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Review: Magic, Monsters and Me – Timoteo Tong

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Magic, Monsters, and Me - Timoteo Tong

Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon About The Book Sixteen-year-old Elijah Delomary loves the City of Angels. The sunshine, the palm trees, the ocean. He especially enjoys battling the monsters infesting the dark corners of the vast metropolis. As he starts his junior year at Burbank High School he meets a new friend, Austin who also fights monsters to keep Angelenos safe. As their friendship develops and love blooms, Elijah’s arch nemesis Devlina reappears, threatening to use magic to destroy the world. Elijah must now juggle pursuing his feelings for Austin, meeting the lofty … Read more

Review: To Love the Dragon King – Antonia Aquilante

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To Love the Dragon King - Antonia Aquilante

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gray Ace Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords About The Book Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Without the Dragon Talent, Sascha has long been told his only value is his ability to make the best match possible, whether as concubine or husband. He has always done what his family  expects of him, cultivating grace and beauty, and when his parents make a match for him, Sascha goes … Read more

Review: Six Strange Stories and an Essay on H.P. Lovecraft – Felice Picano

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Six Strange Stories and an Essay on H.P. Lovecraft - Felice Picano

Genre: Horror, Ghost Stories LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Sherry, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Several pieces have appeared previously, as they appear here, or in slightly different form:“After Sunset in the Second Drawing Room Garden” in Cutting Edge: Single Slices and also in the anthology, Best New Horrors #29, (2018). “The Tapping at Cranburgh Grange” in the anthology, “The Half That You Don’t See,” (2018) “Flawed” in the anthology Saints & Sinners, (2019); also in the anthology, Unburied, (2021) “H.P. Lovecraft and Time” in Culture Cult magazine, (2019) “Next” in the anthology, … Read more

Review: Spyder’s Torment – Korin I. Dushayl

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Spyder's Torment - Korin I. Dushayl

Genre: Sci-Fi, Erotica, Space Opera (Not Romance) LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Resistance and Reverence Mourning the loss of their fallen, the Lady Cassandra and her slaves resume their armed resistance to the Predicantor’s system-wide crusade against freedom, sex, and all forms of pleasure. The battle against the Righteous Order of Piety Purists spills out of the spaceport, engulfs the streets of Abhinav Lanka, and destroys a women’s medical clinic. More and more of the local residents rise up to join forces against the Pietists. In the midst of … Read more

New Release: Uninvited House Ghosts – Rachel Ford

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Uninvited House Ghosts - Rachel Ford

QSFer Rachel Ford has a new FF paranormal comedic mystery out, East House Mysteries book 1: Uninvited House Ghosts. Ghosts are real, and they’re watching over their families. Sometimes, that’s a good thing. But not for the Evanses. Tennessee Evans comes from a long, undistinguished line of crooks, grifters, layabouts, and rascals. She’s made her share of mistakes, sure, but she’s trying to break the mold. Even after a contentious breakup that hits her emotionally and financially, she works hard, keeps her head up, and carries on. Then her ex winds up murdered in her backyard. And her prints are … Read more

Review: Galactic Overtures #1 – Layman Kingsford

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D'Trex Taree

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Post Gender Reviewer: Lucy Story PDF (Free) | Stories Page | Living Starship Game Page About The Book Set in the POST GENDER science fiction universe of Living Starship, follow D’Trex Taree, an officer cadet in the Situdel Fleet Academy as they are given command of a small team of enlisted cadets. Their assignment on their first day of Zoology class seems simple, but not everyone is willing to work as a team. Will D’Trex manage the outing to the satisfaction of Academy instructors? About the Pronouns: Two of the major aspirations I hold for the Living Saga (comprised of … Read more

Review: Black Sunrise – Cristina Engela

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Black Sunrise - Cristina Engela

Genre: Sci-Fi, Transgressive LGBTQ+ Category: Trans MTF Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Action! Adventure! Gender Dysphoria! Cindy-Mei Winter had until recently been ‘Agent’ Winter, C.I.A. – that’s Colonial Intelligence Agency – and one of their best agents… that is, until they threw her out for coming to work in a dress. After that disappointing and sudden end to what had been a promising career, Mei rewarded herself with a long relaxing vacation in the outback to celebrate her gender reassignment and her new start in life. The first stop on her journey turned out to be … Read more

Review: Gemini Queen – Laura Navarre

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Gemini Queen - Laura Navarre

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi. Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It At Amazon About The Book I summon the lightning.I claim my power.The warlocks of Icarus Academy claim me. I start my night as a cat burglar in Singapore and I end up queen of the witching world. Too bad this rags-to-riches fairytale’s a gig I never applied for and won’t accept. My witchcraft is wild and lethal, so I’ve renounced my power. I’m a fish out of water at Icarus Academy. But these four sexy warlocks who rule the school just won’t take no for an answer. They want me … Read more

Review: Queer Windows Volume 1: Spring – Cay Fletcher

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Queer Windows: Volume 1 Spring

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Universal Buy Link About The Book Love comes in all forms, from enduring friendships, the classic love at first sight, and misunderstandings that unfurl into blooming romance. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories. The Wizard’s Garden Sil, a plant lover and head clerk of a plant shop finds himself slowly befriending a quirky wizard, while also falling in love with his garden. Rosemary for Remembrance Vivian has always dreamed of being swept away from … Read more

Review: The Bogeyman and the School Teacher – Chloe Archer

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The Bogeyman and the School Teacher - Chloe Archer

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters! When Principal Emrys Bogey sets his sights on the new schoolteacher, Jayden Bell, he’s determined to win his heart. But as a bogeyman, he knows his unconventional nature and intimidating appearance might be too much for a human to handle. Can Principal Bogey find a way to woo his crush without scaring him away? Maybe there’s more to the sweet Jayden Bell than meets the eye… Buckle up for the … Read more