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Review: Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City – J. Marshall Freeman

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Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City - J. Marshall Freeman

Genre: YA, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery LGBTQ+ Category: Queer Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Fifteen-year-old Barnabas Bopwright is proud to live in the greatest city on earth. But under the shiny exterior lurks the hidden cost of the city’s skyscraping success. On his way to school, Barnabas discovers a transit map with an unknown subway line. Soon he’s on an impossible train, running from authorities who have guarded the city’s dark mysteries for a century. The subway brings Barnabas to a hidden valley outside the city where he’s drawn into a terrifying world of … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Gauntlet Runner – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Gauntlet Runner - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer YA/crossover sci-fantasy book out, The Tharassas Cycle Book Two: The Gauntlet Runner. And there’s a giveaway! A GUARD AND A THIEF. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Aik has fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend. But Raven’s a thief, which makes things… complicated. Oh, and Raven has just been kidnapped by a dragon. Now Aik is off on a quest of his own, to hunt down the foul beast and make them give back his … friend? Lover? Soulmate? The whole not-knowing thing just makes everything harder. Meanwhile, the world of Tharassas is … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Magic, Monsters, and Me – Timoteo Tong

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Magic, Monsters, and Me - Timoteo Tong

Timoteo Tong  has a new MM YA sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal romance out: Magic, Monsters, and Me. And there’s a giveaway. Sixteen-year-old Elijah Delomary loves the City of Angels. The sunshine, the palm trees, the ocean. He especially enjoys battling the monsters infesting the dark corners of the vast metropolis. As he starts his junior year at Burbank High School he meets a new friend, Austin who also fights monsters to keep Angelenos safe. As their friendship develops and love blooms, Elijah’s arch nemesis Devlina reappears, threatening to use magic to destroy the world. Elijah must now juggle pursuing his feelings for Austin, … Read more

New Release: Hyvilma – Gideon Marcus

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Hyvilma - Gideon Marcus

QSFer Gideon Marcus has a new queer YA sci-fi book out (bisexual): Hyvilma. A damaged ship, a dying shipmate–can she save both? Under attack! The flight back to Hyvilma should have been the easy part for the crew of the Majera–until a deadly ambush by pirates sends them reeling through hyperspace. Now getting to the planet in time is the only way Captain Kitra Yilmaz can save her dying friend. But landing at Hyvilma may be impossible: war has broken out on the Frontier.With illustrations by Hugo Finalist Lorelei Esther. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N Excerpt “Two. … Read more

Review: Control – Tal Frost

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Control - Tal Frost

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Grappling with a terrible truth only he knows, Leo Crow is doing all he can to prove his loyalty to the shadowy, controlling Seminary whilst keeping his siblings safe. Three things are working against him: his guilt about things he couldn’t stop, a brother who won’t stop researching things he shouldn’t and sexy, carefree Zeke, who seems to be bringing everything up that Leo wants to keep crushed down. As Zeke tries to get closer and Leo tries to keep his distance, … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Rewriting the Rules – Steven D. Brewer

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Rewriting the Rules - Steven D. Brewer

Steven D. Brewer has a new queer steampunk book out (trans, gay): Rewriting the Rules. And there’s a giveaway. When peace is no longer possible, one must either go to war or run away. Abandoned by the nobility, everything goes wrong for Revin and he makes a run for it, ready to give up all hope. But when confronted with the choice he must make, will his heart lead him true? Warnings: violence. About the Series Revin, a young man from a poor mining town, has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become the student apprentice of a law professor. … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Magic, Monsters, and Me – Timoteo Tong

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Magic, Monsters, and Me - Timoteo Tong

Timoteo Tong has a new MM YA Fantasy book out, The Magicals’ Alliance book one: Magic, Monsters, and Me. Sixteen-year-old Elijah Delomary wants to be a normal boy, riding his skateboard, reading his favorite books, and playing with his familiar, Boxey. His mother expects him to practice magic and fight the monsters who are hurting ordinaries, but he’d rather spend time with his new best friend, Austin. As their friendship deepens and an old nemesis—Devlina, the Queen of the Gloom—threatens to destroy the universe, Elijah has to decide what’s more important: magic, family, or love? Get It At Amazon | … Read more

New Release: A Kind of Death – Josh Aterovis

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A Kind of Death - Josh Aterovis

QSFer Josh Aterovis has a new queer paranormal mystery out, a Cav Crawford Mystery: A Kind of Death. Cav Crawford has a lot going on. He’s a college student. He has a side gig as a PI. Oh yeah—and he sees ghosts. When four teenage boys disappear while ghost hunting but only one reappears days later (covered in blood and with no memory of what happened), the police point the finger at the boy. The boy’s parents hire Cav to prove his innocence, and it doesn’t take him long to realize he’s in over his head. To complicate matters, Cav … Read more

Review: Little Rock – Alex Beltran

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Little Rock - Alex Beltran

Genre: Fantasy, YA LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book England, fall 1993. Sent against his will, Owen Appletoff arrives at Little Rock boarding school from his hometown of San Diego. Within its high walls awaits Taylor, his handsome golden-haired roommate, with whom a strong friendship quickly blossoms. Meanwhile Daniel, the sexy school bully, lends a watchful eye to the school’s newest arrival. As the days go by, any harmony Owen sought is torn apart by the strange visions haunting his dreams. The kelpie, a spirit of ancient Celtic legend, has marked him out … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Dragon Eater – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Dragon Eater - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci-fantasy book out, The Tharassas Cycle book 1: The Dragon Eater. And there’s a giveaway. Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever. Raven’s best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancé Silya, an initiate priestess in the midst of a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand … Read more