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LGBTQIA+ Historical Romance Novels with Steampunk and Mechanized Settings

Blood and Clockwork by Katey Hawthorne

- Alistair Click set out to lay to rest the superstitious fears about the Mad Prince's clockwork tower. If that meant he might bring the ghost city of Avalonia back to economic life, connecting the western kingdoms once again, so much the better. So what if no adventurer who'd entered the tower in the last century of desolation had ever re-emerged? They didn't have his skill and wit. He could do better. The tower turns out to be far more than Alistair expected, however. Not only are there clockwork puzzles to open every door, but one of them drops a boy from a strange world into his lap—figuratively speaking, if only just. Marco Murphy was just gaming in his New Jersey apartment, and now he's stuck in what feels like a never ending LARP nightmare. The deeper they delve into the Mad Prince's tower, the darker the secrets they uncover. They're not entirely sure they'll ever be able to get out again, either. It'll take all Marco's charm and Alistair's cleverness, plus the strange bond growing between them, to get them out together... and alive.

The Novelty Maker by Sasha L Miller (Free download!)

- As often as he can possibly manage, Cole slips away from the parties and teas inflicted upon him by his mother to visit Harlowe, the brilliant, mercurial novelty maker he met several months ago when commissioning a piece for his mother. Overwhelmed with work, and preferring to avoid people, Harlowe is not an easy person to know, and Cole values too much their hard-won friendship to ever risk it by telling Harlowe of his true feelings. Then Harlowe begins to receive letters from a secret admirer...

Duende by EE Ottoman (Trans author)

- Famed opera singer Aimé has a lot in common with Badri, the Royal Ballet Company's most popular male lead. They have both dedicated their entire lives to their art, and struggle to be taken seriously among the Empire's elite. And both harbor a secret admiration and desire for the other. This year for his birthday Aimé treats himself to a night at the ballet seeing Badri perform, and...

Circus Games by Lilliana Rose (f/f!)

- Nessie is overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be done to manage the Mecha Mania business she now owns with her father. Balancing accounts, stopping Operators from fighting, and ordering parts keeps her busy—so busy, in fact, that she keeps pushing Joy away. As frustrations build, the distance widens, and what could be slowly starts to move closer to what might have been.

The Ticking Heart by SA Winters (Free download!​)

- Vincent Gabriel is an inventor; his newest invention a clockwork-humanoid prototype he has spent the greater part of a decade designing and creating, the long working hours filling a void within himself. His assistant, Samuel, however, is less than pleased with the new invention. As Vincent's creation falls apart, so too does the delicate relationship between the two men. Their differences threaten to overcome them, their actions pushing them so far apart that neither knows where they stand.

Series

The Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Kara Jorgensen (MCs of color, m/m, ace, brought together in this great series by an ace author.)

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LGBTQIA+ Historical Romances for Winter 2022

A Christmas Engagement by Ellie Thomas

In 1805, Charles Denham’s comfortable life in Regency London with his long-term partner Avery Mallory is disrupted by the sudden death of his father. As the heir to a modest country estate in Gloucestershire, Charles returns home to care for his bereaved family and take up his new responsibilities.

Overwhelmed with grief, rather than leaning on Avery, Charles rejects his love and becomes fixed on the idea of taking a wife for reasons of family duty alone. With this plan in mind, during early winter, he travels the short distance to Bath only to find that Avery and his family have already arrived at the resort.

Will Charles follow through with his ill-conceived plan for a hasty betrothal by Christmas? Or will he come to his senses and resume his relationship with the nicest man in England?

When the Glow Lights the Woods by Eule Grey (dystopian fantasy)

A snowy story of healing, birds, and the magic of connection.

The Wall? Who gives a snowman’s kiss about when the wars ended, or who built the divide that goes all the way around the planet? Whatever!

All anyone cares about is Christmas, when one lucky person gets to date someone from the other side. Who will it be this year?

Eighteen-year-old Kite Ripples loves birds, animals, and gazing at stars. He’s a good brother to leader, Mal. Mostly. As teacher, it’s Kite’s responsibility to dispel the rumours about people on the other side being robots—just a myth, right? Deep down, he understands no human is better, or worse, than any other. And, if he dreams of meeting a guy like him—who wants to kiss—it doesn’t mean Kite’s a rebel. Not he!

Manu Feathers, also eighteen, lives on the other side. Gets into trouble. Likes boys. Breaks laws and wants more. Like everyone, he’s fixated on those over the divide—simultaneously scared and excited by rumours of too much sex. It’s a lot to get your head round.

Kite is selected to climb under the Wall, and it’s the best Christmas present ever. But nothing goes to plan. Instead of picking the perfect boy, all he notices is the guy on the end, acting out. Who’d choose a nuisance like him?

