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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Jeanne Marcella

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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, Jeanne Marcella – Jeanne Marcella writes LGBTQIA+ fantasy fiction not for the faint of heart. Quests, adventure, danger, and the grit of living are foremost, but relationships and mild romance might also share the pages. Granted unlimited access to books at a very early age via the library, she quickly acquired a fondness for creating her own stories through word and drawing. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories – Warren Rochelle

The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories - Warren Rochelle

Warren Rochelle has a new collection of gay fairy tales out: “The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories.” And there’s a giveaway! Fairy tales. We all know the traditional stories, right? Prince Charming, the hero, fights evil, wins the princess, happily ever after. Three sons, three wishes, witches, dragons, a quest, and happily ever after. These stories are part of our cultural fabric. We retell them, over and over, and the stories change in the retellings, to reflect contemporary culture, such as Princess Charming, heroes and heroines as people of color. It has been only relatively recently that queer folk have … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Demon in Business Class – Anthony Dobranski

The Demon in Business Class - Anthony Dobranski

Anthony Dobranski has a new urban fantasy book out: “The Demon in Business Class.” And there’s a giveaway: She can speak all languages. He can smell evil intent. They’re enemies. They crave each other. With secret magic, international settings, a conspiracy plot, and star-crossed lovers, The Demon in Business Class is a stylish modern fantasy spanning continents and genres. A shady executive hires Zarabeth Battrie to help start the next global war, giving her a demon that speaks all languages. But other people know more about her job than she does… A resolute investigator recruits Gabriel Archer to use his … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Werewolf And His Boy – Warren Rochelle

The Werewolf And His Boy - Warren Rochelle

Warren Rochelle has a new gay paranormal romance out: “The Werewolf and His Boy.” And there’s a giveaway! Their leap of faith could unleash magic—or plunge them into darkness.Henry Thorn has worked at Larkin’s since graduating high school. He likes it—especially when he can use his secret skill of hiding inside shadows so his boss can’t find them. Without that talent, he would never had survived growing up different. When a hire enters the store, Henry’s other latent talent kicks in. He can smell an emotional response even before he lays eyes on the redhead. Jamey Currey came out, and … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Prince Ivan, A. Wolfe & A Firebird – Eric Alan Westfall

Prince Ivan, A. Wolfe & A Firebird - Eric Alan Westfall

Eric Alan Westfall has a new queer fairy tale out: “Prince Ivan, A. Wolfe & A Firebird.” And there’s a giveaway! Dear Reader, What do you get when you combine a greedy Great Tsar, his two cheating, bullying older sons, his youngest esser (shh! no saying that aloud) son, stolen gold apples, a Firebird quest, A. Wolfe who has the power t’assume a pleasing shape, a magickal sandstorm, as well as two bands and a full Symphony of Gipsumies? A rollicking, roisterous Russian Fairy Tale, with vigorous esser activities in tents, halls, bedrooms and alcoves, with and without the assistance of PSTs. Plus princely … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: All or None – Aurora Lee Thornton

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Aurora Lee Thornton has a new queer fantasy book out: “All or None.” In a world where everyone has a soulmate, uniquely powerful mage Royiora and reluctant assassin Kalo collide in the worst of ways. Royiora Daralkaen, the only mage alive able to use all five kinds of magic, has a near idyllic childhood in the country of Porescalia – before war breaks out with their antagonistic neighbors, Kloria. Kalo Porla, a naturally magic-proof individual known as a Null, is trained to be as an assassin by the authoritarian empire known as the Domain. When Kalo and his partner assassin … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Healing Lance – M.D. Grimm

Healing Lance - M.D. Grimm

M.D. Grimm has a new MM fantasy book out, A Warrior’s Redemption book one: “Healing Lance.” A baby’s laughter. A mind uncaged. Lance is known as Scourge, the warrior in the black armor, the dog of the warlord Ulfr Blackwolf. He was just a boy when Ulfr found him and molded him into the perfect weapon. He slaughters and pillages on command, merciless and numb, devoid of emotions. Then a baby girl laughs at him during a raid. And everything changes. When Gust, a talented healer, is out deer hunting and stumbles across a magnificent horse bearing a mortally wounded … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Facets of the Nether – William C. Tracy

Facets of the Nether

William C. Tracy has a new Queer/MMF sci fi/fantasy/steampunk tale out, book two in the Dissolution Cycle: “Facets of the Nether.” The Dissolution approaches. Sam has saved the Assembly of Species, but at a terrible cost. Locked in his apartment, his memories gone and his best friend abducted, he is once again crippled with anxiety. Meanwhile, Enos struggles to free her brother from imprisonment, alone for the first time in her life. Her true species has been revealed, and there are hints the deadliest of her kind survived an ancient war. But the Nether contains more secrets. A musical chime … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Secrets of Milan – Edale Lane

Secrets of Milan - Edale Lane

Edale Lane has a new FF alternative historical fantasy out, book two in the Night Flyer trilogy: “Secrets of Milan.” The Night Flyer had brought Florentina and Madelena together but now threatens to drive them apart. While Florentina searches for a mysterious underworld organization that has attempted to murder the woman she loves, Maddie struggles to deal with the danger Florentina is courting. Her brother, Alessandro, has become the most prominent merchant of Milan, but the Night Flyer uncovers a secret so shocking it could destroy them all. Secrets of Milan is the second book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Mystic Guardian, by Mary Rundle

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Mary Rundle has a new MM paranormal erotic romance out, book nine in the Blackwood Pack series: Mystic Guardian. And there’s a giveaway! The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere. Carson never dreamed his six bothers would get their fated mates before he did and now, hanging on with the barest of … Read more