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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Brian S. Converse

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Brian S. Converse

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, Brian S. Converse – Brian S. Converse is an author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and poetry. He has produced comic books, short stories, novels, and articles about writing in a career spanning more than 25 years.  Thanks so much, Brian, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Brian S. Converse: I can remember … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Baja Clavius, by Madeira Desouza

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Madeira Desouza has a new gay erotic sci fi tale out: Baja Clavius. This controversial science fiction adventure depicts gay male time travel agents with very bad behaviors. They are violent and immoral men. A few hundred years from now, these time travel agents work within a top-secret agency located beneath the crater Clavius on the moon. Their time-travel missions take them to Earth in the past where they ruthlessly manipulate man who are targeted for their roles in the outcomes of historical events such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.Amazon eBook | Amazon Paperback Giveaway Madeira is giving … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Tales From Ardulum, by J.S. Fields

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Tales from Ardulum

J.S. Fields has a new FF sci fi book out: Tales From Ardulum. One year after saving the Neek homeworld and redefining the people’s religion, the crew of the Scarlet Lucidity returns to the Charted Systems for a much-needed break. For Nicholas and Yorden, the Systems will always be home, but for Emn and Atalant, too many memories compound with Emn’s strange new illness to provide much relaxation. TALES FROM ARDULUM continues the journey of Atalant, Emn, Yorden, Nicholas, and Salice as they try to define their place in a galaxy that no longer needs them while battling the artifacts … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Fall in Autumn, by Michael G. Williams

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Michael G. Williams has a new queer sci fi book out: A Fall in Autumn. WELCOME TO THE LAST OF THE GREAT FLYING CITIES It’s 9172, YE (Year of the Empire), and the future has forgotten its past. Soaring miles over the Earth, Autumn, the sole surviving flying city, is filled to the brim with the manifold forms of humankind: from Human Plus “floor models” to the oppressed and disfranchised underclasses doing their dirty work and every imaginable variation between. Valerius Bakhoum is a washed-up private eye and street hustler scraping by in Autumn. Late on his rent, fetishized and … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Innocence and Carnality, by J. Alan Veerkamp

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J. Alan Veerkamp has a new MM steampunk book out: Innocence & Carnality. Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal. His parents see only one way to preserve their reputation amongst the other noble families: fit Nathan with a chastity belt to increase his value to a potential partner and marry him off as soon as possible. The recipient of that prize is Lord Rother Marsh Delaga III. After … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Hands We’re Given, by O.E. Tearmann

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O.E. Tearmann has a new MM (trans) hard sci fi/cyberpunk tale out, book one in their “Aces High, Jokers Wild” series: “The Hands We’re Given.” Aidan Headly never wanted to be the man giving orders. That’s fine with the Democratic State Force base he’s been assigned to command: they don’t like to take orders. Nicknamed the Wildcards, they used to be the most effective base against the seven Corporations owning the former United States in a war that has lasted over half a century. Now the Wildcards are known for creative insubordination, chaos, and commanders begging to be reassigned. Aidan … Read more

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Amazing review for “ithani”

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Sometimes a reader just gets you, and totally connects with what you have written. I live for those times. Thanks to Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words for this amazing review: This morning, I got one of the most beautiful reviews I think I ever received, from Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words: After finishing the book, I knew writing this review was going to be frustrating. Why? Because it’s going to be hard to find the words to describe just how incredible Ithani, the final story in The Oberon Cycle truly is. J. Scott Coatsworth left himself … Read more

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COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Contact, by M.D. Neu

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My friend M.D. Neu has a new queer sci fi book coming out – Contact – and I get to be one of the first to share the cover! A little blue world, the third planet from the sun. It’s home to seven billion people—with all manner of faiths, beliefs, and customs, divided by bigotry and misunderstanding—who will soon be told they are not alone in the universe. Anyone watching from the outside would pass by this fractured and tumultuous world, unless they had no other choice. Todd Landon is one of these people, living and working in a section … Read more

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REVIEW: Yule Planet, by Angel Martinez

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Yule Planet

Title:Yule PlanetSeries:Escape From The Holidays collectionAuthor:Angel MartinezGenre:FF romance, sci fiLGBTQ+ Category:lesbian, non-binaryPublisher:Mischief Corner BooksPages/Word Count:152 PagesReviewer:J. Scott Coatsworth Get It On Amazon It’s December, so it must be time for another Angel Martinez winter holiday tale. And what a tale she delivers in “Yule Planet.” Sofia Cancino wants to get away from her boring life in middle management, and her crazy family entanglements. When she runs across a brochure for a cheery holiday resort on a frozen planet, it sounds perfect. She books her stay, and is really excited until things go awry. Which they do almost immediately. To tell … Read more

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A Little Coatsworth for the Holidays

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Hey all, I have a whole lotta Christmas for you: Wonderland, in the This Wish Tonight Anthology: $4.99 eBook, $10.99 Paperback Zeke is a loner his late forties, living in a small cabin in rural Montana. Nathan has been traveling across country on foot since the zombie apocalypse, dealing with his OCD in an empty world. Zeke just wants someone to love. Nathan just wants to be home again. Fate brings them together in a winter wonderland, but their own fears and baggage may tear them apart. Is there still hope for love at Christmas, at the end of the … Read more