As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

review

New Release: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

by
The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

QSFer Ellie Thomas has a new MM historical paranormal book out: The Monk’s Lair. Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who is determined to befriend him. When … Read more

Review: Blood Kisses – Scarlet Blackwell

by
Blood Kisses - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “You act like you hate me and I don’t know why. All I did was love you. It wasn’t a crime.”Ten years ago, the vampire Severin fell in love with the mortal Nikolaus in Vienna and abandoned him, rather than take his life. He and his friend, Istvan, are invited to the vampire king Emil’s castle where he finds out that Nikolaus now belongs to Emil. Jealousy eats Severin alive. The twin lusts of blood and sex are intertwined for all vampires, ruling their lives. … Read more

Review: Vampire Food – Holly Day

by
Vampire Food - Holly Day

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | About The Book A former blood slave. A strapping vampire. More zucchinis than any man could eat. Rue Yarrow was rescued from a blood bar and taken to a gated community of supernaturals. Haunted by nightmares and memories, he does his best to avoid people. His only solace is his garden, where he uses his magic to grow an abundance of vegetables. But one day, it isn’t the zucchinis greeting him, but a severed human head. Noah Caramine wants as little … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Fugitive – Gigi DeGraham

by
Fugitive - Gigi DeGraham

Gigi DeGraham has a new MM paranormal romance out, Steele Pack book 2: Fugitive. Ryan is stubborn, he always has been. Patience has never been Thomas’s best trait. It’s been nine lonely years. Ryan thought Thomas was dead. Some secrets can’t be told. There are rules and laws that can’t be broken and often unreasonable Gods enforcing them. It’s going to be an uphill climb to fight for Ryan’s forgiveness. All Thomas wants is to spend the rest of his life with his soulmate (even if he is a fugitive), for them to have the picture-perfect life they always dreamed … Read more

Review: Blood Tears – Scarlet Blackwell

by
Blood Tears - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Erotica, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “What man will perpetrate on man. I’ve seen so much that I’m sick at heart. I could cry.”So says the mysterious man who appears one night in the British trench on the Western Front. Private Stephen Sutherland is deep into the soul-destroying horror of the Somme when the vampire Istvan finds him. The attraction is instant but Stephen, and his friend Sam, are about to go over the top and Istvan knows they will not survive. He’s not allowed to make new vampires, … Read more

Review: Save the World Anthology

by
Save the World

Genre: Sci-Fi, Hopepunk LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link | Liminal Fiction |  Goodreads About The Book Climate change is no longer a vague future threat. Forests are burning, currents are shifting, and massive storms dump staggering amounts of water in less than 24 hours. Sometimes it’s hard to look ahead and see a hopeful future. We asked sci-fi writers to send us stories about ways to save the world from climate change. From the myriad of stories we received, we chose the twenty most amazing (and hopefully prescient) tales. … Read more

Review: Fairy Tales and Shadows – Phillip Donnelly

by
Fairy Tales and Shadows - Phillip Donnelly

Note: Upon discovering that the author used AI to assist in the writing of some of these stories, we were concerned about publishing this review. Although AI is a fascinating technology, as it is currently constructed it does not compensate the authors on whose work it is based. But given the fact that the author acknowledges the use of AI as an assist, and how that use may have factored into the quality of these stories according to our reviewer (plus the time Lucy took to read and review it), we have decided to go ahead and publish the review, … Read more

Review: Lavender Speculation – Jamie Zaccaria

by
Lavender Speculation - Jamie Zaccaria

Genre: Horror, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tale LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Bookshop.org About The Book Enter if you’re daring and feel these tales raise goosebumps along your arms as they take you from modern New Jersey to fairytale lands and back again. From witches to werecats and spirits to surgeries, this collection puts queer women front and center in some of the most popular subgenres of speculative fiction. Horror, dark fantasy, and magical realism coalesce in this stunning collection of all things dark and divergent. The Review This book is filled with … Read more

Review: Flotsam – R.J. Theodore

by
Flotsam - R J Theodore

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Steampunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual, Gay Reviewer: Scott Publisher | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CAN | IBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | IBooks| Author Site | Goodreads About The Book R J Theodore has a new Science Fantasy Steampunk book out: Flotsam. And there’s a giveaway! Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship crew from starving, and maybe scrape up enough cash for some badly needed repairs. When an anonymous client offers a small fortune to root through a pile of atmospheric wreckage, it seems like an easy payday. The job yields an ancient ring, a forbidden secret, and a host of deadly enemies. Now on the run from cultists with … Read more

Review: Repairing Destiny – Geneva Vand

by
Repairing Destiny - Geneva Vand

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It At Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Apple | VivlioUniversal Buy Link About The Book The magic that was gifted to Prince Avery’s family has always been a part of his life. When he was fifteen, that magic marked him as the heir to the throne. Ever since, he’s known that someday that same magic will lead him to his one true love and a magical bond that will tie them together. Avery knows that even magically destined love will still take work and love is always complicated, especially for a royal. He’s prepared for some complications, like … Read more