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I hope these words are true because the dreams keep changing. ““There’s no deadline on achieving your dreams.” Hall, Katie M. (2025) To Autumn P. 135. Learn more about this book here. Credits:Book cover photos are from NetGalley, Authors, Publicists, and Goodreads.Hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies, this is where you share a favorite quote, line, or passage from your reading each week! (I learned…

“Even with the blood, rituals, and resurrections, the most surprising thing about the summer of 2003 was Ivy Wexler.” When offered a chance to avoid summer school, goth girl Frankie Tanner reluctantly agrees to help Ivy Wexler, a cheerleader who has just resurrected her cat in preparation for bigger and better (dead) things. Perfect for people who wanted The Craft to be sapphic. Babylove is a…

Not quite human, not quite beast. Not quite female, not quite male. Sometimes hunter, sometimes prey. Always alone. Until them. Fiend hunter Sam “Sabertooth” Forest is used to being on the outskirts. A cur with a mix of shifter and human blood, Sam can’t fully shift to beast but can’t fully pass as human. Through sheer determination, and a desire to protect the broken shifter woman who raised…

Returning home and snowstorms give opportunities for love in these Christmas stories. Second Chances in New Port Stephen by T.J. Alexander. Narrated by Aden Hakimi and Feodor Chin A trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances from the author of the…

To spark interest in Avery’s restaurant, and to revitalize Holly’s image, a fake relationship is the answer to both their problems. And the start of a pressing new problem: falling in love. Avery Lindt finally opened her dream restaurant—and there’s no customers. She’s staying optimistic, though: she’s confident she can fake it till she makes it, roll with the punches, and find a way to save…

Greta Tyler has issues. She’s broke, divorced, trans, recently defrocked from her Episcopal priesthood, and her underpaid assistant hates her. But hey, things could always be worse, right?  As a social worker in a small, northern Alabama city, Greta’s just trying to do a little good in the world, and also come to terms with a complicated new life, a demanding new career, and the crushing…

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs…

For the first time in a while, things are looking up for witch Cassie. She’s got an almost-girlfriend and an almost-familiar, and there’s a new deity that’s trying to get her attention too. Everything might actually be going too well because now Cassie has to figure out how to balance her love life, family, and magic while also tending to the whims of a cat. The Coffee House Witch & The First…

Believe. These words are said to a twelve-year-old girl and its fact. “The world is tough, but you are tougher.” Dassori, Melissa. (2025) Greta Ever After. Loc. 2719. Learn more about this book here. Credits:Book cover photos are from NetGalley, Authors, Publicists, and Goodreads.Hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies, this is where you share a favorite quote, line, or passage from your reading each…

Snakes aren’t the only desert creatures with fangs It’s been ten years since Baby-Blue de Lorraine joined their coven. Ten years of playing in bars with Luke, prowling for their next hunt under his watchful eye. Ten years of being left behind while the others go feed. Ten years of being the baby. And they’ve never killed anyone. Until now. When Baby kills the wrong person, one of Zedekiah’s…

Review: The Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire Felix was raised by a family who upheld traditional medicine over all modern medicine – so when he turned 18 and started transitioning, Felix had to run away from home if he wanted to live his authentic life. Now, ten years later, he’s surprised when his aunt passes away and leaves him a house, far from the place he left. Leaving an unfulfilling life…

When Ivy’s Mom mistakes her new roommate for her new girlfriend and is over the moon in happiness. Ivy thinks, “Why not…at least just for the holidays.” Then why does Ivy suddenly want to kiss Frances for real. With the approaching holidays and Ivy’s ever-nosy family about her love life, a misunderstanding about her new roommate, Frances, gives her the perfect idea to avoid the yearly…

Shay, sarcastic and queer, is settling in with her fifth foster family in four years.  The Morgensterns—Rabbi Miriam, husband Ravid, nine-year-old twins Nathan and Eli, and a big black cat—welcoming and patient, slowly adjust to life with Shay. The challenges are frequent when Shay’s always-below-the-surface anger bubbles up. Against her better judgement, she finds herself becoming more attached…

A brutal killer. An unwitting witness. A cop caught in the middle of a deadly pursuit. Jude Kalvert is glad to be back in his home city and playing gigs around his favourite bars. Blyham is a dangerous place, and things only seem to have got worse in the time he’s been away. It’s not safe to be out alone at night, but when Jude runs into an old school friend after one of his shows, things don’t…

Is a LGBTQ+ friendly dating app the answer to all of Penelope’s dating woes? Her ex-girlfriend turned asexual best friend and roommate sure thinks so. Penelope matches with the mysterious, yet charming Riley, who identifies as queer, but is slow to open up about his sexuality… and everything else. As she explores dating again, she gets the opportunity to MC a drag brunch, in full drag king…