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New Release: Shaman of Heaven and Hell – Chris Kim

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Shaman of Heaven and Hell - Chris Kim

QSFer Chris Kim has a new queer horror book out (bi, gay): Shaman of Heaven and Hell. As the last surviving shaman of his Korean lineage, death’s specter has pushed Adrian Shin-Ward into self-imposed isolation. That is, until a chance encounter with Bram Lyght, an attractive young man with a peculiar aura, hooks the reserved university student’s interest. But Adrian isn’t the only one drawn to Bram. An obsessed sociopath from Bram’s past is out of prison and burning a path of destruction to reach him again. To protect Bram, Adrian must unearth a disturbing truth about the power inside him. … Read more

New Release: Goddess of Mischief – Cailee Francis

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Goddess of Mischief - Cailee Francis

QSFer Cailee Francis has a new FF urban fantasy out: Goddess of Mischief. Pursued by angels for a crime she didn’t commit. Goddess turned muse Melinda Grace is on the run. She realises after the death of her client — renowned sculptor, Misha Drake — that she’s the only likely suspect. Drake wasn’t just murdered — his soul was ripped apart, and only an enormously powerful being could’ve killed him. Facing the prospect of hiding out indefinitely or handing herself over, Melinda also feels driven to solve the crime. Seraphim Aurelia is under orders to work with the Archangel Raphael … Read more

Review: The Thousand-and-One Rides of the Devil’s Horse – Eric Alan Westfall

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The Thousand-and-One Rides of the Devil's Horse - Eric Alan Westfall

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book Diablo. Big as one o’ them beer-pullin’ horses, quarter horse sleek, blacker’n the blackest black ya kin see inside yer head er elsewheres. They said as how he was the best saddle bronc ever, ‘n’ weren’t nobody gonna stay on him. Ha! He was the Devil hisself made horse. How else ya gonna explain as how the bosses was right? Nobody stayed the eight seconds when the Devil’s horse were buckin’. Weren’t no big deal, him tossin’ riders them first ten, twenny times, with … Read more

Review: Zoner – Michael Barnette

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Zoner - Michael Barnette

Genre: Sci-Fi, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book David Jessman has it all. A great job, a wonderful home and wealth. What he doesn’t have is a lover to share his life. Bells is a gunwhore, a bodyguard and sex worker rolled into a single, neat package. He has nothing but his guns and a rather special set of skills. When fate brings them together, neither man could have predicted the startling outcome. Trigger Warnings: m/m, BDSM, dub-con (this book), dark erotic romance Author’s Note: The series must be read in order as … Read more

Review: Feral Night – Kell Shaw

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Feral Night - Kell Shaw

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Trans FTM Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Return to Kell Shaw’s Vestiges of Magic world in a knife-edge sequel. Lukie’s father is trapped in the Underworld and it’s all her fault. Twenty years after her murder, Lukie has returned to life and is ready to go home, but her father isn’t willing to believe his beloved daughter is back from the dead. Before she can reconcile with him, a supernatural predator steals her father’s soul. One that she’s … Read more

Review: Spark & Tether – Lilian Zenzi

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Spark & Tether - Lillian Zenzi

Genre: Sci Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary, Pan, Queer, Gender-Fluid, Poly Reviewer: Jay, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Working odd jobs across the Outer Ring gets a little lonely sometimes—not everyone loves having a synchronist with supraliminal perception around. But all Sacheri wants, he tells himself, is to wander the stars. Then he takes a salvage run to an abandoned moon where he meets the wry, reserved, strictly-by-the-rules archivist Jin. Mesmerized by their confidence and charm, Sacheri can’t resist showing off his abilities—but instead of collecting the damaged ai he was tracking, he … Read more

Double Review: The Beast of Loughby Island – Matt Doyle

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The Beast of Loughby Island - Matt Doyle

Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Dark Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: gay, lesbian Reviewers: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild; Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A young man named Tom Daniels is kidnapped by a local family and is dropped on Loughby Island in an attempt to ‘clean up their streets’. When the family that dropped Tom off is slaughtered by a werewolf-like creature, he soon finds himself banding together with a small group of the island’s residents in a fight for their lives against an otherworldly monster. The Reviews Ulysses The only thing that really puts this into my purview is that … Read more

Review: Black Sails to Sunward – Sheila Jenné

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Black Sails to Sunward - Sheila Jenne

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Romance Subplot LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Lesbian Reviewer: Beáta Get It At Amazon | Publisher | Kobo | Universal Buy Link About The Book In a world of frock coats, solar sails, and rigid class boundaries, Lucy joins the Martian Imperial Navy as a midshipman. Mars and Earth are at war, and Lucy hopes for quick promotion. But when she arrives aboard ship, she finds harsh officers and a crew on the verge of mutiny. And worse: her former friend, Moira—a commoner and a radical—is a member of the crew. It’s clear where Lucy’s duty lies. As an officer and a gentlewoman, she … Read more

Review: Dionysus in Wisconsin – E. H. Lupton

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Dionysus in Wisconsin - E. H. Lupton

Genre: Historical, Romance, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book A graduate student and an archivist fight a god. Fall, 1969. Ulysses Lenkov should be working on his dissertation. Instead, he’s developing an unlucrative sideline in helping ghosts and hapless magic users. But when his clients start leaving town suddenly—or turning up dead—he starts to worry there’s something afoot that’s worse than an unavenged death or incipient insanity. His investigation begins with the last word on everyone’s lips before they vanish: the mysterious Dionysus. Sam Sterling is an archivist who recently … Read more

Review: Flashes – K.L. Noone

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Flashes - K.L. Noone

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Jay Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book From holiday decorating at a historic castle to werewolf FBI agents, from nightmares aboard a starship to a book-thief encountering a king’s brother in a fantastical library, from hurt and comfort and cinnamon pancakes to a cozy afternoon full of wedding planning, these collected stories bring together K.L. Noone’s flash and short fiction for the first time! Some familiar characters make an appearance — Jason and Colby from the Character Bleed trilogy and Wes and Finn from the Seasonal Stories — and … Read more