#i entered 3 different giveaways for the sequel

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I'm on my 3rd or 4th listen through of 'Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries', and have read the physical book once. Just waiting for that sequel to come out.

January feels so far away...

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This is part 2 of 3 of the bi and lesbian books that I’ve read and loved! Click here to see the full list at the Lesbrary.

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Young Adult:

This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow (review)

Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (review)

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (review)

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake (review)

Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender (review)  [children’s/middle grade]

Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (review)

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (review)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth (review)

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole (review)

Honey Girl by Lisa Freeman (review)

The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George (review)

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin (review)

You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan (review)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell (review)

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (review) [Bisexual M/F]

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (review)

P. S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate (review) [Bisexual M/F]

Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

Under Threat by Robin Stevenson

As I Descended by Robin Talley (review)

Pulp by Robin Talley (review)

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (review)

Going Off Script by Jen Wilde (review)

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (review)

The House You Pass On the Way by Jacqueline Woodson (review)

↓ Click through for SFF YA, Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror! ↓

SFF Young Adult:

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (review)

Love In the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (review) [Bisexual M/F]

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (review)

Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (review)

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova (review)

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (review)

Dreadnought by April Daniels (review) and Sovereign (Dreadnought #2) by April Daniels (review)

All Good Children by Dayna Ingram (review)

Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A. W. Jantha

Adaptation (review) and Inheritance by Malinda Lo (review)

Natural Selection (Adaptation 1.5) by Malinda Lo (review)

Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (review)

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe (review)

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner (review)

Sci Fi:

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (review) [Steampunk/Western]

Tierra Del Fuego, Colony Ship: Parting Shots by Caron Cro (review)

Meanwhile, Elsewhere edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett (review)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (review)

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (review)

The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang (review)

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (review)

Fantasy:

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (review)

The Narrows by m. craig (review)

Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica (review)

Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History edited by Rose Fox and Daniel José Older (review)

The Second Mango by Shira Glassman (review)

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw (review)

Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks (review)

A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray (review)

Everfair by Nisi Shawl (review)

Hellebore & Rue edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff (review)

Horror/Zombies/Vampires:

Fist of the Spider Woman edited by Amber Dawn (review)

Alice Isn��t Dead by Joseph Fink

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (review)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (review)

Gnarled Hollow by Charlotte Greene

Eat Your Heart Out by Dayna Ingram (review)

The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (review)

Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories by Pam Kesey

The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan (review)

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, edited by Carmen Maria Machado (review)

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (review)

If you like what we do here and want to see more of it, buy us a coffee on ko-fi, or support this tumblr & the Lesbrary on Patreon for $2 or more a month and be entered into monthly book giveaways!

This is only part of the list! Click here to see the entire list at the Lesbrary, or check out Part 1: Fiction & Poetry, and Part 3: Romance, Comics, and Nonfiction.

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Rebecca’s Top 10 Books Read in 2018!

Wow, 2018 is finally over! Unfortunately due to an extremely busy year at college, the election, and an internship, I read the least amount of books this year in recent memory, having only ready 29. But that’s okay! Any reading is good reading, and I read some great ones this year. Here are the top ten books that I read this year!

1. Obsidio by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff This is by far the best book that I read in 2018. A fantastic conclusion to the series, it was thrilling, heartbreaking, suspenseful, and wonderful to read. The format worked perfectly once again, and the resolution was very satisfying. It made me cry! This series is a must-read for anyone and everyone.

2. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo I can’t believe I just read this book this year, I thought I read it ages ago! This was also a fantastic conclusion to the duology. Sequels are often difficult, but this one keeps the integrity of Six of Crows without becoming too heavy or boring. Also a must-read series.

3. Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone This book is truly unique. Dealing with faith in literature, particularly young adult literature, is always a difficult topic. However, this novel does it respectively and in a relatable way, while making sure to tackle other issues that teens often face. Above all, it is still an enjoyable book. 

4. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (not pictured) This was such a fun read! I wasn’t expecting much, so I got so much more. It’s hilariously narrated while having some of the emotional depth that superhero novels often lack. I loved every minute of it, and flew through the remaining books in the series.

5. Every Day by David Levithan Though not without flaws, Every Day presents a fantastic concept and tackles nearly every problem and question that could arise from living in a different body every single day. With a strong message of empathy, this novel ensures a heartbreaking and emotional read, but also has an excellent plot.

6. Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith While the plot seems rather cliche, this novel put an interesting twist on the idea of winning the lottery. I loved reading it; the characters were sweet and relatable and the plot was entertaining.

7. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton The 2016 election was a surprise to nearly everyone, and I couldn’t wait to read Hillary’s account. Though I wish it would have gone more into details regarding the campaign, it was still a heartbreaking and fascinating memoir. 

8. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen I actually read this book because I thought I wouldn’t find it to be worth keeping, but when I read it I was reminded of how much I love Sarah Dessen. It was a complex story with multiple layers, and had the classic Dessen balance of romance versus deep issues.

9. Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins (not pictured) The second novel in the Rebel Belle trilogy was so good to me because of the way it addressed common problems that would arise with gaining superpowers in high school, but that are often not addressed. It also added more emotion and depth to the series, which I appreciated.

10. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Though also not without flaws, this was definitely a unique and entertaining read. I’m a little young to understand most of the references, but I flew through the pages, wanting to see what would happen at the end. 

Those are my top 10! Please feel free to click on the links and purchase any of those books at a discounted rate from the Book Depository.

Also, send me your top three favorite books that you read this year and enter my giveaway! Happy New Year!

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My Week in Manga: January 23-January 29, 2017

My News and Reviews

The end of the month is approaching which means it’s time for Experiments in Manga’s monthly giveaway. The winner of the most recent giveaway will be announced on Wednesday, so there’s still a little time left to enter for a chance to win the first volume of Kenya Suzuki’s delightful full-color manga series Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. Speaking of manga giveaways, there’s also an opportunity to win a copy of the first omnibus in Kei Sanbe’s Erased over at The OASG.

Elsewhere online, I came the Young Adult Library Services Association’s 2017 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. As usual, the list includes a fair number of manga along with all of the other excellent comics. Ichigo Takano’s Orange (which was also one of my notable manga from 2016) even made the top ten list. Out of the many other manga included as part of YALSA’s larger list, I have in-depth reviews of Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu and Akiko Higashimura’s Princess Jellyfish, Omnibus 1, both of which I loved.

Another list I came across recently was BookRiot’s feature on Japanese speculative fiction in translation. Overall, I think it’s a great list–I’ve previously reviewed three of the books included (Miyuki Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, Yusuke Kishi’s The Crimson Labyrinth, and Taiyo Fujii’s Gene Mapper) and most of the others I’ve been meaning to read for quite some time or were already high on my list of books to read in the near future.

It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned Kickstarter projects here, but there are a few campaigns for print comics that have caught my eye lately: Maya Kern is looking to print the second volume of the adorable webcomic Monster Pop; Amanda Lafrenais is campaigning to release the second Titty-Time print collection of erotic comics; and Deandra Tan is hoping to release a print edition of her graphic novel Love Debut!.

Quick Takes

Aoharu X Machinegun, Volume 1 by Naoe. I picked up the first volume of Aoharu X Machinegun more on a whim than anything else but I ended up enjoying it much more than I expected. On the surface there are a few things about the beginning of Aoharu X Machinegun that are oddly reminiscent of Ouran High School Host Club–Masamune works in a host club and Hotaru, who is often mistaken for a boy, gets wrapped up in his schemes after she needs to earn some money for damaging the club’s property–but the similarities mostly end there. Hotaru has an overly-strong sense of of justice and has a tendency to get into fights because of it. Masamune is the leader of a competitive survival/war game team and has decided the Hotaru should become its third member after her aggressiveness leaves a distinct impression on him. Initially, the team’s second member Tooru, who also happens to be well-known hentai mangaka, is less than thrilled about this. They’re both completely unaware that Hotaru is a girl, too, which could cause some trouble later on. Aoharu X Machinegun is kind of ridiculous but fun. I enjoyed its action and sense of humor and this point would be interested in reading more.

