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Review: Midwinter Firelight – K.L. Noone

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Midwinter Firelight - K.L. Noone

Genre: Historical, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book Kit Thompson, empath and Bow Street Preternatural Division constable, is looking forward to Midwinter. His lover Harry, Viscount Sommersby, is visiting, and Kit has plans to show Harry his London … and plans for Harry in his bedroom. But Kit’s Chief Magistrate needs him. And the case is important. Personal. Taking up Kit’s time. Even worse, Harry wants to help. And Kit could use Harry’s magical talents. But that means endangering Harry … something Kit’s sworn never to do. The Review Let me start … Read more

Review: Dionysus in Wisconsin – E. H. Lupton

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Dionysus in Wisconsin - E. H. Lupton

Genre: Historical, Romance, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book A graduate student and an archivist fight a god. Fall, 1969. Ulysses Lenkov should be working on his dissertation. Instead, he’s developing an unlucrative sideline in helping ghosts and hapless magic users. But when his clients start leaving town suddenly—or turning up dead—he starts to worry there’s something afoot that’s worse than an unavenged death or incipient insanity. His investigation begins with the last word on everyone’s lips before they vanish: the mysterious Dionysus. Sam Sterling is an archivist who recently … Read more

Review: Fiorenzo – Sebastian Nothwell

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Fiorenzo - Sebastian Nothwell

Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewers: Linda, PRG; Whiskey November, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords About The Book Fiore has a plan. Find a wealthy elderly gentleman, delight him until the end of his days, and retire on the resulting inheritance. It’s the best outcome a low-born courtesan in the city of Halcyon can hope for. And it seems a perfect scheme… until a mysterious masked man upends it. Banished from university after a disastrous duel, Enzo wanders the city searching for scraps of the affection he’s lost. His public mask conceals private agonies. A single … Read more

Review: Old Time Religion – E.H. Lupton

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Old Time Religion - E.H. Lupton

Genres: Historical, Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Identities: Gay, Bi Reviewer: Maryann Amazon | Universal Buy Link About the Book: What’s one more deadline? Ulysses Lenkov is on the verge of finishing his PhD when his ex-girlfriend shows up with a problem. It’s been six month since the murder of her husband, Hugh, and Livia is plagued by strange noises in the night, poor sleep, and a magic book that may or may not be cursed. The more Ulysses delves into the events that led her back to Madison, the more concerned he becomes. Sam Sterling, jealous and unhappy about Livia’s return, suspects … Read more

New Release: Old Time Religion – E.H. Lupton

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Old Time Religion - E.H. Lupton

QSFer E.H. Lupton has a new MM historical urban fantasy out – Old Time Religion. What’s one more deadline? Ulysses Lenkov is on the verge of finishing his PhD when his ex-girlfriend shows up with a problem. It’s been six month since the murder of her husband, Hugh, and Livia is plagued by strange noises in the night, poor sleep, and a magic book that may or may not be cursed. The more Ulysses delves into the events that led her back to Madison, the more concerned he becomes. Sam Sterling, jealous and unhappy about Livia’s return, suspects that she … Read more

New Release: The Pirate’s Treasure – Lisa Oliver

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The Pirate’s Treasure - Lisa Oliver

QSFer Lisa Oliver has a new MM historical fantasy out: The Pirate’s Treasure. “I have watched you from afar for so long. ‘Tis only fitting, as I breathe my last, that I do it in the arms I’ve longed to feel around my person for two plus years or more.” Rojan Purchanting, Pirate Captain, and half-brother to the King of Gunkermal didn’t mean to blurt out fateful words as he stumbled into Petrov after a disagreement with a knife. But the Goddess of the Moon and Sea works in mysterious ways. Rojan soon found Petrov following him out of castle … Read more

New Release: A Death at the Dionysus Club – Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

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A Death at the Dionysus Club - Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

QSFers Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold has a new MM paranormal historical book out, Lynes & Mathey book 2: A Death at the Dionysus Club. Secrets, Magic and Murder… The gentleman’s clubs of Scott and Griswold’s gaslamp fantastical London are full of secrets and the ones that Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey and their circles frequent are even more hidden than most. Beneath their respectable, or less respectable, façades, they are a haven…or a torment for men who desire each other’s company. Now someone is leaving a trail of murder victims, each one found without a heart. Each one somehow … Read more

Review: A Death at the Dionysus Club – Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

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A Death at the Dionysus Club - Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold

Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Secrets, Magic and Murder… The gentleman’s clubs of Scott and Griswold’s gaslamp fantastical London are full of secrets and the ones that Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey and their circles frequent are even more hidden than most. Beneath their respectable, or less respectable, façades, they are a haven…or a torment for men who desire each other’s company. Now someone is leaving a trail of murder victims, each one found without a heart. Each one somehow connected to Lynes, Mathey, their friends, their enemies and … Read more

Review: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Historical, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo About The Book Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who … Read more

New Release: Sugar and Ice – Eule Grey

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Sugar and Ice - Eule Grey

QSFer Eule Grey has a new FF paranormal holiday book out, Kitten and Blonde book 1.5: Sugar and Ice. Sugar, ice, and bumps in the night… After a thrilling year of ghost-whispering, monster-chasing, and blogging for the Echo, Mave Kitten is keen to abandon her witchy hat for a well-earned break. Snowflakes are drifting in; the office is stuffed with fruit cake. How to win the pub karaoke without cheating (too much) is all that’s left to worry about. Aside from fiddling the office’s debts and choosing a suitable karaoke costume, Lisa Blonde is also ready for the party season, … Read more