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Review: BAQWA Presents: Queer Cheer Anthology

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BAQWA Presents: Queer Cheer Anthology

Genre: Contemporary, Holiday, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book This is the third annual anthology from the Bay Area Queer Writers Association. The theme is Queer Cheer, Holiday Stories with a Queer Twist. Contents include: The Review Queer Cheer is a well-done anthology that takes the reader to different areas of California for various holiday celebrations, including all types of people from different walks of life. There’s a variety of short stories and poetry here – and both drama and fun. There’s something for everyone. Here are a few of my favorites: “Miles to Millicent” by Pat … Read more

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Review: Backstage Pass – Avery Arden

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Backstage Pass - Avery Arden

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: S.C. Get It On Amazon About The Book Damian Lake is a rockstar with everything he could ever want at the tips of his fingers in 1975 Los Angeles–and that’s the problem. In the wake of a whirlwind world tour, he’s struggling to write new music and slowly becoming a hermit in his Beverly Hills hideaway. In a last-ditch effort to shake himself out of his rut, he decides to visit a professional Dominant. The mysterious Lukas comes highly recommended. He’s experienced and discreet, with a long list of famous clients. He’s just what Damian needs. But will Damian start to … Read more

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Review: Lochlan – Edward Kendrick

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Lochlan - Edward Kendrick

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Mage Roland sends Lochlan, his adopted son and apprentice, to a distant city to steal a valuable item — a relatively simple task for a thief with Lochlan’s skills. On his journey, Lochlan meets two commoners will soon play an important part in his life — Garratt and his sister, Maurenn, who Garratt is escorting to meet her betrothed. At first, the young men dislike each other but they are thrown together again when Garratt discovers why Lochlan is in the city and convinces him that he can help if Lochlan will teach him the … Read more

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Review: Wrong Side of Heaven by Elizabeth Monvey –

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Wrong Side of Heaven - Elizabeth Monvey

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Kemper Ribar was searching for an oasis where he could recharge his batteries when he stumbled upon the Wrong Side of Heaven, an intriguing bar in the middle of nowhere. He hoped this pit stop would prove to be the respite he was looking for from the politics of his motorcycle club. As a forty-year-old man, Kemper never anticipated that he would find himself making an instant connection with Chester, a free spirit operating what he came to realize was the town’s only gay bar. Flustered, he flees. But something keeps drawing him back, and soon, … Read more

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Review: The House of Ash – Hayden Thorne

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The House of Ash - Hayden Thorne

Genre: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror, Romance, Vampire Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book A dark and deadly curse haunts a dying family, manifesting itself with neither rhyme nor reason in its frequency except for its victim: a male child who will then be born without a soul. Living in a great house designed specifically for entrapment, monsters and the women who become reluctant champions for their children carry on a tragic cycle shaped by an inexplicable mystery. And every final confrontation between the tainted and the protector is recorded in an old journal—a bloodstained volume handed down from champion to champion … Read more

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Review: Magic, Monsters and Me – Timoteo Tong

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Magic, Monsters, and Me - Timoteo Tong

Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon About The Book Sixteen-year-old Elijah Delomary loves the City of Angels. The sunshine, the palm trees, the ocean. He especially enjoys battling the monsters infesting the dark corners of the vast metropolis. As he starts his junior year at Burbank High School he meets a new friend, Austin who also fights monsters to keep Angelenos safe. As their friendship develops and love blooms, Elijah’s arch nemesis Devlina reappears, threatening to use magic to destroy the world. Elijah must now juggle pursuing his feelings for Austin, meeting the lofty expectations of his affluent and influential family, and fulfilling his … Read more

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Review: Drama Queen – Alexandra Caluen

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Drama Queen - Alexandra Caluen

Genre: Contemporary, Gaylit LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When set medic Koa Sanders meets actor/stuntman Loren McCall, sparks fly. Loren himself just went flying — and got knocked out — in a dangerous collision stunt, setting off all Koa’s protective instincts. At the end of the day, when Loren suggests he wouldn’t mind having someone at home for post-head-injury monitoring, Koa tells himself it’s only to make sure the actor is okay. By the time he leaves the next morning, they’ve tested the question very thoroughly … and they want to see each other again. Loren is already thinking about drawing the line … Read more

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Review: Sounds Complicated – Frances Fox

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Sounds Complicated - Frances Fox - Reluctant Rockstar

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | PayHip | Universal Buy Link About The Book A pining drummer and a snarky sound engineer have been walking around each other for months… Heggarty’s Bow drummer, Mordant, sticks firmly to the adage ‘don’t screw the crew’. He’s seen bands crash and burn over something like that before and he’d rather not risk the band dynamic. However, he knows he’s attracted to the charms of Pink the sound engineer and he’d determined to keep him at a distance. He’s got no interest in becoming just a notch on his bedpost, anyhow. Pink is surprised and … Read more

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Review: The Devil Wears Pink – Matthew Dante

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The Devil Wears Pink - Matthew Dante

Genre: Comedy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Austin Dean Men are idiots! Give them even the slightest hint that you will sleep with them, and their brains turn to mush! I use men to get what I want, and why shouldn’t I? I’m 23, charming and have a smoking hot body. It’s not that hard to get a guy hooked. I give them a taste of the fantasy they’re craving, and they give me what I want. It’s a win-win. That is until I met…. him. William Bolton I’m 40, single, and apparently a workaholic. I decided to take this cruise to … Read more

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Review: Spyder’s Torment – Korin I. Dushayl

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Spyder’s Torment - Korin I. Dushayl

Genre: Sci-Fi, Erotica, Space Opera (Not Romance) LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Resistance and Reverence Mourning the loss of their fallen, the Lady Cassandra and her slaves resume their armed resistance to the Predicantor’s system-wide crusade against freedom, sex, and all forms of pleasure. The battle against the Righteous Order of Piety Purists spills out of the spaceport, engulfs the streets of Abhinav Lanka, and destroys a women’s medical clinic. More and more of the local residents rise up to join forces against the Pietists. In the midst of the madness, the Lady Cassandra and her slaves—which include a … Read more