Bakune Young, Volumes 1-3 by Toyokazu Matsunaga. I’ve been meaning to read Bakune Young for quite a while now but the short series is long out-of-print and can be somewhat difficult to find. (Fortunately, it turned out that my library actually owns a complete set.) Reading Bakune Young is quite an experience to say the least. Matsunaga’s artwork, while it’s frequently and deliberately grotesque and at times could even be described as ugly, is tremendous. The story itself is nearly nonsensical, but it does manage to have a bizarre sort of logic to it. The series opens with the titular Bakune Young in a pachinko parlor before he begins targeting yakuza in a killing spree. His rampage quickly escalates and eventually not only the yakuza, but Japanese police, a ninja assassin from the French Foreign Legion, psychics, and even the American military all become involved as the death count increases exponentially. Bakune Young is certainly not for the faint of heart. It’s incredibly violent, viciously dark, and legitimately absurd, but assuming one isn’t bothered by all that, it can also be extraordinarily funny. I suspect Bakune Young is a manga that readers either love or hate without there being much middle ground.

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg. I recently read and absolutely loved Greenberg’s The One Hundred Nights of Hero and so immediately made a point to seek out more of her work. The Encyclopedia of Early Earth was Greenberg’s first graphic novel and received great acclaim when it was published. The comic’s premise is simple: a nameless storyteller as travels the world in search of a missing piece of his soul. The graphic novel shares some obvious similarities to The One  Hundred Nights of Hero in its structure, themes, artwork, and setting. Both comics take place in the pre-prehistoric Early Earth and utilize the same mythologies, cosmologies, and pantheons. Both comics, in addition to love, are also about the importance of stories and storytellers; they find inspiration in and retell existing folktales while intertwining them with those of Greenberg’s own making. Otherwise, the two comics aren’t directly related. The Encyclopedia of Early Earth feels less politically-charged than The One Hundred Nights of Hero which may make it more palatable to some audiences but as a result it isn’t nearly as powerful a work overall in comparison. Even so, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth is wonderful.

Wolf Magic by Natsuki Zippo. So far, Wolf Magic is the only manga by Zippo to have been released in English. As far as I can tell, Wolf Magic is also Zippo’s first professional work. Especially considering that, it’s a very strong collection of boys’ love manga, and I’d certainly be interested in seeing more from Zippo translated. Wolf Magic opens with “The Water of Love for the Withered Flower” which is about Hanasaki, a florist whose severe appearance is at complete odds with what most people would associate with his profession. However, he still manages to unintentionally catch the eye of Hata. The manga then turns to the various “Wolf Magic” stories which follow Nagase, a young gay man, as he falls in and out of love during high school and then continues to look for “the one” in college. In the process, he develops a surprising relationship with Higuchi. While the two story arcs are unrelated and are quite different from each other, thematically they are very similar. Both Hanasaki and Nagase are searching for love and acceptance and both ultimately find it in unexpected places and ways. Overall, with its attractive artwork and excellent characterizations, Wolf Magic is quite well done.

United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas. I’ve often heard United States of Japan described as a spiritual sequel or successor to Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle. In some ways that is certainly true–Tieryas’ novel probably would not have existed were it not for Dick’s and makes multiple references to The Man in the High Castle–but the two novels are drastically different from each other in tone and style. The underlying premise, however, is the same. Emerging victorious from World War II, Japan now controls a significant portion of what was once the United States of America. The grim cyberpunk alternate history presented in United States of Japan (complete with mecha battles and graphic torture) can be extraordinarily brutal and gruesome. The lead characters aren’t exactly the most likeable or sympathetic people, either, though they become slightly more so as the novel progresses. Captain Ben Ishimura, whose only talent seems to be hacking and programming, is a censor who comes to the attention of Agent Akiko Tsukino when an illegal video game which imagines America winning the Second World War threatens to embolden resistance against the rule of Japan.

