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Review: The Hencha Queen

The Hencha Queen - J. Scott Coatsworth

Jus got a great review for The Hencha Queen from Estora at Queer Sci Fi! Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Plot LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Intersex Reviewer: Estora Universal Buy Link About The Book SILYA COMES INTO HER OWN, BUT WILL SHE BE ENOUGH? Silya finally has everything she always wanted. She’s the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is working to master her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart? Her once-nemesis Raven is off riding dragons, and their mutual friend (and her ex) Aik is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, a new threat menaces … Read more

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Review: The Gauntlet Runner

The Gauntlet Runner - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Intersex Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link This review contains spoilers for the first book of the Tharassas Cycle, The Dragon Eater, so if you haven’t read that book first – what are you waiting for?! The Dragon Eater left us on a cliffhanger, with our three main protagonists – Raven the thief who is now part-dragon, the guard Aik who is in love with Raven, and Silya the new Hencha Queen – scattered across the land. Raven was kidnapped by beasts that brought him to a small community of others like … Read more

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Review: Love & Limitations

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

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-fiancé 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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Review: Soul of Ash – H.L. Moore

Heart of Ash - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Half a year after the events of Heart of Dust, Doran Ó Seanáin now finds himself trapped between two worlds while belonging to neither: held in contempt by the Bronze for the turmoil he caused during Archon Bryson’s reign, and resented by the miners for selling out. Leonora Darkwater’s pursuit to own the mines may be the answer to all of his problems, but the offer is far more complicated than it appears, and the only person Doran trusts is the same man who threw … Read more

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Review: Heart of Dust – H.L. Moore

Heart of Dust - H.L. Moore - Death's Embrace

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi Get It On Amazon | Free at QSF (Ends 12/31) About The Book Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black Lung Gang, is determined to challenge the Archon, Arajon’s tyrannical ruler, for his brutal treatment of the miners. But Doran has more to deal with than getting stabbed and a city-wide lockdown that’s seeing his gang of ex-miners slowly starved out of their base. His daughter Grace has turned against him, and the death of his wife haunts them both. Although he finds reprieve in Nathaniel Morgenstern, the apotheker with … Read more

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Review: A Snowmonster for Midwinter – Blaine D. Arden

A Snowmonster for Midwinter - Blaine D. Arden

Genre: Holiday, Romance, Monster Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Payhip About The Book Snow turns to sleet where monsters tread. As the resident sorcerers, Toren and his family protect their village from monsters—like the one they trapped in the mountains decades ago. But on the eve of the annual midwinter festival, it’s not a monster but a sudden eruption at the springs that threatens their lives. With rescue spells failing and the danger of a second, more deadly eruption looming, Toren discovers that a monster responsible for his brother’s death holds the key to saving the … Read more

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Review: Shelf-Made Man – Kim Fielding

Shelf-Made Man - Kim Fielding

Genre: Fantasy, Holiday, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Amazon | Audible | B&N About The Book Tobias Lykke is big, awkward, and accustomed to spending his holidays alone. This year, however, his godmother—who may or may not be an Italian countess—gives him an elf doll originally entrusted to her by her second husband, who might or might not have been a wizard. An evening of THC snickerdoodles and an offhand wish later, Tobias finds himself faced with a living, breathing elf—and a royal elf at that—with an exceptionally traumatic past. Bloodthirsty trolls are on a mission to recapture Prince Alfie, and the search for answers … Read more

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Review: Praxis – David Gerrold

Praxis - David Gerrold

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi, Asexual Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book A lifetime in the Labor Corps—or colonize a new world. For Jamie and José, not much of a choice. But Praxis wouldn’t be easy. To survive there, you had to depend on each other. And that requires honesty that few possess. Praxis is a bold experiment in society building, a monosexual colony, with no promises of survival and no return trip. But it’s got potential. You just have to build a new civilization—on the other side of the universe. The Review They say that … Read more

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New Release: Feuds and Interludes – R.L. Merrill

Feuds and Interludes - R.L. Merrill

R.L. Merrill has a new MM contemporary rock ‘n’ roll romance out in the Road to Rocktoberfest series: Feuds and Interludes. From the award-winning author of Hurricane Reese, Summer of Hush, and You Can Do Magic comes a new rock star romance series inspired by legendary rock ‘n’ roll love affairs. Feuds and Interludes is a rivals-to-lovers, hurt/comfort love story complete with adorable septuagenarian lovebirds and beloved characters from Merrill’s previous rock-inspired series. Boone Collins and Shane Butler are two of rock music’s brightest stars today. Their grandfathers founded a powerhouse rock supergroup that ruled the airwaves in the late … Read more