10 Queer Ghost Stories: Chilling Tales of the Supernatural

10 Queer Ghost Stories
Chilling Tales of the Supernatural
By Foxglove Lee
Word Count: 96,000
Publisher: Rainbow Crush

Who needs sleep when you can dive into the spine-chilling pages of 10 Queer Ghost Stories? These terrifying tales of the supernatural feature queer characters facing eerie apparitions, cursed legacies, and haunting encounters that will leave your heart racing.

From a weekend getaway to a haunted hotel where a ghost appears only one night a year, to a woman trapped by a pact with the devil, these stories are filled with unexpected twists. Follow Nik, whose only companions are the sinister spirits haunting their family’s farmhouse, and a man troubled by the restless ghost of his boyfriend's cat. Experience the eerie presence of a mysterious doppelganger, and the chilling secrets that surface when a monstrous creature takes up residence in a woman’s bed.

Each of the ten stories in this collection promises a unique blend of horror, heart, and supernatural suspense as characters confront the paranormal with everything from courage to desperation. Will they survive the terrifying forces that seek to consume them, or will they fall victim to the specters of the past?

Prepare for sleepless nights and ghostly encounters that will send shivers down your spine!

10 Queer Ghost Stories includes the following creepy tales:
Valentine's Haunting
Deal with the Devil
Lonesome Spirits
Ghost Cat
Death Bed
Ghost Road
Campfire Ghost
Murder House
Demon Wings
Who's That Girl?

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Queer Ghost Stories Volume Six

Queer Ghost Stories Volume Six
3 Tales of the Paranormal
By Foxglove Lee

Who needs sleep? Not you! You’re up all night to get spooky with three unforgettable ghost stories.

In these hair-raising tales of the paranormal, queer characters encounter the supernatural… with life-changing results. Get ready for a fright with three haunting tales from Foxglove Lee’s Queer Ghost Stories series!

In Ghost Cat, Jonathan was never a fan of his boyfriend's pet. The feeling was more than mutual. When the old girl dies, Jonathan and Ben can’t pay for her ashes to be returned in a brushed pewter urn. Is that why Bella returns to haunt Jonathan's apartment? Can the guys lay Bella's spirit to rest before the ghost cat brings someone to an early grave?

When newly-separated Marie moves in with her parents in our second story, Death Bed, her childhood room becomes the scene of strange occurrences. As a child, her sister warned her not to let her arm hang over the side of the bed as she slept. A monster would drag her down to hell. Who knew her sister might be right?

Our final story, Ghost Road, finds Margo and her girlfriend in a broken-down car on a deserted gravel road. When she marches into the forest to find a cell signal, the last thing she expects to come upon is a her ruggedly handsome ex-boyfriend setting up camp. But a shadow figure haunts the woods, and it’s got its sights set on the pair. Will Margo make it out alive?

Delve into three tales of the paranormal by Foxglove Lee… if you dare!

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Now Available in Audio: Tiffany and Tiger's Eye by Foxglove Lee

I'm delighted to announce that my novel Tiffany and Tiger's Eye is now available as an audiobook!

This audio version was created using Google's digital auto-narration technology rather than a human narrator, and I love how it turned out. It's seven hours long and I enjoyed every minute of it.

If you love consuming content in audio format, be sure to grab a copy of Tiffany and Tiger's Eye from Google Play!

How many secrets can one family keep?

If there’s one thing Rebecca knows, it’s how to keep her problems under wraps. It’s easy to keep your mouth shut when you’ve got no friends, but with a rock-and-roll dad who drinks too much and a mom who works day and night, Rebecca needs a sympathetic ear. That’s why she tells her troubles to Yvette, an antique doll that once belonged to her grandmother.

In the summer of 1986, after her father’s strange disappearance, Rebecca and her little brother are sent to stay at the cottage, where she meets Tiffany: a water-skiing blonde who dresses like Madonna, makes her own jewellery, and claims to see auras.

