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Hamish Downie’s Five More Questions With Tina deBellegarde
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Tal Bauer Raises a Robust Romance with “How To Say I Do.”
Tal Bauer is one of those authors whose works continue to surprise me. When he puts out a new book, I will stop whatever I’m doing to give it my undivided attention. Bauer has given us political and psychological thrillers, and stories in the world of football and ice hockey. Now, he takes a serious…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Amanda Huggins
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Writers in Kyoto releases its latest anthology, “The Nature of Kyoto”
Writers in Kyoto is delighted to announce the release of its latest anthology, “The Nature of Kyoto.” Its 30 contributors explore the nature of the old capital—its gardens, mountains, shrines, and temples—but also the inner nature, or soul, of the city. It’s a collection of fiction and fact, poetry and pictures exploring one of the…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Tal Bauer Wins In Overtime with “The Rest Of The Story”
Tal Bauer is one of those authors whose works continue to surprise me. When he puts out a new book, I will stop whatever I’m doing to give it my undivided attention. That was easy when I first started reading his stories which also served as rather intense thrillers. He has also visited the world…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | THE EIDOLON is a thrilling debut to “Magnus Academy!”
Author K.D. Edwards recently delivered a thrilling and emotional story with The Hourglass Throne, the third installment in his 9-book series titled “The Tarot Sequence.” These are tales centered around Rune Saint John. He is Atlantean. Along with the many remaining survivors of Atlantis (now destroyed from war), they live in a previously uninhabited area…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | “C.H.A.R.O.N.” is a Cinematic Thriller!
Ex-priest Travis Dominick and former FBI agent and ex-military soldier Brent Lawson are called to a small town in Pennsylvania by a fellow ex-soldier and friend of Lawson. The town is cursed with people subject to unexplainable and gruesome deaths. After arriving there, Travis and Brent constantly see shadowy creatures that later start attacking them.…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Tal Bauer Scores a Win with “Gravity”
Tal Bauer is one of those authors whose works continue to surprise me. When he puts out a new book, I will stop whatever I’m doing to give it my undivided attention. That was easy when I first started reading his stories which also served as rather intense thrillers. He has also visited the world…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | Seth MacFarlane shines with “The Orville: Sympathy for the Devil.”
The setting is New York City, and it is not long after the end of World War I. A woman runs into a hotel, hands her baby to the front desk clerk, and orders that they take her baby and look after him. The clerk then gives the baby to a lovely German couple who…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Morgan Brice Strikes Paranormal Gold “Again”
Gail Z. Martin, aka Morgan Brice, continues to be one of those authors whose work excites me to distraction. Among the plethora of titles she has written, she is also responsible for her universe of the paranormal, which includes such series titles as (writing as Gail Z. Martin) “Deadly Curiosities,” “Spells, Salt, & Steel,” and…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Secret Service” is a Romantic and High Octane Thriller
Can a lead Secret Service agent in charge of protecting the President of the United States fall in love with the President and effectively protect him at the same time? Does this brief synopsis sound familiar? On the surface, it does sound quite similar to the first book in author Tal Bauer’s “Executive Office” series,…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | Excellent Characters Keep “Star Trek: Ex Machina” Flying
James T. Kirk has again become Captain of the starship Enterprise, Dr. Leonard McCoy has been brought out of retirement, and Mr. Spock has learned the value of emotions. Even the computer entity known as V’Ger, satisfied that it has joined with The Creator, has scampered off to explore new places outside the Universe. So…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “No Surrender” is filled with multi-layered paranormal goodness!
