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New Release – Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4 – E.J. LeRoy

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Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4 - E.J. LeRoy

QSFer E.J. LeRoy has a new Mpreg sci-fi book out (Ace): Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4. Catholic. Alien. Mpreg. Henry Trevalu is the sole heir to the Trevalu Intergalactic Spice Company, and he’s in trouble. During a routine spice delivery to the planet Zakon-4, Henry is sentenced to death for transporting poppy seeds, which were made illegal the day before his arrival. Apparently, the Zakonians weren’t kidding when they said they have a “zero tolerance policy” on illegal drugs. Henry’s prayers for deliverance are met in an unexpected fashion: pregnancy is the only way to escape a death sentence on … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Impressions of Time

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As time slips away, leaving me increasingly unable to recall certain events, I become more fascinated by it. What was happening during a particular year? What was I doing, or not doing? Whom or what were the major influences in my life? Whom or what was I obsessed with? Certain events remain painfully, exquisitely dear. The summer of 1989; where I discovered Anne Rice, Caravaggio, Sheridan Le Fanu, and many other things in a group of like-minded young people interested in many a fascinating topic. This was the same year I visited Tokyo, Singapore, and Bangkok.  2005, the year immediately … Read more

New Release: Accelerated Growth Environment – Lauren C. Teffeau

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Accelerated Growth Environment - Lauren C. Teffeau

QSFer Lauren C. Teffeau has a new FF CliFi book out: Accelerated Growth Environment. Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast, Jorna manages the Climasphere’s habitat and harvest, while her colleague—and inconveniently attractive commander—Ava Kaysar directs the rest of the vessel’s critical operations. When an explosion rocks the Climasphere, Jorna’s carefully-managed world is thrown into chaos, threatening both her personal and her professional future. And worse: she’s … Read more

Review: From Me to You Antholgy

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Review: From Me to You Antholgy

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Every day we make new connections, whether it is intentional or not. It is human nature to seek out those connections and nurture them. ‘From Me to You’ features 14 wonderful authors who have all contributed a short story to the theme of connections. Sink into intricate worlds and the lives of characters who are reaching out, just trying to find their people. The Review When I started this book, I had just DNF’ed six books in a row, … Read more

New Release: Once Within a Dream – S.L. Kassidy

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Once Within a Dream - S.L. Kassidy

QSFer S.L. Kassidy has a new FF magical realism romance out: Once Within a Dream. Samar Habeen is a warrior waging two wars—one against the Nightmares that prowl the forsaken streets of Oganja, and another within the silent chambers of her own heart. Grief clings to her like a second skin as she fights to stay afloat in a city that doesn’t care about her. The loss of her mother and homeland have hollowed her, leaving her yearning for the warmth of family—though what remains of hers feels fractured, distant, almost spectral. Instead, she finds a strange solace in a … Read more

Review: Surviving Sentience – Sharon A. McDonell

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Surviving Sentience 2040 - Sharon McDonell

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: SI Get It On Amazon About The Book Comma is a robot—but to survive, she must pass as an intelligent, caring, human adult. Otherwise, the anti-AI extremists who destroyed the supercomputer she once inhabited, leaving her with only 1% of her memories and sentience, will eliminate her for good. When a university professor is murdered, Comma becomes the prime suspect. But since her robot form is university property, she will be erased while her creator and mother figure stand trial for murder. With time running out, Comma must uncover the real killer and expose … Read more

New Release: A Wolf-Changing Incident – Karenna Colcroft

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A Wolf-Changing Incident - Karenna Colcroft

QSFer Karenna Colcroft has a new MM paranormal book out: A Wolf-Changing Incident. When werewolf Yves Diamond happens on a multi-vehicle crash on a Manitoba highway, he ignores the danger and rescues Will Mandel from a burning car. The moment he sets eyes and hands on Will, Yves knows the man belongs in his life. If Will survives his injuries. Waking days later in a hospital, Will is confused by the presence of a man the nurses believe is his relative. But something in him recognizes that Yves is meant to be in his life. As Will’s recovery continues and … Read more

Review: The Edge of a World – JD Rivers

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The Edge of a World - JD Rivers

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romantic Subarc LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | B&N | Kobo About The Book A scholar on a journey. A monster in his veins. An unbending truth. All Otar ever wanted was being part of a community, but the monster in his veins, bent on killing those Otar touches, makes it impossible. It has already slipped his grasp more than once—with devastating consequences. His desperate search for a cure for his curse leads him to the Ancients and their mysterious ruins. At a newly discovered ruin, past and present collide, and he … Read more

Jeff Baker; Boogieman In Lavender: Peter Lefcourt’s “The Dreyfus Affair”

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The Dreyfus Affair by Jeff Baker A couple of decades before “Heated Rivalry” heated up bookstores and screens, there was the story of Randy Dreyfus and D. J. Pickett causing a stir among the sports-minded in Peter Lefcourt’s 1992 baseball novel “The Dreyfus Affair.” Set presumably in the early Two-Thousands and loosely patterned after the famous Ninteenth-Century political scandal that gives the book its title, the novel takes a lighter tone and was reportedly sold on a one-sentence pitch: a shortstop falls in love with his second baseman. Said Shortstop, Randy Dreyfus, has started noticing an attraction to Second Baseman … Read more

New Release: Inelegant Machines – D. A. Hamlin

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Inelegant Machines - D. A. Hamlin

QSFer D. A. Hamlin has a new queer dystopian book out (bi, gay): Inelegant Machines. In Lancut, debt is a death sentence. …and Julian is being crushed by it. His only escape is an internship he never wanted, working under President Sands, the architect of the surveillance discs that track every citizen and can end a life with a single command. The work betrays everything he believes in, stripping him to the bone and leaving him ready to vanish altogether. His one constant is Des: the brilliant, frustrating, and magnetic man he’s grown up beside. But Julian has spent years … Read more