Caroline Brown Winslow (November 19, 1822 – December 7, 1896)

Caroline Brown Winslow (November 19, 1822 – December 7, 1896) was an American physician, and the fifth woman in the United States to graduate in medicine. In November 1882, together with Susan Ann Edson, she opened the Homeopathic Free Dispensary, the first homeopathic pharmacy in Washington, which flourished for some years. It was the first facility where women doctors could practice side-by-side with their male colleagues. Winslow was the lifelong friend of Susan Ann Edson. They probably met at Eclectic Medical College, which both attended. During the Civil War they worked as nurses, as they were not allowed to act as doctors. After the war, Winslow and Edson moved to Washington, D.C., together and established their own practices. Together they wrote a missive to the Congress, The Right of Women to Vote. Caroline B. Winslow died on December 7, 1896. Susan Ann Edson died one year later, in 1897. They are both buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington.

Timeline & Places:

November 19, 1822: born.

1850s: attended Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

1882: opened the Homeopathic Free Dispensary, 709 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Stati Uniti, together with Susan Ann Edson.

December 7, 1896: died. Buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, 201 Allison St NW, Washington, DC 20011, Stati Uniti. Buried near Susan Ann Edson (January 4, 1823 - November 13, 1897)

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 1.3: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
ISBN-13: 978-1548165963 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1548165964
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Catherine Bagration (December 7, 1783 - May 21 or June 2, 1857)

Princess Catherine Bagration (1783-1857) was the wife of the general Pyotr Bagration. She was known for her beauty, love affairs and outrageous behaviour. She counted many Parisian celebrities among her close friends: Stendhal, Benjamin Constant, the Marquis de Custine, even the Queen of Greece. The Princess's cook for a time was Marie-Antoine Carême, the founder of Haute Cuisine. Balzac mentions in one of his letters that she was one of the two women upon whom he based the character Feodora, heroine of his first novel “La Peau de Chagrin”. Similarly Victor Hugo mentions her salon in “Les Misérables”.

Timeline & Places:

December 7, 1783: born

May 21 or June 2, 1857: died. Buried at Isola di San Michele, 30135 Venezia VE, Italia

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 3.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906695 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906692
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Queer Italy: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979631709 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979631700
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Henry Somerset (December 7, 1849 – October 10, 1932)

Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset PC, DL, JP (7 December 1849 – 10 October 1932) was a British Conservative politician and composer of popular music. He served as Comptroller of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1879. Somerset married Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks, the eldest daughter and co-heir of Charles Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers, on 6 February 1872. They had one child, Henry Charles Somers Augustus (1874–1945), but their marriage collapsed after a few years because of Lord Henry's infatuation with a young man of seventeen year. As a result, he withdrew to Italy, while his wife was ostracised from society for having made public, contrary to the conventions of the time, why she had left him. She died in March 1921. Somerset remained a widower until his death in October 1932, aged 82. His only son married Lady Katherine, a daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, and their grandson David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, succeeded to the dukedom of Beaufort in 1984.

Timeline & Places:

December 7, 1849: born.

1850s: lived at Badminton House, Badminton House, Badminton GL9 1DB, Regno Unito

October 10, 1932: died. Buried at St Michael and All Angels, Church Lane, Little Badminton, Badminton GL9 1AB, Regno Unito

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.2: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1544067568 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1544067569
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Kenneth Partridge (August 24, 1926 – December 7, 2015)

Kenneth Partridge (24 August 1926 – 7 December 2015) was an English interior designer, who created homes for two of the Beatles, and showrooms for fashion designers Hardy Amies and Norman Hartnell. Kenneth Partridge was born in Brockley, south London, the son of Sidney Partridge, an electrical engineer and factory manager, and his wife Dorothy (née Brown). He served as a Bevin Boy during World War II. He lived in Brighton with his long-term partner, Derek Granger. John Lennon bought Kenwood, St. George's Hill on 15 July 1964, and spent £40,000 on remodelling it, employing Partridge for the interior design, having admired his work at the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein's house.

Timeline & Places:

August 24, 1926: born.

1952 to 2015: lived at 9 Chichester Terrace, Brighton BN2 1FG, Regno Unito, sharing with Derek Granger

1964: decorated Kenwood, St. George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0JT, UK, for John Lennon

December 7, 2015: died.

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906312 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906315
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Mel Cheren (1933 – December 7, 2007)

Melvin Cheren (1933 – December 7, 2007) was a record executive who helped start the Paradise Garage, also known as "Gay-rage", a New York City gay discotheque popular in the 1970s and ’80s. Cheren was business partner and former lover of Michael Brody, who created the Paradise Garage in 1977 with the financial back-up of Cheren. In the 2006 “The Godfather of Disco,” a documentary about Cheren, he himself called the Garage “the ultimate expression of the whole fabric” of gay night life. When Rodger McFarlane began a crisis counseling hotline in the 1980s, which ultimately became the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization, he operated it out of a couple of rooms in a building in Chelsea owned by Mel Cheren. In 1984 Cheren turned the building into the Colonial House Inn, a 20-room gay-oriented guesthouse where he himself lived until his death.

Timeline & Places:

1933: born

1984 to 2007: lived at Colonial House Inn, 318 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, Stati Uniti, sharing with Michael Brody (died 1987)

December 7, 2007: died.

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 1.2: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
ISBN-13: 978-1544066585 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1544066589
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Queer New York City: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979628808 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979628807
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Reginald Turner (June 2, 1869 – December 7, 1938)

Reginald "Reggie" Turner (2 June 1869 – 7 December 1938) was an English author, an aesthete and a member of the circle of Oscar Wilde. He worked as a journalist, wrote twelve novels, and his correspondence has been published, but he is best known as one of the few friends who remained loyal to Wilde when he was imprisoned, and who supported him after his release. After Wilde's death, Turner, who was homosexual, felt few ties to England. Weintraub writes, "He felt alienated from an England which had driven Oscar to his death, and realised that some of the hostility toward Wilde might now continue to be directed toward those who had stood by him, and were similarly suspect." Turner thereafter lived abroad for much of the time. His royalties from his novels were modest, but together with his income from the Levy-Lawson family, they supported him in Paris and in French resorts. In his later years he lived in Florence, where he died at the age of 69 and was buried in the Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori.

Timeline & Places:

June 2, 1869: born

1880s: attended Hurstpierpoint College, Chalkers Ln, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks BN6 9LR, Regno Unito

1880s: attended University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, Regno Unito

December 7, 1938: died. Buried at Cimitero Evangelico agli Allori, Via Senese, 184, 50124 Firenze FI, Italia

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906312 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906315
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Queer Places, Vol. 3.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906695 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906692
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Queer Italy: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
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ISBN-10: 1979631700
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Robert Graves (July 24, 1895 – December 7, 1985)

Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, critic and classicist. One of Graves's friends at this time was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, a fellow officer in his regiment. The friendship between Graves and Sassoon is documented in Graves's letters and biographies; the story is fictionalised in Pat Barker's novel Regeneration. The intensity of their early relationship is demonstrated in Graves's collection, Fairies and Fusiliers (1917), which contains many poems celebrating their friendship. Sassoon remarked upon a "heavy sexual element" within it, an observation supported by the sentimental nature of much of the surviving correspondence between the two men. Through Sassoon, Graves became a friend of Wilfred Owen, "who often used to send me poems from France."

Timeline & Places:

July 24, 1895: born at 1 Lauriston Rd, Wimbledon, London SW19 4TJ, Regno Unito

1909: attended Charterhouse School, Charterhouse Rd, Godalming GU7 2DX, Regno Unito

1919: attended University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, Regno Unito

1940s: lived at Deià, 07179 Deià, Majorca, Spain

December 7, 1985: died.

