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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Holiday Home Hotel, by Lou Sylvre

The Holiday Home Hotel

QSFer Lou Sylvre has a new MM paranormal holiday book out – The Holiday Home Hotel. Daren Novak and Gunny Schuler have known each other since freshmen days at the University of Washington, where they’d started a romance Daren assumed would last. But at the start of winter break, Gunny bowed to the dictates of his lifelong religion and his overbearing father and left UW never to return. After a failed marriage, Gunny built a quiet life embracing his gay identity, and left his North Dakota home, his marriage, and his father’s business for a forestry and teaching career in … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Worst Holiday Ever Anthology

Worst Holiday Ever Anthology blog tour

There’s a new holiday romance anthology out: Worst Holiday Ever. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! OK—scratch that. It’s time for another obligatory family gathering. And nothing spices up the egg nog like bringing your partner home. Surely your belligerent brother-in law, your gimlet-eyed granny and your drunken uncle will keep it classy. With forced proximity and alcoholic beverages, what could possibly go wrong? Decked Out by Eva Moore A Perfect Fit by Adrienne Bell Crazy Old Money by Kilby Blades Stealing Christmas by Kari Lemor Touched by Fate by Preslaysa Williams Ringing in the Reefer by Marie … Read more

REVIEW: Slow Thaw, by J. Scott Coatsworth

Slow Thaw

Title: Slow Thaw Series: Escape From the Holidays Collection Author: J. Scott Coatsworth Genre: Romance, Near Future LGBTQ+ Category: MM, gay, trans Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Pages/Word Count: 88 pages Get It On Amazon Blurb: Javier Fernandez is a climate scientist living in a research station near the South Pole. Since his husband was killed in a car crash, he’s preferred to be alone, and is less than thrilled to have a junior scientist thrust upon him by his rich patron. Col Steele is a trans man fleeing a bad break-up. He is ready for the next step in his career, … Read more

The High School Zombie Christmas Movie You Didn’t Know You Needed

Anna and the Apocalyps

The zombie Christmas musical “Anna and the Apocalypse” tries too hard to do too much, but this multigenre hybrid has more than enough good cheer to get viewers through another holiday season on this troubled planet. Set in a small Scottish town a few days before Christmas, the movie tells the coming-of-age story of Anna (English actress Ella Hunt), a popular high school senior who plans to take a year off after graduation to travel. Her overprotective father (Mark Benton) worries about those plans, imagining something out of the “Taken” movies. But when a virus breaks out in the middle … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ten, by J. Coatsworth

Ten

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM magical realism tale out: Ten. It’s ten days until Christmas. After losing his husband in an auto accident the year before, Chris has decided to go all out to find someone new before the big holiday – planning ten dates in ten days. Somehow, though, none of them is quite right. And as each new day and date passes, Chris starts to notice a strange pattern in the guys he’s dating. What do they all have in common? And is one of them Chris’s new Mister Right? Only time will tell. Get … Read more

CALL: MLR Press Wants Gay Romances Inspired By The Isle of Misfit Toys

MLR Press has a call out for male-male  (gay) romance novellas that have “one character as a ‘resident’ of the Isle of Misfit Toys finding his forever home.” Novellas should be 10,000 to 40,000 words and are due July 30.

Read the full post on Dale Cameron Lowry’s blog for writers.

FOR READERS: Fave Queer Speculative Fiction Tales

Winter Holiday - Pixabay

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: It’s Christmas Eve, so yeah, we’re gonna talk Christmas. Well, all the winter holidays, really. Do you have a fave holiday speculative fiction tale (sci fi, paranormal, horror, fantasy, etc)? What is it? Why do you love it so? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Unbelievable EDM Star Wars Christmas Display

Star Wars Light Display

Yes, it’s Christmas eve, so we felt like we had to share the perfect mix of sci fi and the holiday: Matt Johnson’s latest Christmas light show continues the tradition and unique style of fast-paced, high-energy, Dubstep and EDM remixed synchronized light displays that have become Matt’s signature style…This 2017 Star Wars light show is located in downtown San Antonio, Texas at Dignowity Park and runs nightly from 6pm to 10pm until New Years. The show Celebrates the launch of the new movie Star Wars The Last Jedi which will be released December 15th. Enjoy!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Love Shift, by Neil S. Plakcy

Love Shift

QSFer Neil S. Plakcy has a new MM paranormal holiday tale book out: Can a snow-loving Prancer give up shifting and service to Santa to follow his true love to Florida? Peter’s ability to shift into reindeer form appeared at puberty. As a Prancer, he’s in service to Santa, and working as an EMT in rural Vermont when he’s not delivering gifts to kids around the world. But when his boyfriend needs to relocate to Florida, where it’s too hot for Peter’s shift to take place, which will he sacrifice — his love or his service? Part of the Shifting … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Boldt’s Vixen, by Jenn Dease

Boldt's Vixen

QSFer Jenn Dease has a new MM paranormal holiday book out: Can a flight instructor and stable manager find love, especially when one is a reindeer shape-shifter and the other is Santa’s relative? Lester is a flight instructor. Humboldt is the village stable master. After Humboldt suggests something that helps two of Lester’s students, they begin the journey both have wanted but hadn’t taken the chance to start. It’s a month before Christmas and Humboldt’s Uncle Nick needs a reluctant Lester to once again join his team for the holiday. Humboldt has Miriam doing her best to get between the … Read more