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REVIEW: The Harp and the Sea – Anne Barwell & Lou Sylvre

The Harp and the Sea - Anne Barwell & Lou Sylvre

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1605, Robbie Elliot—a Reiver and musician from the Scottish borders—nearly went to the gallows. The Witch of the Hermitage saved him with a ruse, but weeks later, she cursed him to an ethereal existence in the sea. He has seven chances to come alive, come ashore, and find true love. For over a century, Robbie’s been lost to that magic; six times love has failed. When he washes ashore on the Isle of Skye in 1745, he’s arrived at his last chance at … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Man from Milwaukee, by Rick R. Reed

The Man from Milwaukee - Rick R. Reed

QSFer Rick R. Reed has a new MM horror/thriller book out: “The Man From Milwaukee.” And there’s a giveaway! It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been arrested. His monstrous crimes inspire dread around the globe. But not so much for Emory Hughes, a closeted young man in Chicago who sees in the cannibal killer a kindred spirit, someone who fights against the dark side of his own nature, as Emory does. He reaches out to Dahmer in prison via letters. The letters become an escape—from Emory’s mother dying from AIDS, from his uncaring sister, from … Read more

REVIEW: The Engineer – C.S. Poe

The Engineer - C.S. Poe

Genre: Steampunk, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book 1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignment shouldn’t be a problem. But even he’s taken aback by a run-in with the country’s most infamous outlaw, Gunner the Deadly. Gunner is also stalking Shallow Grave in search of Tinkerer, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/REVIEW: A Fine Mess – Angel Martinez

A Fine Mess - Angel Martinez - Brimstone

Angel Martinez has a new queer space opera comedy out, book seven in her Brimstone series: “A Fine Mess.” And there’s a giveaway! Beware the demon prince who’s sick and tired of running. Federico Duomo is dead, to begin with. But this is only the first bit of Shax’s problems resolved. Powerful crime lords and an obscenely wealthy oligarch are still determined to destroy him and his crew, and Fluffy’s original owner may be coming after the Brimstone now, too. It would be splendid to be able to take on one thing at a time. Adding to the external conflicts, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Smash and Grab – Maz Maddox

Smash and Grab - Maz Maddox

QSFer Maz Maddox has a new queer (bi/gay) paranormal dinosaur shifter romance out, Relic Book 1: “Smash and Grab.” My standard issued lab badge reads ‘Simon’ but it really should say ‘unexciting nerd with no social life.’ Don’t get me wrong — I love what I do with a passion, but it doesn’t leave a lot of time for much else. Especially romance. While chipping away at my work, I’m suddenly the person between hired cartel muscle and the fossil that will define my career. Which isn’t the most insane part of the story. My savior is a chaotic, bat-wielding … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rise: Last Chance – KT Hanna

Rise - K.T. Hanna

QSFer KT Hanna has a new queer sci fi/LitRPG book out: “Rise: Last Chance.” Death doesn’t always kill you… but second chances don’t come free Dare should be dead. You don’t get hit by a high voltage power line in a freak accident and live. Unless the Second Chance program wants you for its own ends, that is. A second life, one last chance, but at the cost of serving an aeons old system that protects humanity… even from itself. The tasks Dare is assigned seem harmless at first, but as the missions progress, things seem off. There are creatures the … Read more

REVIEW: Luckless – Cari Z.

Luckless - Cari Z.

Title: Luckless Author: Cari Z. Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 73 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Evan Luck is a dragon rider with no dragon. Five years ago, his dragon gave her life defending the monster-ridden remnants of Marble, and ever since, his ability to connect empathically to another dragon had been as broken as his heart. Now he spends his days dodging his disappointed mayor, crafting arrows, fighting off the not-as-legendary-as-they-should-be beasts that’ve overrun America, and just trying to get by in the city of Forge.  But when … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Blood and Mercy – V.S. Holmes

Blood And Mercy - V.S. Holmes

QSFer V.S. Long has a new queer dark fantasy out (ace, bi, gay, aro), book 4 in the Blood of Titans series: “Blood and Mercy.” The stunning conclusion to the international bestselling tale is here! Saving the world may have doomed them all. Keplan reels in the wake of grief and guilt at the blood on his hands. Outside the city walls, however, winter grows fiercer and droughts longer. Alea reforged the fractured world twenty years before–so why is it withering before his eyes? Then, just as he masters being a monarch, a prophet arrives spouting scripture about a One … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Single Omega Dad – Wendy Rathbone

Single Omega Dad - Wendy Rathbone

QSFer Wendy Rathbone has a new MM omegaverse book out: “Single Omega Dad.” My new financial guardian, Mathias, is a cold, self-centered, rude-ass Alpha and the son of one of the wealthiest men in the country. To him, I am a burden on society, only fit to live on a chattel farm. It doesn’t matter that I’m drawn to him, to his ominous presence and chiseled jaw, his muscular body in his fitted silk suits. I’m a single dad with kids and responsibilities –I don’t have time for that rich bastard. He keeps coming by the house so I can … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shameful Scars – A.L. Williams

Shameful Scars - A.L. Williams

QSFer A.L. Williams has a new queer paranormal romance out (ace, bi, gender fluid, intersex, non-binary), book 3 in their Scars series: “Shameful Scars.” I can take care of myself… Please help me… Her lips are pure damnation… I will never leave you… Hayley is determined to achieve her goals even as overworked as she is. She is almost done with school and loves her new internship. Everything is great. Except for a certain angel she wants gone. The others have forgiven Gabriel and Hayley doesn’t understand why. Worse of all she can’t reconcile her deep hatred and attraction to … Read more