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906312 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906315
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Queer Places, Vol. 3.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906695 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906692
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Romaine Brooks (May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970)

Romaine Brooks was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. The most important relationship of her life was with Natalie Clifford Barney, whom she met around the start of WW I. Barney was an American-born writer who hosted a literary salon in Paris. She was avowedly no monogamous; when they met, she was already in a close long-term relationship with Duchess Elisabeth de Gramont, which would last until the Duchess' death in 1954. Romaine had many other relationships of varying length and devotion as well but at one point, she gave Barney an ultimatum to choose between her and Dolly Wilde-relenting once Barney had given in. Her own lovers were Renata Borgatti, Marchesa Luisa Casati and Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac. Barney and Brooks are both buried at Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France, Barney in the same place with her sister Laura.

Timeline & Places:

May 1, 1874: born.

1890s: attended Académie Colarossi, 10 Rue de la Grande Chaumière, 75006 Paris, Francia

1900s: lived at 50 Tite St, Chelsea, London SW3 4JA, Regno Unito

1917: lived at Villa Cercola, Via Cercola, 80076 Capri NA, Italia

1920s: worked at 15 Cromwell Rd, Kensington, London SW7 2JB, Regno Unito

1940: lived at Villa Sant’Agnese, Via di S. Leonardo, 33, 50125 Firenze FI, Italia

1945 to 1970: lived at 11 Rue des Ponchettes, 06300 Nice, Francia

December 7, 1970: died. Buried at Passy Cemetery, 2 Rue du Commandant Schloesing, 75016 Paris, Francia. Buried near Natalie Clifford Barney (October 31, 1876 – February 2, 1972)

References:

Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time
ISBN-13: 978-1500563325 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1500563323
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Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906312 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906315
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Queer Places, Vol. 3.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906695 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906692
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Queer France: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979631112 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979631115
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Queer Italy: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979631709 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979631700
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Thornton Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975)

Samuel M. Steward, also known by the pen name Phil Andros, was a novelist and tattoo artist from Ohio, later based in Oakland. Thornton Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the two plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth—and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day. Gertrude Stein, who at the time regularly corresponded with the both of them, introduced Steward to Wilder. Wilder drafted the third act of Our Town during a brief visit by Steward in Zurich, their first meeting. They began a sexual friendship then that lasted 11 years. Steward kept records of his many sexual encounters in a card index he called his "Stud File". They included Rudolph Valentino (a month before his death at 31, when Steward was 17) and Roy Fitzgerald Douglas (who became Rock Hudson). Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade by Justin Spring was published in 2010. The book was the recipient of many literary honors, and was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Timeline & Places:

April 17, 1897: born at 211 W Gilman St, Madison, WI 53703, USA

1900s: lived at 140 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703, Stati Uniti

1900s: lived at Maple Bluff, WI, Stati Uniti

1915: attended Berkeley High School, 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, Stati Uniti

1918: attended Oberlin College, 173 W Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, Stati Uniti

1920: attended Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, Stati Uniti

1921 to 1928: taught Lawrenceville School, 2500 Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, Stati Uniti

1926: attended Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, Stati Uniti

1929: built 50 Deepwood Dr, Hamden, CT 06517, USA

December 7, 1975: died. Buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 3801 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518, Stati Uniti

References:

Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time
ISBN-13: 978-1500563325 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1500563323
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532901904 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532901909
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.3: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
ISBN-13: 978-1548165963 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1548165964
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Queer California: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979617406 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979617406
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Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947)

Willa Cather was an American author. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours. At the beginning of her college career at the University of Nebraska in the late 19th century, she called herself Dr. William and dressed virtually in male drag. By the end of her college years, her presentation was considerably more feminine, but she continued her amorous relationships with other women. These included her college friend Louise Pound; the Pittsburgh socialite Isabelle McClung, with whom Cather traveled to Europe and was involved for about twelve years; the opera singer Olive Fremstad; the pianist Yaltah Menuhin; and most notably, the editor Edith Lewis, with whom Cather lived the last 39 years of her life. The two women lived together in a series of apartments in New York City from 1908 until the writer's death in 1947. Cather selected Lewis as the literary trustee for her estate. Edith Lewis, author of the biography Willa Cather Living (1953), died in 1972 in the apartment the couple had shared. They are buried near to each other in Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

Timeline & Places:

December 7, 1873: born atGore, US-50, Stati Uniti

1873 to 1883: lived at Willow Shade, Winchester, Virginia 22601, Stati Uniti

1883: lived at 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE 68970, Stati Uniti

1894: attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588, Stati Uniti

1901: lived at 1180 Murray Hill Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA, sharing with Isabelle McClung Hambourg (November 4, 1877 – October 10, 1938)

1906: lived at 60 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012, Stati Uniti, sharing with Edith Lewis

1909 to 1913: lived at 82 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10011, USA, sharing with Edith Lewis

1913 to 1927: lived at 5 Bank St, New York, NY 10014, Stati Uniti, sharing with Edith Lewis

1920s: lived at Shattuck Inn Resort, 53 Dublin Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452, Stati Uniti, sharing with Edith Lewis

1922: lived at 120 Whistle Rd, Grand Manan, NB E5G 1B3, Canada, sharing with Edith Lewis

1927 to 1932: lived at The Grosvenor Hotel, 35 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003, Stati Uniti, sharing with Edith Lewis

1940s: lived at 570 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065, Stati Uniti, sharing with Edith Lewis

April 24, 1947: died. Buried at Old Burying Ground, 23 Knight Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452, Stati Uniti. Buried alongside: Edith Lewis (December 22, 1882 - August 11, 1972)

References:

Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time
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ISBN-10: 1500563323
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532901904 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532901909
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.2: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
ISBN-13: 978-1544066585 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1544066589
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.3: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
ISBN-13: 978-1548165963 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1548165964
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Queer New York City: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
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2017 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mentions

The Reading Phase of the 2017 Rainbow Awards is officially closed and below you can find the Honorable Mentions, those books receiving one or more rates of 36 or more out of 40.

