New Release – Empress of Dust – Alex Kingsley
QSFer Alex Kingsley has a new queer fantasy out (asexual, demi, nonbinary, trans ftm), The Bastion Cycle book 1: Empress of Dust. There are monsters outside the city walls. Harvard is small, anxious, and plagued by a constant tremor, which is not an ideal combination for a desert scavenger. He and his crew are under constant threat of desertwalker attacks, and Harvard is nearly useless against them. When the biggest mistake of Harvard’s life separates him from his crew, he must learn the secrets of the desert beasts in order to survive the dangers of the dusts. Returning to Bastion with … Read more
Review: Ex – Alicia Thompson
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Crime, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian (Sapphic) Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book In 2011, Toby Soames dies from a freak accident on Hampstead Heath; Charlie Falk simply disappears. Two years later, Australian Adele Soames returns to London to be nearer her son and the places he loved. She is joined in her pilgrimages to the heath by Charlie. Charlie tells her things; unnerving things about his last day alive. Enter DS Xandra Bentley, a member of Adele’s grief support group at St Bart’s. Xandra has worked on a number of cold cases … Read more
REVIEW: The Miraculous Life of Rupert Rocket – Mark Salzwedel
Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1942, Rupert Rocket’s grandmother was cursed by an Irish fairy, the Pooka, to end her bloodline. But the Pooka’s sister, the Grogoch, blessed the boy to counteract the curse. As a young gay man, Rupert’s life spins wildly between the competing spells through adventures as a dancer, a model, an actor, and a spy… But what will happen when the blessing runs out? The Review It all began during WWII, when Zelda was in love with Thomas. Patricia, the girl he … Read more
New Release: Inarora’s Excursion – Seraph Abell
QSFer Seraph Abell has a new queer urban fantasy book out (ace, bi, demi, gender fluid, intersex, lesbian, non-binary, poly, trans mtf): Inarora’s Excursion. Inarora Beservera, daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of End’oria, never felt concerned by her father’s position. After all, politicians’ families were only targeted in the Corporate States of Naa’ran, right? She’s in for a rude awakening when Naa’ran Supremacists attack her and send her over 50 years into the past! Inarora finds her great-grandpas, who send a letter to the Council of Sorcerers to ask for help. While they wait for a response, Inarora … Read more
“We Mostly Come Out At Night.” On Beyond Cisgender IX. – Boogieman In Lavender
For this ninth (!!!) installment of the column’s occasional feature “On Beyond Cisgender,” we go into a recent YA anthology perfect for the Halloween Season. This feature is about books recommended for High School readers that go beyond the usual “white, male, cisgender paradigm,” an idea suggested by Amy Liebowitz, (thanks very much!) several years ago. “We Mostly Come Out At Night,” edited by Rob Costello, published by Running Press Teens, Hatchette Book Group in 2024 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-costello/we-mostly-come-out-at-night/9780762483198/ features “15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels and Other Creatures,” to quote the cover blurb. Stories range from variants on a classic fairy … Read more
New Release: Point of Dreams – Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett
QSFers Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett have a new MM fantasy/mystery book out, a novel of Astreiant: Point of Dreams. The play’s the thing to catch the attention of Astreiant…especially when it includes murder, mystery and magic. It’s ghost-tide in the city and the dead walk the streets, haunting those who meant something to them in life. The theaters of Point of Dreams have a hit season on their hands and Adjunct Point Nicolas Rathe and former mercenary Philip Eslingen have a murder on theirs. Not to mention a heady mix of intrigue, politics and magic, where even the … Read more
New Release / Giveaway: Trust is Fraught – Emily Carrington
QSFer Emily Carrington has a new MM paranormal romance out, Medically Necessary book 2: Trust is Fraught. From insisting on a bed for their first time to protecting Amir from everything, Oliver is stepping all over Amir’s last nerve. It’s almost too bad the submissive wolf wants dominant Oliver in the worst way. Amir’s frustration with Oliver doesn’t cancel out his attraction to the other wolf. As they fall deeper into the dangers of the psychic world in an effort to rescue their leader, their love may be the only thing keeping them sane. As the leader of the werewolves … Read more
Review: Ritual of the Broken – Seb L. Carter
Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Can an outcast mage and an angry werewolf stop the ritualistic killer who’s preying on their city? A solitary mage … For years, Ollie has survived on the fringes of the magical community, the price he pays for a foolish ancestor who played around with dark magic. Now he just wants to run his mother’s magic shop in peace. But a vision from a ghost—of a dark entity pulling a man’s soul from his body—compels him to seek answers. A lone werewolf … Read more
New Release: Ebb and Flow – Karenna Colcroft
QSFer Karenna Colcroft has a new MM paranormal romance out: Ebb and Flow. The heart of the wolf yearns for his mate. Only weeks after the massacre of half his pack, Quinn Boucher is finding his footing as a guard of the U.S. Anax, the ruler of all werewolves in the country. But something is missing: His mate Malachi. Despite whatever fate drew them together, Malachi won’t accept Quinn—and that hurts like hell. Decades after losing his human lovers, lone wolf Malachi Powers still grieves. The last thing he needs is a mate, especially one over a century younger. But … Read more