavell

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Pity The Dead - Rylan John Cavell

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

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Years of Silence - J.K. Jones

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

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Between the Lines

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

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Flames - J. Scott Coatsworth

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

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Blood Indigo - Talulah J. Sullivan

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

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Blood Indigo - Talulah J. Sullivan

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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Between the Lines – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Between the Lines

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM magical realism romance out: “Between the Lines.” 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, fresh out of college, running from a bad breakup, and questioning his choices and his new life in politics. To make things worse, Sam also … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bars and Butterflies, by Grace Kilian Delaney

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Bars and Butterflies

QSFer Grace Kilian Delaney has a new Bi/Gay MM contemporary fantasy out: “Bars And Butterflies.” It’s been ten years since my young niece died, and it’s time to make my yearly pilgrimage to the basilica where her prayers were answered, and my nightmare began. I light a candle for her and her parents, a promise I made before they’d passed. An entire family—gone. There’s no peace after death. There is nothing. I leave as unsettled as I came, shoving the church door with such force I almost hit somebody. Not just somebody. The mysterious man I had seen at the … Read more

REVIEW: The Bear at the Bar, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Bear at the Bar

Title: The Bear at the Bar Author: J. Scott Coatsworth Genre: Magical Realism, Gay Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 29 Reviewer: Pat Get It On Amazon About The Book Dex is a gay Adonis. When he walks into Seattle’s Ransom bar, heads turn. He can have just about anyone he wants, and he does, every night. Until he meets a bear at the bar and everything changes. “The Bear at the Bar” is a short story originally published in 2014 in the “A Taste of Honey” anthology. The Review I met J. Scott Coatsworth in Seattle’s Ransom … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Holiday Home Hotel, by Lou Sylvre

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The Holiday Home Hotel

QSFer Lou Sylvre has a new MM paranormal holiday book out – The Holiday Home Hotel. Daren Novak and Gunny Schuler have known each other since freshmen days at the University of Washington, where they’d started a romance Daren assumed would last. But at the start of winter break, Gunny bowed to the dictates of his lifelong religion and his overbearing father and left UW never to return. After a failed marriage, Gunny built a quiet life embracing his gay identity, and left his North Dakota home, his marriage, and his father’s business for a forestry and teaching career in … Read more