As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

ya

New Release: The Worlds Behind Her Eyelids – Alexa Lee

by
The Worlds Behind Her Eyelids - Alexa Lee

QSFer Alexa Lee has a new queer YA fantasy out (bi, demi, poly), Inescapable Escapism book 1: The Worlds Behind Her Eyelids. “Tell me, kid… How do you feel about desecrating a graveyard?” Suffocated by her narcissistic mother’s constant complaints, Grace retreats into the refuge of her mind. Her imagination becomes her only source of escape, and there she meets a grizzly treasure hunter, Mitch, with a history of rescuing strays. He takes Grace under his wing, allowing her to accompany him on his search for a long-lost artefact. Split between her mundane reality and the exhilarating new world she … Read more

New Release: Passageway – Steven A. Coulter

by
Passageway - Steven A. Coulter

QSFer Steven A. Coulter has a new MM YA sci-fi book out: Passageway. Chosen by mystical warriors to protect a parallel Earth from a catastrophic future, a young man must push his mental and physical abilities to the limits if he is to help save mankind. As seventeen-year-old Darwin McQuaid flees high-school bullies, he is saved by an enigmatic stranger; an indigenous teenage warrior who was born 500 years in the past. Strong and powerful, Daruk possesses an intelligence that exceeds his rugged youthful appearance, and Darwin is drawn to learn more about him. Surprisingly, the high-school junior discovers that … Read more

Review: Lust & Other Demons – Tal Frost

by
Lust & Other Demons - Tal Frost

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Poly, Pansexual, Somewhat Gender Fluid (but not identifying explicitly as such) Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book Belonging can sometimes be Hell. Jin is 17, pansexual, blue-haired, half-Korean and a lifelong outsider. His modus operandi, after years of neglect and chaos is never belong, never attach, because both just bring pain. What he doesn’t know, and mustn’t, is if he does ever belong, his lust demon father will take him to Hell forever the day he turns 18. But when he moves to the remote Scottish town … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Resurrecting My Magic – Timoteo Tong

by
Resurrecting My Magic - Timoteo Tong

QSFer Timoteo Tong has a new MM YA fantasy/paranormal romance out, The Magicals Alliance book 2: Resurrecting My Magic. In the thrilling sequel to Magic, Monsters and Me, Elijah Delomary steps into a whirlwind of challenges that test his strength, his identity, and the depth of his relationships. Confronting Zid’dra, the diabolical king of the menacing Gloom, Elijah faces a web of deceit spun by the sinister force, luring him toward his demise. However, his escape is orchestrated by the intervention of the Áuqala, who guides him back to Earth with a crucial message—to believe in his innate magic. Meanwhile, Elijah’s … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: If We Were Stars -Eule Grey

by
If We Were Stars - Eule Grey

QSFer Eule Grey has a new NB-NB YA sci-fi romance out: If We Were Stars. And there’s a giveaway. Blimey. The last thing Kurt wants is to wear a space helmet, and, no, they didn’t plan on saving the world either—Not before their eighteenth birthday anyway. Who’d have thought friending a lonely alien would lead to the Cape Canaveral launch pad. Best friends since they were ten years old, Kurt O’Hara and Beast Harris tackle the typical teenage challenges together: pronouns, AWOL bodies, not to mention snogging. A long-distance relationship with an alien named Iuvenis is the least of their … Read more

New Release: Together in a Broken World – Paul Michael Winters

by
Together in a Broken World - Paul Michael Winters

Paul Michael Winters has a new MM YA dystopian sci-fi book out: Together in a Broken World. Two boys fall in love in a deadly world, but it’s the secrets they keep that might kill them. Seventeen-year-old Zach was visiting his uncle in a small Montana town when a mysterious illness ripped through the world. Most died, but those who survived the Infection became mindless killers, spreading the disease with a single scratch. Now, a year later, civilization lies in ruins, and Zach is the town’s sole survivor. Desperately lonely, he longs to return to his family in Seattle, but … Read more

Review: The Shaman of Heaven and Hell – Chris Kim

by
Shaman of Heaven and Hell - Chris Kim

Genre: Horror, Suspense, YA LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book As the last surviving shaman of his Korean lineage, death’s specter has pushed Adrian Shin-Ward into self-imposed isolation. That is, until a chance encounter with Bram Lyght, an attractive young man with a peculiar aura, hooks the reserved university student’s interest. But Adrian isn’t the only one drawn to Bram. An obsessed sociopath from Bram’s past is out of prison and burning a path of destruction to reach him again. To protect Bram, Adrian must unearth a disturbing truth about the power inside … Read more

New Release: Fairest – K.S. Trenten

by
Fairest - K.S. Trenten

QSFer K.S. Trenten has a new FF YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): Fairest. All of my life, I’ve been haunted by her dark eyes. At birth, she cursed me to prick my finger on the spindle and sleep for a century. She appears in my dreams, my reflections, shaping my desires. Who is she? My guardian has only revealed a few enigmatic words as to her identity, the fairest of them all. Follow me into the lonely Forest of Tears where the dwarves dwell, walking where she once walked. Gaze into the depths of the magic mirror which reveals her … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: The Gauntlet Runner – J. Scott Coatsworth

by
The Gauntlet Runner - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer YA/crossover sci-fantasy book out, The Tharassas Cycle Book Two: The Gauntlet Runner. And there’s a giveaway! A GUARD AND A THIEF. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Aik has fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend. But Raven’s a thief, which makes things… complicated. Oh, and Raven has just been kidnapped by a dragon. Now Aik is off on a quest of his own, to hunt down the foul beast and make them give back his … friend? Lover? Soulmate? The whole not-knowing thing just makes everything harder. Meanwhile, the world of Tharassas is … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Magic, Monsters, and Me – Timoteo Tong

by
Magic, Monsters, and Me - Timoteo Tong

Timoteo Tong  has a new MM YA sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal romance out: Magic, Monsters, and Me. And there’s a giveaway. Sixteen-year-old Elijah Delomary loves the City of Angels. The sunshine, the palm trees, the ocean. He especially enjoys battling the monsters infesting the dark corners of the vast metropolis. As he starts his junior year at Burbank High School he meets a new friend, Austin who also fights monsters to keep Angelenos safe. As their friendship develops and love blooms, Elijah’s arch nemesis Devlina reappears, threatening to use magic to destroy the world. Elijah must now juggle pursuing his feelings for Austin, … Read more