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Holiday

Jeff Baker; Boogieman in Lavender. Brown Grass.

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Brown Grass By Jeff Baker A lot of things make me nostalgic this time of year, especially since I outlived my immediate family. I have some distant cousins I rarely see and some found family that I talked about in last December’s column. https://www.queerscifi.com/jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-found-family/ All of them have been hugely supportive. But that’s not what I want to talk about. I live in Kansas. Driving from one town to the other involves covering a lot of ground, usually on the highway. Lots of farmland and a lot of grass by the roadside. In spring and summer that grass ought to … Read more

Review: A Snowmonster for Midwinter – Blaine D. Arden

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A Snowmonster for Midwinter - Blaine D. Arden

Genre: Fantasy, Holiday, Romance, Monster Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Payhip About The Book Snow turns to sleet where monsters tread. As the resident sorcerers, Toren and his family protect their village from monsters—like the one they trapped in the mountains decades ago. But on the eve of the annual midwinter festival, it’s not a monster but a sudden eruption at the springs that threatens their lives. With rescue spells failing and the danger of a second, more deadly eruption looming, Toren discovers that a monster responsible for his brother’s death holds the key to saving … Read more

New Release: Shelf-Made Man – Kim Fielding

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Shelf-Made Man - Kim Fielding

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM fantasy holiday romance out: Shelf-Made Man. Tobias Lykke is big, awkward, and accustomed to spending his holidays alone. This year, however, his godmother—who may or may not be an Italian countess—gives him an elf doll originally entrusted to her by her second husband, who might or might not have been a wizard. An evening of THC snickerdoodles and an offhand wish later, Tobias finds himself faced with a living, breathing elf—and a royal elf at that—with an exceptionally traumatic past. Bloodthirsty trolls are on a mission to recapture Prince Alfie, and the search … Read more

Review: Shelf-Made Man – Kim Fielding

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Shelf-Made Man - Kim Fielding

Genre: Fantasy, Holiday, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Amazon | Audible | B&N About The Book Tobias Lykke is big, awkward, and accustomed to spending his holidays alone. This year, however, his godmother—who may or may not be an Italian countess—gives him an elf doll originally entrusted to her by her second husband, who might or might not have been a wizard. An evening of THC snickerdoodles and an offhand wish later, Tobias finds himself faced with a living, breathing elf—and a royal elf at that—with an exceptionally traumatic past. Bloodthirsty trolls are on a mission to recapture Prince Alfie, and the search … Read more

Review: Cthulhu for Christmas – Meghan Maslow

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Cthulhu for Christmas - Meghan Maslow

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Holiday LGBTQ+ Identities: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Linda Get It At Amazon About the Book: QSFer Meghan Maslow has a new MM paranormal Christmas romance out in the multi-author Tinsel and Tentacles series (bi, gay): Cthulhu for Christmas. Six accidental tentacles, five naked neighbors, four evil mages, three ugly sweaters, two dead bodies, and one crush on my straight best friend . . . Some things are simple fact: Santa Claus isn’t real and magic doesn’t exist. As a former foster kid turned cop, I know this for a fact. My life is anything but magical and Santa sure as hell never … Read more

Review: A Very Genre Christmas – Kim Fielding

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A Very Genre Christmas - Kim Fielding

Genre: Holiday, Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Very little is merry in a private dick’s world. Private detective Nick Bozic works the mean streets of 1950s Portland, Oregon, shadowing unfaithful spouses and nabbing thieving employees. He may be lonely, but at least he’s not crooked. Despite the festive season, Christmas simply means less dough in his pocket. With the holiday only a few days away, a regular client drops a new case on him: yet another being has come through the Rift and needs help finding his way home. Maybe … Read more

Review: Yule: Tales for the Winter Solstice

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Yule: Tales for the Winter Solstice

Genre: Folklore, Fairy Tale, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian, Poly (some stories) Reviewer: Jay Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book During the cold winter months, we mirror the Earth as she lies quiet, waiting for the return of warm days. We gather around yule fires and perform rituals to lure back the sun. Drinking wassail, singing songs and exchanging gifts, some of us tell stories of the longest night. Stories of new love and old magick. Stories of the Holly King and his fight for the season. Of death and lives well lived. Of succumbing to the most feral parts … Read more

New Release: Saint Nicky, Demon Hunter – Amir Lane & N.J. Ember

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Saint Nicky, Demon Hunter - Amir Lane & N.J. Ember

QSFers Amir Lane and N.J. Ember have a new MM paranormal holiday romance book out: Saint Nicky, Demon Hunter. As the holidays near and monsters appear, Saint Nicky comes to slay. Nicky Stevens loves the holidays. She loves kicking ass, taking names, and protecting her small town of Abundance Falls from the undead, but Christmas brings out something special in her. Hunting down the few vampires has always been relatively easy, but now something new is lurking in the shadows. One person is already dead, and Nicky isn’t sure she can fight it alone. Another thing about Christmas? Miracles happen. … Read more

Review: True North – TA Moore

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True North - TA Moore

Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Despite what his co-workers say Belling, Montana paramedic Dylan Hollie does not hate Christmas. It’s just that as an ex-foster kid he learned early on that Christmas just didn’t have much relevance to his life. He’s seen no evidence since then that he’s wrong. That said, if Santa ever delivered a six-foot plus wall of hot muscle under his tree he’d be willing to reconsider. He’s even sourced an available one locally in the taciturn Somerset North and his impossibly blue eyes. So … Read more

New Release: Regifted – Kim Fielding

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Regifted - Kim Fielding

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM holiday fantasy romance out: Regifted. It’s December, and although Chrys Carvalho loves his home among the trees in the California Sierras, he’s a little lonely. While trying to find a new owner for a motorcycle—gifted by Chrys to his late husband—he meets handsome rancher Monroe Ogden. Monroe would dearly love to own the bike, but it’s out of his budget. In the spirit of the holidays, Chrys offers the motorcycle as a gift—and gets a new friend in return. When friendship turns to something more, Chrys must decide whether to keep his secrets … Read more