So...there's this holiday story I'm not done with yet that I talk about in the recording. Just a wee bit of a teaser read of that today. Also, if you happen to be interested in Mischief Corner's holiday call, all the info is on the Submissions Page for the A Holiday To Remember collection. In brief bullet points:
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It's here! Jackalopes & Woofen-Poofs is available now at Pride Publishing's website for early download. If you have a favorite distributor that isn't Pride Publishing, the book is up for pre-order all of those places but you'll have to wait until October 3 - not so long now! Prepare for hoax animals galore, Alex Wolf, Jason Shen, Audacity (of course), all the officers and entities of the 77th and some fun new characters. :) Pride Publishing Amazon Kobo Apple iBooks Stuff happening right this moment? I'm taking a short break from novel writing and working on a holiday short story for Mischief Corner Book's A Holiday To Remember collection for this year. Yes, it will be SF and it will be (probably) a standalone story. It will also be a F/F story since MCB is accepting all queer pairings this year - yay! And that's all I'm telling you. Ha.
Happy Friday! A little Christmas to try to cool down mentally. ;) A Christmas Cactus for the General By Angel Martinez IMP Universe Cover Artist: Catherine Dair Mischief Corner Books Amazon Exiled to Earth for perhaps the worst failure in Irasolan history, General Teer must assimilate or die. Earth is too warm, too wet, too foreign, but he does the best he can even though human males are loud, childish louts whom he can't imitate successfully. When a grieving seaplane pilot strikes up a strange and uneasy friendship with him, he finds he may have been too quick to judge human males. They are strange to look at, but perhaps not as unbearable as he thought. The news this week in bullet points! New Stuff
Feral Dust Bunnies Offbeat Crimes 4 (Gay Paranormal Humor) General Release June 20! Pride Publishing Amazon iBooks Kobo Barnes and Noble Offbeat Crimes, Volume 2 Paperback Pride Publishing Amazon Contains Skim Blood & Savage Verse and Feral Dust Bunnies. Vassily the Beautiful An ESTO Universe novel Narrated by Greg Boudreaux (Gay Science Fiction Romance) Audible Amazon Shax's War: Brimstone 3 Narrated by Vance Bastian Coming soon to Audio! So excited this week! Too many exclamation points! Greg Tremblay is hard at work as I type on the audio version of Vassily the Beautiful. (OMG!) Exact release dates are a little wibbly-wobbly, but soooon! As in late this month, early next. Just think of me as a flopping flail fish until then. :D Vassily is a retelling of the Russian fairytale Vasilisa the Beautiful, reset as a science fiction novel in the ESTO Universe. Vassily The Beautiful Mischief Corner Books Amazon Barnes and Noble Kobo iBooks Coming soon to Audio! Vassily Belikov, composer and pampered son of privilege, suffered neurological damage in the accident that killed his father. Resentful of his invalid status, he lives as a recluse, dependent on his mother, until the day she brings home a new husband with two sons of his own. His mother’s kidnapping leaves him at the mercy of his amoral stepfather. Fighting addiction, fear, and physical shortcomings, he's forced to seek out the criminal mastermind Baba Yaga for a replacement part. While she agrees to a deal if he beats his addiction, paranoia infuses her household. Drawn to her fierce youngest son, certain his actions are carefully measured, Vassily must find the courage to face his fears and his desires if he expects to survive. Or various sightings of various things. So - what do I have to tell you this week? First a teensy bit of sad news - no Rainbow Con. I'm sorry about not being able to see some of you in July. Hoping to get some different cons organized for next year. I will still be at Yaoi Con in October, though. Offbeat Crimes News! Skim Blood and Savage Verse has its general release on Tuesday, April 4! Anyone waiting for Amazon, Kobo, etc. etc. to go live, we're almost there! Links if you need them! https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/skim-blood-and-savage-verse https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Savage-Verse-Offbeat-Crimes-ebook/dp/B06X9B8GQH https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/skim-blood-and-savage-verse http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/skim-blood-and-savage-verse-angel-martinez/1125829811?ean=9781786515520 Also - a free prequel to Skim Blood here on the blog, Hunter Green Pea Coat. You'll understand when you read it. Working feverishly on Offbeat Crimes 4 now. Feral Dust Bunnies will make it by deadline or very shortly thereafter. Closing in on the end here. ESTO News! Vassily the Beautiful, I'm very excited to say, will be coming to audio late spring/ early summer. And who picked up the audio contract? The marvelous Greg Tremblay! Very excited about this project. :) Vassily is a science fiction fairytale retelling of the old Russian story, Vasilisa the Beautiful, available from Mischief Corner Books and all the usual distributors. :) For anyone who hasn't seen the news yet, Carrington got his contract! Pride Publishing will put his story up for preorder in February, with the early download in March and the general release in April.
