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Exclusive Cover Reveal: But I’m Not a Supervillain by Aoibh Wood

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Today on the site I’m delighted to welcome Aoibh Wood to reveal the cover of But I’m Not a Supervillain, a superhero Romance releasing December 1st! Here’s the story:

Sherry Broward never expected stealing a Rembrandt to turn her life upside down. Now she’s dodging the Bratva, the police, and her ex-girlfriend, Malka—a succubus supervillain who runs the local nightclub, Sin City. To make things even more complicated, she’s falling hard for Jemma—the city’s hottest art recovery specialist, who just so happens to be the superhero Lena Swift.

While trying to get closer to Jemma without revealing her own role in the heist, Sherry’s dealing with more than she bargained for after being exposed to Lot 429, a serum that’s doing strange things to her body. Add in the Royal Family’s attack Corgis and a bumbling group of thieves on a harbor cruise, and Sherry’s life is a ticking time bomb. If Jemma ever finds out the truth, Sherry might lose everything—including the girl of her dreams.

But I’m Not a Supervillain is a laugh-out-loud, action-packed superhero romance about love, secrets, and the fine line between hero and villain.

What to Expect: ✔️ Superheroes, art heists, and chaotic romance ✔️ Succubus ex-girlfriends with their own dark agendas ✔️ A bumbling anti-heroine with more than a few surprises up her sleeve ✔️ High stakes, humor, and a whole lot of heart

And here’s the author to present the cover (which she designed!), illustrated by Jess Monteras!

I’m thrilled to finally share the cover of my upcoming LGBTQ+ superhero romance But I’m Not a Supervillain! This novel has been a wild ride of crime, chaos, and unexpected love—and I can’t wait for you all to meet Sherry, Jemma, and, of course, Malka.

The cover captures the action-packed, tongue-in-cheek, and emotional rollercoaster at the heart of the story. I hope you love it as much as I do! Without further ado, here it is…

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Aoibh Wood is the author of the Cait Reagan series of lesbian urban fantasy novels and the #1 bestselling “The Senator’s Widow,” which tops the Amazon Queer Thrillers chart. She lives in the Boston Metro Area with her wife and their orange tabby, who looks suspiciously like Jabba the Hutt.

Jess Monteras (JESSMONTZ) is an artist from a small town in the Philippines who likes to draw queer art. Being a lesbian artist who grew up in a conservative town, they’ve made it their goal to create positive representation for the LGBTQ+ community through their art.
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein

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You probably know Izzy Wasserstein from her short fiction, but today I’m thrilled to have her on the site to reveal the cover of her very first novella, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart, releasing March 12, 2024 from Tachyon Publications! Here’s the story:

In a queer, noir technothriller of fractured identity and corporate intrigue, a trans woman faces her fear of losing her community as her past chases after her. This bold, thought-provoking debut science-fiction novella from a Lambda Award finalist is an exciting and unpredictable look at the fluid nature of our former and present selves.

In mid-21st-century Kansas City, Dora hasn’t been back to her old commune in years. But when Dora’s ex-girlfriend Kay is killed, and everyone at the commune is a potential suspect, Dora knows she’s the only person who can solve the murder.

As Dora is dragged back into her old community and begins her investigations, she discovers that Kay’s death is only one of several terrible incidents. A strange new drug is circulating. People are disappearing. And Dora is being attacked by assailants from her pre-transition past.

Meanwhile, It seems like a war between two nefarious corporations is looming, and Dora’s old neighborhood is their battleground. Now she must uncover a twisted conspiracy, all while navigating a deeply meaningful new relationship.

And here’s the thrilling cover, designed by Elizabeth Story!

