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I Hate When My Christmas Tree Tries to Eat Me by Mary Black Rose

I Hate When My Christmas Tree Tries to Eat Me by Mary Black Rose

What happens when your Christmas tree has a mind of its own—and it’s hungry?
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This is a collection of three LGBTQ, light-hearted cozy-horror tales about love, chaos, and carnivorous evergreens.
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Story 1:
I’ve dodged my parents’ “come home for Christmas” guilt trips for years. No more screaming cousins, or Uncle Orem smelling like sadness and pickled feet, and definitely no more green Jell-O “salad.” But when my excuse-job dies, I end up working at Dirk’s Tree Farm. Easy—until the trees start whispering, my boss gives off horror-movie energy, and Tali—my coworker—might be flirting… or sealing my doom.
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Story 2:
I just wanted the perfect tree for my pregnant girlfriend. Instead, I brought home something with teeth. Now I’m fighting for festive survival between cuddle time and killer-pine attacks. I wanted cute and cozy, not carnivorous.
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Story 3:
I’ve waited my whole life to leave Dirk’s Tree Farm. Good trees obey… but when chaos erupts, I escape to find out what it means to be a real Christmas tree. Maybe I’ll find love, purpose, and a human snack or two. Pig meat gets old fast.
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Grab some cocoa and a blanket—but skip the tree trimming this year. These evergreens have bite!

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I Hate When My Christmas Tree Tries to Eat Me! by Mary Black Rose

I Hate When My Christmas Tree Tries to Eat Me! by Mary Black Rose

What happens when your Christmas tree has a mind of its own—and it’s hungry?

This is a collection of three queer, LGBTQ themed, light-hearted cozy-horror tales about love, chaos, and carnivorous evergreens.

Story 1:
I’ve dodged my parents’ “come home for Christmas” guilt trips for years. No more screaming cousins, or Uncle Orem smelling like sadness and pickled feet, and definitely no more green Jell-O “salad.” But when my excuse-job dies, I end up working at Dirk’s Tree Farm. Easy—until the trees start whispering, my boss gives off horror-movie energy, and Tali—my coworker—might be flirting… or sealing my doom.

Story 2:
I just wanted the perfect tree for my pregnant girlfriend. Instead, I brought home something with teeth. Now I’m fighting for festive survival between cuddle time and killer-pine attacks. I wanted cute and cozy, not carnivorous.

Story 3:
I’ve waited my whole life to leave Dirk’s Tree Farm. Good trees obey… but when chaos erupts, I escape to find out what it means to be a real Christmas tree. Maybe I’ll find love, purpose, and a human snack or two. Pig meat gets old fast.

Grab some cocoa and a blanket—but skip the tree trimming this year. These evergreens have bite!

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The Kaminsky Symphony

About The Kaminsky Symphony:

Milan, 1913. Maestro Mandelli di Castagnino is resident conductor at La Scala, having taken over from the legendary Toscanini.

Barely in his mid-thirties, he is revered by the Milanese public and fêted by the city’s high society. But once the baton is down, and after another soirée in his honour organised by his sycophantic agent, he returns to an empty home, surrounded only by his servants.

Disenchanted and longing to leave his secret life behind, he accepts a post as resident chief conductor at the Odessa Opera House, causing consternation among his family and admirers.

After an eventful journey by land and sea, he settles in the elegant coastal city, improving the performance of the orchestra and winning the approval and friendship of the locals.

He also finds love, but the continent is about to sleepwalk into the carnage of a futile war and Imperial Russia is on the cusp of being rocked by the October Revolution.

Undeterred by the unfolding catastrophe and wanting to protect his beloved from the savagery of the civil war, he is confronted with a desperate choice.

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For The Witches by R.L. Merrill

For The Witches by R.L. Merrill

For The Witches: A Sapphic Paranormal Romance Collection

For intuitive women who are misunderstood

For extraordinary women attempting to survive in an ordinary world

For wise women who know things… important things, secretive things, and things society wishes they didn’t

For brilliant women craving something more and grabbing hold with both hands

For talented women falling blissfully in love while making the world a better place

These diverse and inclusive contemporary romance stories feature women loving women and a whole lot of hope, love, and woo woo. They were previously released in various projects and charity anthologies. Some are in print for the first time, and others are available for purchase for the first time:

All I Wanna Do – (A FFM Polyamorous Paranormal Tale) Previously part of the HEA Collective

