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For Readers: Flavors of Vampires

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Vampire Flavors

Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: What’s your favorite type of vampire? What attributes do you look for in their presentation that make you happy? What aspects turn you off? This is a particular interest, because someone says “vampire” I immediately wonder what kind. There are significant differences in creation and abilities in Dracula, old-school Vampire the Masquerade vampires, Blade the Vampire Hunter vampires, Twilight, Anita Blake, the Strain etc. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Announcement: Street Magic, by Raven de Hart

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Street Magic

QSFer Raven de Hart has a new paranormal/urban fantasy book out: Sometimes magic tricks are more than mere illusions. Street magician Axel Rye understands that better than most — his magic is /real/. If a mundane ever learns the truth, the Magisters will show no mercy. Getting close puts everyone at risk, which is why Axel knows he’s in it deep with his latest crush. Nick works in a tattoo shop on Axel’s favorite busking pitch. If there’s one thing Axel has learned, it’s that magicians and mundanes don’t mix, but he can’t seem to stay away. It’s only a … Read more

Announcement: The Rescue, by Auburnimp & Michael Barnette

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The Rescue

QSFer Michael Barnette and Auburnimp have a new old western paranormal book out: The Guns of Colorado series: Aspen Grove seems to have an almost mystical ability to attract people of a different sort. People who don’t fit in elsewhere. Ones with pasts they don’t often speak about. The one thing they all have in common is a desire to make a safe haven for themselves and others who don’t exactly fit in a typical town. People like Rei Naito, a former samurai displaced by the Meji. Men like Constantine Gaylord ‘CeeGee’ Blackthorne, a wealthy businessman who has visions of … Read more

Review: “Lines of Sight” by Wolf Specter and Clara Coyle

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Genre: Gay Paranormal Mystery/Thriller Length: Novel Series: Covert Investigations #1   RUSS CALLAHAN is a private investigator. His job is to expose other people’s secrets, and when he gets an assignment to uncover the wrongdoer in Accelera Pharmaceutical Labs, it becomes clear Daniel Langston is a man of many secrets. Not only that, but Daniel seems to always be one step ahead of Russ, and knows more about him than anyone should. Russ quickly uncovers a plot that could ruin Accelera, ruin him, and put everyone he’s ever loved in danger. If he doesn’t act, the bad guys could walk … Read more

Announcement: Carlyle’s Crossing, by Chris Quinton

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Carlyle's Crossing

QSFer Chris Quinton has a new paranormal book out: Jubal, the last Carlyle, lives the full width of the continent away from his Abenaki ancestors until a letter from a lawyer draws him and best friend Sal to the suffering town of Whitewater, Vermont – where dark forces, unleashed by one man’s obsession, bring depression and hopelessness to the people. Jubal’s father was unable to drive back the incursion, but Jubal knows he must try; without knowledge or training he has only instinct to rely on – and Sal, who is rapidly becoming far more than a ‘friend with benefits’. … Read more

“Immortal Sins” by Thursday Euclid and Clancy Nacht

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Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance Length: Novel Series: Immortal Sins #1   OWEN CLARK works as a security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural History. After a brutal breakup, he’s living low key, but it’s safe to say that his new life is a bit boring. Well, never fear, Owen, because you’re about to be stalked by a centuries old vampire (from Sparta), who has some pretty kinky plans for you… which you manage to make kinkier… because you’re just that kind of special. You two were made for each other. All joking aside, I loved this novel. This is, … Read more

For Readers: He’s Expecting

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We’re seeing a growing trend of MPREG stories – Male Pregnancy – across the board. These are achieved by a variety of means. Some are trans men who decide to have children. Sometimes there’s a scientific advance that’s credited. It could be a paranormal influence, or even a magical spell. Whatever the method, these story lines challenge our perceptions of traditional gender roles. So my questions today: Do you like to read Mpreg in a story? Why or why not? Do you find most Mpreg stories plausible? Join the chat

Announcement: Burke’s Law, by Lyssa Samuels

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Burke's Law

QSFer Lyssa Samuels has a new paranormal book out: Alpha Burke Chastain has his rules, and his rules were law. All must obey them for the safety of the pack family and their friends. His men respect and love him, but he has no tenderness in his life. Having a mate of his own was something he knew was never meant to be. Dane Quinn is from the hidden plane of Tuath. He has escaped from the breeder stable where men were enslaved for the sole purpose of providing heirs to the highest bidder. He aches to find his true … Read more

Announcement: Hunter, by Kethric Wilcox

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Hunter

QSFer Kethric Wilcox has a new paranormal/antasy book out: Nobody ever tells you how hard it is to become a legend. When Cory Cooper came to Maine with his boyfriend, Kieran Belle, to meet the family, he never imagined the chaos that would engulf their summer break. The seeming safety of the Oisín compound has been shattered. Kieran’s grandfather, the powerful Silver Witch is dead and Kieran has been severely injured fighting off the shifters who invaded his family home. The dark forces arrayed against the young lovers aren’t the only forces in opposition to their quest for Happily Ever … Read more

Announcement: Mantled in Mist, by Rory Ni Coileain

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Mantled in Mist

QSFer Rory Ni Coileain has a new paranormal book out: Fiachra Dubhdara is a Fae living a stolen life, in a body that isn’t his own. He’s also the most junior detective on the D.C. Vice squad, assigned the task of infiltrating and shutting down Tiernan Guaire’s Purgatory. Peri Katsura is the newest and hottest masseur at Lochlann Doran’s Big Boy Massage, inexplicably drawn to the gorgeous cop assigned to bust him but needing to hide a dark secret of his own. And the owner of Fiachra’s body has a plan to get it back – a plan that may … Read more