Skim Blood and Savage Verse is Offbeat Crimes #3, featuring nutritionally-challenged vampire, Carrington Loveless III and all of his misfit freak squad mates. Pre-order: 2/21 Pride website: 3/7 General Release: 4/4 Also - It's Australia Day! Happy Straya Day to all my Aussie friends! In honor of the day, Mischief Corner Books has put their whole site on sale - 30% off, use the coupon in the graphic at checkout. 2017. Most years I have trouble remembering that the year has changed. Oddly, I have no such difficulties this year. Yeah... Odd...
Uncommonly Tidy Potergeists releases next Wednesday! Thank you everyone who has pre-ordered. Remember if you pre-ordered from All Romance and have trouble getting a refund to email: [email protected]. They'll get you taken care of so you still get the book you paid for. This is my first all-new story to come out since April of 2016. Yes. Last year just went all to heck and back with re-releases, didn't it? I declare 2017: The Year of the New Story! Yes, there are a couple of re-releases to take care of still, but the vast majority have been rewritten, re-edited, launched and out. Whew. Starting the year off right with Poltergiests, which is not only new but has an ace protagonist. From there I have on the docket:
Hi everyone and Happy Holidays from me, the family, MCB and the QSF crew! You'll find a lot of posts and hops and tours this time of year for holiday themed books, but when Scott and I talked about what to do for the season, the answer was pretty obvious. Where else will you find a list of holiday themed, LGBTQ speculative fiction books? I love this list. Science fiction, fantasy, paranormal for the holidays. I wrote mine last year for the Mischief Corner Books anthology "Chestnuts Roasting." And yes, the Mischief Corner writers did say, "You can't write a science fiction piece for the holidays. Can you?" The running joke, of course, is that I'll write an SF story no matter what the submission call is. So I did. "A Christmas Cactus for the General" is about a lot of things, about going on when you've lost everything, about isolation and acceptance, about how the holidays aren't such a happy time for everyone and so on. But mostly, it's about an incredibly adaptable alien general named Teer and about how our preconceived notions of each other can blind us. But enough of my nattering. On with the blog hop! QueerSciFi is running our first ever holiday blog hop. Our members will be sharing a number of our great holiday-themed titles on their blogs - it's a great way to find speculative-fiction themed LGBT holiday books! We've included buy links for each of the books below - books are listed in alphabetical order by title. Happy Holidays! --------------------------------------------------------- Candle in the Dark Anthology Author: Various Price: $5.00 eBook / $10.00 Paperback Summary: In almost all traditions, winter has been a time to huddle around the fire and be thankful for those the fire is shared with. The holidays grew out of a need to celebrate that time, from Christmas to Chanukah to Solstice. The longest night of the year has always held some special mystery, and we’re proud to present you with several stories of how those mysteries bear fruit. In the first story, Patrick receives a mysterious invitation to dine at the most exclusive restaurant for men. His server, Gio, encourages him to Savor the experience... Buy Links: PUBLISHER AMAZON ARe --------------------------------------------------------- A Christmas Cactus for the General Author: Angel Martinez Price: $3.99 eBook Summary: Exiled to Earth for perhaps the worst failure in Irasolan history, General Teer must assimilate or die. Earth is too warm, too wet, too foreign, but he does the best he can even though human males are loud, childish louts whom he can't imitate successfully. When a grieving seaplane pilot strikes up a strange and uneasy friendship with him, he finds he may have been too quick to judge human males. They are strange to look at, but perhaps not as unbearable as he thought. Buy Links: PUBLISHER AMAZON ARe APPLE KOBO --------------------------------------------------------- The Darkest Midnight in December Author: Jana Denardo Price: $3.99 eBook Summary: The year is 1930, and something is hunting infants and young couples in Economy Village, PA. When a local priest begins to suspect a demon may be the culprit, the sheriff calls in a team of Soldiers of the Sun. Caleb, Agni, Temple, and Li specialize in demon hunting, but they can’t rule out an old religious sect as the true culprit. Prejudice, distraught parents, and angry townspeople don’t make the team’s job any easier. And if something goes wrong, their own their own, because by the time their backup arrives, it will be too late. Buy Links: PUBLISHER AMAZON ARe --------------------------------------------------------- Fruitcakes Author: Renee George Price: $1.99 eBook Summary: Losing your boyfriend because you see monsters...not good. Getting locked up in the local mental hospital because you accused your boss of being an actual ogre…also not good. Falling for your crazy roommate, who thinks he’s one of Santa's elves…so not good! Or is it? Come along