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Review: Love & Limitations

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Just got a great review of Love & Limitations from Jim Comer. 🙂 Get It On Amazon Love and Limitations is a collection of short stories, romantically themed, which feature gay and trans men. There is not a unifying theme or characters; each stands on its own. Coatsworth is known as a writer of fantastic literature, much of it SF-themed, but these stories are mundane in their settings. “I Only Want To Be With You” is a more-or-less vanilla holiday romance, but “The Boy In The Band” relies on Coatsworth’s knowledge of Arizona, where he lived for many years, and his … Read more

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Review: The Dragon Eater

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The Dragon Eater - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon About The Book Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever. Raven’s best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancĂ© Silya, an initiate priestess in a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand suns. This unlikely team must work together to face strange beasts, alien artifacts, … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-Three

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I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Marissa makes an early morning trip to give someone an unexpected goodbye… < Read Chapter 32 | Read Chapter 34 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-ThreeAn Unexpected Goodbye “I’ll be gone about an hour. … Read more

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Point of View: My World Has Gotten Smaller (And That’s Okay)

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My world has gotten smaller these last few weeks, as I’ve turned off news notifications, pulled the curtains closed, and endeavored to focus on those things that are real and true. I’ve made no secret of my personal beliefs on this blog. I’m an unabashed liberal who thinks we should be doing all we can to make the world a better place – for minorities, for the poor, for the middle class, and for just about everyone else except for the billionaires. This last week unleashed a flood-tide of horrible news for people like me, as rights were rolled back, … Read more

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Author Spotlight: H.P. Gildwel

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: H.P. Gildwel, author of the Drunk Wizard Chronicles. From the rags of Arkansas to the riches in Texas, Friend’s and Family come first in his heart. A close second is writing and playing TTRPG’s. If he’s not writing, he’s in the woodshop making sawdust. Thanks so much, H.P., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: The Great Forest and Other Love Stories – Warren Rochelle

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Warren Rochelle has a new FF/MM romance fantasy/sci-fi short story collection out: The Great Forest and Other Love Stories. And there’s a giveaway! “The course of true love never did run smooth” might be a clichĂ©, but for the lovers in these stories, it’s an understatement. Consider: having to rescue your beloved from seven years of service to sentient trees, or your lover wants you to curse an entire town, or your husband is sure aliens are calling to him from a comet. Find out what happens in these and other stories in The Great Forest and Other Love Stories. Warnings: … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-Two

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I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Ainsley has an unexpected encounter at the Red Roof Gallery on Jun Seo’s opening night… < Read Chapter 31 | Read Chapter 33 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-TwoUnder the Red Roof The Red … Read more

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Point of View: A Prayer for All Good Things

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On this dark day,when all seems lost,say a prayer for all good things. A mother’s love,a father’s pride,family and the love they bring. The treasured ones,your dearest friends,feel their arms around your heart. Walks in sunlight,washed clean by rain,green sprouts break though concrete’s cracks. Words wrapped in tales,bright worlds explored,human spirit in a book. Hum of voices,coffee shop chat,something hot to warm your soul. Wise words once said:“This too shall pass,”time will carry us through it. Now let’s gatherhope like bright leaves,Dress ourselves in what might be. Brighter days come –Hold my hand andsay a prayer for all good things.

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Author Spotlight: E.M. Hamill

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: E.M. (Elisabeth) Hamill writes adult science fiction and fantasy somewhere in the wilds of eastern suburban Kansas. A nurse by day, wordsmith by night, she is happy to give her geeky imagination free rein and has sworn never to grow up and get boring. She lives with her family, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse. Thanks so much, E.M., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Chaos Kin – Sheryl R. Hayes

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New Release: Chaos Kin - Sheryl R. Hayes

Sheryl R. Hayes has a new MMF paranormal book coming out (bi, poly), Jordan Abbey book 3, and we have the cover reveal: Chaos Kin. In the town of Rancho Robles, can one werewolf protect the Children of the Wolf and the Bat? Chaos Wolf Jordan Abbey has made friends among the Black Oak Pack even though she refuses to join it. The same can’t be said of the vampires, but her life has taken a turn for the better. That is until Enya Blevins, sister to the werewolf who turned Jordan, arrives in Rancho Robles. She wants to know … Read more