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REVIEW: Lamplighter – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Lamplighter - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A city plunged into darkness. Fen Theora’son is a handsome journeyman in Thyre’s Lamplighter’s Guild. He’s in love with Lewin, a Mason’s Guild journeyman, but they have to keep their affair secret. If they’re discovered, the cross-guild relationship could get them both thrown out. When the spindle – Forever’s main source of light – goes dark, the whole city looks to the lamplighters to bring light and hope. Fen must choose between loyalty to the Guild Masters and compassion, and risk putting himself, Lewin and his friends on the line. The … Read more

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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 Anti-Quest – Angel Martinez

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The Anti-Quest - Angel Martinez

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Brave paladin. Royal princess. Fierce dragon. Simple. Being all three at once? Way too complicated. Paladin Snillek’s mother was human and ruled a planet. That’s about the extent of her knowledge since they didn’t see each other much. When her mom dies in a freak accident, her father tells Snillek she’s inherited the title, and she has to learn how to pass as the mostly human Princess Siel for a planet she never thought about much. The dresses alone are horrifying and the courtiers aggravating.​In a moment of frustrated rage, Snillek’s princess persona slips and … Read more

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REVIEW: Red Claws Blue Ink – Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus

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Red Claws, Blue Ink - Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus

Genre: Adventure, Space Opera, Travelogue LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Testing his decision to become a travelling agent of the Circle of Thales, Rene Laurent accepts two training missions – one to beautiful Shiraz, another one to the thousand island planet of Gui Lin. Compared to his adventures with Brother Riccardo, merely copying reports of a local werewolf sighting and fetching a book from a remote island estate sure sounds harmless enough. But things are never as simple as they appear, and while figuring out how to navigate the wildly diverse cultures of the Virasana Empire, Rene gets to … Read more

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REVIEW: Love in Danger – E.D. Parr

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Love in Danger - E.D. Parr

Genre: Sci Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Centuries ago, Elfinndor was invaded, and to ensure some of the population survived, arks were sent to an unoccupied planet. Those left behind hide in an underground city. Tor JaKobi and a group of men have fought the invaders, but they were no match for them. Defeated, they surrender, and when the Elders – a group of leaders from the invaders – offer a treaty, Tor agrees to it, hoping to save the remaining humans. It will take three men = one a rogue and two who are part of … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Dropnauts – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Dropnauts - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci-fi book out in his Liminal Sky universe: Dropnauts. And there’s a giveaway! Life after the Crash. Over a century after the end of the Earth, life goes on in Redemption, the sole remaining Lunar colony, and possibly the last outpost of humankind in the Solar System. But with an existential threat burrowing its way into the Moon’s core, humanity must recolonize the homeworld. Twenty brave dropnauts set off on a mission to explore the empty planet. Four of them—Rai, Hera, Ghost and Tien—have trained for two-and-a-half years for the Return. They’re bound for Martinez Base, just outside the Old Earth city of San … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Cailleadhama Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Caileadhama Audiobook cover - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth’s MM “elf-meets-trans-man in post-climate-change San Francisco” book Cailleadhama is now out in audiobook format. And there’s a giveaway! Colton is a trans man living in a climate-changed world. He plies the canals that used to be city streets, earning a living taking tourists on illicit journeys through San Francisco’s flooded edges beneath the imposing bulk of the Wall. Tris is an elf who comes through the veil to the City by the Bay – the Caille – on a coming of age pilgrimage called the Cailleadhama. He is searching for his brother Laris, who went missing after crossing through the Caille years before. The two men find … Read more

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REVIEW: The Emp Test – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Emp Test - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Jey awakens to find himself in the care of a handsome stranger – a cheff from one of the mountain tribes, enemies of his own people. Afraid for his life, Jey has no choice but to let the man take care of him and his broken leg. Avain is on his Aud’ling – his coming-of-age test that requires him to spend a couple months alone, away from his own people. When he finds the steader trapped under his aur with a broken leg, he knows he has to help. But not being … Read more

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REVIEW: The Last Run – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Last Run - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fantasy, Romance (arc) LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Sera is the last runner from Earth, bringing badly needed supplies to the Tharassas Colony across a twenty-five year gulf between the planets. Jas works on a hencha farm to make ends meet, harvesting berries from the semi-sentient plants. Neither one that knows their lives—and worlds—are about to change forever. The Review The only negative I have about this novella is that it is a novella.  I need more! I felt like I was so immersed in the crazy fabulous world building, I was falling into the story of Jas and … Read more

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REVIEW: Fix the World Anthology

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Fix the World anthology

Genre: Sci-Fi, Hopepunk LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Genderfluid Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book We’re a world beset by crises. Climate change, income inequality, racism, pandemics, an almost unmanageable tangle of issues. Sometimes it’s hard to look ahead and see a hopeful future. We asked sci-fi writers to send us stories about ways to fix what’s wrong with the world. From the sixty-five stories we received, we chose the twelve most amazing (and hopefully prescient) tales. Dive in and find out how we might mitigate climate change, make war obsolete, switch to alternative forms of energy, and restructure the very foundations of our … Read more