for a sexy ride as Donner and Bran try to escape the locked ward before Christmas Eve so Bran doesn't lose the only job important to him. USA Today Bestselling author Renee George pens a laugh-out-loud MM Fairytale Christmas…Nuts included! Buy Links: AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015YFGZZEAMAZON BARNES & NOBLE: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fruitcakes-renee-george/1008359758?ean=9781625179548 APPLE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/fruitcakes/id1044848021?mt=11 KOBO: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/fruitcakes-1 --------------------------------------------------------- Holiday Lights Author: Jana Denardo Price: Free Summary: Aaron asks Rhys for some help with putting up the tree and finalizing their holiday plans, even though he knows Rhys will have something to say about all of Aaron's geeky ornaments. Rhys puts his own special touches on the holiday decorating as only a fae could. Buy Links: LIVE JOURNAL: http://jana-denardo.livejournal.com/159469.html --------------------------------------------------------- Ilya and the Wolf Author: Rory Ni Coileain Price: $1.99 eBook Summary: Ilya, the youngest son of a Moscow oligarch, is so deep in the closet he’d find Narnia if that weren’t a decadent Western story. On Christmas Eve, his brothers lure him into the forest, intending to murder him and erase the shame he inflicts on their family by existing. However, the attempt is interrupted by Volyk, a wolf who carries the blood of the ancient oboroten’ —shapeshifters. Ilya never imagined a Christmas gift like the handsome wolf, but accepting what Volyk offers will have consequences that change both of their lives forever. Buy Links: PUBLISHER: AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE --------------------------------------------------------- Lion's Hero Author: Alexis Woods Price: $.99 eBook Summary: Eight nights to fall in love. Ari has a mission: meet and fall in love with a man chosen for him by God. The catch: he only has eight nights to complete it—the eight nights of Chanukah Gabriel has a test of faith. Reaching out to a young man, he finds himself confronted with the unbelievable. Believe, and the Festival of Lights may herald a miracle. Buy Links: AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Lions-Hero-Alexis-Woods-ebook/dp/B00PSOC91Q/ ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-lion039shero-1689583-149.html BARNES & NOBLE: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lions-hero-alexis-woods/1120799365?ean=2940046412802 --------------------------------------------------------- Loving Blitz Author: Charlie Cochet Price: $3.99 eBook Summary: From North Pole City to Winter Wonderland, preparations are underway after a royal announcement sweeps everyone into a frenzy of festivity. At the heart of the celebration are the city’s most beloved elf pilots, the Rein Dears. Once the Big Flight is behind them, the pilots prepare for the royal event. Assigned a special task of finding an Elska rose, Cupid and Blitzen are unaware of how their friendship is about to change forever. Yet not all that glitters is gold. The sweet, angelic Cupid hides a dark secret, one that threatens to destroy his Rein Dear status, his friends, and the elf who’s captured his heart. It’s up to Blitzen to help Cupid see the light in the darkness and show him that together they can mend broken hearts. Buy Links: PUBLISHER: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7095 --------------------------------------------------------- The Magic of Christmas Author: Pelaam Price: $2.99 eBook Summary: Jared joins his four best friends on an early Christmas holiday in a beautiful winter wonderland. He's been in love with the talented and extroverted Casey for years, but lacked the courage to say anything. Casey loves Jared, but despite his gregarious exterior, inside lurks someone shy and insecure and so he's never spoken up. Both men are about to experience real Christmas magic. Buy Links: PUBLISHER: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=PTHEMAGC AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Christmas-Pelaam-ebook/dp/B00QPE4T3Y/ --------------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Author: Dianne Hartsock Price: $6.99 eBook / $14.99 Paperback Summary: Betrayed by a lover, Jamie rents an isolated cabin on Lake Huron, wanting only to be left alone. Instead, he is pulled from his solitary existence as an artist and tumbles headlong into the legend of Saint Nicolas. As a young man, Nicolas accidentally killed a man intent on murdering three children, only to have the man's malicious spirit rise up against him. Fleeing through the centuries from the Krampus, the evil troll-like creature that dogs his steps, Nico finds refuge with the young artist who takes him into his home and bed. But Jamie has questions. Who is Nicolas, and why does the Krampus want to destroy him? Buy Links: PUBLISHER EBOOK: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7209 PUBLISHER PAPERBACK: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7210 --------------------------------------------------------- No One to Greet the Season