When I first discovered the book Restless Nights as part of the “Badlands” series, nothing could have prepared me for the world I was about to enter. In fact, my journey was no less fantastic than that of homicide detective Vic D’Amato, who was forced to leave his former beat with the Pittsburgh Police after a…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “You & Me” Delivers Healing Through Love and Chosen Families
Luke Hale is a widower with a single teenage son named Emmet. Luke’s life is a shambles. He was a punk wannabe artist in his youth, but he lacked any focus or direction. He met a girl named Riley, and after getting her pregnant, they married and had Emmet. Eventually, they grew apart, and later…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Beware Your Heart’s Desire in “The Devil You Know”
Gail Z. Martin aka Morgan Brice continues to be one of those authors whose work excites me to distraction. Among the plethora of titles she has written, she is also responsible for her universe of the paranormal, which includes such series titles as (writing as Gail Z. Martin) “Deadly Curiosities,” “Spells, Salt, & Steel,” and…
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“The Hourglass Throne” by KD Edwards Cover Reveal
The Two Gay Geeks are very excited to participate in the Cover Reveal for KD Edwards’ new “Tarot Sequence” Novel, The Hourglass Throne from Pyr Books. This is such a great piece of art and evokes a tremendous amount of emotion (we may be biased since we have already seen a copy). The artist who…
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Arkle’s Books of 2021 – Review
Brian Webber aka Arkle has a column of several of the the books he read in 2021. Although one was out in 2020 but it still counts. Reader beware, there is some NSFW language in the last so, if that offends your sensibilities, please skip that one. Let us know what you think in the…
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Ben’s Breakdown | K.D. Edwards’ “The Hourglass Throne” Is a Thrilling and Breathtaking Ride!
When author K.D. Edwards decided to pursue his dream of becoming an author, he unquestionably never realized what he was about to embark on. Lifelong authors see a change in their lives as they make writing not just their passion but also their profession. It’s safe to assume that is what Mr. Edwards thought, but…
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Erin’s Arcade – Nuclear Power #6 – Remember
Erin is back with a look at the last installment of the critically acclaimed Nuclear Power Series. Nuclear Power 6 will be available via Hoopla and Comixology on September 22. Preorders are available at Fanbase Press. Checkout Erin’s review. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Nimi: When First Contact Becomes Last Call”
Imagine a world filled with primitive “center of the universe” thinking, where most people on the planet believe there is no other life in the universe. Imagine it’s a world with countless cultures and sub-cultures, where different groups of people clash together and where one group tries to rise to the top of the social…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “The Noah & Cole Thrillers”
“The Murder Between Us” Noah Downing is at an FBI conference in Las Vegas and while he’s sitting alone at a bar one night he meets a very handsome man he merely knows as Cole. After a lengthy conversation followed by a jazz concert in a smokey “hole-in-the-wall” establishment, Noah ends up in Cole’s hotel…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | “Roy” – A Tale Of Chaotic Mediocrity
Imagine living on a space station the size of a planet. Not just any space station, but one with a thriving community with different social classes and communities to match. Now, imagine what happens when a minor disaster takes place that requires clean-up and repair. Who takes care of it? Is there an engineering repair…
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Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | Marriage and Murder May Have You “Cry Wolf”
Agent Cooper Dayton cannot seem to catch a break. His life is constantly in turmoil with missions that makes him feel that he’s going insane. The last big sanity-taxing mission was resolved and along the way, he and his personal and work partner Oliver Park managed to solve several murders. That created some new headaches…
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Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | “Imaginary Lover” is Nothing But Real Fun!
A man wakes to find himself way off the side of a highway, and he has no idea who he is. He does see that he’s only 5 miles away from the nearest town so he heads over there in the hopes of regaining his memory. Shortly after arriving, he starts dreaming about some terrible…
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Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | “Stray Fears” Is A Multi-Layered, Dark Horror-Filled Surprise!
Elien is a young man who is a part of a therapy group for victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He had found his parents murdered by his older brother Gard who also committed suicide. Another member of the group is a sheriff’s deputy named Mason. Mason hates Elien, but he can’t give any reason…
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Welcome To The World of a White Trash Warlock
The Two Gay Geeks recently spoke with David R. Slayton on the podcast about his new book, White Trash Warlock and Keith picked it up and devoured it. Below is my review. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your feedback and input on all of our…
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Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | For a Strong Gay Police Story Look No Further than “Zero Hour.”
In years past it was believed that to write a male/male romance story it would mean it had to be smutty, probably even categorized as erotica. I admit that I have read a book or two that fell into that category but as LGBTQ visibility and recognition began to increase so did various art forms…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Deadly Curiosities” – The amazing paranormal world of Gail Z. Martin
My latest fascination these days are books that are works of fiction dealing with the paranormal. I’ve encountered some pretty great authors, but one who has amazed me is Gail Z. Martin who has done more than produced intriguing stories dealing with the paranormal and supernatural, she does one of the best jobs of world-building…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is a murder mystery in true Agatha Christie fashion, but with werewolves!