Can the highest Wall prevent first love? Can a kiss heal a baby bird?

A Chaperoned Christmas by Meg Mardell (FFM - v triad poly)

Candida Damerell avoids two things at all costs: her former hometown, Salcombe Bay, and her former lover, Broderick Carlyle. She’s worked too hard to shake off her sad family history in Devonshire and become a premier London hostess. To think she nearly threw it all away for a bohemian charmer like Broderick! He never understood Candida’s need to keep their secret romance, well, secret. Unfortunately, this holiday season, the fates seem determined to thwart her best efforts at self-preservation.

Broderick Carlyle is not surprised to see his estranged lover on the same coastal railway platform a fortnight before Christmas. Who else could tempt him into such a backwater at this dangerously jolly time of year? Not the country rustic whose need for Society chaperones is the alleged reason for the visit. What Broderick is not prepared to learn is that this windswept bit of coast is where Candida grew up. Even more alarming? The “country rustic” is none other than an earl’s daughter from the neighbouring estate.

Lady Sophia Luscombe has no intention of leaving her beloved Devonshire and her new horse breeding business for smelly, snobby London, especially not under the guidance of two Society chaperones. What if they managed to get Sophie married at last? No, she will distract her sophisticated visitors by making them fall in love with each other. The intimate entertainments of a West Country Christmas will make it easy to force the two together. It would be the perfect plan—or it would be if only the too-perfect Candida were not Sophie’s secret first love.

Just as the web of cross purposes frays to breaking point, a masquerade ball arrives to give these fierce spirits one last opportunity to tell the truth in time for Christmas. Is it too late for a second or even a third chance at love?

The Nutcracker Princess by Courtney Milnestein (f/f fantasy)

In the city of Holmgarðr, in the nation of Garðaríki, on Christmas Eve, there is magic in the air, as Uncle Drosselmeyer presents his gifts before the young children of the ambassador of Gloriana, Clara and Fitz. Yet for all the magic and festivities of Christmas, there is a sense also of danger, the shadow of war growing longer from the neighboring nations of the Hanseatic League.

Caught on the cusp of the peaceful life she has always known and the threat of impending war, Clara finds herself alone in a magical realm save for the company of her cat, embroiled in dangers hitherto unimagined as she finds herself increasingly drawn to a handsome Nutcracker Princess and faced with a choice that will impact both her own fate and that of the world around her.

Sixpenny Octavo by Annick Trent (f/f)

Clockmender Hannah Croft's friend Molly has been arrested for her connections to a Jacobin club. In the tumultuous political climate of 1790s Britain, being in the wrong place at the wrong time is enough to land Molly in gaol. Hannah's one hope to free her lies in the testimony of housemaid Lucy Boone. Lucy has spent her entire life moving from one household to another, never forming a true connection with her fellow servants—nor with her occasional lovers. She prefers it that way. When you can rely on yourself, why would you need anyone else? But when Hannah Croft asks for help, she cannot say no. Working together to free Molly, the two women don't try to ignore their growing attraction. For Hannah, Lucy is a beacon of hope at a difficult time. And Lucy finds herself loving her new life, made welcome by Hannah and her friends. But their situation is fraught with danger. Rumours abound of an informant in their midst, and a sinister man from the magistrate's office dogs Lucy's steps. One wrong move could land them in gaol—or splinter their new relationship from within.

Hen Fever: A Sapphic Victorian Romance by Olivia Waite (f/f)

Lydia Wraxhall is on her best behavior every day of the year—except one: the annual Bickerton Christmas Poultry Show. On that day she brushes her birds, sharpens her tongue, and engages in the closest thing the village knows to war. Harriet Boyne is a soldier’s widow reeling from the worst years of her life. She and her friends have inherited a manor on the village outskirts, and Harriet is looking forward to a quiet holiday far from the anguish of the battlefield. But a dispute over a flock of loose chickens — a rare local breed, which Lydia thinks could be champions and Harriet thinks could be delicious — draws Harriet into the competition under Lydia’s grudging guidance. Harriet’s frozen heart is thawed by Lydia’s gentleness, and lonely Lydia blossoms under Harriet’s keen regard. But the day of the poultry show is fast approaching, and everyone’s drawing up battle lines. And in the contest between secret love and public glory, there can only be one winner.

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Apparently there's now a Christian version of the Ouija Board? That apparently let's you "communicate with God" while also getting immediate answers back? Is this just the Urim and Thummim of the Ancient Israelite High Priests? But like, with the most milquetoast Midwestern Protestant aesthetic imaginable?

