Queer Readers

QRR mods Rachel and Ella talk to Carole Cummings about her latest book Sonata Form, a masterful fantasy with war and dragons. The book we talked about in the beginning but forgot to name was Amberough by Lara Elean Donnelly. 

Books mentioned: 

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain 

Blood Indigo by Talulah J. Sullivan 

Rachel and Ella talk about this weeks spotlight book The Man Who loved Cole Flores by K.A. Merikan, their revenge filled western romance. Content warning for mentions of rape, suicide and violence. 

QRR mods Rachel, Elysia and Ella discuss the author responses to our questions for this weeks theme, sex in fiction. We talk about the responses from Joy Demorra, KJ Charles, Gregory Ashe, K.A Merikan and Lucy Bexley.   

Books mentioned: 

The Art of Mutual Pleasure by K.A. Merikan

Until You Say Otherwise by Kate Hawthorne

QRR mods interview Lucy Lennox about spotlight book Right as Raine, the first in her Aster Valley series. 

Books mentioned:

Try by Ella Frank

Bossman by Vi Keeland 

Extracurricular Activities Series by Neve Wilder

In The Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish 

Him by Sarina Bowen 

The Night Of by Tal Bauer 

Four Bears Construction Series by K.M. Neuhold

Kidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews 

The Ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh by K.J. Charles 

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles 

Silver Tip Pack Series by Megan Erickson

Project Hero by Briar Prescott 

Honeythorn by Marina Vivancos 

Calluvia's Royalty Series by Alessandra Hazard 

The Kings Dragon by W. M. Fawkes and Sam Burns 

The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns 

Jon's Mysteries Series by A.J. Sherwood

Unbreakable Bonds Series by Jocelynn Drake 

Nothing Special Series by A.E. Via 

Damage Control by Lynn Van Dorn 

A Brazen Curiosity by Lynn Messina 

QRR mods Elysia and Ella discuss Joy Demorra's vampire polyamorous romance, Hunger Pangs! 

Books mentioned:

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Inferior by Angela Saini

QRR server mods Elysia and Ella discuss Demons Do It Better by Louisa Masters, an incredibly funny paranormal romance! Warnings for spoilers and sexually explicit content (look we got into a tangent about horns vs tentacles in sex that I didn't have the heart to edit out). 

QRR mods interview Joanna Chambers about spotlight book Provoked, her charmingly Scottish regency romance! Warning for spoilers. 

Books mentioned: 

The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer 

The King's Jaunt by John Prebble

Enemies Like You by Joanna Chambers & Annika Martin

Kings Men by Sally Malcolm 

Rebel by Sally Malcolm 

Schooling the Jock by Eli Easton & Tara Lain

First Blood by Eliot Grayson 

For our first theme week QRR mods Ella, Elysia, Rachel and Wynne discuss fanfiction and its influence on publishing. 

Here are the fics we recommended at the end: 

Ella: my only constant is you by TheSilverQueen

Elysia: Infinite Coffee and Protection Detail by owlet 

Rachel: Hermione Granger's Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by waspabi

Wynne: At Least There's The Football by sheffiesharpe

QRR server mods Elysia and Ella discuss Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk, a turn of the century paranormal romance filled with tentacles! Warnings for spoilers and brief mentions of child abuse. (Spoilers for The Casebook of Simon Feximal, skip from 17:20 to 17:49 if you want to miss it). Also, I mentioned the author Lily Morton but accidentally said Lucy Morton, turns out I can't keep my L names straight. 

Books mentioned:

The Casebook of Simon Feximal by K J Charles   

Remnant: a story by Jorden L Hawk & K J Charles 

The Binding by Bridget Collins 

The Diviners by Libba Bray