Agent Cooper Dayton is on the worst mission he can imagine. He, and his partner (both in work and life) Oliver Park, are house hunting. With everything that Cooper has gone through he never expected this particular stage of his life to cause him so much angst. The pressure builds until he and Oliver are…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | “The Mortal Vestige” is an artistic and fitting coda for the Immortal Wake series.
Following the catastrophic ending in Thursday Midnight (of the “Immortal Wake” series), Jonas is pretty much left to his own devices. Because of what he has witnessed he embarks on a journey of discovery, only it’s not the type of discovery that he has envisioned for himself. As with all journeys, he begins to understand that perhaps…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Badlands” is a paranormal ride towards guilty pleasures.
In another of my “guilty pleasure” book series, I’m now looking at four books that make up the “Badlands” series written by Morgan Brice. BADLANDS Simon Kincaide lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He’s a gay bachelor who, among other things, has a Ph.D. in folklore and used to be a professor at the University…
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Erin’s Arcade Reviews “Quince”: The Definitive Bilingual Edition
The Two Gay Geeks received an email from our friends at Fanbase Press about the “super genius” edition of their hit Quince. I wanted to get the female perspective on this book and Erin was very excited when I approached her about doing a review of Quince. Erin has now had the opportunity to read…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Breakaway: A Gay Sports Romance” is all guilty pleasure with hope.
In another of my “guilty pleasure” book series, I’m now looking at the first of a series called “Opposites Attract” and this is Breakaway: A Gay Sports Romance by Romeo Alexander. Jayden is a college athlete. He’s at a University in Ontario and his big sport is ice hockey. He’s well-liked by his teammates and fellow…
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Keith’s Korner | “The Shoreless Sea Review”
I admit I had not heard of J. Scott Coatsworth before I discovered Queer Sci Fi through a Facebook post from someone else. I checked out the website and signed up for the newsletter and in so doing received three books from authors being featured that month. Of course, being the inquisitive person I am…
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Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown |Where Love is an “Out Of Body” Experience
Henry and Malcolm are best friends. They have been best friends since they first met in college when Henry was a freshperson (as Malcolm refers to him) and Malcolm was his senior dorm RA. It was after Henry’s very first college party and apparently Henry had “one too many” and was in the bathroom vomiting…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | The magic and excitement shine brightly in “The Hanged Man”
Some time has passed since Rune St. John had his encounter with Rurik the lich. For the most part now life appears to be business as usual for Rune and his bonded companion Brand. Rune, the survivor of a fallen court, once called the Sun Throne, manages to make a modest living with Brand, only…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | A look at sentience and artificial intelligence in “Brobots”.
We’re entering the latter half of the 21st Century and mankind has advanced quite a bit in terms of technology. Humanity has even gone so far as to create advancements in the realm of artificial intelligence, and even create robots with limited sentience called “Brobots.” They provide a variety of services including construction on work…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Paranormal Shifter – M/M NAVY SEAL” where the paranormal, military, and relationships collide.
In another of my “guilty pleasure” book series, I’m now looking at the first three books of a 6-part paranormal Navy Seal series written by Noah Harris. Sailing Deep Dylan is part of an extremely elite branch of the military. Yes, he’s part of the Navy Seals, but the branch he’s in is even…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Breaking Tradition” is a true guilty pleasure with a surprisingly strong message.
I’ll happily admit that I have my collection of books that I categorize as “guilty pleasures.” These are books that anyone of respectable taste and breeding should probably dislike, but have a quality that makes them appealing and fun to read. They range from simple gay romance to those that have that added genre twist…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Big Bad Wolf” series is a surprisingly sophisticated murder mystery, but not a guilty pleasure!
The Wolf At The Door Cooper Dayton comes from a family in law enforcement. He now lives in Washington DC and works for the FBI…. or rather he used to work for the FBI until a shocking incident had six and half feet of small intestines removed after which he learned and even greater shocking…
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Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | “Boystown: Season One” is a saucy gay soap opera that redefines guilty pleasures.
I’ll happily admit that I have my collection of books that I categories as “guilty pleasures.” These are books that anyone of respectable taste and breeding should probably dislike, but there is some quality about them that makes them appealing and fun to read. They range from simple gay romance to those that have that…