Elixir – Horror Flash Fiction: Previously published in QSF Flash Fiction Volume: Renewal

A Kept Woman – Previously published in BAQWA Presents: Horror Show

Tap-Tap-Tap – Horror Flash Fiction: Previously published in QSF Flash Fiction Volume: Impact

Strange Things Happen Every Day – Previously on Kindle Vella and eBook, first time in print

Human Sacrifice – Horror Flash Fiction: Previously published in QSF Flash Fiction Volume: Innovation

Sold As Is: Previously published in BAQWA Presents: Together

Ambush – Horror Flash Fiction

All proceeds from this collection will be donated to organizations fighting for reproductive freedom and justice.

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Devil and the Deep Blue Fish–Amy Lane

About Devil and the Deep Blue Fish–Amy Lane:

PI Jackson Rivers and Henry Worrall have gotten used to throwing themselves into danger as a team, so when Henry is hurt badly one night defending a friend and her teenage ward, it’s all hands on deck for Jackson, his fiancé Ellery Cramer, their firm, and their friends. Henry is battling for his life. The least they can do is hunt down Henry’s shooter and keep the intended victims safe.

Knowing Jackson will dedicate himself to tracking down a very dangerous assailant with no regard to his own safety, Ellery makes one stipulation: Jackson needs a temporary partner. Jackson finds a good one in someone from the firm’s past, but while Jackson’s figuring out a new rhythm on zero sleep and a lot of desperation, Ellery and their friends are putting together a puzzle with a lot more pieces than Henry’s random shooting. Somebody in their city is preying on teenagers in a most insidious way, and nobody in their circle is going to let this stand.

Jackson has spent a year and a half trying to heal from physical and emotional wounds, and this case is going to make him look at every choice he’s made to survive. Ellery—and Ellery’s mother—will do anything to help him, but does Jackson finally have emotional defenses to fight his own demons while he’s slaying dragons for the family he’s found, or will he drown in his own remorse? Sometimes, when you’re a kid on the streets, living past tomorrow means choosing between the Devil and the Deep Blue Fish

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GODLESS ARMAGEDDON by Scott Coon

GODLESS ARMAGEDDON by Scott Coon

After Thom dies, he uses weaponized memories to battle two false gods bent on Armageddon, as well as his own deeply repressed homosexuality.

REVIEW:
A visionary and ambitious journey that defies traditional storytelling

Whether you approach it for its emotional depth, philosophical insights, or sheer creativity, Godless Armageddon is a tour de force.

Coon’s ability to render this chaotic, otherworldly setting with such clarity and resonance is a testament to his skill as a storyteller.

A profound and imaginative exploration of the afterlife.

-Damir Salkovic, author of Collapse Years

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The Color of Honey: Tales of Black Lesbian Love in New York City by Ty Robbins

The Color of Honey: Tales of Black Lesbian Love in New York City by Ty Robbins

The Color of Honey: Tales of Black Lesbian Love in New York City is a collection of mesmerizing, sexy, and tantalizing short stories that are funny, heartfelt, and as spicy as they are enchanting. Each tale brims with courage, intrigue, desire, and love, making it impossible to put down. The stories are full of risk-taking and love-making. Each story is different but relatable, with spice levels varying from subtle to fiery. It’s an exciting read with a little something for everyone.

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Know The Beast by Minerva Hart

Know The Beast by Minerva Hart

Poppy and Arthur Gibbs have always shared a lot: A womb, an addict mother, an empty space where a father should be, and a dream to take Hollywood by storm. But when Poppy gets bitten by a werewolf, she flees in order to protect her brother from herself. Arthur, thinking that he’s lost the only person who ever loved him, makes a beeline for LA… after stealing something from a dangerous man.

Over the next twelve years, the twins build quite the lives for themselves: Poppy is a nomad with a host of fake IDs, smoking wolfsbane in a desperate bid to keep the curse at bay, while Arthur has become a porn star of some fame and lives in a beach house bought and paid for by his lover, a closeted Hollywood director. Neither is happy, but it’s what they got.

When Poppy realizes that the curse is catching up to her despite all her efforts, she decides to spend her last days as a human reconciling with her brother. Arthur, whose theft from many years ago has finally come back to bite him, begins to suspect that his sister may have turned out like their mother after all.

Will the twins recreate the bond they once had? Or are they destined to feed their inner demons?

