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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: LV48, by Matt Doyle

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LV48

QSFer Matt Doyle has a new lesbian sci fi mystery out, book three in the Cassie Tam Files: LV48. New Hopeland City may be the birthplace of Tech Shifter gear, but it isn’t the only place that likes to blend technology with folklore. Now, a new nightmare is stalking the streets… When PI Cassie Tam is attacked on the way home one night, she expects the police to get involved. What she doesn’t expect is to be forced into acting as bait to lure out a lunatic in a tech-suit that’s literally out for blood. But past actions have consequences, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Change of Worlds, by Josh Aterovis

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A Change of Worlds

Josh Aterovis has a new MM paranormal mystery out: A Change of Worlds. A routine archaeological excavation of an ancient Native American site goes horribly wrong when a tribal elder is assaulted. The attack uncovers tampering and thefts from the dig, escalating the growing mistrust between the tribe and the archaeologists. When the tribe hires private investigator Killian Kendall to look into the thefts, they’re hoping to settle the matter quickly and peacefully. All hopes for a simple resolution are dashed when the lead archaeologist is found murdered…and a tribe member is the chief suspect. Suddenly, Killian’s investigation is a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Blyd and Pearce, by Kim Fielding

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Blyd and Pearce

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM high fantasy mystery book out: Blyd and Pearce. Born into poverty and orphaned young, Daveth Blyd had one chance for success when his fighting prowess earned him a place in the Tangye city guard. But after losing his position to false accusations of theft, he scrapes out a living searching for wayward spouses and missing children. When a nobleman offers him a small fortune to find an entertainer who’s stolen a ring, Daveth takes the case. While Jory Pearce may or may not be a thief, Daveth knows he certainly can’t be trusted. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT – Migration: Beginnings, by Walter H. Hopgood

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Migration: Beginnings

QSFer Walter H. Hopgood has a new queer mystery-thriller out: What would happen if an old story from your childhood suddenly became real? Migration: Beginnings tells the tale of an old familial legend, and how a newlywed couple can help the future of mankind by solving the puzzle. Amazon | Smashwords Giveaway GIVEAWAY Excerpt “Look,” Rhys said in a frazzled whisper. He handed the report to Jason, the pictures on top. Jason flicked on the hallway light. He looked at the photos, then the report. “So what am I looking at, besides something that clearly says, ‘US Government—Official Eyes Only’?” … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Jacqui the Cat Mysteries, by Alexis Duran

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Jacqui the Cat Series Covers

Alexis Duran has a new book out in her Jacqui the Cat cozy MM mystery series – “Roam” – and there’s a Giveaway! About the Series Jacqui Corleone is a fashion designer, a yoga-instructor and a concerned citizen who selflessly helps the police solve crimes. Oh, and he occasionally turns into a small wild cat. Probably due to a wizard’s curse or an evil government plot to create super warriors. Or, he’s a cat cursed to turn into a human and only the bite of a sexy alpha lion will allow him to remain in his superior form of Cat. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Queer Justice, by Theo Fenraven

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Queer Justice

QSFer Theo Fenraven has a new queer thriller book out: Silver is seventeen and lives with two younger runaways in a house in Key Largo. He has a gift that makes it possible for the three of them to stay afloat in an America where being openly LGBT means death. Evan White, a consultant for the Miami Police Department, also has a special talent, one that threatens Silver’s safety. An act of bravado and desperation by Silver brings him to Evan’s attention, forcing them both on a path that will send them hurtling across several state lines and ultimately offer … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For April’s R3, the theme is: Cops and Robbers! (Speculative fiction PI’s, detectives, criminals, spies, etc. Financial thrillers would be cool too.)   HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please include a Goodreads link or something comparable. … Read more

SCIENCE: The Paradox of Earth’s Inner Core

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Earth's core - NASA

Earth’s Inner Core Shouldn’t Technically Exist Earth’s solid inner core formed about one billion years ago. Researchers are getting closer to figuring out how it happened. One day, about a billion years ago, Earth’s inner core had a growth spurt. The molten ball of liquid metal at the center of our planet rapidly crystallized due to lowering temperatures, growing steadily outward until it reached the roughly 760-mile (1,220 kilometers) diameter to which it’s thought to extend today. That’s the conventional story of the inner core’s creation, anyway. But according to a new paper published online this week in the journal … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ace of Squids, by Elliot Cooper (Free)

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Ace of Squids

QSFer Elliot Cooper has a new MM paranormal mystery out: Everything changed when Grant’s lover, Ezra, gifted him a bejeweled filigree pocket watch, but nothing could have prepared him for Ezra’s macabre disappearance. Unable to accept Ezra might be dead, Grant does what he can to piece together a rescue. But Grant quickly discovers he’s running out of time. And the deeper he digs into the mystery of what’s happened to Ezra, the more entangled he becomes in the unspeakable truth that threatens to consume him, too. NOTE: this queer romantic horror short contains depictions of grief and eldritch body … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Omega Titan, by A.Y. Venona

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Omega Titan

QSFer A.Y. Venona has a new MM paranormal-mystery book out: To save his mate’s life from the unstoppable force that resurfaced from oblivion, Delvin is left with no other choice but to trust a god whose emblem is a snake. But there is another danger Delvin has not foreseen. This one hits so close to home. Daniel is in training, not because he has an assassin on his ass, but because, for the very first time since attending Alpha Academy, he will be a challenger in a tournament. But there is one challenge Daniel is not prepared for—to give Delvin … Read more