• #Trans: an anthology about transgender and nonbinary identity online by Evelyn Deshane - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5146603.html
• 7 With 1 Blow by Caraway Carter - Category: Gay - Contemporary General Fiction & Humor - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5169753.html
• A Certain Persuasion: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction inspired by Jane Austen's novels by Julie Bozza - Category: LGBT - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5090704.html
• A Chance for Us (New Vampire Justice #2) by Jake C. Wallace - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5170921.html
• A Heart Well Traveled (Tales of Long Distance Love Affairs and Unlikely Outcomes #1) by Sallyanne Monti - Category: Lesbian - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5181404.html
• A Kind of Honesty (A Kind of Stories #3) by Lane Hayes - Category: Bisexual - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5159783.html
• A Perfect Life and Other Stories by Elaine Burnes - Category: Lesbian - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5131163.html
• A Quantum Uncertainty (Nexus Trilogy #2) by C.A. Farlow - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5161770.html
• A Quiet Death (Dark Peak #3) by Cari Hunter - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5089658.html
• A Rollerblade Day, and Other Gay Poems by Eric Alan Westfall - Category: Gay & Lesbian - Poetry - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5168555.html
• A Shared Love (Spartan Love #3) by Kayla Jameth - Category: Gay - Historical - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5162305.html
• A Time to Keep by Morgan Cheshire - Category: Gay - Historical - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5128924.html
• A Way with Words (Memories with The Breakfast Club) by Lane Hayes - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5160584.html
• Accused (The Talani Trade Alliance #1) by Leona Windwalker - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5182755.html
• Addict (The Cassie Tam Files #1) by Matt Doyle - Category: Lesbian - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5147830.html
• Adrift (Staying Afloat #1) by Isabelle Adler - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5140736.html
• Afraid to Fly (Anchor Point #2) by L.A. Witt - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5098003.html
• All the Way to Shore by CJane Elliott - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5151210.html
• Alonso Munich is Now Dead by S. Gates - Category: Asexual - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5133505.html
• An Island in the Stars by Susan Laine - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5154665.html
• An Outsider Inside by R.J. Samuel - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary General Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5147082.html
• Andre in Flight by Laura Lascarso - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5118705.html
• Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5155869.html
• Arctic Restitution (Arctic Absolution #3) by Lynn Kelling - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5123486.html
• Arrows Through Archer by Nash Summers - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5120750.html
• As I Am (All Saints #3) by A.M. Arthur - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5174839.html
• Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5146866.html
• At the Corner of Rock Bottom & Nowhere by L.A. Witt - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5097718.html
• Back Piece (Skin Deep Inc.) by L.A. Witt - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5108317.html
• Bad Beginnings (Anchors) by Nicole Field - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5133572.html
• Bare by Lynn Kelling - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5122032.html
• Barred Souls (Pandemonium #1) by Meredith Katz - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5139713.html
• Beached (Île Blanche #1) by Jody Klaire - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5179336.html
• Beast at the Door by Althea Blue - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5104940.html
• Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Vol. 1 by D.L. King - Category: Gay & Lesbian - Erotica - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5088765.html
• Best Maid Plans by Jody Klaire - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5179573.html
• Better Than Suicide (The Yakuza Path #2) by Amy Tasukada - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5124931.html
• Bittterroot Queen by Jove Belle - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary General Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5172568.html
• Blades of Justice by Jess Faraday, Helen Angove & Rachel Green - Category: Lesbian - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5080265.html
• Blank Spaces (Toronto Connections #1) by Cass Lennox - Category: Asexual - Contemporary & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5095791.html
• Block and Strike by Kelly Jensen - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5127771.html
• Blood Borne (The Republic #3) by Archer Kay Leah - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5139664.html
• Blood Stained Tea (The Yakuza Path #1) by Amy Tasukada - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5124639.html
• Bonfires by Amy Lane - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5142760.html
• Born Out of Wedlock by Lyn Gardner - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5115118.html
• Borrowing Blue (Made Marian #1) by Lucy Lennox - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5176779.html
• Boyfriend Goals by Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5084543.html
• Breaker (Exile #1) by Kelly Wyre & A.F. Henley - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5139030.html
• Breaking Anchor by Geonn Cannon - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5103447.html
• Built for Pleasure by Thursday Euclid - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5153698.html
• Buried Heart by Laydin Michaels - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5141779.html
• Can't Hide From Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge - Category: Bisexual - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5117489.html
• Caught Inside (Boys on the Brink #1) by Jamie Deacon - Category: Gay - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5113533.html
• Chief's Mess (Anchor Point #3) by L.A. Witt - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5108038.html
• Clickbait by E.J. Russell - Category: Gay - Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5093509.html
• Coils by Barbara Ann Wright - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5082530.html
• Coins Not Accepted by Chris Quinton - Category: Gay - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5091941.html
• Come to the Oaks: The Story of Ben and Tobias by Bryan T. Clark - Category: Gay - Historical - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5120183.html
• Comes a Horseman (Echoes Rising #3) by Anne Barwell - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5126318.html
• Conquest: Kai's Story (The Four Horsemen #1) by Kaden Shay - Category: Lesbian - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5104299.html
• Cornyation: San Antonio’s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition by Amy L. Stone - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5165458.html
• Country by Jeff Mann - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5109893.html
• Daimonion (The Apocalypse #1) by J.P. Jackson - Category: Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5127003.html
• Dalí by E.M. Hamill - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5171534.html
• Dangerous Times by Isobelle Dare - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5138762.html
• Dangerous Urges by Konrad Hartmann - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5123264.html
• Daring and Decorum (A Highwayman Novel) by Lawrence Hogue - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5102090.html
• Death and Love at the Old Summer Camp by Dolores Maggiore - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5173216.html
• Defenseless by A.J. Rose - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5142272.html
• Delivering Dante (Made Marian #6) by Lucy Lennox - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5177197.html
• Depth of Return (Another Healing #2) by M. Raiya - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5088252.html
• Dispatches From Lesbian America by Giovanna Capone, Xequina Berber, Cheela Romain Smith - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5131911.html
• Diving Deep by P.D. Singer - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5080529.html
• Dog Biscuits (Underdogs #6) by Geonn Cannon - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5102753.html
• Dog Church by Gail Gilmore - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5132415.html
• Drama Queens and Devilish Schemes (Actors and Angels #3) by Kevin Klehr - Category: Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5113622.html
• Eating Life by Beth Burnett - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5154423.html
• Edge of a Knife (Flame Cycle) by James L. Wolf - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5121615.html
• Elemental Hope (Warlocks #2) by L.M. Somerton - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5144764.html
• Elpída by C. Kennedy - Category: Gay - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5182279.html
• Enemy Within (The Executive Office #3) by Tal Bauer - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5181981.html
• Equality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality? by Paul Alan Fahey - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5086710.html
• Every Breath You Take by Robert Winter - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5085292.html
• Exposed by Bey Deckard - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5087722.html
• Falling Down by Eli Easton - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5180507.html
• Falling Hard by Jae - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5141474.html
• Falling Into Flowers by Lynne Barnes - Category: Gay & Lesbian - Poetry - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5144046.html
• Fangs Like Me by Lyssa Dering - Category: Bisexual - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5132751.html
• Fangs with a Heart (Chain of Fate #2) by Tempeste O'Riley - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5181455.html
• Fear of Flying by J.P. Bowie - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5153324.html
• Fierce by Rob Rosen - Category: Gay - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5083639.html
• Finding Lizzie by Karma Kingsley - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5154248.html
• Five Minutes Longer (Enhanced #1) by Victoria Sue - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5106501.html
• Flaunt (F-Word #1) by E. Davies - Category: Transgender - Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance & Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5157168.html
• Fool of Main Beach (Love in Laguna #5) by Tara Lain - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5130003.html
• For a Good Time, Call  (Bluewater Bay #17) by Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell - Category: Asexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5124584.html
• For Money or Love by Heather Blackmore - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5107964.html
• Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked by Fay Jacobs - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5084231.html
• Friends & Lovers (Enigma #3) by Nephy Hart - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5125844.html
• Gazes Into You (Mr & Mr Detective #1) by Alex Jane - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5142079.html
• Get a Grip (A Bluewater Bay Story #19) by L.A. Witt - Category: Bisexual - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5121093.html
• Give Me Thorns: A Lesbian BDSM Romance by Elizabeth Andre - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5082042.html
• Growing Pains (Toronto Connections #3) by Cass Lennox - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5096325.html
• Hacked Up by Ethan Stone - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5079395.html
• Hands On by Shae Connor - Category: LGBT - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5133287.html
• Harbinger Island by Dorian Dawes - Category: LGBT - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5091225.html
• Haunting Muses by Doreen Perrine - Category: Lesbian - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5131336.html
• Having Her Back by Ann Gallagher - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5097954.html
• Hawaiian Fragrance (The Hawaiians #3) by Meg Amor - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5093305.html
• Hawaiian Ginger (The Hawaiians #4) by Meg Amor - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5114774.html
• Heart Trouble by Jae - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5141160.html
• Heartifact by Aisling Mancy - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5182719.html
• Hearts of Darkness by Andrea Speed - Category: Gay - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5120485.html
• Heathens by Jonah Bergan - Category: Gay - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5109101.html
• Hindsight (The Above & Beyond #4) by Jody Klaire - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5178974.html
• Home Before Sundown by Tinnean - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5094258.html
• House of Fate by Barbara Ann Wright - Category: Lesbian - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5127328.html
• How to Save a Life (Howl at the Moon #4) by Eli Easton - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5180823.html
• How We Love by Michael Ryan Webb - Category: Gay - Contemporary General Fiction & Humor - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5150466.html
• Hush by Tal Bauer - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5181775.html
• In and Out of Love by Shelley Thrasher - Category: Gay & Lesbian - Poetry - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5126504.html
• Into the Mystic #1 by Brooklyn Ray. J.C. Long, Kara Race-Moore, Samantha Kate, Nicole Field, J.P. Jackson, Caitlin Ricci, L.J. Hamlin, Kayla Bashe, Charli Coty, Tay LaRoi - Category: LGBT - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5149966.html
• It Could Happen by Mia Kerick - Category: Gay - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5113131.html
• It Takes Two to Tango (Fur, Fangs, and Felines #3) by M.A. Church - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5169423.html
• Jumping Jude (Made Marian #3) by Lucy Lennox - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5177081.html
• Just Drive (Anchor Point #1) by L.A. Witt - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5096989.html
• Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5106879.html
• Leaning Into the Fall (Leaning Into Stories #2) by Lane Hayes - Category: Bisexual - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5160352.html
• Leo Loves Aries by Anyta Sunday - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5087081.html
• Life Pushes You Along by Emma Sterner-Radley - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5099218.html
• Like a Rock (Disorderly Elements #1) by Mason Winters & Olivette Devaux - Category: Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5179680.html
