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TBRainbow Alert #10!

January 27, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

Hard Wired (February 13th)
Author: Megan Erickson and Santino Hassell
Genre/Category: Contemporary Romance
Rainbow details: Gay
Why put it on your radar?
Please tell me you’re already reading the Cyberlove series and so this excellent writing duo and their internet-centric m/m Romance series needs no introduction…

10 Things I Can See From Here (February 28th)
Author: Carrie Mac
Genre/Category: Contemporary YA
Rainbow details: Lesbian MC
Why put it on your radar?
This is one of those amazing mental health YAs that digs really deep into the reader’s brain, a la OCD Love Story, and I think it’s gonna be huge for readers with severe anxiety looking to see themselves reflected. Also, gay. Very gay.

The Tiger’s Daughter (October 3rd)
Author: K. Arsenault Rivera
Genre/Category: Fantasy
Rainbow details: Lady lovin’
Why put it on your radar?
It’s a Mongolian-inspired Fantasy starring two female warriors who have to save the world from demons. Like. Come on.

The Edge of the Abyss (April 18)
Author: Emily Skrutskie
Genre/Category: YA Sci-Fi
Rainbow details: f/f
Why put it on your radar?
Because it’s a sequel to one of my favorite YAs of last year and I am dying to know the outcome of The Abyss Surrounds Us’s slow-burn pirate romance!

Storm Season (February 2nd)
Author: Pene Hanson
Genre/Category: Contemporary Romance
Rainbow details: f/f
Why put it on your radar?
How cute is the promise of a romance between an Aussie It Girl and park ranger??

Fave Five

Fave Five: Interracial Contemporary LGBTQA Romances

January 25, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

These are Adult Contemporary Romances; for NA, check here!

Sutphin Boulevard by Santino Hassell (m/m)

A Gentleman in the Street by Alisha Rai (m/f, B)

Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox (m/f, A, T)

Such a Pretty Face by Gabrielle Goldsby (f/f)

The Queer and the Restless by Kris Ripper (m/f, T)

Bonus: On the more erotic front, there’s The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon (f/f), whose Sated and So Sweet also fit the list as m/f bisexual interracial romances!

Double Bonus: For Historical, check out Wanted, a Gentleman by KJ Charles (m/m)

Fave Five

Fave Five: American Politics-Themed LGBTQ Novels

January 20, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

Willful Machines by Tim Floreen (gay YA Sci-Fi)

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (genderfluid contemp YA)

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant (m/m trans Romance)

Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher (m/m/f Romance)

Dust by Ann McMan (f/f Mystery)

Fave Five

Fave Five: Queer Theater MGs and YAs

January 16, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle (MG)

Starring Kitty by Keris Stainton (MG)

Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry (YA)

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner (YA)

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan, and Hold Me Closer, Tiny Cooper by David Levithan (YA)

Bonus: Coming in March and September, respectively: Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (MG) and Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta (YA)

Double Bonus: The Art of Wishing and The Fourth Wish by Lindsay Ribar (YA) have a cishet MC, but a bi LI

Shopper's Delight

12 LGBTQ Contemporary Romance Novellas

January 13, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

All links are Amazon Affiliate links; proceeds go back into LGBTQReads.com. All works on this list are from 25-150 pages, for your quick-reading pleasure! (With thanks to the Tumblr Asker who inspired this post and the SFF novella post to come!)

Fearless by Shira Glassman ($1.29, f/f, 30 pp)

Long Macchiatos and Monsters by Alison Evans ($1.99, m/nb, 44 pp)

What Happens in Berlin by Jen McConnell ($1.99, f/f, 100 pp)

Spice and Smoke by Suleikha Snyder ($2.66, m/m+, 114 pp)

The Belle vs. the BDoC by Amy Jo Cousins ($2.99, f/f, 89 pp)

The Melody of You and Me by M. Hollis ($2.99, f/f, 104 pp)

Second Kiss by Chelsea M. Cameron ($2.99, f/f, 59 pp)

Defying Convention by Cecil Wilde ($2.99, m/nb, 65 pp)

Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon ($2.99, m/f, 100 pp)

Full Exposure by Amy Jo Cousins ($2.99, m/m, 97 pp)

Whiskey Business by Avon Gale ($3.52, m/m, 117 pp)

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant ($3.99, m/m, 89 pp)

Shopper's Delight

Ten More F/F YAs Under Five Bucks

January 9, 2017 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

You can see the first installment of this post here! (All links are Amazon Affiliate links. Proceeds go back into the LGBTQReads site.)

Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel Jose Older ($.99)

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan ($1.99)

Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan ($2.99)

Time it Right by Siera Maley ($2.99)

Our Demented Play Date by Kat Fletcher ($2.99)

She’s My Ride Home by Jackie Bushore ($3.99)

Secret Heart by Danielle Dreger ($3.99)

Taking the Lead by Michele L. Rivera ($3.99)

A&B by JC Lillis ($3.99)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily L. Danforth ($4.99)

Fave Five

Fave Five: Queer Foodie Romances

December 30, 2016 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

Definitely, Maybe, Yours by Lissa Reed

Idlewild by Jude Sierra

Perfect Pairing by Rachel Spangler

Certainly, Possibly, You by Lissa Reed

Taste by Kris Bryant

TBRainbow Alert!

TBRainbow Alert #9!

December 28, 2016 Dahlia Adler Leave a comment

Peter Darling (February 15)
Author: Austin Chant
Genre/Category: Romance
Rainbow details: Queer Trans guy MC
Why put it on your radar? PETER PAN WAS ASSIGNED WENDY DARLING AT BIRTH AND NOW HE’S AN ADULT TRANS GUY WHO’S INTO CAPTAIN HOOK. THEY DO NOT MAKE CAPS LOCK BIG ENOUGH FOR THE EXCELLENCE OF THAT PREMISE.

Noteworthy (May 2)
Author: Riley Redgate
Genre/Category: Contemporary YA
Rainbow details: Bi MC
Why put it on your radar? Because Riley Redgate already brought the awesome in 2016 with Seven Ways We Lie, which had pan and ace MCs, and she’s back with a bi MC of color who crossdresses for personal gain with care never to invalidate transness.

Cottonmouths (June 6)
Author: Kelly J. Ford
Genre/Category: Adult Contemporary
Rainbow details: Lesbian MC
Why put it on your radar? Queer girl living in a small town in the Ozarks? Childhood crush returns…and has a meth lab? Comparisons to Daniel Woodrell and Sarah Waters? Take your pick!

Ramona Blue (May 9)
Author: Julie Murphy
Genre/Category: Contemporary YA
Rainbow details: Lesbian MC
Why put it on your radar? Because while we often get books with MCs who ID as straight and find they have an exception to the rule that starts them questioning, only to maintain a hetero identity, we almost never see the opposite with a character who questions but maintains a queer identity.

Island of Exiles (February 7)
Author: Erica Cameron
Genre/Category: YA Fantasy
Rainbow details: Bi MC
Why put it on your radar? Since we revealed the cover, Erica can answer that for you here!