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Izzy Wasserstein is a queer, trans woman who teaches writing and literature. Wasserstein was born and raised in Kansas, and she received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico. She is the author of dozens of short stories, two poetry collections, and the short-story collection All the Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From (Neon Hemlock Press, 2022). Wasserstein loves books, comics, horror movies, and slowly running long distances.She shares a home in Southern California with her spouse, Nora E. Derrington, and their animal companions. These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart is her debut novella.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen

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Today on the site, we’re revealing the cover for A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen, a sci-fi space noir releasing from Dancing Star Press on November 14, 2023! Here’s the story:

Zira once had a life. A girlfriend. A favorite bar. A hairstyle. And a secret. But when her father sells her out as a Reader, she has to leave every part of that old life behind. Now she’s forced to work for law enforcement, reading and erasing memories of those who violate the Golden Nova’s few and corruptly enforced laws. She’s hated and feared by everyone who would prefer to keep their memories private and intact. The only thing making her new life bearable is her working partner, Bea, her service dog who has the ability to shut out all the thoughts of the people around her.

When Zira makes the decision to omit a memory from a report to protect a stranger, it arouses suspicion. Suddenly she’s in trouble at work, and a vindictive casino boss and the queen of a massive drug empire are vying to get her under their control. Caught between three corrupt factions and the vacuum of space, can Zira keep her loved ones safe, and be able to live with herself in the end?

And here’s the badass cover, illustrated by Vitalii Ostaschenko!

Cover of A Feast of Flies by Leigh Harlen. Cover image is of a woman in uniform holding the leash of a spotted dog sitting at attention at her feet, aboard a decaying starship.

Buy it: Dancing Star Press

Leigh Harlen is a queer, trans non-binary writer of horror and other dark speculative fiction who lives and works in Seattle. Their debut novella, Queens of Noise (Neon Hemlock Press), and their short fiction collection, Blood Like Garnets (TKO Studios), are available everywhere books are sold.

You can find links to their work at leighharlen.com and follow them on Twitter @LeighHarlen for updates on future publications.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Pluralities by Avi Silver

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Today on the site, I’m delighted to welcome back Avi Silver, who’s revealing the cover of their upcoming sci-fi novella, Pluralities, which releases on October 3, 2023 from Atthis Arts! Here’s the story:

“Wait—rewind. I was still a girl back then, before the universes converged.”

Guided by premonitions and a fateful car ride, a burned-out retail worker stumbles into the grand exit from womanhood. Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far away, an alien prince goes rogue with his sentient spaceship, seeking purpose in the great glimmering void. As the two of them come together in a fusion of body and mind, they must reckon with their assigned identities.

Tender, witty, and daring, Pluralities is a slipstream-meets-space-adventure story honoring the long and turbulent journey into gender euphoria.

And here’s the out-of-this-world cover by Lorna Antoniazzi!

A person with long brown hair looks wistfully off to the right, their face separate from their head. In the space where their face should be, there is an image of deep space, with stars and a small purple spaceship inside. The person's cheek has a smudged blue mark that says "SHE" on it. The background of the cover is white, with blue, green, and purple swirls. At the top of the cover, it reads "PLURALITIES" in a wavy font, with author Avi Silver's name below in smaller text.

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Avi Silver is a speculative fiction author, the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Augur Magazine, and poet. Pluralities, their trans slipstream-meets-space-opera novella, will be published with Atthis Arts in October 2023. In 2018, he co-founded The Shale Project, an award-winning indie arts collective through which he published the ongoing Sãoni Cycle (Two Dark Moons, Three Seeking Stars). Find his short fiction in Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology and Nothing Without Us Too. Their poetry has been published in Strange Horizons and Uncanny Magazine, and received an honorable mention in the 2022 Rhysling Awards. They are currently working on their first full-length book of poetry, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Fault by Lumen Reese

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Today on the site we’re revealing the cover of Fault by Lumen Reese, an adult sci-fi reimagining of Moby Dick releasing August 24, 2023, complete with an m/m romance between the stand-ins for Ishmael and Queequeg. Here’s the story: 

A grieving mother.
A monster.
A ship crewed by the damned.

