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Rainbow Con Topics V2

Rainbow Con 2017

Hey all, I was thrilled with the response to our call for Rainbow Con panel topics last week. But I know we tend to be a little MM heavy in the group (and at many cons) so I wanted to take one more stab at it and solicit a few more ideas for panels that are specifically FF, Bi, Trans, Ace, Gender Fluid, Intersex, etc – the parts of the QUILTBAG rainbow beyond the G. So if you have any ideas for these sci fi-fantasy panels in these other areas, please post them in the comments – panel title and … Read more

Announcement: Choosing You, by Jaylee James

Choosing You - Jaylee James

QSFer Jaylee James has a new sci fi book out: Collin is in high school when he is visited by a time traveler – a woman who claims to be his wife in a hypothetical future… only the timeline has been disrupted, and the two will never meet unless he makes four key choices in his life that will guide them together again. “Choosing You” is a short story in a conversational, first-person voice, about what happens when deciding to love someone becomes a literal choice. It’s 7300 words long and features a transgender protagonist. Excerpt The first time I … Read more

Announcement: Natural Order, by Moondancer Drake

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QSFer Moondancer Drake has a new FF paranormal book out: An evening at the movies turns into a living nightmare for Elizabeth Crew as her lover Dusty battles for their lives and the unborn baby Elizabeth is carrying. Dusty’s dying request is that Elizabeth go live with Dusty’s family, where she and the baby will be safe. Dusty’s family takes Elizabeth into their home with open arms and a bit of concern. What will happen if Elizabeth learns that her new family includes shape-shifters? For Elizabeth, the family secrets are not all that awaits her in the darkness. “Moondancer Drake … Read more

Announcement: Club Revenge, by JM Dabney

Club Revenge

QSFer JM Dabney has a new Paranormal Dark Fantasy/Horror book out: Amora Medina-Jackyl and her son, Ripper, know one thing well–vengeance. They inflicted pain without mercy to those who deserved the punishment. Although, they lived by one motto, family is to be protected above all else. When a child, an ancient cult murdered Amora’s parents and siblings. They never knew the Hell they brought down on themselves that one brutal night. Amora was many things in her four centuries. A daughter and a sister, a mother, yet she was best known as a killer. When she meets her end, Amora … Read more

Announcement: The Time Slip Girl, by Elizabeth Andre

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QSFer Elizabeth Andre has a new interracial lesbian time travel romance novel out: What if the woman you loved was more than a century away? Dara, a computer programmer from Chicago, is visiting London when she opens a door in an Edwardian house and slips into Edwardian England. Agnes, a beautiful London shop girl, takes in the bewildered 21st century American lesbian, but, as Dara begins to accept that she is stuck in 1908, she also begins to accept that she has feelings for Agnes that go beyond gratitude. And the longer Dara stays, the harder Agnes finds it to … Read more

MF Sex in MM Speculative Fiction

Gay Sci Fi Sex

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Beth Brock: “Does FF or FM sex have any place in MM sci fi? Always, sometimes, never? And why?” This kinda goes hand in hand with the question – does MM sex have any place in MM sci fi / fantasy / paranormal. And that leads us to the whole romance spec fic vs. “regular”spec fic. They are really two different beasts. My take – MM sex is fine (and expected) in romance spec fic, and other variations should be used if/when they forward the story. In general, in “regular” spec fic (that’s science/magic or … Read more

Announcement: A Harvest of Ripe Figs, by Shira Glassman

Torquere Press has a new fantasy novel out from Shira Glassman: Esther of the Singing Hands is Perach’s Sweetheart, a young and beautiful musician with a Girl Next Door image. When her violin is stolen after a concert in the capital city, she doesn’t expect the queen herself to show up, intent upon solving the mystery. But Queen Shulamit — lesbian, intellectual, and mother of the six-month-old crown princess — loves to play detective. With the help of her legendary bodyguard Rivka and her dragon, and with the support of her partner Aviva the Chef, Shulamit turns her mind toward … Read more

Announcement: Good Enough to Eat, by Alison Grey and Jae

The writing team of Alison Grey and Jae has a new FF vampire book out: Robin’s New Year’s resolution to change her eating habits is as unusual as she is. Unlike millions of other women, she isn’t tempted by chocolate or junk food. She’s a vampire, determined to fight her craving for a pint of O negative. When she goes to an AA meeting, hoping for advice on fighting her addiction, she meets Alana, a woman who battles her own demons. Despite their determination not to get involved, the attraction is undeniable. Is it just bloodlust that makes Robin think … Read more

Announcement: Untrustworthy, by JR Gershen-Siegel

QSFer JR Gershen-Siegel has a new sci fi book out: Tathrelle is the only liberal in the Cabossian government, representing the will of the people, and responsible for communicating with them how the war with the Cavirii is going. She has a pregnant wife and all seems well. The future seems promising, until she meets her new assistant. Something is off with the man. But when Tathrelle wakes up the following morning, subtle changes have happened overnight. She shrugs it off. Then it happens again. And again. Someone, somehow, is changing all of that, as Tathrelle begins to wonder if … Read more