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New Release: Love Gods Magic: The Black Pharaoh – R Frank Davis

Love Gods Magic: The Black Pharaoh - R Frank Davis

QSFer R Frank Davis has a new MM Fantasy/Afrofuturism book out: Love Gods Magic: The Black Pharaoh. Branden loves his college roommate. He’s a strong, serious African—and as overpoweringly gorgeous as a marble statue. He even has a statue’s name: Taharqa, the Black Pharaoh who ruled Egypt and Nubia in Old Testament times. But he’s just Archie to Branden. When Branden learns the secret that has brought Taharqa to the States, nothing can keep him from joining in the plan to bring needed material to modern technology. But there are forces seeking to uncover their efforts and take the glory … Read more

Review: Mismatched Wolf Mates – A. Williams

Mismatched Wolf Mates - A. Williams

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Wolf shifter Cody meets Dale at a bar. Dale smells like strawberries and Cody is sure he’s found his fated mate. Until a month later when he meets Dale’s twin brother, Leo. Oops. Short read, 1st person dual POV, HEA ending. The Review This was a very short story about two wolf shifters and their boyfriends, two humans. When Cody first met Dale, he was convinced that he was his fated mate – until he met Dale’s twin Leo. Leo was with … Read more

New Release: The Long Winter of Miðgarðr – Edale Lane

New Release: The Long Winter of Miðgarðr - Edale Lane

QSFer Edale Lane has a new FF historical fantasy book out in the Tale From Norvegr series: The Long Winter of Miðgarðr. Three disparate women; one common goal: survive. Jorunn holds fast to duty and honor. The stalwart shieldmaiden is admired for her skill and courage in a harsh landscape beset by dangers and enemies. Would she sacrifice it all for the love of a beautiful, mysterious woman? Madlen, a revered holy sister of the Eldríss Hringr, bears a sacred mission to guard Miðgarðr from Surtr and the monstrous fire giants of Muspelheim on an island dominated by a volcanic … Read more

Review: The God’s Guardian – Irene Preston

The God's Guardian - Irene Preston

Genre: Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book QSFer Irene Preston has a new MM historical fantasy/paranormal romance out in the shared The Pharaoh’s Promise series: The God’s Guardian. In ancient Alexandria, a brilliant scholar and a fierce warrior are drawn together by a mystical artifact stolen from the tomb of a god-king. Bhaskar, a radical young astronomer, arrives in Alexandria with stars in his eyes. He dreams of studying with the most renowned minds of the ancient world and making his name at the Great Library. When he stumbles upon … Read more

New Release: Unmasked – Kaje Harper

Unmasked - Kaje Harper

QSFer Kaje Harper has a new MM paranormal novella out in the Hidden Wolves series: Unmasked. Trent: Halloween has always been a night I take for myself. On that one night, I cut loose with a mask hiding my face, and head to the gay bars. I can dance and flirt and maybe get laid, just one guy in a crowd of guys like me. They don’t know I’m a werewolf. My pack doesn’t know I’m gay. Every year, I grab onto my night of freedom and enjoy it hard. Until this year, when my Alpha tells me I have … Read more

Review: Chaos Hunt – Sheryl R. Hayes

Chaos Hunt - Sheryl R. Hayes

Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Poly (MMF) Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Werewolves are apex predators. So why does she feel like prey? Territory, honor, the trust of her peers – Jordan Abbey has earned none of these from the supernatural residents of Rancho Robles. The werewolves shun Jordan as a creature without honor for siding with the vampires. The vampires dismiss Jordan as an unruly pet who needs to be kept on a much shorter leash. Chased out of the wilderness and not allowed to shift within the city, she is without … Read more

The Great Forest and Other Love Stories – Warren Rochelle

The Great Forest and Other Love Stories - Warren Rochelle

QSFer Warren Rochelle has a new MM fantasy/sci-fi romance collection out: The Great Forest and Other Love Stories. Finding true and lasting love is not always easy, and sometimes comes at a cost. Sometimes, love hurts. Sometimes, love is found next door, sometimes on another planet. Quests must be taken; giant intelligent trees must be defied. A mysterious voice on the radio must be trusted. Can promises made in one universe be kept in another? What is going to happen with the giant comet passes by the Earth? I s love possible as the world ends? Will these lovers have … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Eternal?

I call my blog the Cauldron of Eternal Inspiration.  Sometimes I wonder if the very title is a lie. It’s my blog and I’m not eternal. No one is.  Recently, a major source of inspiration dried up, was reclaimed as something I can no longer use.  It wasn’t eternal, any more than I am, but our words remain as long as people read and remember them.  Perhaps this is enough for a writer to be eternal. To be read and remembered.  Perhaps my Cauldron will bubble as long as there’s something to add, stirring the creative juices, sparking creativity in … Read more

New Release: Monsoon Queen – Jo Carthage

Monsoon Queen - Jo Carthage

Jo Carthage has a new FF sci-fantasy book out: Monsoon Queen. Twenty-year-old Noor has been hiding her magic and biding her time in the spice markets of 1812 Tajoura as she and her neighbours wait for the ravenous British Empire to sail into their homeport, cannons blazing. But when the HMS Victory arrives, so does the chance of a lifetime to join a found family in the Yemeni resistance. Noor finds herself caught up in the fight against the Empire’s battle mages and Rami, the dark prince who leads them. In a case of mistaken identity, Noor heals Rami before … Read more

Review: Point of Dreams – Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett

Point of Dreams - Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book The play’s the thing to catch the attention of Astreiant…especially when it includes murder, mystery and magic. It’s ghost-tide in the city and the dead walk the streets, haunting those who meant something to them in life. The theaters of Point of Dreams have a hit season on their hands and Adjunct Point Nicolas Rathe and former mercenary Philip Eslingen have a murder on theirs. Not to mention a heady mix of intrigue, politics and magic, where even the flowers are more than … Read more