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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Sea Lover – J.K. Pendragon

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Sea Lover - J.K. Pendragon

QSFer J.K. Pendragon has a new MM paranormal romance out (cis/trans): Sea Lover. And there’s a giveaway! Ian is happy with his life in a remote Canadian fishing town, where he has only the sea and his fishing crew for company. People say being alone is terrible, but he’s never had any problems with it. Then his peaceful life is thrown into upheaval when he finds an injured merman washed up on the shore. With no idea what else to do, Ian takes the merman home and nurses him back to health. But as he helps S’mika heal, a bond … Read more

REVIEW: Quarry – Elizabeth Noble

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Quarry

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Four members of The Vampire Guard—Forge, Blair, Declan, and Lucas—face a dangerous and elusive enemy. And this time, it’s personal. When massive tech outages impact everything from Wi-Fi to traffic control, Blair, Forge, Declan, and Lucas think it’s a simple matter of catching troublesome hackers. But they quickly realize far more is at stake. Millions of dollars in art are the target of a thief who’s not afraid to kill—and he’s no stranger. Not only has he escaped capture, twice, a decade ago, but he’s … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Chara – Steve Turnbull

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Chara - Steve Turnbull

QSFer Steve Turnbull has a new queer fantasy book out, Patterner’s Path book 3: Chara. Prophecy does not care what you do. Elona’s pyrrhic victory at the Fastness is soon overwhelmed by new troubles when she discovers the secrets of the Slissac are about to be revealed. And without Jaymis’s support she’s now alone in a world that doesn’t understand the danger it’s in. Then the Dunor attack and everything goes to pieces. Get It At Amazon Author Bio When he’s not sitting at his computer building websites for national institutions and international companies, USA Today bestselling author Steve Turnbull … Read more

FOR READERS AND WRITERS: Queer Marriage in Spec Fic

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: In honor of marriage equality day, let’s talk spec fic and marriage. Readers, what books (esp. sci fi) have pushed the boundaries of marriage equality? Writers, how have you used marriage in your spec fic? Writers: This is a reader/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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Apocalipstick Anthology

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Post Apocalipstick Antho

QSFers Chisto Healy and J. Scott Coatsworth have stories in a new spec fic charity anthology: Post Apocalipstick. We all know what it’s like to be completely overwhelmed, to feel like the world is ending. We all know what it’s like to feel alone. So many people in the LGBTQ community face these struggles daily. We decided to honor this struggle and support one of own who felt like 2020 was going to end her world, by compiling post apocalyptic stories from some of the best in the business. These are stories of survival, of strength, of mistakes and misguided … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Flight in the Heavens – Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr

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A Flight In The Heavens - Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr

QSFer Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr has a new lesbian fantasy/steampunk book out, Theurgy of the Gods book 1: A Flight in the Heavens. “I see you, my little moppets.” The king is dead, long live his murderer. After fifteen years of passive torment, Farrah and her implacable group of renegades endeavour to alter their fates by attempting to assassinate the man who stole everything from them, Daemon Daromas. Alas, he who wields the theurgy of the gods has no rivals in the lands of Iscar but those foolish enough to challenge their wrath. When confronted by this ancient and destructive force, the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: I Want the Stars – Tom Purdom

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I Want The Stars - Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom has a new queer sci-fi book out (bi, lesbian, poly): I Want the Stars. Fleeing a utopian Earth, searching for meaning, Jenorden and his friends take to the stars to save a helpless race from merciless telepathic aliens. But when travelers from another galaxy appear, offering to answer any question, reveal any secret and end any conflict, are their motives sinister……or sincere? Some science fiction books are bonafide classics. Hugo Finalist Tom Purdom’s I Want the Stars is one of them. It sold 70,000 copies when it first came out in 1964, and it was amazingly ahead of … Read more

FOR READERS AND WRITERS: How Do You Show Your Pride?

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Happy Pride! Readers, how do you show your pride in your reading? Writers, how does your pride infuse the stories you tell? Writers: This is a reader/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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vessel of Starfire – Allison Carr Waechter

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Vessel Of Starfire - Allison Carr Waechter

QSFer Allison Carr Waechter has a new queer sci-fantasy romance out: Vessel of Starfire. SISTER. ASSASSIN. VESSEL. Echo Rodrigal isn’t just a survivor; she’s a success. But in a land where the law is there are no laws, the terms of success rest on a knife’s edge, and Echo’s luck is about to change. The Vindicata are one of the top vengeance crews in the Ten Realms of Interra. Their oaths to only commit crimes of justice have earned them the respect of their peers. But the Vindicata are more than a crew, they’re a family. And ever since they … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Entity – Toshi Drake

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Entity - Toshi Drake

QSFer Toshi Drake has a new gay sci-fi book out: Entity. Lieutenant Michael Collins’s week just went to hell. The suspicious actions of his captain escalates as he orders Michael to investigate a dead ship’s heart—the cephalopods that pilot the star drive system. The mission forces Michael from the safety of his ship and his lover, Commander Eizen Sartris, while straining the bond with his own ship’s heart, Padua. Attacked by Siwu pirates, Michael finds refuge on a damaged alien vessel, where he waits for Eizen to rescue him. But in the dark cold wreckage, he discovers a thriving garden … Read more