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Review: As Fire Rains Down – Toni Griffin

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As Fire Rains Down - Toni Griffin

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book As fire rains down on the forest, Luke finds a hurt but powerful demigod in its wake— the kind of shifter that should only exist in legend. Forest fires around California have got everyone working overtime. Between Luke’s volunteer rescue efforts as the fires rage and his keeping up with regular police duties in his sleepy hometown of Half Moon Bay, he’s barely had time to eat, let alone catch some shut-eye. It doesn’t help that some out-of-towners have been pressing … Read more

Review: Transform the World Anthology

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Transform the World

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Beáta, Ulysses Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book “Today I swam through MOMA. Leon says it was a waste, encasing the art, then flooding the museum—frivolous and elitist. I say it was a gesture of optimism, a triumph of technology and political will.” Want to thrill to the possibilities of a hopeful future? We asked a bunch of sci-fi writers to spin tales of a better future, imagining ways in which the world might become a better place. From a swim through an underwater museum to a joyous … Read more

Review: Trueflame – Vanessa Ricci-Thode

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Trueflame - Vanessa Ricci-Thode

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Neesha doesn’t care about the affairs of dragons. All she wants is to cultivate her unprecedented pyromantic power, but chafes against her mother’s reputation as a ground-breaking dragon whisperer and against a regressive society that expects her to marry. Escaping not only her mother’s judgement but the attention of family-approved suitors proves difficult, especially when an unplanned pregnancy drastically narrows Neesha’s options and sets a tight deadline for fulfilling her dream of being accepted to the Wizards Guild before motherhood sidelines her. Just … Read more

New Release: The Boo Man – Matt Converse

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The Boo Man - Matt Converse

QSFer Matt Converse has a new MM horror book out: The Boo Man. All the kids are afraid of someone scary in the neighborhood. They call him the Boo Man. While playing tag, six-year-old Mateo is pushed into the Boo Man’s yard and discovers it may be a secret graveyard. Mateo escapes but is determined to prove there is something buried back there…without getting caught. Mateo calls on his little brother for help. Soon, he’s fearing for both of their lives because it’s rumored the Boo Man captures little kids, locks them up, and tortures them in his basement. Late … Read more

Review: How to Get a Girlfriend When You’re a Terrifying Monster – Marie Cardno

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How to Get a Girlfriend When You’re a Terrifying Monster - Marie Cardno

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Life is tough when you’re an eldritch abomination. Trillin isn’t technically a person. She’s a tiny breakaway piece of consciousness from the all-devouring Endless, doomed to eventually rejoin it. But when a human witch stumbles into her world, Trillin suddenly has a new reason to figure out individuality–one shape-shifting tentacle at a time. Sian is sure important magical discoveries are just around the corner, if she can just get her portals to work reliably. Reaching the dimension of the Endless without being eaten on sight … Read more

Review: Bleeding Stone – Brian Yapko

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Bleeding Stone - Brian Yapko

Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Mundo Lopez, a minor player in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, has killed a man of unexpected importance to the Mayan gods of war and death. After his release from prison, Mundo journeys with his lover, Pedro, through the jungles of Guatemala to steal a fortune in sacred gold from the Pyramid of the Dead. It is there among the ruins of Tikal that the dark gods, in their quest for vengeance, force him to make a monumental and horrific choice… The … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Endless Sea Between Us – Lucy Mason

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The Endless Sea Between Us - Lucy Moon

Lucy Mason has a new FF fantasy mermaid romance out: The Endless Sea Between Us. Five years ago, Faeryn Moss lost her family and home to a plague that swept her village. As the sole survivor, she was rumored to be a witch—a rumor she never denied because it was the truth. Ostracized and cast out in fear, she now lives a quiet life in a cave on the beach, alone with her magic and the only thing that never let her down, the only thing she loves: the sea. But when she sings up a storm borne from her … Read more

Review: Blood Wine – Scarlet Blackwell

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Blood Wine - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Gothic, Historical, Romance, Vampires LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When vampires and humans mix, there will be blood… “Really, his conscience was too much. Istvan had taught him well.” In the dark hours, shell shock still claims vampire Sam for its own. He’s lonely and afraid of his new world, still tormented by flashbacks of the Somme. Once so close to his human friend, Stephen, he now feels isolated as he watches Stephen’s evolving love affair with the vampire Istvan. When Sam meets Janos, a human with a death wish who … Read more

New Release: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

QSFer Ellie Thomas has a new MM historical paranormal book out: The Monk’s Lair. 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 is determined to befriend him. When … Read more

Review: Blood Kisses – Scarlet Blackwell

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Blood Kisses - Scarlet Blackwell

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “You act like you hate me and I don’t know why. All I did was love you. It wasn’t a crime.”Ten years ago, the vampire Severin fell in love with the mortal Nikolaus in Vienna and abandoned him, rather than take his life. He and his friend, Istvan, are invited to the vampire king Emil’s castle where he finds out that Nikolaus now belongs to Emil. Jealousy eats Severin alive. The twin lusts of blood and sex are intertwined for all vampires, ruling their lives. … Read more