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Summertime, Assassins, and Other Skullduggeries by J.D. Cunegan

Summertime, Assassins, and Other Skullduggeries by J.D. Cunegan

Summer Rhoades kills people for a living. Except the one time she didn’t.

She promised a wealthy, well-connected man she would take out his target, only to have a change of heart once she realizes the mark is not who she was told. Instead of confronting Hunter Bailey on his duplicity, though, Summer sends the target away and makes a break for it herself.

Which is fine, until Hunter Bailey finds out and comes after her. But only in the way overly rich men who never do anything for themselves can.

Now, Summer finds herself on the run, the proverbial mouse in that timeless game. Several former colleagues (if they can be called that) are after her, one after another, eager to cash in—but one assassin in particular turns up at every available opportunity. Someone who represents the best, and the worst, of Summer’s torrid life: her ex-girlfriend, and fellow assassin, Lola Haskins.

Summer has seven days to survive the price on her head. But no matter how many bullets or blades she dodges, no matter how much running she does, one thing Summer can’t outrun is her own heart.

Maybe she doesn’t want to.

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GODLESS ARMAGEDDON by Scott Coon

GODLESS ARMAGEDDON by Scott Coon

After Thom dies in WWII, he uses weaponized memories to battle two false gods bent on Armageddon, as well as his own deeply repressed homosexuality.

To help him, Thom’s dad reaches out from inside a soul well—a monster made of captured souls. But his dad is unable to communicate. Instead, Thom keeps rewatching his dad’s death in World War I, while his dad keeps apologizing for something.

Determined to rescue his father, Thom teaches himself how to fight the soul wells with weaponized memories. His fellow soldier, David Lowenstein, wants to save his parents. Others want Thom to stop the soul wells before they unleash Earth’s Armageddon and consume all souls, living and dead.

But Thom just wants to save his dad and atone for ending his family name.

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Dangerous Attraction

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In the dark streets of Soho, London, where the nightlife pulses with energy and hidden dangers, Langdon is striving to carve out a life of his own. Having endured a tough childhood, marked by a mother who never valued him, he has found solace in the company of his four best friends, who feel like brothers. Although he thrives working in a bar, Langdon is haunted by his past, feeling like a dirty secret to the men he dates.

When Eric’s world crumbles after a disastrous wedding, he loses both his home and job, forcing him to seek refuge with his brother. It’s here that he encounters Langdon, and an undeniable connection sparks between them. As their chemistry ignites, they begin to explore a love that feels both thrilling and terrifying.

But their growing bond faces a sinister threat. Someone is determined to tear them apart, willing to go to any lengths, including violence, to ensure they never find happiness together. As Langdon and Eric navigate the complexities of their relationship and confront the demons of their pasts, they must also fight to protect one another from a force that seeks to destroy them.

In “Dangerous Attraction,” love becomes a battleground where trust is tested, and survival is at stake. Will Langdon and Eric find the strength to overcome the shadows that haunt them, or will they pay the ultimate price for their desire to be together?

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Godless Armageddon by Scott Coon

Godless Armageddon by Scott Coon

After Thomas Jefferson Stoneshield VII dies in World War II, he uses weaponized memories to battle two false gods bent on Armageddon, as well as his own deeply repressed homosexuality.

Thomas Jefferson Stoneshield VII dies in World War II and enters a godless afterlife where souls are clouds upon a golden ocean surrounding the Earth. He blames himself for ending the legacy carried in his name. He doesn’t know why he never married because he’s buried it too deep: Thom is gay. To help him, Thom’s dad reaches out from inside a soul well—a monster made of captured souls. But his dad is unable to communicate. Instead, Thom keeps rewatching his dad’s death in World War I, while his dad keeps apologizing for something. Determined to rescue his father, Thom teaches himself how to fight the soul wells with weaponized memories. His fellow soldier, David Lowenstein, wants to save his parents. Others want Thom to stop the soul wells before they unleash Earth’s Armageddon and consume all souls, living and dead. But Thom just wants to save his dad and atone for ending his family name.

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Perfect Night

About Perfect Night:

In the bustling streets of London, Charlie hustles to pay for his mother’s care, taking a risky side job that puts his heart—and body—on the line. Enter Sebastian, a suave New Yorker with a taste for the finer things and a hidden vulnerability. Their chemistry ignites during a night that feels like a scene from a fairy tale, but reality looms. As their worlds collide, Charlie’s fierce independence clashes with Sebastian’s desire to nurture. Can they conquer their pasts and rewrite their love story, or will it all come crashing down? Dive into “Perfect Night,” where passion meets peril in a modern twist on a classic romance.

