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REVIEW: Dry Run – Lolly Walter

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Dry Run

Genre: LGBT Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: H.L. Get It On Amazon About The Book In climate-ravaged Texas Territory, kids don’t live long enough to become adults. Joe has beaten the odds — at the price of his body and soul. For years, the smart, resourceful nineteen-year-old has been the star runner at sex tourism hotspot Flights of Fantasy. But he dreams of leaving Texas — and everyone in it — far behind. Then a blue-eyed, blond-haired teenager wanders into Joe’s world and challenges him at every turn. Sheltered, lonely Devin didn’t know his whiteness made him rare. He … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Hope for the Future – A.R. Moler

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Hope for the Future

QSFer A.R. Moler has a new MM Sci Fi/MPREG romance out (bi, gay): “Hope for the Future.” Can an arranged marriage between a prince and a Terran Alliance Marine change the future of a star system? Prince Phindarius Valea Janus Duranda is the fourth child of the king of a small star system known as The Brel Domain. He’s resigned to the kind of diplomatic marriage that princes must endure. His life is destined to be about service to the throne and to Brel. It doesn’t matter how he feels about it. Major Kellan Rhodes’ life is about the Marines. … Read more

REVIEW: Skythane – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Skythane - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi, Sci Fantasy, Wingfic, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop between them as they race … Read more

REVIEW: Fall Flavors – A.M. Leibowitz

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Fall Flavors - A.M. Leibowitz

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, General Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book Seven stories, from tricks to treats: A man discovers the benefits of autumn cologne; a haunted Broadway-themed house; a witch in some trouble; Lucifer’s daughter has a surprise for dear old dad; a pair of pre-teens on an autumn treasure hunt; a costume party; and a broken down car, a thunderstorm, and a creepy mansion. The Review Let me start by saying I don’t like short story collections. Yes, some authors excel in the genre, masters of the difficult … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Wonderland – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Wonderland - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new gay post-zombie apocalypse Christmas book out: “Wonderland.” And there’s a giveaway! Zeke is a hermit in his late forties who lives a quiet life in a small cabin in the Western Montana mountains, a few miles outside of Thompson Falls. He’s gotten used to being alone since the end of the world, and has everything he needs. Everything but someone to talk to. Nathan is a younger man on a cross-country trek, searching the country for someone… anyone still alive. Saddled with a ghost from his old life and a case of OCD, he … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Casual Magic – Dan Ackerman

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Casual Magic

QSFer Dan Ackerman has a new queer fantasy (gay, pan) out: “Casual Magic.” Westley “West” Archer made a deal with the Devil for a failed high school crush. Now he answers questions for demons–a seedy job his family can never know about. Kit is the seediest, sexiest demon who has ever come to West for help, smelling of cigarettes, covered in tattoos, with ripped jeans and tousled hair. Despite every instinct telling him to get Kit out of his life, West agrees to help the other man look into the murder of which he’s been falsely accused. He also agrees … Read more

FOR READERS: There’s Science in my Sci-Fi!

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFers Sydney Blackburn and Naomi Tajedler: How much science do you like in your sci-fi? Does it matter to you if orbital mechanics are or are not taken into account, or if the source of food on a closed system like a space station is not mentioned as an aside? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Loving Olivia – Geneva Vand

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Loving Olivia - Geneva Vand

QSFer Geneva Vand has a new FF light post-apocalyptic romance out: “Loving Olivia.” Jane always thought she’d live a fairly ordinary life. Then the world broke and changed everything. Jane never expected to be the one running the local unofficial orphanage. But while it wasn’t what she had planned, she wouldn’t trade it for anything. She loves her kids and the life they’ve all built. She’s happy just trying to stay under the radar while keeping them all fed and out of the clutches of the local militia. Things are going well until her kids surprise her with an unconscious … Read more

Queer Female Pirates Unerased From History

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Inexorable - Lesbian Pirates

Two trailblazing female pirates who shared a tender same-sex romance have been commemorated with a striking new statue. Anne Bonny and Mary Read, born in the late 18th century, have largely been erased from history by predominantly male historians – but now, they are taking their rightful place in the annals of the past. The women, who were lovers, have been immortalised by artist Amanda Cotton in a sculpture titled Inexorable. Previewed at London’s Execution Docks on 18 November, the artwork was commissioned to mark the launch of Hell Cats, a new Audible podcast that celebrates Bonny and Read’s lives … Read more

REVIEW: Lost and Found – Nita Round

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Lost and Found - Nita Round

Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: H.L. Get It On Amazon About The Book A gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom? Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift, and lives in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained. Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere. Nowhere is safe. An encounter with a cursed woman brings about the promise of freedom in return for her help. Everything changes. … Read more