Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: The Southern Mgicks – Ashton K. Rose

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The Southern Magicks - Ashton K. Rose

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Trans Man, Bisexual, Achillean Bisexual, Pansexual, Non-Binary, Lesbian, Homoromantic Asexual, Poly, Gay, Aromantic Asexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A month ago, a demon tore the thin veneer of a normal life I’d crafted apart when it almost killed me. Revealing my husband, Eli, as the prodigal son of a powerful magic family. When I grew up, I walked away from magic. Left my remote hometown and pretended the ghosts Gran taught me to see weren’t there while I went to university to become a librarian. Our one secret tightly held to my heart. Never let them know! Two years… Continue Reading Review: The Southern Mgicks – Ashton K. Rose

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Review: Wolfpack – Rem Wigmore

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Wolfpack - Rem Wigmore

Genre: Sci-Fi, Solarpunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Orfeus the hunter is searching for redemption in the wake of destruction… Orfeus has always loved grand gestures. And what could be grander than risking her life to gain entry to the fabled Cloud Forest to find one of humanity’s greatest losses and make a gift of it to her beloved? But the cost proves higher than she could have ever imagined and now she is on the run, navigating a whole new world of danger with few allies and even fewer friends. Arcon, the Cloud Forest’s mechanized… Continue Reading Review: Wolfpack – Rem Wigmore

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Review: Foxhunt – Rem Wigmore

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Foxhunt - Rem Wigmore

Genre: Sci-Fi, Solarpunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Transgender Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In a lush solarpunk future, plants have stripped most of the poison from the air and bounty hunters keep resource hoarders in check. Orfeus only wants to be a travelling singer, famed and adored. She has her share of secrets, but she’s no energy criminal, so why does a bounty hunter want her dead? Not just any bounty hunter but the Wolf, most fearsome of all the Order of the Vengeful Wild. Orfeus will call in every favor she has to find out, seeking answers while clinging to her pride and… Continue Reading Review: Foxhunt – Rem Wigmore

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Review: Raphael’s Return – C.J. Dragon

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Raphael's Return - C.J. Dragon - Archangel

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book It was a year of change and healing, heartbreak, and renewal. On his way to reunite with his First Consort, Lord Teo receives unwelcome news from Chi’NoSa Prime. He is ordered to return to perform a duty he hoped to be spared. There is no recourse except obedience. Raphael, changed from his time spent with the Chi’NoSa, discovers that his gifts set him apart from his peers, causing them to shun him. As his family and a few friends are the only colonists to support him, Raphael spends much of his time alone, removing himself… Continue Reading Review: Raphael’s Return – C.J. Dragon

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Review: Cold Cases and Sweet Redemption, by J.M. Dabney

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Cold Cases and Sweet Redemption - J.M. Dabney

Genre: Police Procedural, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi (cisgender) Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When two broken men find redemption together, will one survive to accept it? Chance Everyone assumed I was a magnet for trouble, or maybe I searched it out on my own. By the age of forty, I almost destroyed my life. The tragic event that changed my entire perception of myself is haunting me. When a friend is in danger, I volunteer to keep them safe and momentarily distract myself from my problems. Yet my demons keep hunting me down. Bart For twenty years since my divorce, I’d completely cut myself off… Continue Reading Review: Cold Cases and Sweet Redemption, by J.M. Dabney

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Review: Resistance – M.D. Grimm

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Resistance - M.D. Grimm - Saga of the Bold People

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Pan, Bi – MMF Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Can a retired assassin be the savior his people need? How does a former assassin save his fellow humans from extinction? By allying them with mrrogs of course! But that’s easier said than done as humans are understandably distrustful and suspicious of sescurei, the official species of the InterGalactic community. Leopold must convince them that Mastrodai’s offer of alliance isn’t a trick, which means diplomacy, patience, and tenacity. Times like this make him grateful that he has two strong mates to lean on. And when it comes to understanding his own people,… Continue Reading Review: Resistance – M.D. Grimm

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Review: Legacy – M.D. Grimm

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Legacy - M.D. Grimm - Saga of the Bold People

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Pan, Bi, MMF Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book What does a former assassin do when he’s not out there… well… assassinating? Saving his species from extinction, of course. At least, that’s what Leopold wants to do with every molecule in his body. But the task won’t be fast or easy, and he can’t do it alone. Enter Mastrodai—a mrrog prince who has absolutely no desire to rule, much to his father’s exasperation. He craves the ability to prove his worth as a mate and to somehow atone for his actions that led to Leopold’s torture at the hands of an enemy.… Continue Reading Review: Legacy – M.D. Grimm

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Review: Leopold – M.D. Grimm

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Leopold - M.D. Grimm - Saga of the Bold People

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Pan, Bi – MMF Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book How does a human survive in an alien dominated InterGalactic Community? By becoming an assassin, of course. At least, that’s what Leopold thought when he became an assassin for the elite. Pretending to be an alien known as Voidstriker, Leopold feeds his appetite for vengeance, killing aliens as well as taking their money. It’s a win-win to his mind. That is, until a bounty is placed upon his head. With his true identity now revealed to the IG Community, Leopold knows it’s only a matter of time before the powerful family members… Continue Reading Review: Leopold – M.D. Grimm

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Review: Daunting Dilemmas – Edale Lane

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Daunting Dilemmas - Edale Lane

Genre: Mystery, Historical, Steampunk Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sometimes one must lie to live her truth. Stetson has been fooling London for ten years while her fictitious alter-ego solves crimes. But could a criminal mastermind put her carefree days of sleuthing in jeopardy? Evelyn longs to be recognized for her talent; will her music prove to be the key in helping Stetson solve a mystery? While Jack the Ripper terrorizes London, Stetson closes in on the art thief she has been after for months; however, will catching him place her in an impossible position which threatens to expose her? The Review… Continue Reading Review: Daunting Dilemmas – Edale Lane

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Review: Androids & Aliens – J. Scott Coatsworth

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New Release / Giveaway: Androids & Aliens - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi, Cli-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Universal Buy Link About The Book Androids & Aliens is Scott’s third short story collection – eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from cyborgs to (comedic) alien invasions: Rise: The rise in sea levels caused by climate change swallowed Venice beneath the lagoon half a century ago. But what if we could bring it back? Ping: I was a real estate agent by day, and a museum curator in the evening at a sci-fi museum. What I saw one night changed everything. What the Rain Brings: Miriam struggles to make a living in post-climate-change Vancouver. But her… Continue Reading Review: Androids & Aliens – J. Scott Coatsworth