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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Cailleadhama: Through the Veil, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM (gay/trans) urban fantasy out: “Cailleadhama: Through the Veil.” Colton is a trans man living in a climate-changed world. He plies the canals that used to be city streets, earning a living taking tourists on illicit journeys through San Francisco’s flooded edges beneath the imposing bulk of the Wall. Tris is an elf who comes through the veil to the City by the Bay – the Caille – on a coming of age pilgrimage called the Cailleadhama. He is searching for his brother Laris, who went missing after crossing through the Caille years … Read more

REVIEW: Mimics & Mayhem, by Maz Maddox

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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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Goodman Dairy , by Alex Silver

Dan's Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Goodman Dairy

QSFer Alex Silver has a new MM (gay/Trans FTM) paranormal romance out: “Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Goodman Dairy.” When ghosts reach across the veil, Daniel Collins is there to tell their stories. Dan is a vlogging ghost hunter. He has devoted his life to documenting paranormal activity. In his converted van, he travels around the country exploring haunted sites. He loves the thrill of filming restless spirits. Chad Brewer, skeptic, works for an insurance company. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, but watching Dan’s vlog is his guilty pleasure. The cute vlogger is accident prone. He has Chad’s work extension on … Read more

Where Does the Concept of Time Travel Come From?

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The dream of traveling through time is both ancient and universal. But where did humanity’s fascination with time travel begin, and why is the idea so appealing? The concept of time travel — moving through time the way we move through three-dimensional space — may in fact be hardwired into our perception of time. Linguists have recognized that we are essentially incapable of talking about temporal matters without referencing spatial ones. “In language — any language — no two domains are more intimately linked than space and time,” wrote Israeli linguist Guy Deutscher in his 2005 book “The Unfolding of … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Gift of Secrets, by Amir Lane

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Amir Lane has a new queer (gay, lesbian, trans ftm) urban fantasy tale out in their Barrier Witch series: “Gift of Secrets.” Fairuz will stop at nothing to bring her partner home.  Despite orders to leave the Black Birches dryad gang alone, Detective Fairuz Arshad is determined to do whatever it takes to stop them. Tipped off by Interpol, she uncovers a Black Birches enforcer, Audra Jansens, in a Toronto prison who might have information she needs.  But time is running out. Jansons is awaiting transfer to be deported. Fairuz’s only chance is to go undercover in hopes of extracting leads … Read more

REVIEW: Weekend at Bigfoot’s, by Addison Albright

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Title: Weekend at Bigfoot’s Author: Addison Albright Genre: Paranormal, Comedy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages: 102 Reviewer: Pat Get It On Amazon About The Book It wasn’t supposed to be REAL! Bigfoot doesn’t actually exist. Yetis, shifters, creatures of the night … none of those exist. Right? Right? There’s nothing about perky — some might even say twinky — Oliver Hughes that would make a skeptic like Sensational News’ (Never Fake! We Swear!) reporter Wilson Banks think otherwise. But while pursuing soundbites for a tabloid story about Bigfoot, Wilson witnesses something he wasn’t meant to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Embracing Forever, by K. Aten

Embracing Forever - K. Aten

QSFer K. Aten has a new FF paranormal romance out in the Blood Resonance  series: “Embracing Forever.” Sarah Colby is a musician, teacher, lover, sister, and so much more. In the past year, she learned that sometimes life takes you places you never even knew existed. For Sarah and her sister Annie, they found out that not only were the monsters real but sometimes you loved them. Now the Colby sisters and their friends are being targeted by someone with a grudge. They must discover who is attacking the people of Columbus or risk losing all that they hold dear. … Read more

REVIEW: Jon’s Spooky Corpse Conundrum, by AJ Sherwood

REVIEW: Jon's Spooky Corpse Conundrum, By AJ Sherwood

Title: Jon’s Spooky Corpse Conundrum  Series: Jon’s Mysteries Book Three Author: AJ Sherwood Genre: Paranormal, Comedy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Raconteur House Pages: 207 Reviewer: Pat Get It On Amazon About The Book I’ve investigated some pretty strange cases in my life, but I have to say this is a first. A corpse—a murder victim—has gone missing during the middle of an investigation, and no one has any clue where it went. Psy is called in to clear the investigative team, make sure they’re not an accomplice. It’s a four hour drive outside of Nashville, to a place … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Confluence, by Valerie J. Mikles

QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new Bi/Gay MM sci fi book out in “The New Dawn” series: “The Confluence.” Saskia’s home is in danger.  Deivon Parker is ready to harness the power of a human-spirit half-breed and take over Terrana. He’s eliminated every threat. He’s isolated the humans. The timing is perfect. Until Oriana arrives. If Saskia had her way, her ship would never land, but Oriana has been commandeered by a crime boss who is determined to bring down the Terranan government and take Parker’s power for himself. As Saskia fights to keep her crew safe in the … Read more

Did Rabies Inspire Tales of Vampires and Werewolves?

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In 1855, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on the gruesome murder of a bride by her new husband. The story came from the French countryside, where the woman’s parents had initially prevented the couple’s engagement “on account of the strangeness of conduct sometimes observed in the young man,” although he “otherwise was a most eli[g]ible match.” The parents eventually consented, and the marriage took place. Shortly after the newlyweds withdrew to consummate their bond, “fearful shrieks” came from their quarters. People quickly arrived to find “the poor girl… in the agonies of death — her bosom torn open and lacerated … Read more