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ANNOUNCEMENT: Cursed With Claws, by Asta Idonea

Cursed with Claws

QSFer Asta Idonea has a new MM fantasy book out: A dragon dwells atop the mountain that overlooks Ode’s village. Every year the surrounding villages gather to make an offering to keep the beast at bay: chests of gold and a human sacrifice. When the wise men choose his beloved sister, Malle, as the latest sacrifice, Ode immediately offers to take her place. But instead of a dragon on the mountain ledge, he meets a mysterious young man. Publisher | Amazon | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Excerpt SoundCloud Audio Excerpt: https://soundcloud.com/nickijmarkus/cursed-with-claws-by-asta-idonea-audio-excerpt YouTube Audio Excerpt: https://youtu.be/cYnNwTbGeyY Tablo … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Haunted, by Irene Preston & Liv Rancourt

Haunted

QSFer Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt have a new MM paranormal book out in their Hours of the Night series: Noel Chandler had a good reason for leaving the L.A.P.D. for New Orleans, but when he walks into a burned out Garden District mansion, he discovers there are some things he can’t outrun. The spooks can find him anywhere. As the resident historian for the cable show Haunts and Hoaxes, Professor Adam Morales keeps an open mind about the supernatural. Or that’s what he tells himself, until he meets a man who puts that principle to the test. Noel’s smart, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Zeus, by Wendy Rathbone

Zeus

QSFer Wendy Rathbone has a new MM fantasy book out in her Fantastic Immortals series: When I throw the lightning and summon the thunder, it isn’t always out of anger, but often from a love so all-consuming it could only be the effect of Eros himself. Yes, he is beautiful. Of course he is. How could he be otherwise, with hair the color of sunlight and white-feathered wings that drape to the floor? And he is as ancient as the myth of time itself, an immortal with powers and glamour beyond my ability to imagine. He struggles to teach me … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Passion Punched King, by Lisa Oliver

Passion Punched King

QSFer Lisa Oliver has a new MM fantasy book out: King Zagan, Commander of the legions of the damned and one of the higher echelon in the Underworld, never fancied a mate. Demons weren’t that way inclined. But when Botis met the Archangel Raziel and their relationship actually worked, Zagan was intrigued. Of course, it wasn’t as though he planned on claiming anyone, but tangling in the sheets with a forbidden angel was a vice he could and would enjoy. Or so he thought. Anael has always considered himself the annoying younger brother of angels like Raziel. As the angel … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Cursed, by Kris Sawyer

Cursed

QSFer Kris Sawyer has a new MM paranormal book out: Clyde Barrington is a werewolf with a curse on his head. Every night, he shifts from human to wolf and lives the life of a lonely predator, never fully accepted by his pack. When he saves a handsome stranger from a fire, everything changes. In a world divided by the ancient feud between werewolves and warlocks, Clyde and Terry must learn to trust each other. When wolves start to disappear, their bond is tested by the fear of a pack now balanced on the edge of destruction. Amidst a web … Read more

Review: “Brobots” by Trevor Barton

Brobots

Title: Brobot Series: Brobots #1 Author: Trevor Barton Genre: Gay Science Fiction Publisher: Amazon Pages: 350 Blurb Artificial intelligence can’t be programmed. It has to be grown. Some machines are learning who they are, and humans could do with a bit of that, too. Jared takes home a cute man he finds in a dumpster and then gets drawn into a world of robots, parenting and conspiracy. Review I love it when a book starts off with a murder, or attempted murder. Brobots are androids created by an independent corporation. When they were hard to sell, because of their premium … Read more

LITERATURE: Author Calls for More Gay Romance

Peter Ness

Award-winning gay author Patrick Ness has called for more depiction of gay romance and sex in literature. He has warned that gay teenagers risk being abandoned to “porn and Grindr“. The British-American author, best known for his young adult books Chaos Walking and A Monster Calls, said in an interview this week with The i that, for same-sex relationships, “authors tend to shy away from anything much beyond a kiss or a fleeting reference”. “A book with two boys being intimate, still – still! – in 2017 feels risky,” he said. “Why should that be? Why doesn’t the 17-year-old me deserve to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Voice in My Head, by Sarah Ettritch

The Voice in My Head

QSFer Sarah Ettritch has a new FF sci fi romance out: When Izzy’s virtual assistant implant experiences a catastrophic failure, she receives a new implant with a unique personality. Chloe, as Izzy dubs her, is wonderfully supportive and helpful. Despite knowing that Chloe isn’t a real person, Izzy falls in love with the voice in her head. Can a relationship with an AI be as meaningful as one with a person? Is Izzy destined for heartbreak? Amazon | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Google Play | Smashwords Giveaway I’ll give away a copy of The Salbine Sisters, … Read more

John Boyega Teases ‘Star Wars’ Gay Romance

John Boyega previously dismissed any rumors of a Finn/Poe gay Star Wars romance, but now that Episode VIII has started filming, he seems to be changing his tune a bit. After winning the Rising Star Award at last weekend’s BAFTAS, Boyega seemed to throw a bit of red meat to the Finn/Poe ‘shippers, saying to reporters: “What’s so funny, I posted a video the other day of myself working out, skipping, and in the background Oscar is just like, ‘Yeah baby go on!’ and people just went crazy. But as far as I’m concerned when JJ [Abrams] sat us down … Read more