• Like a Torrent (Disorderly Elements #2) by Mason Winters & Olivette Devaux - Category: Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5179988.html
• Like People by R.A. Padmos - Category: Gay - Historical - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5129283.html
• Listen for the Train by Rosa Sophia - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5123875.html
• Little Lies by Lila Bruce - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5166951.html
• Lord of Ravens (Inheritance #3) by Amelia Faulkner - Category: Bisexual - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5116671.html
• Lost and Found (Twist of Fate #1) by Lucy Lennox & Sloane Kennedy - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5177409.html
• Love is Heartless (Love Can't #2) by Kim Fielding - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5094017.html
• Love’s Tethered Heart by C.L. Etta - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5164768.html
• Miles Apart by A.L. Brooks - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5166584.html
• Mistress of Mogador by T.T. Thomas - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5156683.html
• Moment Of Fate (Moments In Time #5) by Karen Stivali - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5108869.html
• Mondays with You (Sunday Love #2) by K.J. Lewis - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5180964.html
• More Than a Song by Chris Paynter - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5124306.html
• Morning My Angel (Angel Enterprises #1) by Sue Brown - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5163819.html
• My Boyfriend's Back by Elliot Cooper - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5148605.html
• Oliver & Jack: On The Isle Of Dogs by Christina E. Pilz - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5162713.html
• On a Larp by Stefani Deoul - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5088938.html
• Once Bitten by Kate Owen - Category: Bisexual - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5138306.html
• One Bullet by Casey Wolfe - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5083314.html
• One Pulse Anthology: Read My Lips by C.C Dado - Category: Gay - Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5116301.html
• One-Man Show: The Life and Art of Bernard Perlin by Michael Schreiber - Category: LGBT - Non Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5150943.html
• Oscar Down Under #1 by Jack Ladd - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5166637.html
• Our Secret Wedding (SHS #1) by H.J. Perry - Category: Bisexual - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5101233.html
• P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Hamron - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5152425.html
• Page of Tricks (Inheritance #5) by Amelia Faulkner - Category: Bisexual - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5117103.html
• Pandora by Marguerite Labbe - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5145659.html
• Passing Shadows by Anna Butler - Category: Lesbian - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5100490.html
• Permanent Jet Lag by A.N. Casey - Category: Bisexual & Trangender - Contemporary General Fiction & Mystery/Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5155322.html
• Peter Darling by Austin Chant - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5137800.html
• Pictures of you ('90s Coming of Age series #1) by Leta Blake - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5085889.html
• Pieces by G. Benson - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5173714.html
• Pieces of Me (Spectrum Nights #1) by Melanie Hansen - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5145991.html
• Pirated Heart by K'Anne Meinel - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5183334.html
• Planning for Love by Erin Dutton - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary General Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5158707.html
• Point Two by Max Ellendale - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5105584.html
• Poison Garden (An Elle Black Penny Dread #2) by Elizabeth Watasin - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5156531.html
• Rainbow Gap by Lee Lynch - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary General Fiction - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5088279.html
• Rainey with a Chance of Hale (A Rainey Bell Thriller #6) by R.E. Bradshaw - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5156949.html
• Rare and Beautiful Things by Giselle Fox - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5151317.html
• Recovery (Reawakening #3) by Amy Rae Durreson - Category: Gay - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5167117.html
• Red Fish, Dead Fish (Fish Out of Water #2) by Amy Lane - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5142789.html
• Reeve of Veils (Inheritance #4) by Amelia Faulkner - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5116863.html
• Rescue Me by Michelle L. Teichman - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5163754.html
• Reunion (Diversion #6) by Eden Winters - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5130639.html
• Runner by Parker Williams - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5184184.html
• Ruthless by Venus Reising - Category: Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5080005.html
• Salvation (Dawn of War #1) by A.M. Hawke - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5102346.html
• Scarred by Mia Kerick - Category: Transgender - Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance & Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5113037.html
• Secured and Free (Entwined Dreams #2) by Z. Allora - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5114180.html
• See My Words (Spectrum Nights #2) by Melanie Hansen - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5146118.html
• Seoul Circuit by Tamara Boyens - Category: Lesbian - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5103966.html
• September by Robert Winter - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5085155.html
• Sidebar by Carsen Taite - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5163222.html
• Silken by Isobel Starling - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5110611.html
• Silver Moon (A wolves of Wolf’s Point Novel) by Catherine Lundoff - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5094884.html
• Sink or Swim: The Search for Aveline by Angie Bee & Stephanie Rabig - Category: Asexual - Contemporary & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5136255.html
• Skythane by J. Scott Coatsworth - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5080963.html
• Smoking Mirror by Pelaam - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5144857.html
• Snap Shot (Cayuga Cougars #1) by V.L. Locey - Category: Transgender - Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance & Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5118792.html
• Sound of Us (Us #2) by A.M. Arthur - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5175491.html
• Spun! (Shamwell Tales #4) by J.L. Merrow - Category: Bisexual - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5151992.html
• Stoker & Bash: The Fangs of Scavo by Selina Kray - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5168765.html
• Summer Lessons (Winter Ball #2) by Amy Lane - Category: Gay - Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5143283.html
• Survivor by T.M. Smith - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5155617.html
• Suspicious Behavior (Bad Behavior #2) by L.A. Witt & Cari Z. - Category: Bisexual - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5149441.html
• Sweet Blood (The Eternal Dungeon #5) by Dusk Peterson - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5173997.html
• Swift for the Sun by Karen Bovenmyer - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5101519.html
• Tall, Dark, and Deported (Dreamspun Desires #31) by Bru Baker - Category: Gay - Romantic Comedy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5173310.html
• Tartarus by Eric Andrews-Katz - Category: Gay - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5110500.html
• Taste by Kris Bryant - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5126877.html
• The Alpha King (Kingdom of Askara #1) by Victoria Sue - Category: Gay - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5128509.html
• The Art of Three by Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese - Category: Bisexual - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5081327.html
• The Bones of Our Fathers by Elin Gregory - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5129060.html
• The Bravest Thing by Laura Lascarso - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5118333.html
• The Butterfly Whisperer by Lisa Moreau - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5117245.html
• The Chains of Their Sins (Taking Shield #4) by Anna Butler - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5100666.html
• The Craving by Z. Allora - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5114491.html
• The difference between by Blake Moreno - Category: Gay & Lesbian - Erotica - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5086261.html
• The Druid Next Door (Fae Out of Water #2) by E.J. Russell - Category: Gay - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5152168.html
• The Fragrance of Reflection by A.L. Duncan - Category: Lesbian - Anthology / Collection - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5079671.html
• The Glamour Thieves (Blue Unicorn #1) by Don Allmon - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5129980.html
• The Heart of the Lost Star (Tales of the High Court #3) by Megan Derr - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5140433.html
• The Invisible Arrow (The Mason Braithwaite #6) by Christopher Church - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5119429.html
• The Last Days Linger by Johnny Townsend - Category: Gay - Contemporary General Fiction & Humor - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5159668.html
• The Lonely Merman (Landlocked Heart #1) by Kay Berrisford - Category: Gay - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5134457.html
• The Long Way Home by Roslyn Bane - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5162094.html
• The Master Will Appear by L.A. Witt - Category: Gay - Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5098339.html
• The One Thing I Know by Keelan Ellis - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5148071.html
• The Orpheum Miracle and Frank at Heart (Foothills Pride Stories #6) by Pat Henshaw - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5175890.html
• The Painted Crown (Unbreakable Soldiers #2) by Megan Derr - Category: Asexual - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5140063.html
• The Phisher King by Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5084799.html
• The Portal: The Chronicles of Caymin (The Dragonmage Saga #2) by Caren J. Werlinger - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5100017.html
• The Rake, The Rogue, and The Roué (Another England #1) by Eric Alan Westfall - Category: Gay - Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5168032.html
• The Rules of Love by Cara Malone - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5119877.html
• The Second Wave by Jean Copeland - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5094655.html
• The Silksmith's Girl by Reece Pine - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5135063.html
• The Sorcerer's Guardian (Chronicles of Tournai #4) by Antonia Aquilante - Category: Bisexual - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5154950.html
• The Standing Stones: The Chronicles of Caymin (The Dragonmage Saga #3) by Caren J. Werlinger - Category: Lesbian - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5100109.html
• The Storm Lords by Ravon Silvius - Category: Gay - Fantasy - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5170071.html
• The Tyro (The Dreamwalkers of Larreta #1) by Carol Holland March - Category: Gay - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5096805.html
• The Urn Carrier by Chris Convissor - Category: Bisexual & Trangender - Contemporary General Fiction & Mystery/Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5130791.html
• The Vampire's Protege by Damian Serbu - Category: Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5165693.html
• The Worst Werewolf (The Immutable Moon #1) by Jacqueline M. Rohrbach - Category: Bisexual - Alternative Universe/Reality, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5112538.html
• Their Life As They Live It (Perspectives #4) by A.M. Arthur - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5174373.html
• To Love and To Cherish by Addison Albright - Category: Gay - Contemporary Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5085564.html
• To the Left of Your North Star by Michelle Peart - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5090328.html
• Torque by Charli Coty - Category: Bisexual & Trangender - Contemporary General Fiction & Mystery/Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5115235.html
• Trafalgar and Boone in the Drowned Necropolis by Geonn Cannon - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5105205.html
• Trans Liberty Riot Brigade by L.M. Pierce - Category: Transgender - Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy & Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5143569.html
• Trust Trade by Ki Brightly - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5099517.html
• Try Pink & Indigo by Max Ellendale - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5105943.html
• Uncommon Ground (Aliens in New York #1) by Kelly Jensen - Category: Gay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5127942.html
• Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists by Angel Martinez - Category: Asexual - Fantasy & Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5169308.html
• Undaunted by Devin Harnois - Category: Bisexual - Fantasy Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5082307.html
• Venus and Lysander by Yoshiyuki Ly - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Historical & Historical Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5159131.html
• Vespers (The Hours of the Night #1) by Irene Preston & Liv Rancourt - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5156290.html
• Vetted by K'Anne Meinel - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5183014.html
• Vice City by S.A. Stovall - Category: Gay - Mystery / Thriller - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5108546.html
• Walking by Faith (Faith #2) by A.M. Leibowitz - Category: Gay - Contemporary General Fiction & Humor - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5104408.html
• Where The Light Glows by Dena Blake - Category: Lesbian - Contemporary & Erotic Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5119162.html
• Windward (Mirror #2) by Kirby Crow - Category: Gay - Romantic Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5100847.html
• Without Justice by Carsen Taite - Category: Lesbian - Romantic Comedy & Suspence - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5162781.html
• Wolf of the Northern Star (The Wolfkin Saga #2) by S.J. Himes - Category: Gay - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5155357.html
• Wolf’s Clothing (Legend Tripping #2) by E.J. Russell - Category: Bisexual - Paranormal Romance - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5093814.html
• You are not me ('90s Coming of Age series #2) by Leta Blake - Category: Bisexual, Lesbian & Transgender - Young Adult - Link to post: https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5086139.html

