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New Release / Giveaway: You Can Save Me – R.L. Merrill

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You Can Save Me - R.L. Merrill

R.L. Merrill has a new MM paranormal romance in the Carnival of Mysteries series, the sequel to You Can Do Magic: You Can Save Me. Sixties folk singer Dane Donovan vanished from a desolate highway rest area in 1979. Forty years later, he’s found hitchhiking in the California desert on a cold winter’s night. He hasn’t aged a day, but the roadmap of scars he wears tells a chilling tale. Veteran detective Walter Muse took over the case twenty years ago, but his haunting connection to Dane Donovan goes back to a peculiar run-in as a child with The Troubadour and his … Read more

New Release: Gluttony and Other Hungers – TJ Nichols

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Gluttony and Other Hungers - TJ Nichols

QSFer TJ Nichols has a new MM urban fantasy/mystery out, Mytho Investigations book seven: Gluttony & Other Hungers. Jordan and Edra aren’t the only ones thinking about their wedding, and some people don’t want it to happen. The destruction of several Mythological Services buildings around the country has revealed there are still people who view the mythological refugees as something less than human, despite the law now recognizing them as equal. When someone decides to stop the wedding, Jordan and Edra need to act fast…but this isn’t a battle they are fighting alone. The final book in the gay urban … Read more

New Release: Point of Hopes – Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

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Point of Hopes - Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett

QSFer Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett have a new queer historical fantasy mystery book out, Astreiant book one: Point of Hopes. The fate of the city hangs in the balance… The city of Astreiant is full of magic, danger and bureaucracy, and never moreso than when something or someone is making guild apprentices disappear without a trace. Philip Eslingen has just been discharged from his mercenary company and as a Leaguer and a stranger, makes an ideal suspect. Fortunately for him, Pointsman Nicolas Rathe from the Point of Hopes station doesn’t agree, but he knows the only way to … Read more

Review: Point of Hopes – Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett

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Point of Hopes - Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett

Genre: Mystery, Historical, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The city of Astreiant is full of magic, danger and bureaucracy, and never moreso than when something or someone is making guild apprentices disappear without a trace. Philip Eslingen has just been discharged from his mercenary company and as a Leaguer and a stranger, makes an ideal suspect. Fortunately for him, Pointsman Nicolas Rathe from the Point of Hopes station doesn’t agree, but he knows the only way to prove that is to find the missing children and the real culprits. Together they must … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Shadow House – Joe Rielinger

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Shadow House - Joe Rielinger

Joe Rielinger has a new MF mystery out (transgender): Shadow House. An unexpected visit from the daughter of an old mentor launches private detective Terry Luvello into one of the most intriguing cases of his career. Margaret Reasoner, the matriarch of one of Cleveland’s wealthiest and most politically connected families, has recently passed away. Not trusting any of her children, Margaret had added a clause in her will requiring a private inquest should her death take place under suspicious circumstances. Hired to investigate, Terry spends a week at the Reasoner’s sprawling estate dealing with the increasingly hostile family as he … Read more

New Release: The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer – Chloe Archer

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The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer - Chloe Archer

QSFer Chloe Archer has a new MM cozy monster romance out, Monsters Hollow book 2: The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer. Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters! A quirky romance writer in hiding. A sexy gargoyle lover turned bodyguard. And a stalker that just won’t quit… Ryder Thomas (aka Ryder St. James) I assumed writing swoony romance novels about humans and Otherkind might attract some unsavory attention. But I never imagined I’d have an obsessive fan stalking me. Fortunately, my BFF Max has an in with a town he assures me can … Read more

Triple Review: The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer – Chloe Archer

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The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer - Chloe Archer

Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Cozy Monster LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Pansexual Reviewers: Jay, Linda, Whiskey November Get It On Amazon About The Book Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters! A quirky romance writer in hiding. A sexy gargoyle lover turned bodyguard. And a stalker that just won’t quit… Ryder Thomas (aka Ryder St. James) I assumed writing swoony romance novels about humans and Otherkind might attract some unsavory attention. But I never imagined I’d have an obsessive fan stalking me. Fortunately, my BFF Max has an in with a town he assures me can … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: These Haunted Hills – Jana Denardo

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These Haunted Hills - Jana Denardo

QSFer Jana Denardo has a new MM paranormal romance out: These Haunted Hills. Young wildlife conservation professor, Joshua Zimmerman, adores foxes, steampunk, and paranormal investigation. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of nerdy memorabilia and tattoos, and he’s an avid steampunk cosplayer. When his favorite author hires him for some ghost hunting for his new project, Josh can hardly believe his luck. As an author of the wildly successful urban fantasy series, The Green Tablet, Brendan Halloran should have it all. And he did until his young son, Connor, died of cancer. Heartbroken and drowning … Read more

New Release: Only Human – Audrey Wilson

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Only Human - Audrey Wilson

QSFer Audrey Wilson has a new sapphic sci-fi mystery romance out (bi, lesbian): Only Human. Have you ever had a crush?  Have you ever had a crush so astronomically huge you were willing to tell the person anything to make them fall in love with you? If you’re Annalise Dresden, then the answer is yes. Yes you have. And you’re in way over your head.  Before Frankie, Leece was like any other girl in her mid-twenties – a med school dropout with too much debt, a drinking problem, and no memory of her life before her nineteenth birthday. Alright, maybe … Read more

Review: True North – TA Moore

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True North - TA Moore

Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Despite what his co-workers say Belling, Montana paramedic Dylan Hollie does not hate Christmas. It’s just that as an ex-foster kid he learned early on that Christmas just didn’t have much relevance to his life. He’s seen no evidence since then that he’s wrong. That said, if Santa ever delivered a six-foot plus wall of hot muscle under his tree he’d be willing to reconsider. He’s even sourced an available one locally in the taciturn Somerset North and his impossibly blue eyes. So … Read more