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Romance

Announcement: Knight of Flames, by Amelia Faulkner

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Knight of Flames

QSFer Amelia Faulkner has a new MM paranormal book out: Headstrong. Telekinetic. Pariah. On the run from his family, Quentin d’Arcy has settled in San Diego with dwindling funds and the growing suspicion that his gifts might not be limited to telekinesis. When he meets a psychic who can control people’s actions with a few words, his comfortable life starts to unravel. Demigod. Oracle. Hunter.  Laurence Riley almost died killing one god only to discover that he’s descended from another. Before he can come to terms with that revelation, Quentin’s twin brother walks into his life, and there’s no way to … Read more

Announcement: The Avian Emperor, by Pelaam

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The Avian Emperor

QSFer Pelaam has a new MM Sci-fi, steampunk alternate universe fantasy book out: Pinkerton man Bram McCabe likes to work alone. But when a madman titling himself the Avian Emperor threatens the world’s skies, he’s forced to work with an English team already on the case. Things go from bad to worse for Bram when he takes more than a professional interest in Vyvian—a man with a secretive past. Each man dances around the other, hiding their true feelings, knowing they live in very different worlds. The Avian Emperor is as cunning and lethal as he is intelligent, and when … Read more

Announcement: Puppy, by R. Phoenix

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Puppy

QSFer R. Phoenix has a new MM paranormal romance book out: While other vampires glut themselves on the rewards of a world where humans are little more than food or entertainment, Liam has found himself bored with the new status quo. An attempt to alleviate his boredom brings him to Caleb, a man who’s willing to do what it takes to get out of the slums–even if it means becoming something less than human. Buy Links Amazon Excerpt “And if I don’t please you?”   The vampire rolled his eyes. “You are not so very stupid as that, I do not think,” … Read more

Announcement: Fairest, by K.S. Trenten

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Fairest

QSFer K.S. Trenten has a new FF Fantasy book out: On the eve of my sixteenth year, I’m cursed to prick my finger on spindle and fall into a hundred year sleep. This is what the witch with the snow white skin and haunting dark eyes promised me, as I lay in my cradle. I haven’t been able to get her out of my mind, since. She haunts my dreams, steals into my quiet moments, when I think I’m alone. Everyone thinks she’s my enemy. Everyone thinks I need to be protected from her. I can’t think of her as … Read more

Announcement: Urban Fairy Tale, by Lex Chase

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Urban Fairy Tale

QSFer Urban Fairy Tale has a new MM urban fantasy book out: Modern-day fairy-tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One, he’s a guy. Two, he’s an insomniac Sleeping Beauty. Three, his practically perfect brother, Atticus Hatfield, this generation’s Snow White, has been irrevocably corrupted by the Witchking. The Library, a clandestine organization, seeks to write “The End” on Atticus, and Taylor is given the impossible task when his own parents endorse his brother’s demise. With his true love, the huntsman Corentin Devereaux, at his side, they once again set out to find Atticus, but Atticus won’t go down without a … Read more

Announcement: Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters, by Angel Martinez

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Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters

QSFer Angel Martinez has a new humorous MM paranormal mystery romance out: Kyle Monroe’s encounter with a strange gelatinous creature in an alley leaves him scarred and forever changed, revealing odd abilities he wishes he didn’t have and earning him reassignment to a precinct where all the cops have defective paranormal abilities. Just as he’s starting to adjust to his fellow misfit squad mates, Kyle’s new partner arrives. Tall, physically perfect, reserved, and claiming he has no broken psychic talents, Vikash Soren irritates Kyle in every way. But as much as he’d like to hate Vikash, Kyle finds himself oddly … Read more

Queer Fantasy Roots: Shapeshifters, Mpreg, and Artificial Gestation in Medieval Welsh Literature

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We don’t often think of medieval romance (in the genre sense, not the emotional sense) as being a hotbed of queer themes, but try this on for size. As magical punishment for committing and abetting a sexual assault, two brothers are condemned to be transformed into pairs of animals–male and female in alternation–to learn to overcome their bestial nature and gain a deeper appreciation of women’s experiences. Cycling through the forms of deer, then pigs, then wolves, they take turns begetting and bearing sons, until all of them–the brothers Gwydion and Gilfaethwy and their three offspring–are returned to human form. … Read more

Announcement: Full Circle, by Blaine D. Arden

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Full Circle

QSFer Blaine D. Arden has a new MM fantasy book out: “I have great responsibilities, but my path ahead is as foggy and blurred as the path behind me.” With forester Taruif freed, Kelnaht has claimed him openly at Solstice before tribe and Ma’terra as his partner, but with their third, Ianys, bound by an old promise, their triad is still incomplete. Sneaking around puts the most strain on Ianys. He and Kelnaht must keep their relationship a secret or he will lose his daughter, Atèn. When several children fall ill with more than a summer bug, truth seeker Kelnaht … Read more

Announcement: A Summer’s Day Anthology

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A Summer's Day

QSFer Rory Ni Coileain has a story in a new “Shakespearean Anthology with a Twist”, and all proceeds go to the “It Gets Better Project”. A number of the stories are speculative fiction: A collection of 12 stories celebrating the Bard’s legacy with modern retelling of some of his works and delightful referencing of anything Shakespeare. There is gentle YA romance next to hot sexy stories and all kinds of relationships – first love, May/December, interracial, second chances, happy endings and even a tragic one. We’re travelling from Ancient Rome through Renaissance England to modern day UK, Venice Beach and … Read more

Interview: Meraki P. Lyhne

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Meraki P. Lyhne

Today, Meraki P. Lyhne has agreed to stop by the QSF site for an interview – Meraki P. Lyhne is a Danish author with a love for the paranormal and space opera. She has been writing space opera since 2007, but paranormal erotic romance is a newer love. Closing the door to her writing-den, she delves into elaborate stories and researches ancient religions, mythologies, and arts of the world to be inspired, so she can create new creatures of the paranormal. Thanks so much, Meraki, for joining me! Queer Sci Fi: When did you know you wanted to write, and … Read more