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Review: Soul of Ash – H.L. Moore

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Heart of Ash - H.L. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Half a year after the events of Heart of Dust, Doran Ó Seanáin now finds himself trapped between two worlds while belonging to neither: held in contempt by the Bronze for the turmoil he caused during Archon Bryson’s reign, and resented by the miners for selling out. Leonora Darkwater’s pursuit to own the mines may be the answer to all of his problems, but the offer is far more complicated than it appears, and the only person Doran trusts is the same man who threw … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Assaph Mehr

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Assaph Mehr

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Assaph has been a bibliophile since he learnt to read at the age of five, and a Romanophile ever since he first got his hands on Asterix, way back in elementary school. This exacerbated when his parents took him on a trip to Rome and Italy -he whinged horribly when they dragged him to “yet another church with baby angels on the ceiling,” yetwas happy to skip all day around ancient ruins and museums for Etruscan art. … Read more

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Point of View: At Sac Anime

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Sac Anime Winter 2025

A short but fun one today. I spent Friday through Sunday at Sac Anime with Marvin, Grete, Bel, and (not pictured) Aaron. We sold a ton of books, and the table looked great: There were some amazing cosplay costumes: And this one won the Con, for me: One more… on Sunday I had shown Bel and Grete an old Sesame Street Video I’d always loved, with two muppet Martians who descend from the sky to talk to a phone: And then the next day, look who came by? They were perfect, and we hadn’t laughed so hard since the start … Read more

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Author Spotlight: CJ Ravenna

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CJ Ravenna

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: CJ Ravenna loves to tell stories where the ordinary meets the extraordinary. Her books often feature an explosion or two, possessive and protective werewolves who adore their mates, steamy and swoony romance, and of course a happy ending. Follow me over at:  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/cjravennaMy website: http://cjravenna.comNewsletter sign up (get a free ebook!): https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/299960/125385163137877178/shareBookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cj-ravennaGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27658591.C_J_RavennaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjravennaMy FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ravennasravens Thanks so much, CJ, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What was your first published work? Tell me a … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-One

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I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Dave confesses his secret to his friends, and Ben plays the hero… < Read Chapter 30 | Read Chapter 32 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-OneThe Party’s Over “I’ll probably be blind by the … Read more

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Point of View: Hopes and Fears for a New Year

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As we rapidly approach the new year, I find myself very much of two minds about it. I am deeply afraid of what might be coming. As a member of an often-prosecuted community, I see things a bit differently than many of my straight friends, including frightening echoes of history from almost a hundred years ago. And yet, I also see reasons to hope. Yes, my worst fear has been realized. But now that it’s here. I’m finding ways to stand in my truth and rally others around me, and dare I say it, to still hope. So I thought … Read more

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Review: Heart of Dust – H.L. Moore

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Heart of Dust - H.L. Moore - Death's Embrace

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi Get It On Amazon | Free at QSF (Ends 12/31) About The Book Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black Lung Gang, is determined to challenge the Archon, Arajon’s tyrannical ruler, for his brutal treatment of the miners. But Doran has more to deal with than getting stabbed and a city-wide lockdown that’s seeing his gang of ex-miners slowly starved out of their base. His daughter Grace has turned against him, and the death of his wife haunts them both. Although he finds reprieve in Nathaniel Morgenstern, the apotheker with … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty

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I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, we find out more about the mysterious stranger and what he’s looking for… < Read Chapter 29 | Read Chapter 31 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter ThirtyThe Stranger Warning: deadnaming. The man in gray … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Once Upon A Goth Dog Solstice – R.L. Merrill

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Once Upon A Goth Dog Solstice - R.L. Merrill

R.L. Merrill has a new MM romance out (gay, bisexual/genderqueer), part of the multi-author Once Upon A Holiday series: Once Upon A Goth Dog Solstice. And there’s a giveaway! From the author of the award-winning novel You Can Do Magic: Carnival of Mysteries and Publishers Weekly’s BookLife quarterfinalist Earthquake Ethan comes a heartwarming holiday tale of found family and sacrifice. Two wildly opposite veterans connect over a shared love of art, rescue dogs, and a very special foster child. Doug Cross spent the first half of his life attempting to appease his career-military father. After a stint in the Air Force … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Joyce Reynolds-Ward

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Joyce Reynolds Ward. The work of Joyce Reynolds-Ward includes themes of high-stakes family and political conflict, digital sentience, personal agency and control, realistic strong women, and (whenever possible) horses. She is the author of The Netwalk Sequence series, the Goddess’s Honor series, and the recently released The Martiniere Legacy series as well as standalones Klone’s Stronghold, Alien Savvy, Beating the Apocalypse, and Federation Cowboy. Joyce is a Self-Published Fantasy BlogOff Semifinalist, a … Read more