Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Her of the Wood by Veronica Watts

Her of the Wood

"Veronica Watts' writing style is unique and engaging. I found myself completely drawn in to Her of the Wood, truly caring for the characters as I got to know them. A great read!"

Determined to get out of a city where the lowest classes are subjugated into silent submission, Euodia sneaks onto a convoy of detainees being transported to the old lands to die. Her hope is rewarded when her group meets scouts from a small but thriving community. As Euodia learns to live and work in her new home, she struggles to shake off years of conditioning so that she can be honest with Ailie about her developing feelings. But just as she's finding her feet, and may

Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: False Flag (The Phisher King #2) by Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid

False Flag (The Phisher King Book 2)

"I adored book 1 and was delighted when I found out book 2 was published. I was even more tickled pink when I was one of the lucky ones to judge this jewel. The story flows quite fantastic and the characters are, well, I can't help but Love Hunter. Cal just follows right behind where the enjoyment of knowing him is concerned. Well done, quite entertaining, worth the time to read. Highly recommend, but start with book 1. You won't be sorry ;)"

FBI Agent Callum Riggs and hacker Hunter Walsh have settled into a quiet, contented life together with their Pomeranian, Bruiser. Under a hostile new administration, Cal’s changing duties at the Bureau frustrate his career and personal ambitions. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Cal, Hunter pursues vengeance against his would-be rapist Chad, following him into the heart of Seattle’s blossoming Alt-Right scene.

Will Cal’s handsome former partner Justin Barnes and Hunter’s mounting pile of secrets drive a wedge between them? With Barnes trying to woo Cal away from his current life, Hunter in too deep with a band of White Nationalists, and the authorities focused on all the wrong suspects, will Cal and Hunter find a way to save Seattle before tensions explode?