But strange things happen when Rebecca spends time with Tiffany. Her aunt and uncle are convinced she’s acting out—and she’d have good reason to, considering they won’t tell her where her father is—but she can’t seem to convince them she isn’t the one trashing her bedroom and setting fires. Unlikely as it seems, Yvette must be the culprit. There’s nothing more dangerous than a jealous doll who knows all your secrets…

A digitally narrated paranormal 80s nostalgia lesbian audiobook

Get Tiffany and Tiger's Eye in audio format from Google Play today!

Queer Ghost Stories Volume Five

Here it is: the first volume of Queer Ghost Stories to follow my huge compilation entitled 13 Queer Ghost Stories. The three stories in this collection are not included in that mammoth tome. These ones are even newer. Now we're working on the next thirteen!

Who needs sleep? Not you! You’d rather stay up late reading these spine-tingling ghost stories!

In these three tales of the paranormal, queer characters encounter the supernatural… with blood-curdling results! Get ready for a fright with three stories from Foxglove Lee’s Queer Ghost Stories series!

In our first story, Valentine’s Haunting, Steven and Omar book a romantic weekend getaway for Valentine’s Day. Not only is their hotel room haunted, but it’s haunted by a ghost who shows up only one night per year. Who is this terrifying spirit haunting the inn? And is he powerful enough to put the couple’s lives in danger?

When Wednesday’s grandmother dies, she inherits a mysterious curse that’s been passed down through the family for generations. In our second story, Deal with the Devil, Wednesday is threatened by a supernatural creature everywhere she goes. Is there anything she can do to end the terror, or is her soul forever bound by a contract with the devil?

My life wasn't in great shape when I showed up at my parents' farmhouse. As I arrived, they were leaving on a world tour I knew nothing about. In my story, Lonesome Spirits, I’m alone and friendless in a town that doesn't know my name. I've got nobody to talk to except the ghosts who haunt this place, and I'm starting to think their intentions aren't exactly friendly.

Delve into three tales of the paranormal by Foxglove Lee… if you dare!

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13 Queer Ghost Stories: Tales of the Paranormal

Who needs sleep? Not you! You’d rather stay up late reading these spine-tingling ghost stories!

In these thirteen tales of the paranormal, queer characters encounter the supernatural… with blood-curdling results! Get ready for a fright with the following stories from Foxglove Lee’s Queer Ghost Stories series: Witch of the Winter Woods, The Future is Deadly, Ghost Gallery, Ghost Radio, The Moths, Underground Spirit, Ghost Phone, Nightmare Heights, Spooky Little Girl Like You, Off With the Fairies, Devil at the Door, Ghost Family Christmas, and Ghosts of the Living.

Delve into thirteen supernatural stories by Foxglove Lee… if you dare!

13 Queer Ghost Stories
Tales of the Paranormal
By Foxglove Lee

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Queer Ghost Stories Volume Four: 3 Chilling Tales of the Paranormal

Queer Ghost Stories Volume Four
3 Chilling Tales of the Paranormal
By Foxglove Lee


Who needs sleep? Not you! You’d rather stay up late reading these spine-tingling ghost stories!

In these three tales of the paranormal, queer characters encounter the supernatural… with blood-curdling results! Get ready for a fright with three stories from Foxglove Lee’s Queer Ghost Stories series!

In our first story, Devil at the Door, Jack and Ren never thought life could be so perfect. Perfect husband, perfect kids, perfect house. Life is beautiful… until a mysterious knock at the door sends chills down their spines. There’s a dark force at work, and it’s got murderous intentions. Can the men save their family before an evil entity destroys everything they hold dear?

Debbie and her brothers were brutally murdered forty years ago. In our second story, Ghost Family Christmas, these ghost teens from the 1970s have nowhere to turn. They’re trapped in the room where they were cruelly killed. They need help from today’s teenagers if they ever hope to escape. Can the ghost teens find a way to reach out? Or will they be stuck in death forever?

