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Sources of Inspiration: Pain

I’m feeling a lot of physical pain now; an ache in my joints, an itching soreness in my feet. Perhaps these are the natural results of age or having too much weight upon me.  It’s hard to talk about these things or even write about them. I feel like I’m whining, depressing everyone I discuss my pain with, including myself.  My inclination is to make a joke about my pain, to try to laugh about it with other people. It’s a lot better than being laughed at. For there’s fear at the heart of my jest; fear that my pain … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Night Menagerie – Kathryne Lentes

The Night Menagerie - Kathryne Lentes

QSFer Katheryne Lentes has a new FF paranormal romance out: The Night Menagerie. Sah Williams is used to navigating the fantastical worlds of her own creation, but when her sister disappears, she is thrust into a world of magic and shapeshifters beyond anything she would have put to page. The only things she might be able to count on are a mysterious detective who she suspects has their own agenda and her novel’s main character’s voice whispering her advice. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | Universal Buy Link Giveaway Rafflecopter Embed Code: One lucky winner will receive a $50.00 … Read more

Review: Time & Again – Amanda Cherry

Time & Again - Amanda Cherry

Genre: Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Lesbian, Poly, Pan Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book As far as Ruby Killingsworth is concerned, life could not possibly get any better. She is the wealthiest and most influential she’s ever been. Her entertainment empire continues to grow and thrive, her personal life is uncomplicated and fulfilling, and she continues to explore the unequaled magic she’s been granted access to. In Ruby’s world, magic and money can solve just about any problem. But when an email from the future arrives in her inbox—one that threatens her entire … Read more

New Release: Indecent – Gwin Savage

Indecent - Gwin Savage

QSFer Gwin Savage has a new FFF dark fantasy romance out: Indecent. In the United Kinvarrea Realm, women who love other women are the only ones born as mages or Vampires. Most try to hide what they are. Evie: Spurnwater Academy inspires cold dread at the barest mention. Located on a remote island, the reform academy for “ruined” women is where Vampires like me get sent. It’s the last place I want to be, but after my failed trip to the border with Gymma, it’s my only remaining option. That’s not the worst thing, though. My dad brought me to … Read more

Review: Specimen – C. Quince

Specimen - C. Quince

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Supporting cast has some additional LGBTQ+ Reviewer: Rari Get It At Amazon | Publisher | Universal Buy Link About The Book David Cortez, a decorated US Marine, is now on the run from his own government after escaping a top-secret CIA lab when an experimental medical procedure turned sour. While lying low in Mexico, an assassin sent from British Intelligence tracks him down. However, Sonny from MI6, a British-Iranian with a cockney accent, offers David a choice: join his team, or be killed. David chooses to work with Sonny, not only because he wants his life … Read more

New Release: The Wolf’s Raven – A. Williams

The Wolf's Raven - A. Williams

QSFer A. Williams has a new MM paranormal romance out: Wolf’s Raven. Shawn is running with his wolf pack during a full moon when his wolf feels the presence of his mate. But where is he? Ren doesn’t want a dog for a mate. He wants a mate that can fly, preferably another male raven. Shawn watches his mate fly away and waits for his return all night. But he’d been rejected. Ren can’t shift into his raven anymore and realizes he needs his wolf mate so he can fly again. But now it’s his turn to be rejected. Content … Read more

Jeff Baker: Boogieman In Lavender “Snacking With Panthers.” Oscar Wilde’s Short-Stories. April 2025

My Well-Worn Copy Of Wilde’s Short-Stories. Snacking With Panthers; The Short-Stories Of Oscar Wilde by Jeff Baker One of my very favorite short stories is Oscar Wilde’s “The Selfish Giant,” which I read as a children’s book in about third grade. The book included most of the text and the story was definitely there. I have since re-read the original many times and it was a few years later (also in Grade School, during those blissful days when a month stretched on for half a year) that I read Wilde’s famous novella “The Canterville Ghost.” That starts off as a … Read more

New Release/ Giveaway: Sanguine Shadows – Will Okati

Sanguine Shadows - Will Okati

QSFer Will Okati has a new MM gay romance out: Sanguine Shadows. This is where everything changes. Darce has done his best to live off the radar as one of the bloodkind, keeping himself separate from the company of other vampires and the danger they court. The cowboy might be lonely in his solitude, but he’s safe. Raven’s come to change that. He’s come to change everything. A newly made bloodkind, Raven’s out to shake up the old world order that oppresses their kind. He carries Darce along in his wake like a leaf on the tide, pushes and goads … Read more

New Release: Future and Past – Karenna Colcroft

Future and Past - Karenna Colcroft

QSFer Karenna Colcroft has a new MM paranormal book out. Ebb & Flow book 2: Future & Past. At 130 years old, lone Nova Scotian werewolf Malachi Powers never intended to find a mate, until fate sent him Quinn Boucher, a much younger man. Now, after only a few months, Malachi can’t imagine his life without Quinn. But when Quinn returns to Nova Scotia, Malachi learns that the man who belongs to him has been keeping a secret–something Malachi cannot allow. At 22, Quinn Boucher has been through more trauma than most people survive in a lifetime. Although he is … Read more

Review: Future and Past – Karenna Colcroft

Future and Past - Karenna Colcroft

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book At 130 years old, lone Nova Scotian werewolf Malachi Powers never intended to find a mate, until fate sent him Quinn Boucher, a much younger man. Now, after only a few months, Malachi can’t imagine his life without Quinn. But when Quinn returns to Nova Scotia, Malachi learns that the man who belongs to him has been keeping a secret–something Malachi cannot allow. At 22, Quinn Boucher has been through more trauma than most people survive in a lifetime. Although he is … Read more