You know, I'm not Christian, but this feels heretical. Im pretty sure they're not allowed to do this.

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Every writing advice thing ever: Don’t get bogged down in details on your first draft. Just write! ☺️

Me: How I begin this scene hinges on whether cheese sandwiches were served with mayo in the 50’s.

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Will Graham Twitter: "In June AAGPBL player Maybelle Blair came out at 95. She's not on Twitter, but we want her to know how

@LeagueOnPrime and her story are affecting people. Respond to this post with a text or video #messageformaybelle and I'll share with her!"

Just started S1 Ep 3 of the new #ALeagueOfTheirOwn and it's hitting it out of the park. Solid acting with historical LGBTQIA+ romance AND ethnic minority rep that isn't just an afterthought.

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Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegal

Two destined rivals fall desperately in love—but the fate of medieval Europe hangs in the balance. “A pair of thrones between us, and my heart clutched like a rosary within his hands ...” Twelfth-century Europe. Newly-crowned King Philip of France is determined to restore his nation to its former empire and bring glory to his name. But when his greatest enemy, King Henry of England, threatens to end his reign before it can even begin, Philip is forced to make a precarious alliance with Henry’s volatile son—risking both his throne, and his heart. Richard, Duke of Aquitaine, never thought he would be King. But when an unexpected tragedy makes him heir to England, he finally has an opportunity to overthrow the father he despises. At first, Philip is a useful tool in his quest for vengeance... until passion and politics collide, and Richard begins to question whether the crown is worth the cost. When Philip and Richard find themselves staring down an impending war, they must choose between their desire for one another and their grand ambitions. Will their love prevail, if it calls to them from across the battlefield? Teeming with royal intrigue and betrayal, this epic romance reimagines two real-life kings ensnared by an impossible choice: Follow their hearts, or earn their place in history.

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House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

WANTED – Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life’s finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she know. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery. At the center of it all is Countess Lisavet. The countess, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when she discovers that the ancient walls of the House of Hunger hide even older secrets, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She’ll need to learn the rules of her new home—and fast—or its halls will soon become her grave.

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there’s nothing funnier than twitter and tumblr official accounts gloating at facebook-insta-whatsapp collapse i swear-

this is going to be historical i promise

they’re having the time of their lives

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I'm gonna be real with u guys I wish more media included gay sex in general and I wish it included "gay people just going at it" specifically. I don't know what media shows gay sex as "just two men going at it mindlessly, no tenderness, no heart" that isn't just gay porn. Cishet filmmakers and audiences would not know what to do with a gay sex scene that was no face close ups to avoid frontal nudity no candlelight no swelling music just 2 people rawdogging it sweaty and grunting and messy the way real sex is. Cishet filmmakers/actors love to pretend there's all this gay media that's "just sex, no love" well where is it. Quickly.

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Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

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She came out last month, at the age of 95!

Just started S1 Ep 3 of the new #ALeagueOfTheirOwn and it's hitting it out of the park. Solid acting with historical LGBTQIA+ romance AND ethnic minority rep that isn't just an afterthought.

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I haven't finished watching it yet. I've been saving the remaining episodes to watch after WWDITS is over for the season, since The Orville already had its season finale.

(Yes, we all know WWDITS has great LGBQTIA+ rep, but so does The Orville. It's not an historical romance, but the 3rd season was phenomenal, with a trans character having a huge role, and a wlw character being a positive force for entire galaxies. If you watched The Orville S1 and 2, but thought it was just goofy fun, I implore you to watch all three seasons.)

Just started S1 Ep 3 of the new #ALeagueOfTheirOwn and it's hitting it out of the park. Solid acting with historical LGBTQIA+ romance AND ethnic minority rep that isn't just an afterthought.

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Just started S1 Ep 3 of the new #ALeagueOfTheirOwn and it's hitting it out of the park. Solid acting with historical LGBTQIA+ romance AND ethnic minority rep that isn't just an afterthought.

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every movie i watched in 2022  ⇢  bram stoker’s dracula (1992) dir. francis ford coppla

“there is no life in this body. i am nothing: lifeless, soulless, hated and feared. i am dead to all the world - hear me! i am the monster that breathing men would kill. i am dracula.”

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Rivka and her dragon from the Mangoverse series — because sometimes a dragon just needs a hug from a five-foot-eleven Yiddish-speaking warrior woman.

There is more I could say about this picture, but it would be spoilery. Drawn by yeaka, who is awesome.

Edited in 2022 to add a link to the series as a single $17 transaction for all five books as 5 pdf’s.

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four paintings for Johnlock video,which also has more amazing pieces by other artists,pls take a look! https://b23.tv/OeBMlsL