Author: Elizabeth Barrette Price: Free (poem) Summary: Victor Frankenstein and Igor have a queerplatonic relationship and a constructed son. Igor's deformed back causes him more trouble in cold weather, which makes Christmas more of a challenge. Victor helps him through it. Gothic fluff, holiday hurt/comfort. Buy Links: LIVE JOURNAL: http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/3035795.html -------------------------------------------------------- Scrudge & Barley, Inc Author: John Inman Price: $6.99 eBook / $14.99 Paperback Summary: A classic tale takes off in sexy new directions! Poor Mr. Dickens must be twirling in his grave. When E.B. Scrudge, putz extraordinaire and all-around numbnuts, is visited by his dead ex on Christmas Eve, he can’t imagine how his life could sink any lower. But the three ghostly spirits that come along after are even worse! Good lord, a dyke, a drag queen, and rounding out the trio, a big, hunky bear with nipple rings and a butt plug! What’s next? What’s next is a good deal of soul-searching and some hard lessons learned with a dash of redemption thrown in for good measure. Buy Links: PUBLISHER EBOOK: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7154 PUBLISHER PAPERBACK: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7155 ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-scrudgebarleyinc-1928417-145.html --------------------------------------------------------- Silver/Steel Author: Belinda McBride Price: $6.99 eBook Summary: When dream hunter Dylan Ryve spots a beautiful shapeshifter raising hell in a bar, he knows he wants the wild young man. But Travis Feris is more to Dylan than a few hot minutes outside in the snow; he's the assassin's ticket into the magical town of Arcada. He didn't plan to rescue the kid, but when he found the shifter being attacked, the opportunity to play hero was too good to pass up. Through the solitude of a long winter night, Dylan walks in Travis's fevered dreams, learning about Arcada and the pack, and showing the shifter the man he'd been so very long ago. Buy Links: AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Steel-Arcada-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00AI0LWMW/ ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-silversteel-1011205-340.html --------------------------------------------------------- Spindrift Gifts Author: Aidee Ladnier Price: $3.99 ebook Summary: Scars and a tattoo may be the only physical reminders from his years as a slave, but when Jimenez suffers a setback in his medical treatment, the only option is a therapy that will wipe away his all memories of the past including his time with Teo. Teo, torn between supporting his lover's decisions and the good intentions of his family, sets out to teach Jimenez about Spindrift Gifts and how memories are celebrated on Celos even when they are painful. Can Teo and Jimenez weather the storm to find their happily-ever-after on Celos? Buy Links: ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-spindriftgifts-1935924-340.html?referrer=55390bcb913c1 --------------------------------------------------------- Tempted from the Oak Author: Rory Ni Coileain Price: $5.60 eBook Summary: With his blue eyes and heart-melting smile, Gavin could have been made-to-order to entice Tearlach, a lonely tree spirit. But the human is the one who’s been enticed—stolen from snow-buried Minneapolis to the Scottish Highlands by Tearlach’s darag, the ancient oak tree of which he is the living spirit. Tearlach is trapped within the darag by the terrible memory of his own death—hundreds, maybe thousands of years ago, but as recent to him as his last heartbeat. And if desire for the handsome human fails to tempt him out, spirit and oak are both doomed. Buy Links: PUBLISHER: https://www.ellorascave.com/product/tempted-from-the-oak/ AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Tempted-Oak-Rory-Ni-Coileain-ebook/dp/B00J8N6SY2/ BARNES & NOBLE: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tempted-from-the-oak-rory-ni-coileain/1118974688?ean=9781419990861 The MCB Quarterly, Volume 2 releases this Friday on July 31! We're so excited about this one - the stories are top drawer and we have special features with some familiar names in the industry. For the next two weeks, Story Time will feature excerpts from the four short stories in Volume 2 - today's story? About A Dog, a lesbian noir detective story (which I might never get tired of saying.) The MCB Quarterly, Volume 2 All Romance Pre-order Release Date: July 31, 2015 The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction - of all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Communications Down by Mina MacLeod, About a Dog by Jess Faraday, Healing Agent by Cairo Amani, and Translation by J. Scott Coatsworth. It also includes an Interview with Erika Orrick talking about "Editors, Editing and Writing", and a Featured Author section about SA Collins. And our very own Toni Griffin offers and Op-Ed on "Convention Going & What's Right for You." |
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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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