The final result will be announced on December 8 starting at 0.00 a.m. Greenwich Time.

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2017 Rainbow Awards rate table

To help understand the logic behind the assignment here is a summary explanation:

- all books with at least one rate of 36 or more out of 40 is an Honorable Mention. If a book has received more rates of 36 or more out of 40 it has more Honorable Mentions.




- all books with an average rate of 32 or more out of 40 is a Finalist




- all books in the top 25% of their category is a Runner Up




- the first three books in their category are Winners (Gold, Silver and Bronze)

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Cover

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winners:



1) Peter Darling - Cover Artis: Natasha Show - Author: Austin Chant



2) Skythane - Cover Artis: Anne Cain - Author: J. Scott Coatsworth

3) An Island in the Stars - Cover Artis: Anna Tiferet Sikorska - Author: Susan Laine

Runners Ups:



4) One Bullet - Cover Artis: Natasha Show - Author: Casey Wolfe

5) Five Minutes Longer (Enhanced #1) - Cover Artis: AngstyG - Author: Victoria Sue

6) Witches of London: Eagle’s Shadow - Cover Artis: Anna Tiferet Sikorska - Author: Aleksandr Voinov & Jordan Taylor

7) The Heart of the Lost Star (Tales of the High Court #3) - Cover Artis: John Coulthart - Author: Megan Derr

8-tie) Wolf of the Northern Star (The Wolfkin Saga #2) - Cover Artis: Kellie Dennis - Author: S.J. Himes

Death Dancer (Dangerous Dancers #2) - Cover Artis: Posh Gosh - Author: Tara Lain

9) Sink or Swim: The Search for Aveline - Cover Artis: Natasha Show - Author: Angie Bee & Stephanie Rabig

10) Adrift (Staying Afloat #1) - Cover Artis: Natasha Show - Author: Isabelle Adler

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay & Lesbian Poetry

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



Falling Into Flowers Lynne Barnes
Lesbian - Poetry
Paperback
Publisher: Blue Light Press (January 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421837706
ISBN-13: 978-1421837703
Amazon: Falling Into Flowers Lynne Barnes

1) An absolutely gorgeous collection of poems that paint vivid pictures of specific moments in time and space—both in American culture, and in the poet’s own life. The style reminds me of the beat poets—spare and raw, with every word conveying a world of meaning—and many of the poems touch a time in American history that is very dear to me. This is a wonderful collection, and very worth your time.
2) Rich settings. I have added points for excellent formatting and organization of the work.
3) Each poem wove a different story and I found myself pulled into each one. It was like I was sitting in a room listening to an old Grandma recall events from her past. I really enjoyed the read.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Asexual Contemporary & Historical Romance

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



1) Blank Spaces Cass Lennox
Asexual - Contemporary Romance
Series: Toronto Connections (Book 1)
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (July 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626494843
ISBN-13: 978-1626494848
Amazon: Blank Spaces (Toronto Connections #1) Cass Lennox

1) I love the way Cass Lennox uses depth focus to control the reader’s feelings. Super-deep focus to get all the good feelings in, and zooming out to introduce elements which are painful or painfully awkward, which prevents kicking the reader out of the fictive dream. This craft mastery, together with engaging characters and a fun art mystery plot is leavened with enough humor to keep you turning the pages until the satisfying ending. The unconventional topic and a fresh take on favorite tropes keeps this book out of the “standard MM romance” realm, making it original, interesting, and a true pleasure to read.
2) One of the best books that I've read over the past 12 months and I hope it wins many awards. This had every element of a good romance novel. Two characters who could be perfect together, they go together so well the reader wants it to happen, but at the same time, there is a big and excellent reason why they shouldn't be together. It would seem there is one thing that makes them very incompatible and the reader might think this is too big an obstacle to overcome. However, as the story goes on it becomes obvious that the one big obstacle that makes them so different to each other is also something that makes them perfect together. The sex scene between the two of them moved me greatly. And the epilogue was wonderful. Alongside the main love story was a cozy mystery story. The fact is, many LGBT couples are in some form of "open" non-monogamous relationship very similar to the one described in this book. We don't find it strange to read it in fiction because we know many people who live like it in reality.  I'd love to read more light easy-read romantic fiction that reflects our lives in a more realistic and positive way like this.

