Deals and Steals in Queer Lit – April 15th

Cool news for this week: Going foward, books that have audiobooks available will have a notation of that fact! We can’t guarantee that the audibook versions of the books featured here will be available at a discount as authors and publishers have very little control over audiobook prices, but we want to make sure our readers who prefer audiobooks know when a book at least has one available! Keep your eye out for the 🎧 emoji!


✨ BOOK OF THE WEEK ✨

Blade Broken

Series: The Echelon, #1

A blade entwined with a rose and thorn against a mystical background.

Niranjan

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Bi, Asexual, Demisexual, Polyamory

A spy lurking in the shadows, a nation on the verge of an invasion, a man desperate to protect his home. Lucian is the Blade of Castrial, the kingdom's spymaster and first line of defense, lauded for his success in repelling an invasion from Garaner. But the war has left Castrial's economy in shambles, and when the neighbouring kingdom of Sarian musters their armies and sends spies into Castrial, Lucian realises two things: they have a spy in their midst, and they can't afford the cost of fighting off another invasion. And if that wasn't trouble enough, there is Alaric, the Shield of Castrial and the only man in the Echelon whose power is equal to Lucian's. Returned from banishment like the vengeful spirit of their long-lost relationship, Alaric carries a deep-set grudge against Lucian, a grudge that may well be justified. Lucian’s desire to protect his nation is nearly equal to his wish to reconcile with Alaric, but if he cannot get his act together and convince the Shield to work with him, Castrial will fall. Blade Broken is a queer, sword-and-sorcery fantasy and the first book in The Echelon Series. If you love flawed characters, betrayals and redemption, and gritty worldbuilding with lots of political machinations, you will love this book.

Regular Price: 4.99

Ko-Fi || Amazon || Kobo || Elsewhere


Form Facsimile

Vix Martin

A book cover featuring a photograph of a white crane wading through water. The bird stares down, its reflection stares back from water that various river grasses poke up through. Photo provided by Cira Martin-Mills. Text reads "form facsimile a poetry collection by Vix Martin"

Poetry

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Queer, Non-binary

Explore a year of poetry brought to life through the experiences of being something different, something unloved, something... nonhuman. Traumatic moments sit alongside those of ultimate ecstasy to illustrate the whiplash of living as a Queer AFAB creature with BPD and Autism from the Bible Belt of the southern US. Join Vix Martin inside the pages of their deeply personal, unflinching, and spiritual debut solo collection.

Regular Price: PWYW or Free

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BUNDLE CORNER – Tons of books for one price!

Soulmates in Fantasy by Niranjan

Multiple fantasy books including:

Queer soulmate science fantasy books where magic and technology co-exist

Bundle Price: $9.99 for 3 books! – Snag it on Itchio!


Indie Autism Month Bundle hosted by Vesper Doom

10 books for $10 Featuring: DN Brun - Once Stolen, Freddie A Clark - Umbra Tales of a Shadow, Vesper Doom - the Binding of Bloom Mountain, Aubrey Ennis - Name Her Holy, S.S. Genesee - Maurice and Julia 1968, Al Hell, Mazarin Blues, Kara Jorgensen - The Reanimator's Heart, Robin Jo Margaret - Monster Mixer, Finn McClellan - Blood on the Snow, Cara Nox - Trick

Including:

Support autistic authors during Autism Month! Most of the books in this bundle feature queer protagonists in queer-norm worlds!

$10 for 10 Books! Snag it on Itchio!

🎧 Note: Some books in this bundle have audiobook versions available elsewhere.


Magic and Mysteries Bundle by Niranjan

Solving mysteries in a fantasy setting and themes of friendship and found families. Four of the books are very openly queer!

Bundle Price: $8.99 for 5 books; Snag it on Itchio!

🎧 Note: Some books in this bundle have audiobook versions available elsewhere.


That’s it for this week! Stay tuned as we have an extra special spotlight and cover reveal coming up on Friday!