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Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn England is $1.99! This is book one in the Everyday Magic series. This is described as a cozy queer fantasy, and the romance seems more like a subplot to the main character’s healing from trauma.
STARDEW VALLEY meets STUDIO GHIBLI in a charming cozy fantasy about healing, redemption, and the subtle magic of simple living. Perfect for fans of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea and The Spellshop. Welcome home, weary traveler.
When Oaklin Nettlewood accidentally joined an evil world-ending cult, mind control magic forced them to do unspeakable things. Years later, the realm’s heroes have finally saved the day, defeated the villain, and shattered the last remnants of the spell…leaving destruction in their wake. And so, with a spell-damaged memory and whole bushel of trauma, Oaklin escapes to a small farm on the edge of Mossley’s Rest and swears an After all the things they were forced to do with their magic, they will never use it again. Ever.
The no-nonsense ghost granny who lives in Oaklin’s house has other ideas. As she coaxes Oaklin out of their shell and back into the world, they find companionship (a grumpy horse and a very good dog), friendship (a local bard and magical baker who should just kiss already), and tentative romance (a paladin-librarian who makes Oaklin’s heart come alive for the first time in ages.) Magic even seems possible again—though strictly for foraging magical mushrooms and protecting the farm from bugs.
Healing comes in gentle waves, and Oaklin doesn’t have to do it alone. So what does it mean when an inquisitor comes to town to hunt former cultists just as Oaklin begins to think that maybe, just maybe, they deserve a happy ending after all?
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews is $1.99! This is the first book in The Edge urban fantasy series and, I think, it’s the only series I haven’t read by Andrews. As usual for Andrews, the world building is great, though some readers said it took them longer to connect with the characters than in Andrews other series.
Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny). Only Edgers like Rose can easily travel from one world to the next, but they never truly belong in either.
Rose thought if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn’t turn out how she planned, and now she works a minimum wage, off the books job in the Broken just to survive. Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life, determined to have her (and her power).
But when a terrible danger invades the Edge from the Weird, a flood of creatures hungry for magic, Declan and Rose must work together to destroy them—or they’ll devour the Edge and everyone in it.
RECOMMENDED: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey is $2.99! Carrie and Shana jointly reviewed this and gave it an A. Sarah also selected it as one of her favorite reads of 2023. Needless to say, this comes highly recommended!
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies and minds to work at an unrealistic, damaging, and machine‑level pace of work –– feeding into the same engine that enslaved millions into brutal labor for its virtuous benefit. Our worth does not reside in how much we produce, especially for a system that exploits and dehumanizes us. Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy.
From the founder and creator of The Nap Ministry, Rest Is Resistance is a battle cry, a guidebook, a map for a movement, and a field guide for the weary and hopeful. It is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics, and Afrofuturism. With captivating storytelling and practical advice, all delivered in Hersey’s lyrical voice and informed by her deep experience in theology, activism, and performance art, Rest Is Resistance is a call to action and manifesto for those who are sleep deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of Grind Culture.
RECOMMENDED: Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen is $2.99! I really liked this queer horror debut. It blends reality TV with a monster movie, It does take a bit to get going, which is a shame because it’s already pretty short at under 300 pages.
The contestants of a reality television dating show compete for love— and their lives— in this pulse-pounding and viciously funny fiction debut from the GLAAD Award-winning author of Real Queer America.
When the final four women in competition for an aloof, if somewhat sleazy, bachelor’s heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they mentally prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and of course, the salacious drama that viewers nationwide tune in to eagerly devour. Each woman came on “The Catch” for her own reasons— brand sponsorships, followers, and yes, even love— and they’ve all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes.