Runner Up:



2) Faux (F-Word #3) by E. Davies

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay Romantic Comedy

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



1) One Pulse Anthology: Read My Lips C.C. Dado
Gay - Romantic Comedy
File Size: 2027 KB
Print Length: 643 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press; 1 edition (September 19, 2016)
Publication Date: September 19, 2016
Amazon: One Pulse Anthology: Read My Lips C.C. Dado

Runner Up:



2) Summer Lessons (Winter Ball #2) by Amy Lane

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Bisexual Fantasy Romance

 And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



1) Undaunted Devin Harnois
Bisexual - Fantasy Romance
File Size: 4095 KB
Print Length: 263 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: October Night Publishing (January 23, 2017)
Publication Date: January 23, 2017
Amazon: Undaunted Devin Harnois

1) The world building in this book was phenomenal. I was blown away and did not expect so much attention to detail. The main characters were well rounded and developed. I cared about both the plot and the characters, so this book was an all around win!
2) Solid character and alternative world building make this imaginative story of warring vampires and werewolves an instant page turner.
3) Wonderfully written story of vampires and werewolves, told with a definitive style that does not descend into mushy monster madness. Bravo!

Runner Up:



2) The Sorcerer's Guardian (Chronicles of Tournai #4) by Antonia Aquilante

Finalists:



3) Four (The Republic #2) by Archer Kay Leah
4) Sparkwood by Daria Defore

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay Young Adult

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:

1) Caught Inside (Boys on the Brink #1) Jamie Deacon
Gay - Young Adult
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing (September 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786450356
ISBN-13: 978-1786450357
Amazon: Caught Inside (Boys on the Brink #1) Jamie Deacon

1) It’s hard for me to believe that this is a debut novel. The writing is lush and expressive. The setting conveys both place and mood so vividly and deftly. The characters are believable, fully realised, and, with one exception, very sympathetic. What impressed me most, though, was the author’s ability to capture the conflicts, fast-changing emotions, and interpersonal dynamics of a group of teenagers. A wholly believable coming-of-age story. I couldn’t put it down.
2) Loved the writing and the strong sense of place and time it creates. The characters are vividly drawn.
3) A well written, entertaining and absorbing story that was difficult to put down. an excellent addition to the genre of YA gay romance. I would recommend it to teenagers and adults of any age.
4) First book for me by this author but it will not be the last.

Runner Up:



2) Elpída by C. Kennedy

Finalists:



3) It Could Happen by Mia Kerick
4) Heathens by Jonah Bergan

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Lesbian Fantasy

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



1) The Standing Stones: The Chronicles of Caymin (The Dragonmage Saga #3) Caren J. Werlinger
Lesbian - Fantasy
Series: The Dragonmage Saga
Paperback: 348 pages
Publisher: Corgyn Publishing (June 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0998217905
ISBN-13: 978-0998217901
Amazon: The Standing Stones: The Chronicles of Caymin (The Dragonmage Saga #3) Caren J. Werlinger

1) I was captivated from the moment the brother carked it in the opening scenes. And didn’t stop reading until the book was finished. Though for the life of me I wish they could use normal everyday names, but then it probably wouldn’t be the same story.
2) Caren Werlinger continues her magical storytelling in this third book of the Dragonmage Saga. Werlinger is a master of mood, a hugely skillful director of pace and dialog and a rare artisan of the dual talents of characterization and world building. The Best of the Best.

Runner Up:



2) Silver Moon (A wolves of Wolf’s Point Novel) by Catherine Lundoff

Finalist:



3) The Portal: The Chronicles of Caymin (The Dragonmage Saga #2) by Caren J. Werlinger

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay & Lesbian Erotica

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winner:



1) The difference between Blake Moreno
Gay - Erotica
Paperback: 286 pages
Publisher: Dark Inn (January 11, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626227594
ISBN-13: 978-1626227590
Amazon: The difference between Blake Moreno

1) I really liked this book. Difficult subject matter, but so well-handled. Had me holding my breath that Wade's and Russ's relationship would work out despite the obstacles. Warning, there are triggers.
2) This story is good but is not in any way a light read. It covers subjects that could be triggers for some readers. I love that the author was up front about this from the very beginning, as few authors are. The characters held my interest and I found myself wanting everything to work out well for them.
3) This is an excellent novel about the differences between BDSM based on trust and responsibility and non-consensual abuse. The author clearly understands the effects of trauma.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay Historical

And the Rainbow Award goes to...

Winners:

1) A Time to Keep Morgan Cheshire
Gay - Historical
File Size: 1943 KB
Print Length: 213 pages
Publisher: Manifold Press (August 1, 2017)
Publication Date: August 1, 2017
Amazon: A Time to Keep Morgan Cheshire

1) This was a beautifully written book that had me enthralled from the first page to the last. I was emotionally involved with the characters and transported in time and place to the village of Thornton and into the lives of Matthew, Ben and Sam. I have no hesitation at all to give this book top marks.
2) This felt like one of those generations-long epics. You can feel time fly by, how people try to grasp at happiness and love, only to be foiled by life, war, and death, and in the end renewing their passion for life. The writing is plain and matter-of-fact, yet full of rich natural imagery and lovingly painted landscapes, and that is what makes the whole thing work. There's the historical framework of WWI against the lives and loves of two young men--and then a third. This story speaks of memories gilded by the passage of time, of a nostalgia for better days before wars decimated men and left them as walking shadows. It speaks of hope most of all, how love endures even in the face of death, and how love can transform sorrow to happiness. An absolutely beautiful story, and I’m not even a fan of the 20th century.

2) Come to the Oaks: The Story of Ben and Tobias Bryan T. Clark
Gay - Historical
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Cornbread Publishing; 1 edition (March 6, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0997056231
ISBN-13: 978-0997056235
Amazon: Come to the Oaks: The Story of Ben and Tobias Bryan T. Clark

1) Come to the Oaks is a story set in a time when two men from opposite worlds couldn't be friends, much less lovers. Yet, in this deep and heartfelt story, these men are determined to escape to be free to love and live the lives they were meant to live. Mr. Clark paints a vivid world of strife and delivers a wonderful historical tale of two men who will stop at nothing to be together. A highly recommended read.
2) The author tackled a very difficult subject in a very respectful and informative way. I learned so much that I didn't know before - all the while believing in the developing romance of Ben and Tobias.
3) Come to the Oaks successfully transports the reader back to an era that none of us experienced first-hand--and that is only one of its many achievements. I was enthralled in not only the love story, but the story of Tobias and Ben's effort to escape. It was refreshing to see each story take a back-seat when necessary, but still remain important to the overall plot. The supporting characters were all essential, the setting was impressively described and Bryan's ability to effectively portray a time frame from hundreds of years ago is a feat that couldn't have been easy. This book could've easily been something that lacked depth or historical authenticity. But, it had both. Each character's journey was distinctly unique--and provided the necessary spark to keep me reading and anticipating each scene. 
4) This was a fantastic story, well written and well researched. It captures the deceit and cruelty of the slave era where people in Africa were taken from their homeland betrayed, tortured and enslaved by white men, then sold to the highest bidder. It shows how not all white men believed nor agreed in what was done to these families, where women were raped, families were separated and the weak and sick were killed because they found no use for them. It is heartbreaking reading these events although, in the book we know it was written as fiction, one has to wonder how much of this actually happened in real life. This is the first story I've read from this author and would like to read more. Well done!

