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New Release / Giveaway: The Monster Within – Marguerite Labbe

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The Monster Within - Marguerite Labbe

QSFer Marguerite Labbe has a new MM historical paranormal romance out: The Monster Within. For centuries, the Chevaliers de Rouen pledged to fight the monsters that inhabit France until their last breath. In the mid 1800s, Michel-Leon Parisee is the last of his line. The whispering memories of the chevaliers who passed before him offer help but have also driven other chevaliers mad with their constant advice, so Michel-Leon is forced to maintain a careful balance. When an ancient hunger threatens Paris, Michel-Leon must gather every tool he has to fight a terrifying threat that has eluded destruction before. Constantin … Read more

Review: An Embrace of Citrus & Snow – Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr

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An Embrace of Citrus & Snow - Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi Reviewer: Jay Get It At Amazon About The Book Fae aren’t real. Soulbonds are woo-woo nonsense. And the man swooning in Bo’s arms definitely isn’t a kelpie. BoBo’s made a career out of debunking the supernatural. His eager fans regularly tune in to discover what he’ll disprove next. And Bo really should know better than to let them pick where he goes. It’s supposed to be a routine visit to a so-called haunted house. But instead of dust and rats, Bo finds Everil: A strange, beautiful man who faints into his arms. Which, … Read more

New release: An Embrace of Citrus & Snow – Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr

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An Embrace of Citrus & Snow - Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr

QSFers Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr have a new MM paranromal romance out: An Embrace of Citrus & Snow. Fae aren’t real. Soulbonds are woo-woo nonsense. And the manswooning in Bo’s arms definitely isn’t a kelpie. BoBo’s made a career out of debunking the supernatural. His eager fans regularly tune in to discover what he’ll disprove next. And Bo really should know better than to let them pick where he goes. It’s supposed to be a routine visit to a so-called haunted house. But instead of dust and rats, Bo finds Everil: A strange, beautiful man who faints into his … Read more

New Release – Empress of Dust – Alex Kingsley

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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

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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

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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

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Inarora's Excursion - Seraph Abel

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

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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

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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