Enter Patricia, a temperamental, but woefully misunderstood local, living alone in the dark, verdant woods and desperate to forge a connection of her own. As the contestants perform for the cameras that surround them, Patricia watches from her place in the shadows, a queer specter haunting the bombastic display of heterosexuality before her. But when the cast and crew at last make her acquaintance atop the island’s tallest and most desolate peak, they soon realize that if they’re to have any hope of making it to the next Elimination Event, they’ll first have to survive the night.
bruce_schneier_feedThis is interesting:
The U.S. military has likely been quietly broadcasting codes for its global encryption network using public GPS for nearly 20 years, turning each satellite into a hidden “numbers station,” according to Steven Murdoch…
That means every device that uses GPS has been receiving hidden government information for years, and nobody outside the military knew it until now.
[…]
Murdoch discovered that this particular sentinel was transmitted by all 31 operational satellites within a window of a few hours on May 26, 2011, potentially heralding the activation of a new operational system. He confirmed that this timeline coincided with the rollout of the military’s Over-the-Air Distribution (OTAD) and the Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) by cross-referencing declassified documents, including a 2015 presentation about the dates of the operation.
“There was a perfect match between the timeline and that presentation and the change points that were automatically identified from the data,” Murdoch said. “That was the smoking gun that made me think: This is what it’s for.”
These automated systems replaced the cumbersome manual distribution of cryptographic keying material, allowing military GPS receivers around the world to be rekeyed remotely through satellite broadcasts rather than through onsite procedures.
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Our Sister's Keeper by Jasmine Holmes
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Read ep. 4-6 of Lady Crystal is a Man! Read ch. 6-7 of Time Traveled to Meet You. Read ch. 204 of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun! Read ep. 58-61 of Men of the Harem! 
(Re)read One Punch Man ch 10-11. Read ch. 13 of Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru! Read ch. 274 of Boku no Hero Academia. Read ch. 186 of Kimetsu no Yaiba. Read ch. 4 of Silver Diamond! Read ch. 13 of Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito! Read ch. 3 of Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to. Read Bakeneko Katatte Sourou, rated it 9.5!!. Read Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be volume 1, rated it 10/10!! Read ch. 13 of EniDewibluapapilio
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smartbitches_feedThis HaBO was sent in by Barney, who is looking for this romance. Major triggers for the description below for graphic abuse:
I can’t remember the name of a book I read like 12 years ago…
This is what I remember-
The heroine marries a man who initially seems sweet, shy, timid, and intelligent — possibly a psychologist or psychiatrist. After marriage he becomes controlling and abusive.
He uses a medical injection/drug that temporarily paralyzes her while she remains conscious, and sexually abuses her while she is immobilized.
She eventually escapes and hides in a remote mountain town/cabin. There she falls in love with a rugged outdoorsman/mountain guide type.
The husband becomes obsessed with finding her. At one point he masturbates to a photo of her after learning she escaped.
He eventually tracks her down, (he’s very rich) finds the new man at the cabin, and sets the cabin on fire during the final confrontation.
No children. Romantic suspense/erotic thriller.
This reminds me of Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, but doesn’t feel like a direct match.
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This romantic comedy of manners features the next gen from
Here's the blurb stuff for Masques:
“Disguise your passion in masque; when the dance ends, peril begins.”
It’s nearly fourteen years since the Norsunder War ended on Sartorias-deles.
Sky Szinzar, Princess of Ralanor Veleth, has loyally insisted on the betrothal she made to Lexan Glenereth, a landless boy with no prospects, made when they were kids. Her peers utterly scorn a “betrothal” she formed at age twelve—a scorn led by sarcastic Prince Garian-Rafael.
Now it’s fourteen years later, and Sky is finally holding her coming-of-age ball, which is spectacularly ruined by her abduction. On horseback. Right off the ballroom floor . . . by the prince she hates most. A wager or a lark?
When courtship between him and her and him (or is that him and him and her?) wears the guise of high politics, the dance soon gets wild.
It's romantic fluff with some action here and there, lots of screwball interactions, as the new generation copes with (or ignores) the memory of war. The war is over, Norsunder is gone, and everyone is working vigorously on leading happy lives, but what really is 'happy? Come inside and find out!
Available from: Kindle Kobo Book View Cafe (cheaper!) B&N Print at Amazon (also at IngramSpark, which can be ordered through any bookstore)
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