By: Ash Brown

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This is my stop during the book blitz for Freak by Erin Lee. This book blitz is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 27 June till 3 July. See the tour schedule here.

Freak by Erin Lee Genre: LBGT/ Contemporary Age category: Young Adult Release Date: 29 June, 2017

Blurb: Regret Comes in Every Color of the Rainbow

Based on Erin Lee’s novella, Her Name Was Sam, Freak is the story of Kelly and Morgan, the mother and sister of Sam Harris, in the aftermath of her suicide. Bullied for being brave enough to show her true colors to the world, Sam has been gone exactly one year and Kelly and Morgan are left to tackle the grief that comes with regret in her absence.

But Sam’s story is far from over…

Through the love of Willow, a teenager intent on standing up for her “Freak” best friend at all costs, Ryan is able to finally come out to family and friends. His transformation from ashamed to proud with Willow’s help gives new meaning to Sam’s story and how things could have been.

Because love comes in all shades too.

You can find Freak on Goodreads

You can buy Freak here on Amazon

About the Author: Erin Lee is a freelance writer and therapist chasing a crazy dream one reality at a time. She is the author of Crazy Like Me, a novel published in 2015 by Savant Books and Publications, LLC, Wave to Papa, 2015, by Limitless Publishing, LLC and Nine Lives (2016). She’s also author of Alters, Host, and Merge of the “Lola, Party of Eight Series,” When I’m Dead, Take Me As I Am, Greener, Something Blue, Once Upon a Vow and 99 Bottles. She also penned Her Name Was Sam, an LGBTQ awareness novella. She is author of Losing Faith, and co-author of The Morning After with Black Rose Writing. These days, she spends her free time working on the sequels to this novel, Jimmie’s Ice Cream and Thing Fifteen.

Lee is a co-founder of the Escape From Reality Series. She, along with authors Sara Schoen and Taylor Henderson, are working with twenty other authors to bring the hopes, dreams, fears and terrors of a tiny fictional town alive. The town and its setting is exactly the type of place a man like Jimmie might escape to as the bodies thawed.

Lee holds a master’s degree in psychology and works with at-risk families and as a court appointed special advocate. She cannot write horror with the lights off. However, these days, she’s getting braver and dimming them. She’ll get there . . .

You can find and contact Erin Lee here: – Website – Facebook – Twitter – Goodreads – Amazon

Giveaway There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Freak. One winner will win a signed paperback of Freak by Erin Lee. US only.

For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Quick Reasons: loveloveLOVE the juxtaposition of colors; really, this whole novel is a juxtaposition; the experimentation with the paranormal/death was heart-breaking and well-done; complex, well-written characters; love to love the love; this read was not what I was expecting going in

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devoured it

purple prose

heartbreaker

Huge thanks to Erin Lee and Lola’s Blog Tours for sending me a free digital galley of this title in exchange for a voluntary honest review! This in no way altered my read of or opinions on this book.

  Slight trigger warning for sensitive readers: the first half of this book is, at times, a bit difficult to read. Mature subjects such as suicide, grief, and bullying are woven into this story, so please keep this in mind if you’re bothered by or uncomfortable with reading such things. While the subjects are handled with sensitivity and tact, these characters do struggle with and are surrounded by them daily–so please, keep yourselves safe while reading! That being said, these characters are gorgeously written. I really loved how Erin Lee juxtaposed this entire novel–in the first part, looking at a family dealing with grief after the suicide of a loved one. In the second, a family banding together to try and heal a dear friend. This method of compare and contrast was gorgeously handled–and so thought-provoking to read!