Runner Up:



3) A Shared Love (Spartan Love #3) by Kayla Jameth

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Asexual Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Winners:

1) Alonso Munich is Now Dead S. Gates
Asexual - Paranormal Romance
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (May 24, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1684310091
ISBN-13: 978-1684310098
Amazon: Alonso Munich is Now Dead S. Gates

1) The physical descriptions in this book, both of various locations and Atlanta as a whole, are detailed and well-written. I can easily imagine every room entered and route taken, and the author uses the contrast of clutter and sterility in locations to good effect. The descriptions occasionally veer toward the overly-factual, but not too often. Meanwhile, the supernatural elements of the setting were familiar, but often used in fresh ways or with details often overlooked. Alonso’s point of view works a lot with the contrast of a near-dead body and an actively living mind, or sensations such as a necromancer’s magic being worked nearby. Witchcraft techniques such as knot magic are shown without being pedantically explained, and while I’m rarely a fan of soulmate-esque concepts, the Keeper-Charge bond present here feels fresh due to its consensual and not-necessarily-romantic nature. Along with these, a few other details help round out this setting. One is the use of the differences between Alonso’s past and present, from the pop culture he recognizes to how the buildings have changed, which all helps add to his conflicted worldview. The openly dirverse and non-heteronormative nature of this setting is also a boon; there are characters who are transgender, asexual, gay but in a platonic hetero-soulmate relationship and more, and most of them PoC to boot. While characters face a believable amount of friction for their identities, they also find understanding and respect with their allies.
2) I really liked this story. I did wonder why Alonso, nor any others, ever addressed Marcella being transgender head on as a topic of discussion, but it worked out okay. It was worth the read.

2) The Painted Crown (Unbreakable Soldiers #2) Megan Derr
Asexual - Fantasy
Series: Unbreakable Soldiers (Book 2)
Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (December 5, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620048434
ISBN-13: 978-1620048436
Amazon: The Painted Crown (Unbreakable Soldiers #2) Megan Derr

1)  I really enjoyed this book that I will buy this and go and buy the first book in the series. There was just something about it that sucked me in.

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3) Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists by Angel Martinez

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Bisexual Romantic Comedy & Suspence

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Winners:



1) Spun! (Shamwell Tales #4) J.L. Merrow
Bisexual - Romantic Comedy
Series: The Shamwell Tales (Book 4)
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (March 6, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626495890
ISBN-13: 978-1626495890
Amazon: Spun! (Shamwell Tales #4) J.L. Merrow

1) Cute story, fast read, great characters.
2) I think I will have to invest in the rest of this series to find out about other characters. At first I didn’t think I’d like it, but the more I read the better it got.
3) This was a lovely read, the characters were interesting, unique – some in a quirky way, some in a mundane way, and made for a great blend in the book’s cast. I loved that the story was funny without brushing over important topics. It was light and entertaining, then switched to touching in all the right places. The pairing was unusual, a postman finding out he’s interesting in men later in life being an oddly perfect choise for the younger man used to the London scene and savvy businessmen.

2) Suspicious Behavior (Bad Behavior #2) L.A. Witt & Cari Z.
Bisexual - Romantic Suspence
Series: Bad Behavior (Book 2)
Paperback: 246 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (April 20, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626496307
ISBN-13: 978-1626496309
Amazon: Suspicious Behavior (Bad Behavior #2) L.A. Witt & Cari Z.

1) Well written, fast paced, delicious characters.
2) Wow, this was un-put-downable! A well-crafted, action-packed story with two excellent, complex main characters. Really, really well done.

Runner Up:



3) Risky Behavior (Bad Behavior #1) by L.A. Witt & Cari Z

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Lesbian Mystery / Thriller

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Winners:



1) A Quiet Death Cari Hunter
Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller
Series: Dark Peak (Book 3)
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (January 17, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626398151
ISBN-13: 978-1626398153
Amazon: A Quiet Death Cari Hunter

1) Really, this book is top notch -- great writing, characterization, and a realistic and endearing F/F relationship that is authentic and resonates emotionally and physically. The description of the rain, the cold, and the often bleak landscape is compelling and allowed me to be inside the world. A complete pleasure to read!
2) I found this story to be a real interesting. And enjoyed the book. It took me a little to get into it, but it was worth the read.
3) This was a riveting, heart pounding, extremely well-written suspense novel. Hunter is excellent at the slow development of the two main characters’ relationship over the course of the series. She was at the top of her game in this one.

2) Jody Klaire Hindsight (The Above & Beyond #4)
Lesbian - Mystery / Thriller
Series: The Above and Beyond Series (Book 4)
Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing (December 31, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943837287
ISBN-13: 978-1943837281
Amazon: Jody Klaire Hindsight (The Above & Beyond #4)

1) This is part of a series, and the best of the series thus far. The writing is exceptional, the dialog purposeful, restrained, important. The setting could have been more clarified, but the writing style keeps one reading until the setting is clear.
2) Interesting read. Great plot and characters. All were well written and developed in depth. Haven’t read the other books in this series but I will bed after reading this one. This one I couldn’t put down.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Lesbian Anthology / Collection

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Winners:



1) Haunting Muses Doreen Perrine
Lesbian - Anthology / Collection / Fantasy
Paperback: 182 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing (October 21, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 194383752X
ISBN-13: 978-1943837526
Amazon: Haunting Muses Doreen Perrine

1) This was also a book where some of the stories were better than others, but as a whole it wasn’t bad. If I had have bought the book I wouldn’t have been mad that I’d wasted my money as I really did enjoy most of the stories.
2) An anthology of provocative, well-curated pieces that stretches the boundaries of what a sapphic ghost story can be while still celebrating the women and specters that helped form the genre. Every piece spoke to me, leaving me haunted and awed (or even going “aww”) in equal turn. This may be a near-perfect score, but upon examination, this is a near-perfect anthology. There are three types of plot at play across this anthology. The first are those styled like a typical ghost story, involving a chance encounter with a stranger and their ghostly nature being the twist. There is nothing detrimental about this; rather, they felt like an homage to the genre while providing their own sapphic spin, the sort of stories one would imagine listening to around a late-night campfire. The second type of plot at play is the observation; most common in the poetic pieces, the focus is musing on the situation at hand through use of form and description. Though a few of these lean toward enigma or purple prose, most of these still evoke a haunted sensation in both the speaker and the reader. The remaining stories played with the concept of ghosts in a less literal sense, and often felt like chapters from a larger piece of work. From memories and time travel to guilt and A.I. recordings, the unique takes these stories took on ghosts made their plots harder to predict. Most of these had more positive endings than the other pieces; I applaud one particular piece for making a zombie-transformation loving and romantic. Despite the similar theme, every short story in this collection has a unique location and mood. There are Victorian-esque seaside manors, the last quiet Sunday before school in suburbia, and marooned spaceships eaten alive by growing desperation, and each place feels equally believable. Real world locations like the graveyard-filled Colma feel well researched and lived-in, while the glimpses we see of fantastical locations like a zombie-friendly moon are enticing and leave me wanting more stories in these settings. The range of moods is impressive as well; plenty of stories are as creepy as one would expect a ghost story to be, while others are more action-packed tales of desperation and survival, and a few even feel sweet. Due to the theme of ghosts, many of the characters involved are either learning to deal with loss, or wish they were as they are haunted by their pasts—though explorations of a loss of self are just as common as the loss of a loved one. Most of them manage to find strength and hope by the end of the story, even if their newfound acceptance has a darker twist to it in some of the tales. There are also quite a few unreliable narrators in this anthology, leading the readers to question how real some of these ghosts (or even our protagonists themselves) may be. As expected from an anthology, there are a wide array of writing styles at play. There are third-person adventures, first person musings with unreliable narrators, even a couple poems and a second-person piece. There are modern voices a-plenty, with a few authors bringing elements of other languages and cultures into play, while others are more reminiscent of classic authors like Jane Austen or Mark Twain. A couple stories lean toward the verbose or even purple prose, but otherwise, the writing is clear, poetic, and typo-free.

