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This question comes up a lot, perhaps because religion can be a complicated issue for LGBTQIA folks. Many of us come from backgrounds where religion was used to control and abuse us. Some of us continue to engage with communities of faith; others do not. There isn't one simple or correct answer to the question.

In my own work, I tend to write a combination of religious and non-religious characters, drawing on my experiences as a child of an interfaith marriage. I grew up in a relatively non-religious household...

In case you missed it, this month's new release is Nightsong by A.M. Leibowitz:

Nate Kingsley is a master at messing up. Out of jealousy, he outed his best friend in a public and embarrassing way. Now he’s doing his best to make up for his crimes, but it’s left him empty and frustrated, unfulfilled even by his career as an opera singer and creative director. He enters an unsatisfying relationship he keeps hidden from his closest friends. When that...

Spring has finally sprung! What better way to celebrate than by reading outdoors under a blossoming tree? Here are a few books to get you going.

Breaking Anchor, by Geonn Cannon

I'm a sucker for a great enemies-to-lovers story, and this is definitely one of my personal favorites. Looks like I'm not the only one; the reviews for it are excellent.

The writer made this love story very real and well developed. Well done! -Mirtha Siblesz, Amazon

There's been a lot of challenges lately in the lgbtqia+ books-and-writing world, particularly on the M/M Romance front. I don't have a dog in that fight, since I don't technically write genre romance or exclusively M/M. But it's been disheartening to see family fighting.

The last time I mentioned that, several people told me flat-out that we're not "family." Just because we share space under the rainbow doesn't mean we have much in common or want to hang out together, even in the book world. That may be true,...

We have two new books this month, both set in a dystopian future Earth. Nephil's Destiny is post-apocalyptic urban fantasy, while Quiet Shy is science fiction.

Nephil's Destiny, by Sirena Robinson

General fiction, urban fantasy, post-apocalypse, religious themes

This is the seventh book in the Chosen Chronicles series. If you've been following along, you won't want to miss the final battle. It's an exciting conclusion to everything the characters have been fighting for in the previous books. You won't be disappointed.