Lonely. Divorced. Disowned by her daughter. In our final story, Ghosts of the Living, Helle is spinning toward despair when a homeless girl brightens her life. Finally, she has someone to care about. Someone who needs her. Someone she can be a mother to. When a tragic event threatens to ruin everything, what lengths will Helle go to in order to keep young Giulianna in her life?

Delve into three tales of the paranormal by Foxglove Lee… if you dare!

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Queer Ghost Stories Volume Two: 3 Tales of Love, Horror and the Supernatural

Queer Ghost Stories Volume Two
3 Tales of Love, Horror and the Supernatural
By Foxglove Lee

Who needs sleep? Not you! You’d rather stay up late reading these spine-chilling ghost stories!

In these three tales of the paranormal, trans, lesbian, bisexual, non-binary and gay characters encounter the supernatural… with blood-curdling results! Get ready for a fright with three stories from Foxglove Lee’s Queer Ghost Stories series!

If moths could kill… In our first story, The Moths, Shay knows her girlfriend Olivia won’t take it well when she finds out an old flame has died. All these years later, he still holds a sordid but special place in her heart. When Olivia pulls his moth-eaten sweater from the back of her closet, she feels the past close at hand. But closer still are the moths. They swarm and surround her, quickly taking over her bedroom… but will they take her very life?

“Transgender Psychic Fights for Ghost Rights!” When a local tabloid gets its grubby paws on Whitney’s story, in Underground Spirit, she doesn’t know what to do. Is she trans? Sure, and a lawyer to boot. But is she also psychic? Not really. Except that the ghost of a girl who died in a gruesome escalator accident has been following her around town. When a handsome banker comes to the young lawyer’s rescue, can they figure out why this dead girl won’t leave Whitney alone? Or will the terror never end?

In Ghost Phone, Braden has never had much in common with his stepfather, but that changes when he buys an antique telephone for Father’s Day. The old phone is haunted! Every night, it rings like clockwork. And who is on the line? A ghostly woman who says only, “Operator! Help! My son!” Can Braden and Leon figure out who this ghost woman was in life? And can they help her find peace in the great beyond?

Delve into three tales of the paranormal by Foxglove Lee… if you dare!

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Mystic Ridge: A Lesbian Paranormal Novel by Foxglove Lee

At long last, my new novel has hit the market!

Mystic Ridge is a book that features all your favourite ghost story themes and a queer cast of characters. If you love a supernatural tale that begins with one character inheriting a haunted house from an unknown relative, I'll do you one better: the girlfriends in my novel inherit an entire haunted summer resort!

It's October as I write this--the perfect month to read something spooky. So be sure to get your hands on Mystic Ridge. It's the perfect accompaniment to a grey, rainy day or a long, dark night.

Mystic Ridge: A Novel
By Foxglove Lee
Ebook ISBN: 9781005901394
PRINT ISBN-13: 9798697357880

When Beverly Landry inherits Mystic Ridge, a glorious yet neglected summer resort, she and her girlfriend begin a new life in the small town of Lament. As soon as Bev’s girlfriend, Cate, arrives on the ridge, she’s plagued by terrifying nightmares involving the death of a beautiful young woman. Everywhere Cate goes, she’s followed by black mist and glowing red eyes. When she sleeps, a demonic force guides her toward the ridge. Every day brings a new vision of death. 

If they stay in Lament, someone is sure to die.

Will Mystic Ridge tear Cate and Bev apart for good, or will a league of unlikely friends help the couple defeat the evil living on their land?

There are many places to buy Mystic Ridge. The following list is nowhere near exhaustive. Look for it at your favourite book retailer!

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Queer Ghost Stories Volume One: 4 Tales of the Paranormal

Who needs sleep? Not you! You’d rather stay up late reading these spine-chilling ghost stories!

Throughout four tales of the paranormal, queer characters meet with fates beyond their wildest imaginings as they are confronted by spirits from all walks of life… with shocking results.

