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ANNOUNCEMENT: Tempting tate, by Jacki James

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Tempting Tate

QSFer Jacki James has a new MM paranormal book out in her Copper Creek Shifters series: “Tempting Tate.” Tate: I’ve spent most of my life waiting for my fated mate. The one person in this world made just for me. The one Fate had determined was perfect for me in every way. And now that he’s here, he isn’t anything like I expected. Hollis: No ties, no clans, no mate; that’s the way I choose to live my life. I don’t want anyone having power over me in any way, and if anyone thinks that just because Tate is my … Read more

For Bi Week – A Bisexual Primer

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Do you know why there’s sometimes a plus sign after the words bi or bisexual? Do you know what “bi erasure” is? This week is Bisexual+ Awareness Week, also known as BiWeek for short. BiWeek was co-founded by the LGBTQ media organization GLAAD and the bisexual+ advocacy group BiNet USA to help educate and build awareness about bi people. Some of the language when it comes to the B in LGBTQ might seem a little confusing, but fear not! The folks at GLAAD have prepared a quick refresher on some common terms. Bisexual/Bi A person who has the capacity to … Read more

REVIEW: Merciful Bleed, by J. Hali Steele

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Merciful Bleed

Title: Merciful Bleed Series: Serpentine Vampires, Book One Author: J. Hali Steele Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 32 Reviewer: Ulysses Dietz, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Blood and venom—one sustains life, one kills! Paladin Bodine, called a Bleeder, is serpentine. He’s paid to extinguish unmanageable vampires and even end the lifecycle of those old and tired of existing. He cheats, lies and skulks, whatever it takes for his serpents to deliver. Paladin is damn good at what he does until he meets a vampire who turns his slithering world upside down. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Homecomings, by K.L. Noone

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Homecomings

QSFer K.L. Noone has a new Gay/Bi/Poly erotic sci fi tale out, book two in the Extraordinary series: “Homecomings.” Sequel to Sundown, Holiday, Beacon More superheroes in love! This time, it’s a complicated mission: meeting the parents. With Holiday no longer undercover as a supervillain, they’ve made him a public part of the team … and of their relationship. But that won’t be easy. Ryan’s parents, as the team’s science support, want to know every power-related detail, and ask questions about wedding plans and the future. Holly’s supervillain parents are almost certainly no longer on this plane of reality. And … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Where Are the Characters dealing With Mental Illness?

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lex Chase: Mentally ill MCs are next to impossible to come by. Especially ones that are heroes and their mental illness is not the only thing that defines them. Showtime’s Homeland gave us Claire Danes’s character who is defined as “bipolar and struggles with her demons.” This is not helpful. The military action film Mile 22 gave us Mark Wahlberg’s character who has ADHD and a few other issues and yet he is still a capable hero. We want diversity and see ourselves in stories and media. So why don’t … Read more

SPACE: Black Holes are “Bald,” Not “Hairy”

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Back in 2017, a gravitational wave rang across Earth like the clear tone of a bell. It stretched and squished every person, ant and scientific instrument on the planet as it passed through our region of space. Now, researchers have gone back and studied that wave, and found hidden data in it — data that help confirm a decades-old astrophysics idea. That 2017 wave was a big deal: For the first time, astronomers had a tool that could detect and record it as it passed, known as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). That first wave was the result, they … Read more

REVIEW: The Recruit, by Addison Albright

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The Recruit, by Addison Albright

Title: The Recruit Series: The Recruit Book One Author: Addison Albright Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: JSM Books LLC Pages: 75 Reviewer: Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Albert Manlii has walked this earth for more than two thousand years, but survival on his own was never easy. Now he leads a faction of highly organized vampires who carefully guard the secret of their existence. Unlike the old days, potential recruits are carefully selected and presented with an offer. Phillip Brewer has weeks to live — if he lets his disease run its course. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ride the Whirlwind, by Jackie North

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Ride the Whirlwind

QSFer Jackie North has a new MM time travel/western book out: “Ride the Whirlwind.” Soulmates across time. Two hearts, stronger together. In present day, Maxton is good at finding trouble and bad at everything else. In 1892, Trent Harrington, sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, lives a respectable but lonely life, devoid of any closeness. Trying to escape a past that keeps chasing him, Maxton drives south to avoid getting arrested. When his car spins off the road, he is swept up in a desert whirlwind and finds himself in the year 1892. Lost and alone, unused to the laws of the … Read more

DISCUSSION: Wingfic

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Let’s talk wingfic. What are your favorite stories about people with wings – angels, faeries, and others who take to the skies under their own power? Because what story wouldn’t be better with a few wings? Writers: This is a reader and 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.