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History & Alternate History

REVIEW: Talk Like a Man, by Nisi Shawl

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Talk Like A Man, By Nisi Shawl

Title: Talk Like a Man Series: Outspoken Authors Author: Nisi Shawl Genre: Sci Fi, Alternate History LGBTQ+ Category: Various Publisher: PM Press Pages: 128 Reviewer: Jim Get It On Amazon About The Book In these previously uncollected stories, Shawl explores the unexpected horizons (and corners) opened up by science fiction and fantasy’s new diversity. In her worlds, sex can be both business and religion, complete with ancient rites, altars, and ointments (“Women of the Doll”); a virtual reality high school is a proving ground for girlpacks and their unfortunate adversaries (“Walk like a Man”); and a British rock singer finds … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Merchants of Milan, by Edale Lane

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Merchants of Milan

Edale Lane has a new FF historical romance out, book one of the Night Flyer Trilogy: “Merchants of Milan.” Three powerful merchants, two independent women in love, one masked vigilante. Florentina, set on revenge for her father’s murder, creates an alter-ego known as the Night Flyer. Madelena, whose husband was also murdered, hires Florentina as a tutor for her children and love blossoms between them. However, Florentina’s vendetta is fraught with danger, and surprising developments threaten both women’s lives. Merchants of Milan is the first book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer Trilogy, a tale of power, passion, and payback in … Read more

REVIEW: Smoky Mist, by C.J. Baty

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Smoky Mist - C.J. Baty

Title: Smoky Mist Series: The Legend of the Ghost Train Book One Author: C.J. Baty Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 142 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The Legend of the Ghost Train Today, people say that on a quiet night in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, you can hear the far off shriek of a locomotive whistle and the rumble of the train’s cars as they clamor across the tracks. The legend claims the train moves through the valleys and mountains searching for lost souls that need a lift … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bisclavret, by K.L. Noone

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Bisclavret

QSFer K.L. Noone has a new MM/Gay historical paranroaml book out: “Bisclavret.” A very long time ago, in the very old forests of Brittany, a werewolf loved a king … The Lord Bisclavret has a secret. A family enchantment. A wolf’s curse, transforming him when the moon is full. He hopes to be a good lord for his people, and he’s always been a loyal king’s man, even if the new king is inexperienced and scholarly. But one betrayal might leave him trapped in wolf-shape forever … unless his king can save him. Andreas would rather be a University scholar … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Floodtide, by Heather Rose Jones

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Floodtide

QSFer Heather Rose Jones has a new FF historical fantasy book out in the Alpennia series: “Floodtide.” The streets are a perilous place for a young laundry maid dismissed without a character for indecent acts. Roz knew the end of the path for a country girl alone in the city of Rotenek. A desperate escape in the night brings her to the doorstep of Dominique the dressmaker and the hope of a second chance beyond what she could have imagined. Roz’s apprenticeship with the needle, under the patronage of the royal thaumaturgist, wasn’t supposed to include learning magic, but Celeste, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT – Slashed and Mashed: Seven Gayly Subverted Stories, by Andrew J. Peters

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Slashed and Mashed

QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new MM/Gay fantasy-historical-horror romance out: “Slashed and Mashed.” What really happened when Theseus met the Minotaur? How did demon-slaying Momotarō come to be raised by two daddies? Will Scheherazade’s hapless Ma’aruf ever find love and prosperity after his freeloading boyfriend kicks him out on the street? Classic lore gets a bold remodeling with stories from light-hearted and absurd, earnestly romantic, daring and adventurous, to darkly surreal. The collection includes: Theseus and the Minotaur, Károly, Who Kept a Secret, The Peach Boy, The Vain Prince, The Jaguar of the Backward Glance, Ma’aruf the Street Vendor, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lagoon of Dreams, by Tinnean

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Lagoon of Dreams

QSFer Tinnean has a new MM historical mpreg fantasy book out: “Lagoon of Dreams.” David Knight has been plagued by dreams his entire life, only to have all memory of them vanish when he awakens. Now the dreams are coming with more frequency, and they seem to be drawing him to the Amazon. A scientist with a PhD in ichthyology and a dedication to learning all he can about lungfish, whose existence dates back to the Devonian era, David is determined to see what the Amazon holds. His hopes seem about to be answered when Dr. Carlos Avila contacts him. … Read more

REVIEW: Mimics & Mayhem, by Maz Maddox

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Mimics & Mayhem - Maz Maddox

Title: Mimics & Mayhem Series: Stallion Ridge Author: Maz Maddox Genre: Paranormal, Western, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 135 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book My name is Scarlet, and I’m a Mimic. While I can shape shift into whatever man you want, that’s not what makes me unique.  My mismatched eyes, beautiful red hair, love for women’s fashion and my big endowment are simply some of my shining qualities.  I’m also fabulous, love sex, and I look fantastic in a corset.  Did I get your attention? Good. Then let me tell … Read more

REVIEW: Suspects & Scales, by Maz Maddox

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Suspects & Scales - Maz Maddox

Title: Suspects and Scales Series: Stallion Ridge Book Three Author: Maz Maddox Genre: Paranormal Western LGBTQ+ Category: MM/Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 227 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Deputy Cody Moore is shattered. The murder of someone dear to him has pushed him to a breaking point and awakened the monster sleeping inside him. While the young man is no stranger to tragedy and death, having someone slaughtered under his watch has left him rattled with heartache. In the wake of the devastation, a mysterious shadow of a man is dispatched to Stallion Ridge to … Read more

REVIEW: SWORD DANCE, BY A.J. Demas

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Sword Dance, by A.J. Demas

Title: Sword Dance Series: Sword Dance Trilogy Book One Author: A.J. Demas Genre: Historical, Alt History LGBTQ+ Category: MM, Non-Binary Publisher: Sexton’s Cottage Pages: 265 Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book Five years ago, Damiskos’s brilliant military career was cut short, leaving him with a permanent disability and scars that are not all physical. Adrift and still grieving, he tries to find meaning in an unsatisfying job. Work takes him to the remote seaside villa of an old friend, where, among an odd assortment of guests, he meets the eunuch sword-dancer Varazda. Enigmatic and beautiful but distinctly … Read more