The use of colors throughout was also beautifully done, though I feel it might have been even more intriguing if the colors that head each chapter were the ONLY colors mentioned in that passage. Of course, this is mostly wishful thinking–I know how difficult it is, as a writer, to try and limit oneself like that, and can’t imagine trying to pull it off. Still, I found it interesting that, in the first section of this read (for Sam) the colors are described normally–the names are common, like orange, red, yellow. In the second section (for Willow) the colors have vibrant, alternative names–things like citrus and plum. Each section, however, shares two very distinct colors–black and white. This is sort of a yin-yang way to wrap each section up–and tie the two halves of the novel together.

  This novel was a gorgeous, though challenging, read–and I thoroughly enjoyed the way Erin Lee wove this story together. While it tugged at heartstrings and, at times, hurt to read… I came out of this with a different viewpoint. The juxtaposition was a really effective, beautiful way to pair and piece these characters together. I definitely recommend to lovers of beautifully complex personalities, the realities of emotional turmoil, and reads that pack a moral punch. Take a paintbrush to the world, Penguins; this rainbow’s bound to stick with you.

Blog Tour, Teasers, Giveaway, and Review: Freak This is my stop during the book blitz for Freak by Erin Lee. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours.

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Book Blitz: Grand Finale: Crossing in Time by D.L. Orton (Giveaway)

On Tour with Prism Book Tours.

Book Tour Grand Finale for

Crossing in Time

By D.L. Orton

We hope you enjoyed the tour! If you missed any of the stops, go back and

check them out and grab ebook copies of the series on SALE while you can...

Launch - Note from the Author

Love is the most powerful force known to mankind. It wrecks kings, destroys barriers, makes us risk everything for a few stolen moments. . . . And all of this makes for a great story.

Reading for the Stars and Moon - What are your favorite sci-fi books and movies?

I can never seem to remember book titles, and I struggle to recall all the plot twists, but the good characters stick with you. They teach you, change you, become a part of you. I aspire to that with my own writing.

Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin' - Crossing In Time (Excerpt #1)

The chubby gun trader shifts his weight and looks up at me, one eye squeezed shut. “What sort of rearm you lookin’ to purchase, ma’am?” He’s enthroned on a maroon chintz armchair in front of a burned-out Walmart. “Handgun,” I say. “Something easy to aim and shoot.”

Hearts & Scribbles - Ask the Characters: How Difficult Is It to Be a Character in D.L. Orton’s Book?

Isabel: There were times when I wasn't sure I wanted to trust a writer with my life. Still, Ms. Orton cares about the same things I do, and I’m dying to see how things turn out. In the end, I wasn't keen on some of the scarier scenes (and I'm still sad about all those animals), but the author assures me that everything will work out in the end. Right, Diego?

I Love Books - The Journey Is the Reward

What's the moral of the story? Don't take the ones you love for granted. They could disappear at any moment—and time machines are pretty hard to come by. Put your arms around someone you care about and just enjoy the moment. The journey is the reward.

Rockin' Book Reviews - Review

"This is a steadily progressing story of love gone awry, reconciliation, commitment, sacrifice for love and mankind, and time travel. The novel begins with a “interest-catching Prologue, then quickly begins to formulate the story on a solid foundation, constantly building in momentum until it ends in a solid climax, leaving the reader anxious for the next sequel in the story! It is complete with romance, suspense, adventure and life’s lessons."

Kindle and Me - Review

"If you like other universes with the same people, nuclear bombs, physics, emergency preparedness, giving up your life for someone you love, dogs, cats, jokes, finding that one special person, biodomes, peeing on a handkerchief with smoke everywhere, and maybe a way to save us all from our mistakes then this might be for you!"

Wishful Endings - Crossing In Time (Excerpt #2)

“Still...” The gun trader waits for me to meet his eyes. “I s’pose I could use some fancy flavorings on my venison.” I regard the only overweight man in a sea of famine, disgusted with the whole human race and embarrassed by my own full stomach.

