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To celebrate the release of Blood Fruit, the new LGBT horror anthology by QueerEdFiction, editor James EM Rasmussen is giving away a free ebook of the anthology. If you want to have a chance to win it, just leave a comment (and a contact email if it's not on your LJ account; anonymous comments are welcomed,just remember to leave a contact email) on this post. If you don't win it, then buy it! ;-)

Blood Fruit, QueerEdFiction, A Queer Collection of Dark Tales of the Macabre and the Horrific...

Featuring: Shanna Germain; TA Moore; Nathan Sims; Trent Roman; Mark Silcox; Laramie Dean; Stephen Osborne; Raymond Yeo; Garry McLaughlin; Jamie Freeman; Quinn Smythwood.

The Lure of Dangerous Women by Shanna Germain
“The things that call to us—music, cigarettes, art, women—are as strong and murky as the bayou. In New Orleans, they are the bayou.”
Shanna Germain once saw a siren in a New Orleans bar, and she carried the creature’s music in her blood for weeks. When Shanna’s not traveling to places full of water-women and notes, she writes. Her work has appeared in Best American Erotica, Best Gay Romance, Best Lesbian Erotica, Hint Fiction, Pank and more. Swim her seas at www.shannagermain.com.

A Different Kind of Monster by TA Moore
“It wasn’t Peter’s beauty that attracted Sol, rather his cruelty... He was a cold flame to Sol’s moth.”
T.A Moore is a speculative fiction writer from Northern Ireland. Her prose is elegant, surreal and disturbing, generally eliciting the response of ‘but you seem so nice!’ from readers. She takes this as a compliment. Her first novel, The Even, was published by Morrigan Books in Sept 2008.

Just Past Winter by Nathan Sims
“Prisoner of an enemy pack, Marcus has one chance at freedom. But what will the werewolf have to sacrifice to make it back home? ”
Nathan Sims’ short fiction has appeared online at Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction. It can also be found in QueeredFiction’s upcoming anthology Queer Gothic, as well as Blood Sacraments to be released from Bold Strokes Books fall 2010. He lives with his partner across the street from Washington, DC.

Hemophobia by Trent Roman
“Connor is an (un)living contradiction: a vampire who is afraid of blood. But he’ll have to push through the fear—or his only friend will be dead before the night is out.”
Trent Roman is a writer from Montréal with an interest in all types of fiction strange and unusual in addition to academic interests in archaeology, anthropology, history and a number of other fields. He is fascinated by what makes people tick at both the intimately personal level and the sweeping societal level, and enjoys every opportunity to pursue such questions through the means of fiction.

The Diarist by Mark Silcox
“It was Mitchell who found the old man’s diary, but Leo who couldn’t stop reading it. Sometimes the memories of the dead can bleed into the world of the living...”
Mark Silcox teaches philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma. He has published other stories in AlienSkin and All Hallows, and his book Philosophy Through Video Games (written with Jon Cogburn) was published in 2008. He runs World of Darkness games for students at UCO and re-reads M.R. James’ “Count Magnus” and Glenn Hirschberg’s “Mr. Dark’s Carnival” regularly for inspiration.

After All by Laramie Dean
“Danny is making enormous changes in his life after his last disastrous relationship... but all it takes is a chalk-white face at the window to spin everything out of control.”
Laramie Dean is a Rocky Mountain writer who enjoys reading and writing about queer characters in supernatural situations. Originally from Montana, Dean recently finished his doctorate in playwriting and queer theatre.

Happ y Anniversary by Stephen Osborne
“An evening playing with a spirit board brings terror to Max and Perry when a vengeful spirit from Max’s past is conjured.”
Stephen Osborne is the author of South Bend Ghosts and Other Northern Indiana Haunts. He has published stories in many anthologies, including Queer Wolf, Best Gay Love Stories 2010, Teammates, and Hard Hats. You can find him on Twitter under the moniker southbendghosts. He and Jadzia the Wonder Dog live in rural Illinois.

Tombstone by Raymond Yeo
“Nick’s sister is back in town and she’s brought her own demon...”
Raymond Yeo lives with his partner of 21 years, along with their two children, in Aspinwall, PA. He is the author of Real Magick, published in The Best Gay Love Stories of 2006, and Undercurrent, published in Ashé, the Journal of Alternative Spirituality, Vol.7, issue 2.

Capt ive Magic by Garry McLaughlin
“Bannister is just a harmless old man, isn’t he? At least that is what Scott thinks until a chain of events cause him to suspect that Bannister is anything but harmless.”
Garry McLaughlin is a writer and artist hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. He has been slowly cultivating his first novel, while releasing the first in a series of horror comics as part of a series called Year of Fear. He is also a community arts practitioner, looking at ways to encourage more access to the arts.

Holl ow by Jamie Freeman
“Theo has a secret life he’s killing for…”
Jamie Freeman is a north Florida native who writes fiction in a variety of genres including horror, science fiction, romance and mystery. He has published a children’s book, a string of novellas and short stories and is always working on something new. For more information about Jamie, check out his blog http://nickdreamsong.blogspot.com or email him at jamiefreeman2@gmail.com.

For Her Eyes by Quinn Smythwood
“Angeline’s life just turned into a fairytale, but there’s something wicked scratching its way through the walls...”
Quinn Smythwood would like his toast buttered on both sides, but until then makes ends meet working by day and writing by night. His story, A Wolf ’s Moon, appeared in the Queer Wolf anthology and he has stories in several forthcoming anthologies.

BLOOD FRUIT edited by James EM Rasmussen
“A Queer Collection of Dark Tales of the Macabre and the Horrific.”
James EM Rasmussen edits dry financial, medical and legal material for a living, he’s working on changing that. Creatively he was a founding editor of the well received ‘Electric Wine’ ezine which ran for two years. He has edited the Queer Wolf and Queer Dimensions anthologies for QueeredFiction.

Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EncC1UA7p2U
Webpage: http://www.queeredfiction.com/bloodfruit

Ebook Giveaway: Blood Fruit edited by James EM Rasmussen

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