The Thing swam out of the magma in the Earth’s core and clawed its way up through the San Andreas Fault on the night that a chunk of the California coast sank into the Pacific. Millions died, including the two children of Lucille ‘Ceely’ Bennett, an accomplished engineer stranded in rural Montana when the cataclysm occurred. Ceely builds a submarine, complete with mechanical arms and a set of harpoons -the biggest on the market- with the intention of going down among the ruins of Los Angeles to collect her daughters’ bodies.

A mother’s love -and fury- drive her to hunt the creature across oceans and decades in this story of grief and revenge.

And here’s the cover, designed by Mihai Costea!

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Lumen Reese is an author of fantasy and science fiction from West Michigan. She identifies as bisexual.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Monstersona by Chloe Spencer

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Today on the site I’m delighted to reveal the cover of Monstersona by Chloe Spencer, a double-bi f/f YA sci-fi romance releasing February 14, 2023 from Tiny Ghost Press! Here’s the story:

There’s a little monster in all of us.

After her parents’ divorce, 16 year old Riley Grishin is forced to move from Portland, Oregon all the way to Little Brook, Maine, a small town that serves as the headquarters for Titan Technologies, an international tech laboratory. Having left her friends and father behind, Riley spends most of her days running through the woods with her dog Tigger, and eavesdropping on her classmates—in particular, the gorgeous, but very strange, Aspen Montehugh.

On the night of the homecoming game, Riley wakes up to find her town on fire, terrorized by an unseen monster. With flames spreading rapidly, Riley and Tigger have no choice but to pile into her beat-up pickup truck and flee. Speeding out of town, they come across the only other survivor: Aspen.

When Riley and Aspen finally reach safety, they realize something far more sinister is afoot. According to the news, all other Titan Tech laboratories on the East Coast have been attacked. And even worse, they’re being followed by an SUV with blacked out windows. With all air travel grounded, Riley has no way to fly back to her dad, so she and Aspen embark on a cross country road trip, all the while pursued by men with guns, mad scientists, and the monstrous truth. Slowly, Riley realizes something’s not quite right with Aspen, which puts her feelings for her—and her own humanity—to the ultimate test.

Thelma and Louise meet Godzilla in this queer sci-fi adventure, that will appeal to fans of Erik. J Brown’s All That’s Left In The World and Charlotte Nicole Davies’ The Good Luck Girls.

And here’s the striking cover by Alex Moore!

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Minnesota native Chloe Spencer is an award winning writer, indie gamedev, and filmmaker. She enjoys writing sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and romance. In her spare time she enjoys playing video games, trying her best at Pilates, and cuddling with her cat. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Film and Television from SCAD Atlanta.

 

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Born Andromeda by K.M. Watts

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Today on the site we’re revealing the cover of Born Andromeda by K.M. Watts, a space-pirate adventure YA romance releasing from Interlude Press on November 15, 2022! Here’s the story:

She was destined for a royal life—until galactic pirates changed her destiny.

Being eighteen is difficult, especially when you’re a cyborg and heir to the entire kingdom of the Moon. Disillusioned with royal life, Princess Andromeda dreams of nothing but freedom and adventure outside the protective dome of royalty. But when her parents arrange her marriage to an Earthen prince, she is forced to put her kingdom before her dreams of independence.

While traveling to Earth, Andromeda’s ship is attacked by galactic pirates led by her father’s sworn enemy, the Lord Captain Bran. Taken prisoner, Andromeda realizes that her captors are unaware of her true identity and sees an opportunity: To best her enemies, she may have to join them.

And here’s the luminous cover, designed by C.B. Messer!


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K.M. Watts is a debut novelist who first dreamed of becoming an author when she won her school’s Young Author Award at the age of five. She enjoys reading and writing YA fantasy and sci-fi, though she also dabbles with YA romantic thrillers. In her free time, she enjoys canyon hiking in her home state of Arizona.