In THE WITCH OF THE WINTER WOODS, Nicole couldn’t be more nervous about meeting her girlfriend’s parents this Christmas. On her way to their house in rural Maryland, she nearly collides with a barefoot old woman standing in the road. Strange things happen: a chase through the snow, a stone cottage in the woods, a raging fire. Will Nicole make it out alive?

Tucker and his boyfriend are the best in their field in THE FUTURE IS DEADLY. They organize estate sales, using their keen eyes and marketing know-how to earn big bucks for their clients. But when they’re hired to clear out a mysterious gothic manor house, Tucker discovers a set of vintage sunglasses. Through their shaded lenses, he sees a murder that has yet to take place. What lengths will he go to in order to keep the victim safe?

What could follow in our series of supernatural stories? Why, it’s GHOST RADIO, the tale of a transgender teen spending the summer with her cousin. When the pair finds a mysterious radio in a dilapidated shack in the woods, Emily can’t get enough of the music it plays. There are tales, in town, of a ghostly DJ who draws teens to their deaths. Could Emily be next on his list?

In GHOST GALLERY, Xan has just landed his dream job at a prestigious art gallery. There’s only one problem: the place is haunted. When Xan stays late to meet his favourite transgender artist, will he come face to face with an apparition from another time? And, if he does, can he finally solve the mystery of the gallery ghost?

Dive into four tales of the paranormal in Queer Ghost Stories Volume One by Foxglove Lee.

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And keep an eye out for the paperback--coming soon!

A Teacup for Trilby: A Heartwarming Holiday Story

We all have different needs, when it comes to the kinds of stories we want to hear around the holiday season. 

Some readers love escaping into a land of sugar and spice that in no way resembles real life. Other readers feel isolated by sappy-happy stories because they don't see themselves and their lives reflected. 

There's a place for the sappy stuff. There's a please for stark realism. Both are valid forms of entertainment.

Growing up as a queer kid in a situation of domestic violence, I hated the feel-good Christmas movies my mother loved. All the happy smiling people just reminded me how rotten my little life was. I wanted representation. I looked for fiction that was darker, fiction that reflected the fear I was experiencing in my own life.

As an adult, I appreciate the need for escapism more and more. As I write this post, I'm watching some kind of musical family Christmas special on TV. Little me would be rolling her eyes, big-time. But the world is just so awful sometimes. It helps to absorb other families' joy, even if it's fictional.

Having said all that, I would like to introduce the story I've written for you this Christmas.

A Teacup for Trilby sits somewhere between those two extremes of happy-sappy and stark realism. It's about a little girl spending Christmas at a shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence. 

You might think a story about being homeless for the holidays would be a total bummer, but I'm hoping that's not the case here. My main character, Amelia, befriends Trilby, a lovely older trans woman, and they pretty much adopt each other as grandmother and granddaughter. When Trilby is wronged, Amelia is the first one who wants to stick up for her. But what good can she do? She's only a child.

These characters experience great challenges, but, in the end, they are rewarded with love and acceptance. And I think that's something we're all looking for, especially this time of year.

Start a new tradition today by reading A Teacup for Trilby, a heartwarming holiday story from me, Foxglove Lee, for you, with love and affection.

A Teacup for Trilby
A Heartwarming Holiday Story
By Foxglove Lee

Amelia and her family are homeless this Christmas. How can their days be merry after they’ve lost everything?

When Trilby arrives at the shelter just in time for the holidays, Amelia’s family takes the older trans woman eagerly into their hearts. Trilby reminds the young girl of her late grandmother, who was always so loving and supportive. Everyone is over the moon when a wealthy benefactor arranges a festive shopping trip for the shelter’s residents, but the evening goes sour when a cold-hearted shop assistant denies Trilby the only gift she really wants. Can anyone set things right? And can they do it in time for Christmas?

You can purchase the ebook at many retailers, including:
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We're Here! We're Queer! We're Ghost Stories!

There's nothing I love more than a spooky story. 

