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Review: Alternative Holidays Anthology

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Alternative Holidays anthology

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Crime, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book Alternative Holidays is an anthology that takes a dark—and sometimes humorous—look at many of our favorite holidays. You’ll be transported from the bottom of the sea to Mount Olympus, from shopping malls in hell to a bathtub in a cheap motel. Cthulhu awakens. Cupid becomes a vigilante. Santa grants deadly wishes. And that’s just the beginning of your journey into alternative visions of the holidays we know, love, and sometimes fear. The Review Edited by Alicia … Read more

Review: From the Noblest Motives – Angel Martinez

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Rarely Pure and Never Simple

Genre: Sci-fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | B&N | Kobo About The Book The Fredamine Project was just the beginning. Shadow dealings and conspiracies regarding variants intertwine until Damien and his cohorts can no longer tell who the bad guys are. Several months have passed since Blaze and the infamous Variant activist Shudder McKenzie helped Damien rescue the captives of the sinister Fredamine Project. Professionally, everything’s great. He’s back to working with Damien again and they have a new lead on the three kids who are still missing. Personally, not so much. Blaze has made … Read more

Review: A Fae’s Two Alphas – Jem Zero

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A Fae's Two Alphas - Jem Zero

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Poly, Trans FTM Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Bennett Chiston is fed up. After eight years with his fae father in Faerie, being trapped in a small Northern Michigan town with his controlling human mother is pure agony. Magic defined Bennett—it affirmed his identity as a trans man and allowed him true freedom. Too bad Bennett’s father stole his magic and kicked him out of Faerie with zero explanation. Desperate to return, Bennett hunts down Callum Truett, a reclusive magewolf alpha who may be able to restore Bennett’s magic. … Read more

Review: Raphael’s Rescue – C.J. Dragon

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Raphael's Rescue - C.J. Dragon

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In an infinity of starlight, through anguish and betrayal, can love still shine? Raphael Lewis of the Mars Colony wanted nothing more than to fly his ship, Agatha, and to remain with his family. Lord Teo of the Chi’NoSa had other ideas. On a routine trip to the asteroid belt, Raphael and Agatha are injured by a Chi’NoSa ship. After healing, he is held prisoner by the Chi’NoSa Lord Teo. Unsure what is wanted from him, and unfamiliar with Chi’NoSa protocol, Raphael … Read more

Review: The Blacksmith’s Apprentice – Bey Deckard

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The Blacksmith’s Apprentice - Bey Deckard

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Eyck didn’t need anyone. Eyck lived a good life in South Galetsy. A respected blacksmith, he spent long days making swords for the Border War, and even though he ached by day’s end, the last thing he thought he needed was an apprentice. He had his work and his best friend, Pash, and that was fine. When Wex showed up on his stoop asking for work, Eyck agreed to take him on—no matter that Wex turned out to be prickly and secretive and an … Read more

Review: Stoker’s Wild West – Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

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Stoker's Wild West - Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

Genre: Historical, Western, Paranormal, Weird West LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Thinking they have put their monster-hunting days behind them, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker return to their normal lives. But when their old ally Robert Roosevelt and his nephew Teddy find a new nest of vampires, they are once again pulled into the world of the supernatural, this time in the American West. A train robbery by a band of vampire gunslingers sets off a series of events that puts Bram on the run, Oscar leading a rescue party and our heroes … Read more

Review: Transfiguration – Lissa Kasey

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Transfiguration - Lissa Kasey

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Everyone underestimates the wind until it tears their world apart. Con’s job is recovering rare books and artifacts, and learning all their secrets before handing them over to be archived. He never expected to find a little girl with an affinity to speak to the dead, and with her a strange symbol for a cult long since thought extinct. Luca is on the verge of a change he’s feared for a long time, and he worries his lovers won’t want him … Read more

Review: Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin – Tabitha O’Connell

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Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin - Tabitha O'Connell

Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay, Non-Binary Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book A queer, Beauty-and-the-Beast-inspired novella Heron thought ey wanted to be with handsome, charming Tiel—but the relationship hasn’t quite lived up to eir expectations. With Tiel’s confidence comes a tendency to be overbearing, and now he wants Heron to leave eir farm life behind and move to town with him. And Heron can’t figure out how to explain to him that ey doesn’t want that. When an accident strands Heron’s mother at a castle rumored to belong to a family of mages, … Read more

Review: Poe’s Outlaws – Michelle Browne

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Poe's Outlaws - Michelle Browne

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Various Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Leaving her abusive husband, Crystal finds herself desperately in need of a vacation. She heads off to Nirvana, a resort planet far from the Solar System. Craving company, she invites Sarah, her cousin Toby, and Sarah’s mentor Paulo to join her. Paulo calls on a former partner, but his arrival – and the job he offers – throw Crystal and Sarah’s new lives into chaos. Temptation and a stunning revelation bewilder Crystal. Meanwhile, Sarah decides on a risky rescue mission that … Read more

Review: The Stark Divide – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Stark Divide - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi, Generation Ship LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Trans FTM Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Universal Buy Link About The Book The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed. Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Forever, as her inhabitants call her—a living world that carries the remaining hopes of humanity, and the three generations of scientists, engineers, … Read more