FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “I’d love to talk a little about anime, manga, yaoi, yuri, shounen ai, and shoujo ai.” Perfect timing, as Angel, Freddy and I are all at Yaoi Con today in San Francisco! Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
QSFer Rhys Ford has a new MM urban fantasy book out: Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter. Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, and Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos. Now an official liaison between the … Read more
QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new release release that takes inspiration from Near Eastern history and mythology: Kelemun was bought from his peasant parents to tend the inner sanctum of the house of Aknon, where wealthy men pay mountain sapphires to behold the beautiful servants of the god. Chosen to bring offerings to Caliph, Kelemun captures the fascination of the young prince Praxtor who has never been denied anything his heart desires. Ja’bar was hired to roughhouse wayward proselytes for the high priest Aknon-Horheb. In Qabbat’lee, it’s good paying work for a Stripeling, a jungle savage in the eyes … Read more
QSFer Jon Keys has a new MM high fantasy romance book out: After achieving the impossible and releasing their people from the Varas slavers, Anan and Terja, a spellweaver and spellspinner, start the arduous journey back to their homeland. A winter trek across the grasslands is dangerous enough, but the traitor, Xain, is tasked with recapturing the slaves, and failure will mean his death. As added insurance, the Varas High Regent hires a Triad of legendary Ubica assassins and assigns a full regiment of his personal guards, along with their captain, to the task. Their mission is clear: recapture the … Read more
QSFer Stephen del Mar has a new MM magical realism book out: Going home can be hell, even if it’s paradise. Victor Cruz returns to the Arizona town where he grew up to bury his estranged father, and dispose of the family’s ancestral home. The plan: get in and get out. A stop at Santo Domingo’s Lady of Guadalupe chapel compels him to offer up a simple prayer, “May I do what needs to be done,” and starts a landslide of events-old friends, old loves, and who is in collusion with the murderous Cumero Cartel? “Of Paradise and Purgatory” is … Read more
QSFer Archer Kay Leah has a new MM/bi fantasy romance out: On the outside, Mayr seems to have it all: a successful career as Head of the Guard for a prominent politician, family and friends who adore him, and the attention of beautiful women. But appearances are a good way to bury secrets, including the fact that while Mayr is a romantic at heart, searching for the one person to share his life with, his lovers keep leaving him. When his last girlfriend takes him back and suggests an intimate night with Tash, one of her lovers, Mayr reluctantly agrees. … Read more
QSFer Leta Blake has a new MM paranormal romance out: The Archangel Michael is tired. He fought wars and shoved his brother Lucifer out of heaven all before the Dark Ages rolled around. His role as protector of Israel now encompasses all of humanity, and while he performs his job perfectly, there’s little personal joy in it. Until one night in a bar when he meets Asher. Michael isn’t sure what it is about the vulnerable, self-deprecating Asher that calls to him, but something about the restrained depths of Asher, his gentle smiles and encyclopedic knowledge of flowers, tugs at … Read more
QSFer Elizabeth Noble has a new MM paranormal alternate history title book out: Want to try out my Sentries series for free? Love the series and want a little more? Over the years I’ve written a few short stories in the world of Sentries and have compiled them in a free eBook. It’s available on my website and in PDF, mobi and ePub. Take one or all three. About the series: You are everything to me. My breath, my heartbeat. Without you my life would be empty. Three hundred years ago, natural disaster reformed the face of North America, and the people … Read more
QSFer Lexi Ander has a new mm paranormal urban fantasy book out: After he’s kicked out for being gay, still reeling from being abandoned by the man he loves, Jude goes to live with his brother Beck, who thankfully is more than happy to take him in. But Jude has other secrets he’s yet to share, for fear that even Beck will reject him, leaving him well and truly alone. Then he draws the attention of werewolves, and discovers that everything he thought he knew about Levi, the man who abandoned him, is a lie. But one lie leads to … Read more
QSFer Carol Holland March has a new sci fi MM romance out: Tessa gets a frantic call from her ex-husband to help him escape from a military base. The most famous astronaut on Earth is in trouble. Josh made the first hyperspace jump with an alien copilot and created a result no one foresaw. Now the aliens are leaving Earth. What happened on board that flight, and what choice will Josh make now? Buy Links Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords Excerpt Whenever I saw a Teneran face on a vid, it surprised me. Humanoid, the media said. Besides … Read more