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REVIEW: Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts – Amara Lynn

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Futures, Friends, And Other Firsts - Amara Lynn

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Sallon Lee is quiet, shy, and has no friends. They have no idea what they want for their future on the space station in which they live. But they do know one thing: they have a huge crush on Ignis. The problem is, Ignis is so cool and popular, and has no idea who Sal is. Sal has no chance with him. Then a chance encounter throws the two of them together, and Sal finds themself forming a fast friendship with Ignis, thinking about their future, and other firsts. Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts is … Read more

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REVIEW: The Cursed Crown – Matthew S. Cox

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The Cursed Crown - Matthew S. Cox

Genre: YA, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: FF Lesbian Reviewer: H.L. Get It On Amazon About The Book In the wake of a twenty-year war, the people of Lucernia struggle to believe their former enemies aren’t demon-loving savages. However, that’s easy compared to the more alarming change: accepting their nation now has two queens. Many citizens in a land devoted to the God of Purity view the love between Kitlyn and Oona as unnatural, but the young women have earned guarded acceptance in the wake of their heroic deeds. Alas, unrest stirs in the shadows. Worse, Oona thinks the Talomir family line is cursed. All who have worn the crown before her … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow – Jeff Jacobson

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The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow - Jeff Jacobson

Jeff Jacobson has a new gay YA urban fantasy romance out, Broom Closet Stories book 3: “The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow.” And there’s a giveaway! What If an Evil Witch Was Controlling Your Thoughts Without You Knowing?Soon after being whisked away to Seattle to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knew, Charlie Creevey learned that he hailed from a family of witches. After settling into this unfamiliar life, his feelings toward his new friend Diego Ramirez began to grow into something more serious. And if that wasn’t enough, he failed to stop the nefarious witch Grace and her cohort from using the dreaded deathcraft and killing … Read more

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REVIEW: The Eldritch Heart – Matthew S. Cox

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The Eldritch Heart - Matthew S. Cox

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: H.L. Get It At Amazon About The Book Princess Oona Talomir enjoys the little things that come with her station: a handmaiden, her lavish bedchamber, and scores of fancy dresses―the duty to win a decades’ long war, not so much. Oh, did I mention assassins? Seers foretold the conflict would end by her hand. From the moment she drew her first breath, the neighboring kingdom has been trying to kill her so she could not grow powerful enough to destroy them. Fearing for his daughter’s life, the king has kept her confined to the castle grounds for most of her sixteen years. … Read more

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REVIEW: The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge, by Jackson Marsh

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The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge - Jackson Marsh

Title: The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge Series: The Barrenmoor Series Book Two Author: Jackson Marsh Genre: Contemporary, YA, Coming Out LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 239 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Book two in ‘The Barrenmoor Series’ of MM romance stories with a mountain rescue theme.  Liam has set himself a goal. To come out to his best friend, Casper, before his 18th birthday while hiking at Fellborough in the Yorkshire Dales. Things don’t go according to plan, and when a violent storm hits, the camping trip takes a potentially fatal turn. Local mountaineers, John Hamilton and his husband Gary are called to help, … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge, by Jackson Marsh

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The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge - Jackson Marsh

Jackson Marsh has a new MM YA romance out, book two in his Barrenmoor Ridge series: “The Students of Barrenmoor Ridge.” Book two in ‘The Barrenmoor Series’ of MM romance stories with a mountain rescue theme. Liam has set himself a goal. To come out to his best friend, Casper, before his 18th birthday while hiking at Fellborough in the Yorkshire Dales. Things don’t go according to plan, and when a violent storm hits, the camping trip takes a potentially fatal turn. Local mountaineers, John Hamilton and his husband Gary are called to help, but it soon becomes apparent that the rescue is more than physical. Liam and Casper both … Read more

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REVIEW: Tharros, by C. Kennedy

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Tharros - C. Kennedy

Title: Tharros Series: Elpida Book 2  Author: C. Kennedy Genre: YA LGBTQ+ Category: LGBT Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages: 352 Reviewer: Gloria Lakritz, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book High school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. Almost. He has great friends, parents who love him just the way he is, and he was a champion hurdler until someone took out his knee when they kidnapped his boyfriend. Yet, Michael is determined to make the USATF tryouts in spite of his injuries. Christy Castle is Michael’s entire world. Healing from years of abuse, his abduction by a predator has left him hiding a new secret as he tries … Read more

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REVIEW: Escaping Camp Rooosevelt, By Bryan T. Clarke

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Escaping Camp Roosevelt - Bryan T. Clark

Title: Escaping Camp RooseveltAuthor: Bryan T. ClarkGenre:GENRE LGBTQ+ Category: New Adult, GayPublisher: Cornbread PublishingPages:252Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “He’s a bad boy–cocky and damaged. So, why can’t I stop thinking about him?” Broken DreamsSociable and unselfish, eighteen-year-old Tucker Graves loves two things–his darling little sister and the thrill of playing baseball. He never dreamed that he’d be homeless, but after a series of misfortunes, his life is nothing like he could have possibly imagined. Tucker, his mother, and his baby sister now must brave the dangers of a dilapidated homeless encampment called Camp Roosevelt. A Wounded HeartHomeless since the age of fourteen, Dancer has mastered the … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Stoker Connection, by Jackson Marsh

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The Stoker Connection tour - Jackson Marsh

Jackson Marsh has a new gay YA mystery-thriller book out: What if you could prove that the greatest Gothic horror novel of all time was a true story? Dexter and Morgan meet on their eighteenth birthday. The attraction is instant but confusing. As they deal with coming out, they are bound together by more than first love. Both keep diaries, and each has the same goal – to prove that Stoker didn’t write ‘Dracula’. They are convinced that Harker, Van Helsing and the others existed and wrote the novel’s journals themselves. If Dex and Morgan can prove it, they will blow the lid off the vampire myth: Dracula existed. As … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Upon Broken Wings, by E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade

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Upon Broken Wings

E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade have a new YA Paranormal book out: Bound by a dark act of hate and despair, high school freshmen, Andrew and Kiernan, learn that their untimely deaths did not bring an end to their pain, but only began the suffering of those left behind. While his lost memories return, Andrew must master seemingly impossible feats, both spiritual and physical. As a dark spirit stalks Kiernan through the borderlands of life and death, he must also face the pain his actions have caused his loved ones. To save both their souls, Andrew must convince Kiernan to return to life and open his eyes to … Read more