2) A Perfect Life and Other Stories Elaine Burnes
Lesbian - Anthology / Collection / Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 178 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing (September 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943837368
ISBN-13: 978-1943837366
Amazon: A Perfect Life and Other Stories Elaine Burnes

1) Each location, be it mundane or fantastical, is lovingly described and vividly imagined. The author manages to write two stories about tours through Alaska without the setting feeling rehashed between them, evokes changes in two women’s lives by the state of a car and a single office plant, and even manages to write a Halloween story that feels fresh through the use of weather. While most of these stories are in a contemporary setting, I must give a special shout-out to the one SFF story in this collection, as well as the fantastical visuals included in another otherwise-mundane tale. The author’s worldbuilding is filled with so many intricate details, from how children would survive on a desert planet (and how this fits into an intergalactic war) to how dangerous lasers would actually be in space. Even the story “The Gift,” which takes place in a shopping mall during the holidays, becomes evocative as the protagonist describes the mall as a grotesque insect queen littered with parasitic shoppers, a visual that wouldn’t seem out of place in a bizarre fantasy novel.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Gay Alternative Universe/Reality

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Winners:



1) Daimonion (The Apocalypse #1) J.P. Jackson
Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality
Series: Apocalypse (Book 1)
Paperback
Publisher: Ninestar Press, LLC (July 10, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1947139363
ISBN-13: 978-1947139367
Amazon: Daimonion (The Apocalypse #1) J.P. Jackson

1) I did not like this book. As I read, I called it "torture porn." I thought I made that up, but apparently it is a real thing. At first I thought it might be BDSM, something I also don't like, but it was way beyond that. However, as I considered each of the elements of the rating, I came to realize that, my personal feelings about the genre aside, this book was well-written. The plot twists and how all the disparate elements and beings were interwoven, and came together at the end, were intriguing. The locations were vividly drawn without being laid out like a roadmap. The characters, grotesque as they all were, were intricate, thought out, unique, and played well - antagonized well - together. I developed a certain level of sympathy for the main character, who still was evil, just for good reason. The writing style was extremely painful, and at first I thought that might give it a lower rating, but by the end, it was clear that that was what the style needed to be, given the genre. I won't read another book by this author, and I won't recommend this book to anyone, but it certainly kept my attention, and is likely an excellent work for someone into this sort of thing.
2) If you're looking for a story that'll keep you at the edge of your seat, dying from intrigue? This is it. Wonderful, nail-biting story. I enjoyed every word I read. Definitely will be reading more from this author!

2) Drama Queens and Devilish Schemes (Actors and Angels #3) Kevin Klehr
Gay - Alternative Universe/Reality
Series: Actors and Angels (Book 3)
Paperback
Publisher: Ninestar Press, LLC (June 19, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1947139266
ISBN-13: 978-1947139268
Amazon: Drama Queens and Devilish Schemes (Actors and Angels #3) Kevin Klehr

1) Okay, at first I wasn’t sure I liked it, but it kind of grew on me, and I know I’ll read it again and will eventually go and read more in the series to see where everything started.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Lesbian Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

The Cate Culpepper Award for Best Paranormal Romance

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1) C.A. Farlow A Quantum Uncertainty (Nexus Trilogy #2)
Lesbian - Fantasy Romance
Series: Nexus Trilogy
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: Desert Palm Press; 1 edition (August 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1942976488
ISBN-13: 978-1942976486
Amazon: C.A. Farlow A Quantum Uncertainty (Nexus Trilogy #2)

1) I think I would have like to have read book one of this series first #1: A Quantum Convergence to get more of the background story on Lauren and Alex. In saying this I enjoyed the read it was very interesting.
2) SciFi through the fresh eyes of a real science person! The story is well-written and reflects some cutting edge scientific applications of theories suggesed as much as a century ago. The characters are a bit self-conscious but likeable. The science is presented in a clear and compelling manner and the SciFi angles are clever and creative. The writing overall is approachable and entertaining. This is the second book in the series.
3) This book left me a bit perplexed, but this is not a bad thing by itself. I loved the first book and this one still have the unique flavour to it. The story keep being interesting and left me with enough on the table that I want to know how things ends. The only two things that could have been done a bit better for me was the difference in pov in some parts of the story and how one of the protagonists seems a bit off center in this one. Everything else is very very very good.

2) Coils Barbara Ann Wright
Lesbian - Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (September 13, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626395985
ISBN-13: 978-1626395985
Amazon: Coils Barbara Ann Wright

1) A breezy adventure story with a rather abrupt start and slightly underdeveloped characterization, but a tight, engaging plot and lots of imaginative ideas. Delving into the deeper aspects of Greek myth, and contrasting that with the pop culture versions of same, added some much-needed depth. In all, a fun book.
2) Barbara Ann Wright is a reliable author, changing genres and heroines but consistently delivering something unique and worth the read. Coils is no exception. The main character is instantly relatable, and the plot as it develops gains in complexity in weird and wonderful ways. A fun romp through the Greco-Roman afterlife with all but forgotten gods and goddesses...and monsters you might grow to love. I loved the unusual takes on mythology and the writing style was, as ever, compulsively readable.

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Transgender Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance & Romantic Comedy

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Winners:



1) Scarred Mia Kerick
Transgender - Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: CoolDudes Publishing (March 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1544212356
ISBN-13: 978-1544212357
Amazon: Scarred Mia Kerick

1) This book is a fantastic story about two people who, even though both are scarred physically and emotionally, and carrying enough baggage to fill an airport luggage carrier, are able to find their HEA ending.
2) This one drew me in from the very first sentence. I loved the characters and was fully invested in their arcs within this story.
3) Scarred is not an easy read by any means. The author does not pull her punches with the details of the trauma the 2 MCs have experienced, nor with the emotional backlash following that trauma. The characters are very well drawn and the dynamic between them was great. The secondary characters fitted perfectly into the story, I especially liked the vibe of the Tikki bar and the people who worked there. The development of the MCs relationship was very believable – I really came to care about them.

2) Flaunt (F-Word #1) E. Davies
Transgender - Contemporary Romance
Series: F-Word
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 18, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1542589894
ISBN-13: 978-1542589895
Amazon: Flaunt (F-Word #1) E. Davies

1) E. Davies’ characters in Flaunt are “sticky,” and by this mean to say that their appearance, personalities, and quirks still stick in my mind months after I have read the book. I truly enjoyed walking step by step with the guys through a well-defined setting full of rich sensory detail, and staying with them as they fought to save the funding of an important HIV education resource for the whole community. “Flaunt,” the first book in the F-word series, sets a good foundation for the other two.

Runner Up:



3) Becoming Kerry by Lynn Kelling

Finalist:



4) Outside the Lines by Caitlin Ricci

2017 Rainbow Awards Best Bisexual & Trangender Contemporary General Fiction & Mystery/Thriller

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Winners:



1) Permanent Jet Lag A.N. Casey
Bisexual - Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: NineStar Press (May 25, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1947139118
ISBN-13: 978-1947139114
Amazon: Permanent Jet Lag A.N. Casey

1) I have to admit this love story between Lukas and Chris had me tearing up several times. How often will you berate yourself for not saying those elusive words, "I love you" until it's too late? Wonderful characters, humor, and heartbreak make this beautiful novel a must read.
2) Wonderful story of a young man who left his hometown for college, and the problems he faced before leaving, only to have to come back and face them all over again. As peace is made with each one, a new chapter in life opens, and things will never be the same again. Excellent!
3) I was shocked at how much this book affected me and how attached I became to the characters. Wonderfully done.

2) The Urn Carrier Chris Convissor
Transgender - Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing (October 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943837384
ISBN-13: 978-1943837380
Amazon: The Urn Carrier Chris Convissor

1) Solid storytelling. A triumph!

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3) Huntress by A.E. Radley