Zerina Blossom's Books - Author Interview

Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or is it purely all imagination? Who hasn’t looked back at a turning point in his or her life and wondered how things might have played out differently? I met and fell in love with the man I’m married to when we were twenty-eight, and one of the first trips we took together was to attend the wedding of his best buddy from college. At the reception, I ended up seated next to my husband’s ex-girlfriend! Despite an awkward introduction, she and I hit if off, and we ended up comparing notes. (You should have seen his face when he realized we were talking about him.) At the end of the evening, she said something that stuck with me: I wish I would have met him at a different time in my life.

Celticlady's Reviews - How Does Time Travel Work in the Between Two Evils Multiverse?

Take a shower curtain, some ants, and a bowling ball. Start with the shower curtain. It’s a two-dimensional object in a 3-dimensional world. Imagine, now, that you are an ant, walking, talking, and shagging other ants on this thin, flexible membrane (or a "brane" in physics-speak). Layered above and below you are a million other shower curtains, all of them with their own allotment of ants (some of which get paid 78 cents on the dollar due to slight differences in their copulatory organs).

deal sharing aunt - Review

"I enjoy a good time travel and that is what this book is. It has a great romance and a second chance at love. I enjoyed the world the author created and thought that the author did a great job traveling in time."

Colorimetry - Lost Time (Excerpt #1)

I lie in the greenish half-light, my lungs on fire, panic forcing out any rational thought. And then I remember where I am—or rather where I should be. I pound my fists against the translucent coffin lid until I manage to hit the release lever. The top pops open and frigid air rushes in, smelling of damp earth and evergreens. I gasp for breath, my heart pounding. The last thing I remember is a panicked voice shouting to abort the mission. Stop the countdown because…

fuonlyknew - Review

"The beginning swiftly pulls you in. The plot deepens and the characters emerge. And as you draw near to the conclusion, you’re gripped in a vise of suspense that brings tears to your eyes, fearing and hoping for what comes last."

Angels With Attitude Book Reviews - Dead Time (Excerpt #1)

I’m trying to be brave, Mom, but it’s harder than I thought. All the jeeps and other equipment are gone now, and I count four dingy biosuits slogging toward me through the downpour. I gaze up at the sloped wall of the massive biodome, wishing it didn’t look so… alien. What would Madders do? He’d be collecting data, not blubbering like a D-2 who fell off a swing and scraped her knee. Identify the problem, engineer a solution, and Bob’s your uncle.

Bookworm Lisa - Review

"The book involves time travel, an orb with a message, seashells, love, and secret government projects. It is a fascinating book."

Booklove - Review

"The book, Crossing In Time was a one sit read for me with intriguing and captivating characters, unique, thrilling and original plot and a hooking prose . A perfect read for every Sci-Fi and romance lover."

And don't forget to enter the giveaway, if you haven't already...

Crossing in Time

(Between Two Evils #1) D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook & ebook, 374 pages

April 7th 2015 by Rocky Mountain Press

A Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“Best Sci-Fi Love Story of the Year” Remember How It Feels to Fall in Love? Race against the clock through a dystopian nightmare. Climb naked into an untested time machine (carrying only a seashell and a promise). Wake up twenty years younger on a tropical beach, buck naked and mortally wounded, with your heart in your throat. This is a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will make your pulse gallop and your palms sweat, have you laughing out loud through your tears, and leave you flush with the sublime pleasure of falling in love.

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Other Books in the Series

Lost Time

(Between Two Evils #2) D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 222 pages

July 1st 2016 by Rocky Mountain Press

If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back? When a faulty time machine deposits Diego at the top of a pine tree, he knows he's in the wrong place--but has no idea he's in the wrong time. Naked and shivering in the chilly mountain air, he attempts to climb down, but slips, whacks his head, and falls into oblivion. He wakes up inside a darkened room, crippled and disheartened, and must come to grips with the realization that he is marooned in a bleak alternate future. In this universe, what remains of the human race is trapped inside a handful of aging biodomes. With his mission failed, his world destroyed, and the one woman he loves, dead, he can find no reason to go on living. But Lani, the emotionally scarred doctor who finds him, refuses to let him die, and as Diego heals, their relationship becomes... complicated. He struggles to let go of the past but is unable to get Isabel out of his head--or his heart. Just when it seems he may be able to find some measure of happiness in a world teetering on the edge of extinction... Another note arrives from the future: Isabel is alive--but not for long...

