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New Release: Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer

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Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer

QSFer Cay Fletcher has a new queer fantasy romance short story collection out (gay, lesbian, non-binary, trans): Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer. Summer can be bittersweet. Too short. Too hot. Full of adventures that can never last long enough. First loves. And lost ones. The second volume in the Queer Windows series brings you four new short stories led by queer characters from across the spectrum. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories. Camp Spinytooth Summer camp is more fun with dragons. And a little ‘friendly’ competition. A Silent Ballad Being a siren without a voice … Read more

Review: Built from Ashes – Fox Beckman

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Built From Ashes - Fox Beckman

Genre: Paranorma, Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Ravi’s world has shattered. Cayenne’s dark secrets have finally come to light, and a mysterious enemy threatens to dismantle The Trust from within. Haunted by betrayal, Ravi must confront the demons of his past while battling for the future of The Trust, the fate of the world, and his own heart. But can something so broken ever truly be mended? The Review Ravi is still trying to deal with what Cayenne has done, while at the same time … Read more

New Release: The Siren in the Rain – Chloe Archer

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The Siren in the Rain - Chloe Archer

QSFer Chloe Archer has a new MM fantasy romance out, part of the Fortune Favors the Fae universe: Siren in the Rain. Who needs love when getting justice sounds so much sweeter…? Shae Silverstorm Freedom is all I’ve dreamed about for the last fifteen years. When I see my chance to escape captivity, I have to take the risk. And for once, luck is on my side. However, I have no doubt my captors are looking for me. When I get approached by an eccentric group of misfits called MEOW Squad (don’t even ask) offering to keep me safe and … Read more

Review: Blade of Shadows, Wings of Light – Chad Grayson

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Review: Blade of Shadows, Wings of Light - Chad Grayson

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Who—or what—is Jack Bainbridge? Jack Bainbridge thinks he’s just an ordinary college student, studying to be a teacher. But if that’s true, why have the Reaper of Strife and his warriors come to capture him? Rescued by a Holy Knight, Jack flees for his life, and takes refuge in Greywall, a city of outcasts devoted to the study of forbidden magics. In Greywall, the Guardians attempt to discover the secret of Jack’s strange powers, which were triggered by the Reaper’s attack. And what about Griffin, … Read more

New Release: Lighting the Darkness – Eden Winters

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Lighting the Darkness - Eden Winters

QSFer Eden Winters has a new MM fantasy out in the Carnival of Mysteries series: Lighting the Darkness. Only Light can balance Darkness. Lio wakes in someone else’s battered body with plenty of questions but no answers. Who is he? Who are the strangers who rescued him? Why do they call him Tenebris and Darkness? And why does everyone treat him like a feral dog about to attack? Bel Am’I’s home world of Domus died moments after his escape, trapping him in the human realm with a clear mission. As Light, he must prevent Darkness from destroying Terra and the … Read more

New Release: River – C.J. Dragon

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River - C.J. Dragon

QSFer C.J. Dragon has a new MM sci-fi romance out, The Ambassador book 1: River. River Carteret is a diplomat, known for crafting solutions between disparate groups. Growing up on Earth under the control of the Guardians, he’d never experienced hardships, such as war, plague, or famine. Urged by his Guardian supervisor, River volunteers to go to the planet Drakonis to broker an agreement between the Drakos, and the Draas. He is determined to bring equality to the Draas, wresting it from their ruling class, the Drakos, if necessary. There is only one, small problem. The Drakos are a sanguinary … Read more

Review: Shards of Trust – Fox Beckman

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Shards of Trust - Fox Beckman

Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Non-Binary Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Things are going good for Ravi. Sure, a bunch of vampires want to turn Atlanta into a bloodsucker paradise, and sure, Ravi’s matchmaking aunt keeps shoving available bachelorettes at him left and right. Despite all that, Ravi’s secret affair with the enigmatic time traveler Cayenne is making him happier than he’s ever been in his life. But Cayenne has secrets of their own, ones they can’t hide any longer, past and future on a collision course to disaster. When … Read more

For Representation Dial Yukon 2-8209 – Boogieman In Lavender

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This month, two examples of LGBT representation in forgotten places. And I must be intentionally vague about the first one. Fritz Leiber’s short-story “The Two Best Thieves In Lankhmar” (published in 1968) features his classic fantasy swordsmen Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser who are again their own worst enemies as well as best friends. They have acquired a stash of jewels they are trying to sell but things (of course) go awry. Set in Leiber’s fantasy world of Lankhmar the story does feature some LGBT characters but if I revealed more it would give away the story’s surprises, and the … Read more

New Release: Singing for a Vampire – A. Williams 

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Singing for a Vampire - A. Williams 

QSFer A. Williams has a new queer paranormal short out: Singing for a Vampire. Zach auditions for the rock band Purified Tokens and becomes their lead singer. He sees bandmate Clay with a woman the night before she’s found drained of blood. Zach suspects him of being her killer. Zach tells drummer Ace about his suspicions of Clay when Ace sees the two wounds on Zach’s neck, and they set a trap. One of the Purified Tokens is a vampire. But is he a murderer too? Content warning: off page deaths of several characters. Get It At Amazon Author Bio … Read more

Review: Magic Escaping – Kaje Harper

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Magic Escaping - Kaje Harper

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Alan I didn’t think two cars slowing down behind me as I jogged along our country road were a problem. I’m just an ordinary third-grade teacher. Well, also a sorcerer, but I don’t really use my powers. Even when my familiar, Sunny, said, “I don’t like this,” and winged off to fetch my boyfriend, I wasn’t really expecting trouble. But then guys with guns jumped out and “arrested” me. Now I’m locked in a prison hours away from home, my magic … Read more