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Happy Friday, everyone! This week, I get to read something from this Angel Martinez person... Oh wait. That's me. :D A little excerpt from Sub Zero, m/m science fiction romance coming out in just a couple week here on June !  Sub Zero
An ESTO Universe Story by Angel Martinez Release date, June 16, 2020 Pre-order on: Amazon Kobo Apple Returning to the frozen planet Aren died on was bound to have complications... Major Aren Dalsgaard's newest assignment is to investigate a series of murders on the frigid planet, Drass, where relations between the Treaty settlers and the indigenous inhabitants have taken a nasty turn. A linguist and trained xenologist, Major Dalsgaard should be the ideal Special Investigations Officer for this case, but Drass is where he died, over a hundred and twenty years ago. Sent by his family to the chigyel city, Nyachung finds himself confronted with a murder charge, racial prejudice, and a man who claims to be a hero from his grandmother’s generation. The man could be crazy or he could be lying to manipulate Nyachung, but the sincerity in those spring-green eyes disturbs him more than anything else he's encountered in the foreigners’ city. Evidence that makes no sense, mysterious boxes, and a suspicion that they can't trust anyone in the city drives the major and Nyachung together and out into the wilderness. No one's telling Major Dalsgaard everything, but every step leads him closer to a feeling of imminent catastrophe if he can't wrap this case up in time.
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And unlike SpaceX launches, it's not dependent on the weather! A Fine Mess: Brimstone 7, will be set loose in the book wilds July 28, 2020. Mark your calendars. :D It's by far the longest Brimstone story yet, coming in at just over 79K. Content edits are complete - on to the rest of the editing process, cover coming soon. If you are a reviewer on Booksprout, Mischief Corner Books has started making ARC's available there if you're so inclined. (Obviously, A Fine Mess is not up in ARC yet, but the rest of the Brimstone series is.)  Leopold would like to remind you that the series really is about him.
Happy Friday, everyone! This week, I'm reading to you from a m/m contemporary from Elizabeth Lister, White Balance (the new followup to her story Exposure.) What better way to spend the day than at a museum? :D Come have a listen:  White Balance
by Elizabeth Lister (sequel to Exposure) Amazon Smashwords MLR Press When Jeremy Trask walked into Martin Lewis’ photography studio neither man was prepared for the instant attraction that swept them up and refused to be denied. Three years later Jeremy has fulfilled his dream of becoming a working male model while Martin has embarked on a more fulfilling photography career in nature journalism. Now a world-famous photographer has requested Jeremy pose for him in London. Martin accompanies Jeremy because he can’t bear to be apart from the man he loves. When things in London don’t turn out as expected, can Martin and Jeremy navigate the hurt feelings and jealousy that suddenly threaten their relationship? First, the Almost Here part - the release date for Eating Stars is five days away! Eeee! It's a first contact story, it's a survivor's story, it's a story about grief, it's a romance. For the rest, you'll have to read, but I do want to say a thing... Eating Stars is science fiction, but unlike a lot of my other SF work, this one takes place in the near future. Our Earth, with our tech, slightly up ahead. But it does assume several things that I hope will be true in the near future: no pandemic, a less hostile country, and a sane government for the US. I hope for this last one most of all.  Now for the Almost There part: I'm closing in on the end of content edits for A Fine Mess: Brimstone 7. Editor thought it needed more things. Several more things. So more things you will have. It's going to be well over 70K and will have a launch date in July.
I HIGHLY suggest reading Brimstone in order. It's not really one of those series you can just pick up in the middle. If you haven't started, the reading order can be found on this page: Brimstone Friday's here again! And that means Reading Day! This week, I have a lovely F/NB historical for you from A.L. Lester - The Flowers of Time. Journeying through the Himalayas! Come have a listen. :)  The Flowers of Time A.L. Lester Buy Link Jones is determined to find out what caused the unexpected death of her father whilst they were exploring ancient ruins in the Himalayas. She’s never been interested in the idea of the marriage bed, but along with a stack of books and coded journals he’s left her with the promise she’ll travel back to England for the first time since childhood and try being the lady she’s never been. Edie and her brother are leaving soon on a journey to the Himalayas to document and collect plants for the new Kew Gardens when she befriends Miss Jones in London. She’s never left England before and is delighted to learn that the lady will be returning to the mountains she calls home at the same time they are planning their travels. When they meet again in Srinagar, Edie is surprised to find that here the Miss Jones of the London salons is ‘just Jones’ the explorer, clad in breeches and boots and unconcerned with the proprieties Edie has been brought up to respect. A non-binary explorer and a determined lady botanist make the long journey over the high mountain passes to Little Tibet, collecting flowers and exploring ruins on the way. Will Jones discover the root of the mysterious deaths of her parents? Will she confide in Edie and allow her to help in the quest? It’s a trip fraught with perils for both of them, not least those of the heart. About A.L.
