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Review: Silverweaver – Cameron Montague Taylor

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Silverweaver - Cameron Montague Taylor

Genre: Paranormal, Action-Adventure, Romance, Sapphic LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Lesbian Reviewer: S.C., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Bookshop.org | Universal Buy Link About The Book When the hunter……becomes the haunted. Second-rate ghosthunter Anya Iteri is the black sheep of a family of metalweavers—powerful mages who can forge iron, shape steel, and even bend blood. Down on her luck and struggling to pay rent, she bribes her little brother, a city guide, to let her drum up business on one of his tours. The plan is simple. Summon a hibernating ghost to give the tour a show, return it to its slumber, and … Read more

New Release: Fairest – K.S. Trenten

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Fairest - K.S. Trenten

QSFer K.S. Trenten has a new FF YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): Fairest. All of my life, I’ve been haunted by her dark eyes. At birth, she cursed me to prick my finger on the spindle and sleep for a century. She appears in my dreams, my reflections, shaping my desires. Who is she? My guardian has only revealed a few enigmatic words as to her identity, the fairest of them all. Follow me into the lonely Forest of Tears where the dwarves dwell, walking where she once walked. Gaze into the depths of the magic mirror which reveals her … Read more

Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender “Found Family”

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Found Family by Jeff Baker “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” —-Chas. Dickens 2023 was either an awful year or a good year where some bad things happened. War, violence, death, political upheaval. Open bigotry and divisions everywhere. But an awful lot of years are like that. On the other hand, there were births, triumphs, love, bliss. Continuations of lives. All the things that make the world and its people go ‘round. And little personal discoveries that sometimes “make” your day, sometimes without our knowing it. A concept very well-known to the LGBT Community … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Wake the Dead – Sophie Whittemore

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Wake the Dead - Sophie Whittemore

Sophie Whittemore has a new queer dark fantasy/paranormal mystery out (Ace, demi, bi, gay, gender-fluid, lesbian, non-binary, poly, trans, queer): Wake the Dead. And there’s a giveaway. An ominous presence awakens in the small town of Gamin. Fairies murdered by crazed monsters. Magic that makes immortals lose their minds and their heads (literally). Whispers of a vendetta against the fairy crime lords who own the infamous Kraken Club. One ace siren detective, Lili, is dragged back into defending her turf…and hopefully, she doesn’t die this time around. Warnings: violence, survivors, mental illness. Universal Buy Link | Goodreads Giveaway Sophie is … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Endless Sea Between Us – Lucy Mason

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The Endless Sea Between Us - Lucy Moon

Lucy Mason has a new FF fantasy mermaid romance out: The Endless Sea Between Us. Five years ago, Faeryn Moss lost her family and home to a plague that swept her village. As the sole survivor, she was rumored to be a witch—a rumor she never denied because it was the truth. Ostracized and cast out in fear, she now lives a quiet life in a cave on the beach, alone with her magic and the only thing that never let her down, the only thing she loves: the sea. But when she sings up a storm borne from her … Read more

Rise Release, and Our Top Three Winners

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Rise

Queer Sci Fi’s latest flash fiction anthology Rise is finally here. Get Rise Here RISE (noun / verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) An upward slope or movement2) A beginning or origin3) An increase in amount or number4) An angry reaction5) To take up arms6) To return from death7) To become heartened or elated8) To exert oneself to meet a challenge Rise features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. The Winners And now … Read more

Rise: Judges’ Choices & Director’s Choices

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Rise Judge's Choice

It’s finally time to announce the five Judges’ Choice stories for 2023, and the two Director’s Choices too. While these stories did not snag one of the top prizes, the judges and the director loved them so much and thought they were worthy of extra recognition. So without further ado… Dinner for Two – Olivia KemperJudge: Angel MartinezNothing catches my reader eye faster than a story that surprises me – and this one certainly did. (No spoilers!) Add in a bit of food love and it becomes a story that stays with me. It Came From Atom City – Dean … Read more

Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender: A Visit to XY Bar, Or My Glimpse of 2023

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A Visit to XY Bar or My Glimpse Of 2023 by Jeff Baker A month ago I did something I haven’t done in a couple of decades. I went to a gay bar at night when the joint was jumping. Let me explain. The last few months I’ve gone out to a few times to places where I can casually socialize. (I’ve missed having somebody around to talk too.) A nice little coffeehouse, the Public Library in the afternoon (which are also good places to write!) and a couple of Gay bars. Also in the afternoon when there aren’t a … Read more