There is this thing they do in movie trailers that I like to call the Robin Williams effect (my partner just calls it false advertising), where they pull every funny moment out of a drama and then say, look, it’s a screwball comedy, when it actually has a lot of deeply emotional moments. This was … Continue reading Review of The Wedding Banquet
Matt’s Sorrell’s St Louis Food Story Review
Matt Sorrell has provided a St Louis “travel” book of eclectic and St Louisan eateries, purveyors and drinking places. He has covered multiple areas of the region and all types of food and drink. Along with his own spin and experiences he shares some of the history of many of these places. St Louis … Continue reading Matt’s Sorrell’s St Louis Food Story Review
Excerpt from Treasure by Chance by Brenda Murphy
Title: Treasure by Chance Series: University Row, Book One Author: Brenda Murphy Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 04/21/2026 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 246 Genre: Contemporary, Romance, contemporary, family-drama, BDSM, romantic suspense, interracial, lesbian, firefighter, music teacher, blue-collar, dog, arson, dementia, Domme/sub relationship, butch/femme relationship Add to Goodreads Description Fire investigator … Continue reading Excerpt from Treasure by Chance by Brenda Murphy
Excerpt from Gay YA novel Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman
Title: Somewhere in Nowhere Author: Steven Gellman Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 04/14/2026 Heat Level: 2 - Fade to Black Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 238 Genre: Contemporary YA, Genre/lit, young adult, family-drama, gay, lesbian, high school, lesbian mothers, coming out, funeral, friendship group, friends to lovers Add to Goodreads Description Coming out is hard, especially … Continue reading Excerpt from Gay YA novel Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman
Introduction to The world of Absinthe and Arcana
Alright, so we are going to try a slightly different approach. I am going to craft more of an IP than a standalone story. One that will be usable for novels, games, and, the spaghetti monster willing, multiple movie projects. I am going to be doing deep dives into the background of the world and … Continue reading Introduction to The world of Absinthe and Arcana
Excerpt from MM Romance Works Like a Lavender Charm by Dann Hazel
NEW RELEASE Book Title: Works Like a Lavender Charm Author: Dann Hazel Publisher: The Original Press, LLC Cover Artist: Dann Hazel, Josh Fippen Release Date: April 13, 2026 Tense/POV: third person, past tense, single POV Genres: MM Romance Paranormal Tropes: Small town romance, destined love, investigator partners, slow-burn Themes: Forgiveness, fate, love powerful enough to heal generations, … Continue reading Excerpt from MM Romance Works Like a Lavender Charm by Dann Hazel
Review of Queer as all Get out by Shelby Criswell
I recently re-upped my membership at the local county library, both as an act of support and to relive the 90’s by making custom CD mixtapes. They had moved things all around, and I had to wander the whole place, which turned out to be a good thing, as I stumbled upon Queer As All … Continue reading Review of Queer as all Get out by Shelby Criswell
Getting to Know an author H.L. Moore
In this installment of getting to know an author we feature H.L Moore. They are a writer of LGBT+ speculative fiction. Moore is the author of the Death’s Embrace queer fantasy romance series and the Tales from the Jovian Empire queer science fiction novellas. Q) Tell us about your latest project. What inspired you to create it?I’ve been working on … Continue reading Getting to Know an author H.L. Moore
Excerpt from Urban Fantasy Romance Devil’s Man by Kira Stone
Title: Devil's Man Author: Kira Stone Cover Art: Marteeka Karland Genres: Action Adventure, Box Sets, Dark Fantasy, Mystery /Suspense /Intrigue, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy Themes: LGBTQ+ Bisexual /Nonbinary /Transgender, LGBTQ+ Gay, Magic /Sorcery /Witchcraft, Multiple Partners, Second Edition Series: Loveland (#1) Book Length: Box Set Page Count: 275 SynopsisResearch at Loveland College has … Continue reading Excerpt from Urban Fantasy Romance Devil’s Man by Kira Stone
DEATH’S EMBRACE MM Fantasy Series feature and Excerpt from latest title THRONE OF LIES by H. L. Moore
DEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES TOUR Author and Publisher: H. L. Moore Cover Artist: Damonza Pairing: MM (slow burn) Genres: Fantasy (coalpunk) The stories are best read in order. Universal Buy Links for the Series DEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES BLURB Doran Ó Seanáin, former miner and leader of the Black Lung Gang, and his best friend, Lien, are almost at … Continue reading DEATH’S EMBRACE MM Fantasy Series feature and Excerpt from latest title THRONE OF LIES by H. L. Moore
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