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Dead Time

(Between Two Evils  #3) D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Paperback & ebook, 414 pages

April 15th 2017 by Rocky Mountain Press

If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back? From award-winning author D. L. ORTON comes book three in the Between Two Evils series... Shannon fights to stay alive inside a rogue biodome and discovers something totally unexpected... Peter. Lani is forced into the role of the reluctant heroine but rediscovers her street-kid mojo and sets out to find everything she's lost. Diego receives another dirty sock (and a note) from the poorly aimed fireball express: "The window between universes is closing." If Diego has any hope of getting back to Iz, he must get to the Magic Kingdom and power up the time machine before it's too late. What could possibly go wrong?

Goodreads│Amazon

About the Author

D.L. ORTON is the BEST-SELLING author of the BETWEEN TWO EVILS book series. She lives in the Rocky Mountains where she and her husband are raising three boys, a golden retriever, two Siberian cats, and an extremely long-lived Triops. In her spare time, she's building a time machine so that someone can go back and do the laundry.

Ms. Orton is a graduate of Stanford University's Writers Workshop and a past editor of "Top of the Western Staircase," a literary publication of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The author has a number of short stories published in traditional and online literary magazines, including Literotica, Melusine, Cosmoetica, The Ranfurly Review, and Catalyst Press.

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This is part two of the bi and lesbian books that I’ve read and loved! It covers YA, SFF, and Horror. Click here to see the full list at the Lesbrary!

Young Adult:

This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow (review)

Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (review)

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (review)

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake (review)

Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender (review)  [children’s/middle grade]

Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (review)

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (review)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth (review)

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole (review)

Honey Girl by Lisa Freeman (review)

The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George (review)

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin (review)

You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan (review)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell (review)

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (review) [Bisexual M/F]

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (review)

P. S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy (review) [children’s/middle grade]

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate (review) [Bisexual M/F]

Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

Under Threat by Robin Stevenson

As I Descended by Robin Talley (review)

Pulp by Robin Talley (review)

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (review)

Going Off Script by Jen Wilde (review)

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (review)

The House You Pass On the Way by Jacqueline Woodson (review)

SFF Young Adult:

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (review)

Love In the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (review) [Bisexual M/F] 

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (review)

Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (review)

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova (review)

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (review)

Dreadnought by April Daniels (review) and Sovereign (Dreadnought #2) by April Daniels (review)

All Good Children by Dayna Ingram (review)

Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A. W. Jantha

Adaptation (review) and Inheritance by Malinda Lo (review)

Natural Selection (Adaptation 1.5) by Malinda Lo (review)

Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (review)

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe (review)

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner (review)

Sci Fi:

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (review) [Steampunk/Western]

Tierra Del Fuego, Colony Ship: Parting Shots by Caron Cro (review)

Meanwhile, Elsewhere edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett (review)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (review)

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (review)

The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang (review)

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (review)

Fantasy: 

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (review)

The Narrows by m. craig (review)

Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica (review)

Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History edited by Rose Fox and Daniel José Older (review)

The Second Mango by Shira Glassman (review)

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson (review)

Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw (review)

Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks (review)

A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray (review)

Everfair by Nisi Shawl (review)

Hellebore & Rue edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff (review)

Horror/Zombies/Vampires:

Fist of the Spider Woman edited by Amber Dawn (review)

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (review)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (review)

Gnarled Hollow by Charlotte Greene

Eat Your Heart Out by Dayna Ingram (review)

The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (review)

Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories by Pam Kesey

The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan (review)

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, edited by Carmen Maria Machado (review)

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (review)

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This is only part of the list! Click here to see the entire list at the Lesbrary, or check out Part 1: Fiction & Poetry, and Part 3: Romance, Comics, and Nonfiction.