A. L. Lester likes to read. Her favourite books are post-apocalyptic dystopian romances full of suspense, but a cornflake packet will do there’s nothing else available. The gender of the characters she likes to read (and write) is pretty irrelevant so long as they are strong, interesting people on a journey of some kind. She lives in the south-west UK with Mr AL, two children, a permaculture vegetable garden and a dachshund. She sees herself as: parent, queer, gardener, author, spouse, daughter, beer-maker, disabled, ex-goose-keeper, carer, procrastinator. Short tempered non-binary control freak. For more info on A.L. There are going to be a lot of aliens this release season, and not entirely aliens. Angel, why? Why do you write them? If I lived inside a science fiction story, I'd be a xenologist, studying alien cultures. I love this stuff. Where are the pitfalls? Where are the common points? Where does it look like a common point and sheers off unexpectedly? But I can't. So I write aliens. Sometimes they're very alien, like the saurian Drak'tar in Gravitational Attraction. Sometimes they're enough like us that the cultural differences blindside humans, like with Teer in A Christmas Cactus for the General, who is so much like, and not like, us. Which brings me to Een, who at least shares four limbs and bilateral symmetry with us, and that's about it. I won't spoil anything for those who haven't read Eating Stars, but for this story I wanted a true first contact event, a meeting with someone entirely alien to us. And yet, it's still possible to connect and find common ground. Kind of a theme there - and honestly, one anthropologists have always struggled with. Where's the real common ground, the place where I'm not bringing my own biases and we're coming to an actual understanding. Then there are the dangpo, who are not aliens. They're altered humans - altered not by their consent and marooned on a planet by their creators. Genetically, they're us. But cut off from human society, their thought processes became alien. They are not us in so many ways which made them easy to misunderstand and then easy to dismiss in a colonial situation. Yes. Sometimes you have to go there.  Happy Friday, everyone! This week I'm excited to bring you an excerpt from Meghan Maslow's new Starfig Investigations story - His Fairy Share! Fantasy with a big dose of humor, this is the third in the series that I know a lot of you have been waiting for. Come have a listen. :)  His Fairy Share Starfig Investigations 3 by Meghan Maslow Universal Buy LInk “Why does this always happen to us?” –Quinn Broomsparkle, wizard extraordinaire Six months have passed since wizard Quinn Broomsparkle left behind his indentured servant shackles. He’s in love with his half-dragon/half-fairy familiar, Twig Starfig. He’s got a home. Friends. A job. And a father-in-law he could do without. A pretty close to perfect life. But as Quinn has learned the hard way, things rarely stay peaceful for long. Especially when a Starfig’s involved. Summoned to his home realm and a past he’d thought left behind, Quinn and Twig find themselves in the middle of evil machinations . . . with no clear enemy. When Quinn’s younger brother goes missing, it’s Starfig Investigations on the case. Being the first wizard in a thousand years isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. On top of a missing sibling, a broken-hearted red fury, an archivist with a secret, and a ghost pirate-parrot who’s determined to return to his captain, Quinn and Twig’s relationship is sorely tested when questions—and unhappy answers—about their mating dilemma are pushed to the fore. All Quinn wants is his fairy share of happiness. Is that so much to ask? About Meghan
Mischief, Magic, and Murder . . . That's a Maslow! If you're looking for comedy, fantasy, or dead bodies in your romances (sometimes all three at once!), I'm your gal. I'm also a. . . gasp!. . . extroverted writer. It seems counterintuitive that as someone who is energized by people, I spend most of my time alone. Yet, that's the case. And I don't mind. Mostly. If I get writer's block or start to go a little stir crazy, I head out to a coffee shop, a restaurant, a friend's place--anywhere to fill up my need for human contact. It also helps that I spend a lot of time with the voices in my head. Some of them are really quite opinionated. I love writing gay romance because I'm a sap for a happy ending, and I believe everyone—regardless of orientation—should be able to find books that have them. And if that romance comes with a dash of mischief, magic, or murder, all the better. I believe that life is for living, kindness is contagious, and a good book makes the world a better place. Connect with me! 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️My latest news! 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️ NEWSLETTER 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️My Author Profile! 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️ AMAZON 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️Let’s be friends! 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️ 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️One more place to stalk me! 🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️ WEBSITE All the dates and links so far!  Eating Stars Coming May 26 in ebook and print from Mischief Corner Books! M/M science fiction standalone - and up for pre-order now. :D Amazon Kobo Apple (previously released as Serge & Een - with significant edits and over 10K story added) Sub Zero An ESTO Universe novel Returning courtesy of Mischief Corner Books June 15 in ebook and print! Re-edited and recovered for the new edition. A Fine Mess Brimstone 7 Shax and co. ride again in their longest adventure to date! Coming July 2020 from MCB! A Message From the Home Office
IMP Universe An expanded and significantly re-edited edition of this story releasing in August 2020 from MCB! This is one I've wanted to redo for a while now. And that takes us through the summer! :D Happy Friday, everyone! This week, I'm reading to you from Dawn Shuldenfrei's new urban fantasy, Liminal Hearts. Unicorns in libraries! Lake monsters! Overly-friendly salamanders! :D Come have a listen.  Liminal Hearts
Rules of Chaos: Book One by Dawn Shuldenfrei Amazon Smashwords Fall in Vermont is lovely: beautiful leaves, cool days, slimy lake monsters, an evil unicorn… Tara wasn’t expecting to meet the woman of her dreams at the small library in Starksburgh, Vermont. She’s asexual for starters, which makes finding someone compatible a bit hard. She’s okay with that: she has friends and a decent life. But this woman really stands out. Tara knows she’s found a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and she’s not about to let that get away. Even if it means following a human-looking unicorn into the stranger depths of the backwoods. Anaya came to Vermont tracking a supernatural killer, one who’s a little too familiar. The human she meets is a pleasant distraction, but could she be more than that? How much can Anaya trust herself? Does she have the strength to save herself, let alone everyone else? |
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Angel writes (mostly) Science Fiction and Fantasy centered around queer heroes. Currently living part time in the hectic sprawl of northern Delaware and full time inside her head, she has one husband, one son, two cats, a love of all things beautiful and a terrible addiction to the consumption of both knowledge and chocolate. |
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