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ANNOUNCEMENT: Shards of Ice – R. Phoenix

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Shards of Ice - R. Phoenix

QSFer R. Phoenix has a new MM dark fantasy book out: “Shards of Ice.” What happens when your rescuer becomes obsessed with you? Even worse, what happens when that rescuer isn’t even human…  Kai’s life has never been easy, and bleeding to death in the snow seems the perfect fated ending to his miserable existence. A beautiful stranger drags him back from death’s door with a touch that is pure magic. Kai soon discovers that such magic lingers when Avery persists in seducing him. He starts to fall for him, but with every sliver of affection he gives Avery, his … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dragon of Ynys – Minerva Cerridwen

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QSFer Minerva Cerridwen has a new queer fantasy/fairy tale out: The Dragon of Ynys. Every time something goes missing from the village, Sir Violet, the local knight, makes his way to the dragon’s cave and negotiates the item’s return. It’s annoying, but at least the dragon is polite. But when the dragon hoards a person, that’s a step too far. Sir Violet storms off to the mountainside to escort the baker home, only to find a more complex mystery—a quest that leads him far beyond the cave. Accompanied by the missing baker’s wife and the dragon himself, the dutiful village … Read more

Check Out This Adorable New Trans Fairytale

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Raven Wild trans fairytale

An adorable new illustrated children’s book is giving kids a trans heroine to look up to, and a happily ever after to match. Launched by a $58,000NZD Kickstarter campaign and a creative team supported by Sir Ian McKellen and George Takei, Raven Wild is the third book in an LGBT-inclusive trilogy set “in a world where equality exists and no one is discriminated against for who they are”. It tells the story of Raven, courageous young woman who was raised as a boy named Hawk. One day Raven learns of an evil poacher’s plan to steal a powerful gem and … Read more

REVIEW: Slashed and Mashed – Andrew J. Peters

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Slashed and Mashed - Andrew J. Peters

Genre: Fairy Tales LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Madison Davis, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book What really happened when Theseus met the Minotaur? How did demon-slaying Momotarō come to be raised by two daddies? Will Scheherazade’s hapless Ma’aruf ever find love and prosperity after his freeloading boyfriend kicks him out on the street? Classic lore gets a bold remodeling with stories from light-hearted and absurd, earnestly romantic, daring and adventurous, to darkly surreal. The collection includes: Theseus and the Minotaur, Károly, Who Kept a Secret, The Peach Boy, The Vain Prince, The Jaguar of the Backward … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: 3 Boars and a Wolf Walk Into a Bar, by Eric Alan Westfall

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3 Boars And A Wolf Walk Into A Bar

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM fantasy romance out: “3 Boars And A Wolf Walk Into A Bar.” It’s the last straw when three prudish pigs play a nasty trick on the set. So where else would Wolf go to plan the perfect payback, but Harry’s Behind the Scenes Bar, Baths & Grill? Soaking wet when he arrives at the back door, Harry’s dragon-magick fireplace soon gets Wolf’s fur mostly dry. Shifting to his human, silver-hair-to-his-bare-butt self, he’s almost done when the door opens again. And what to his wondering eyes does appear but a trio of boorish … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Snow of the White Hills, by Wendy Rathbone

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QSFer Wendy Rathbone has a new MM fairy tale out: Snow of the White Hills. Once upon a time an imprisoned prince was rescued by seven beautiful men. For two years, Prince Snow has been locked away in the palace tower. On the night Queen Serena decides to do away with him for good, seven beautiful men with equally tragic pasts appear out of nowhere to rescue him. Starved for affection, hurt, and in fear for his life, Snow is shown attention and care he has never known. The seven men teach him what real loyalty and love can be. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Of Princes False & True, by Eric Alan Westfall

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Of Princes False and True

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM Historical Fantasy book out: A tennis match? Starting a war between the Duchy of Avann and the Kingdom of the Westlands? Only in a fairy tale. When Prince Henry hurts a young ball boy who told him Danilo’s ball was inside the line, Danilo’s response is automatic. Punch the prince’s face, pick him up left-handed, and break the royal jaw. Unfortunately, there’s another “automatic” at work: a death sentence for whoever strikes royalty. King Hiram can’t—won’t—change the rule of law to rule of royal whim. But he grants the Heir of Avann … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Once Upon a Rainbow V3 Anthology

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Once Upon a Rainbow V3

NineStar Press has just released the third volume in the queer Once Upon a Rainbow fairy tale anthology series: Your favorite stories from childhood have a new twist. Seven fairy tales of old with characters across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. NineStar Press | Amazon | Goodreads The Stories Green Things Grow from Cinders by A.E. Ross – Glass slippers aren’t for everyone. Gretel on Her Own by Elna Holst – This time around, Gretel Kindermann is on her own. Or is she? Bremen Town Musicians by Mark Lesney – Loss and love on the road to Bremen Town. The Scent of … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Midwife and The Lindworm, by A.A. Freeman

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The Midwife and The Lindworm

QSFer A.A. Freeman has a new queer fable out: The Midwife has worked on her share of unusual births over the years—from foxes to royalty to the Gods themselves. One of the stranger births she assisted was a queen who delivered twins: one a boy, the future king, and one a serpent, known as The Lindworm. Now, almost twenty years later, the queen has called upon The Midwife again—this time, to rid the castle of The Lindworm once and for all. Devouring maidens from across the land, it seems the monster’s thirst for blood cannot be slaked. But the sensible … Read more