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Courtside Confession: A Coming Out MM Tennis Romance

About Courtside Confession: A Coming Out MM Tennis Romance:

In the high-stakes world of professional tennis, young phenom Alex Wright is on the brink of his first major tournament victory. But beneath the surface of his rising career, Alex harbors a secret that could change everything. Enter Chris Rivera, a seasoned player known for his calm demeanor and killer backhand, who becomes more than just a mentor to Alex.

As they partner for a challenging doubles tournament, their on-court chemistry is undeniable. The two athletes find themselves sharing more than just tactics; personal stories and vulnerabilities come to light, drawing them irresistibly closer. However, the path to love is not just a game of physical endurance but emotional courage.

Amid fierce competition and the glare of the public eye, Alex faces pivotal moments that test his resolve. From confronting prejudice to embracing his true self, Alex’s journey is fraught with challenges that extend far beyond the tennis court. With Chris by his side, he must decide if he’s ready to make the most important play of all—coming out and confessing his feelings, risking his career for a chance at lasting love.

“Courtside Confession” is a stirring tale of love, identity, and the courage it takes to be one’s true self in the competitive sports arena. It promises to be as heart-racing as it is heartfelt, perfect for fans of sports romance and stories of personal triumph.

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A Place To Fall

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Living in a tiny town, Cameron is a gay boy whose creativity is both his strength and weakness. One night, a series of intense images and dreamlike scenes lead him to the edge of the woods, where he disappears from view. This novella will make you think about what it means to be genuinely free while also containing humor and tragedy. Though “A Place To Fall” may not appear to offer much at first glance, inside you will learn what it means to enjoy life—or better yet, death—according to your own terms.

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The Strange Story of Stanley Suspect

About The Strange Story of Stanley Suspect:

Stanley Suspect is not your ordinary paranormal investigator. Living alone in London with his three ghosts, this young transgender man who hates nothing more than Christmas and carolers can exorcise a poltergeist or have tea with your deceased relatives, but his life lacks something.

Tormented by dreams about his haunted childhood home and a murder that happened there, he is waiting for fortune or a great adventure to come knocking on his door and help him escape his fears – and debts. And it does, when a beautiful clockmaker succubus who committed a crime seeks his help. But as they flee to Scotland together and encounter strange and magical creatures, so does Stanley’s past catch up to him, and he discovers the crimes committed by him and his father, and his dark destiny.

Liar, crook, sweetheart, and always a child at heart, Stanley Suspect is coming out of the trans crypt to take you on a journey to the underworld and his upside-down reality, but can you really trust him? Between ghosts, demons, dangerous women, and the trickster fairy folk, you might just want to become the devil’s advocate to find your way through the mazes of mind. For every path leads somewhere, even if not where you expected…

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The Lesbian President by Lee Cushing

About The Lesbian President by Lee Cushing:

Eleanor was first first woman elected to the position of President of The United States and was unmarried, but when her mother’s dying wish was for her to find the happiness of love her secret was revealed when she met Sydney Sullivan. She was gay.

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Callisto 2.0

About Callisto 2.0:

She had to travel beyond the planet to discover her true self. Will she find the courage to walk through the doorway to a new future?

Shambhala Space Station, 2097. Solitary physicist Callisto (physics, after all, is a jealous mistress) never accepted conventional wisdom. So when she’s recruited to work on faster-than-light technology by a beautiful and mysterious older woman, she eagerly accepts the career opportunity at the women-only research station orbiting Earth’s moon. But her enthusiasm suffers when her first discovery is unexpected heartbreak.

Throwing herself into work on a problematic warp drive prototype, Calli blossoms in the utopian female community that shows her love and acceptance for the first time in her life. But when a twisted conspiracy, a disingenuous affair, and a disastrous betrayal test her place in this unique environment, the brilliant scientist must dig deep to find her moment of truth.

Will Calli embrace her destiny in an unexplored cosmos?

Callisto 2.0 is the transformative first book in the Shambhala Saga feminist science fiction series. If you like compassionate characters, deep-space intrigue, and hopeful visions of the future, then you’ll adore Susan English’s cosmic adventure.

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