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Disaster Queers: Book One: Night at the Museum

Disaster Queers

Book One: Night at the Museum

Alison Cybe

A Queer Heist, A Prehistoric Egg, and Absolutely No Plan

The Disaster Queers live up to their name—broke, gay, reckless, and fresh off a tavern brawl that landed them a fifteen-thousand-gold fine. When a frazzled professor offers them a way out—steal a priceless gemstone from a fancy museum gala—it seems like the perfect job.

Except the “gemstone” is actually a long-dormant egg, and if it hatches, an ancient murder beast will rampage through the city. No pressure.

Now, Ran (trans elf sorceress, always hungover), Di (deadpan dwarf strategist with zero patience), Emmlie (tiny chaos gremlin, part-time thief, full-time menace), and Leon (horny satyr bard, would absolutely flirt with a guard mid-heist) have to pull off the biggest job of their messy careers.

Expect:
✨ Queer found-family hijinks
✨ Unhinged heist shenanigans
✨ Bad decisions, worse flirting
✨ Magic, monsters, and museum-related property damage

Disaster Queers—where fantasy meets absurdity, and being a queer disaster is a full-time job.

Disaster Queers: Book One: Night at the Museum publishes on Friday May 9th!

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Maybe I’ll Tell

Maybe I'll Tell

The St. Ursula Tales, Book Two

Jay Heron

Besides its stained glass, cathedral ceilings, and yellow roses, the Saint Urusla Institute is known for its bottomless well of secrets—a business opportunity a certain TikTokker named TellTale McSnitch can't resist. Each video they post hints at someone's salacious secret, and that secret can be bought for public consumption for the mere price of $1,000 in the Secret Lover Auction. Slowly, but surely, secrets get revealed one by one.

Being in the spotlight is Cadey's worst nightmare, and that nightmare comes true when she's the first target of TellTale McSnitch's terror. The only upside, according to her best friend Maisy, is that with new secrets being auctioned off, the school will soon forget hers. But when TellTale targets her crush Peter and his gay best friend Leo, the four students set out to unmask the malicious TikTokker and end Saint Ursula's torment.

The hunt for TellTale McSnitch, however, leads them on a winding path with sharp turns and roadblocks. Meanwhile, fear and violence paint the halls of Saint Urusla as more and more secrets come to light. Can the team of friends put a stop to TellTale's wicked plans? Or will his big TikTok finale explode across the internet first?

Publisher's Note:
Please be advised this novel contains a depiction of a school shooting.

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Dakota Jackson

Dakota Jackson is the award-winning, Kirkus-recommended author of The Other Side of the Looking-Glass. She published a short story in the Penmen Review in 2023 and was twice shortlisted in the Six Word Wonders contest.

Dakota writes fantasy and contemporary young adult fiction that will always feature queer characters, complex families, and a whole lot of angst before the hopeful ending. Her mission is to shine light upon queer identities like her own and show readers that fear, confronted head-on, can give way to hope.

Dakota has an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Film Studies from the University of Connecticut.

When she isn’t reading or writing (or pretending to do one of the two), Dakota loves Zumba, kickboxing, rearranging her bookshelf, and binging a good anime.

Connect with her online at dakotajacksonbooks.wordpress.com.

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The Construction of Shadows

The Construction of Shadows

The Construction of Shadows, Book One

Dakota Jackson

In a world where 74% of the population possesses unique abilities passed down by the 16 Divinities of the Sun and Moon, it takes a miracle to stand out…

Or a disaster.

Meiling Katz is a nobody. With no Divine blood and a mysterious illness that’s plagued her since the Lunar Eclipse Massacre killed her parents thirteen years ago, she’s powerless. Nevertheless, Meiling is determined to attend the prestigious Zialitos Academy for Sun-Gifted Children and rise in the ranks of their country’s lawmakers.

Suraya Zialitos is a living legend. As the heir to the most powerful lineage in the world—those descended from Ataru, Divinity of the Sun—Suraya is destined for greatness. But Suraya does not want greatness, she wants revenge for her family slaughtered by the notorious Miyako family in the Massacre.

When the childhood best friends arrive at the Academy only to find a string of terrorist attacks linked to the Miyakos, their initial plans go up in flames. With their friendship unraveling and the country in terror, they realize there’s only one way to solve this: together.

The Construction of Shadows publishes May 16.

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Jenn Storey

Jenn Storey, née Treado, (she/they) is a storyteller who uses genre as a framework for exploration. She has studied under faculty from Alverno College, Northwestern University, Texas State University, and holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Poetics from the University of Washington Bothell. Her poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction/experimental writing have been published in various digital and physical journals. Tilting Gravity is her first novel-length work. Learn more at www.jennstoreybooks.com.

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Kon Blacke

By day I’m a humble physical therapist…and by day I’m also a writer of sweet & saucy boyslove stories (18+). I sleep at night as an old fart like me should. I’m both self-published and traditionally published. Other than that, I live with my partner and two cats and live my best life.

Website: http://konblackeboyslovewriter.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blackekon

Jenna Boholij

Jenna Boholij grew up in a small town in North-Western Ontario, on the shores of Lake Superior, and spent her summers in a small town in rural Manitoba, on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a published writer with more than a decade of experience in marketing and communications. She is of Ukrainian and Icelandic descent and very involved with the Icelandic-Canadian community. Her debut novel, a psychological thriller, Lucid, is published with Dreamsphere Books.

Instagram: @jbird_photos 

R.D. Stevens

R. D. Stevens grew up in Kent, England, with an overactive imagination and a love of big questions. 

His award-winning YA debut, The Journal, was released by Vulpine Press in August ’22, and The Freeze, his sophomore novel, was released in Jan ’23. He has also had a range of other fiction and non-fiction published in various destinations. He was shortlisted for the Olga Sinclair Prize 2023, longlisted for the Aurora National Short Fiction Prize 2023, and has won awards for both his novels.

In 2023, he released a podcast ‘Perspectives on Pages’ which he co-hosts with fellow small press author Benjamin Roesch. He also works in collaboration with notforvanity.com as a guest reviewer of their indie author content.

Outside of writing, after spending fifteen years in secondary school teaching, he currently works at King’s College University, delivers philosophy seminars to Sixth Formers, and loves to read books, play the guitar, and talk about existentialism (with anyone who’ll listen). He lives in London with his atypical family and FOMO-suffering dog. 

Ezra and the Great Bin Jah Meen is his third novel and first published with Dreamsphere Books.

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