I grew up watching Twilight Zone re-runs. When my younger brother watched Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark? on TV, I found some excuse to be in the room. I was too old for kid shows, so I couldn't admit I wanted to watch them. Now I'm the total opposite: I'm not too old for anything, and I'm not ashamed to tell you I watched every episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? that I could find on Netflix, and I'm working my way through Goosebumps as we speak.

Ghost stories are the greatest.  That's why I've started a new series called Queer Ghost Stories, paranormal tales featuring LGBTQ characters. These stories are perfect for those of us who grew up loving Goosebumps, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The X-Files, Tales from the Crypt, all that.  

If you like spooky stuff, this series is for YOU!

To be totally honest, I started writing my Queer Ghost Stories just to entertain myself. It was a totally selfish venture. But I think that's when an author's writing is at its best.

You can expect one new queer ghost story every month, and you'll find a listing of my ebooks at this special page: https://foxglovelee.blogspot.ca/p/queer-ghost-stories.html

As with episodes of The Twilight Zone and Goosebumps, you can enter this series at any point.  The stories all work independently of one another, so read them in any order.

If you love ghost stories as much as I do, I invite you to enter the world of Queer Ghost Stories today!

Nostalgia, Nirvana, the Nineties: Top Ten Ways to Die

When I hear myself saying my latest release is close to my heart, I have to laugh a little. Because I say that about ALL my books, don't I? But when I described my new novelette Top Ten Ways to Die to my sister, she said, "Wow, you really put a lot of yourself into this one."

It's lesbian fiction. It deals with the death of a parent. It incorporates plenty of arguments with Mom--about Nirvana, about clothing, about whether that goth girl Tara is a bad influence. It reverberates with the shock a whole class feels (teacher included) when one student tries to commit suicide.

There's a lot packed into this piece. And did I mention it's set in 1994? What else is new, right? In case you haven't memorized my back list, it just so happens my book Sylvie and the Christmas Ghost is also set in 1994, as is Gayboy (also known as And Plaid All Over).

Why 1994?

Well, here's the thing: I tried really hard to set this story in any other year. Any year but 1994! But when I got into research mode, I soon discovered one of the essential elements of Top Ten Ways to Die (Kurt Cobain's suicide) occurred in... you guessed it... 1994. Turns out I can't get away from this year.

As much as Top Ten Ways to Die is fiction about teenagers, I can't help but wonder if I didn't write it more as nostalgic fiction for my own generation--for people who want to stroll down memory lane, relive the 90s from a teenage perspective. I find that whenever I write young adult books set in the 80s or 90s, the readers who really eat them up are the adults who came of age during those decades.

When Jess’s dad dies unexpectedly, her world is turned upside-down. The only good things left in life are her girlfriend Tara and Kurt Cobain’s tortured grunge sound. But when a classmate attempts suicide, Jess goes into a downward spiral. Her mom is afraid she’s obsessed with death, and doesn’t want her hanging out with Tara or listening to Nirvana. What’s left for Jess in Hicksville if everything she loves is taken away?

I invite you to grab a copy of Top Ten Ways to Die right now from one of the following retailers:

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Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=vKp3DgAAQBAJ
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Tell your friends!

You can also purchase Top Ten Ways to Die in print from Amazon. I highly recommend it, but, then, I would, wouldn't I?

While I'm sharing links, here's where you can buy the ebook from Amazon:

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XRZTWFQ?tag=foxglovelee-20
Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06XRZTWFQ
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XRZTWFQ

Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye: A Paranormal Young Adult Lesbian Romance Novel

Once upon a time a queer author named Foxglove Lee wrote a lesbian novel set in 1986. Tiffany and Tiger's Eye was originally published by a small LGBT press, but it's recently been reissued by me. New edition, new cover. In fact, TWO new covers! I decided on different covers for the ebook and paperback editions. Why not? You only live once.

So, wow, I just realized Tiffany and Tiger's Eye is set more than 30 years in the past. Time flies!

I want everyone to run right out and grab a copy. Tiffany and Tiger's Eye is my favourite of all the works of fiction I've written. I want my words to find their way to the readers who need them, so tell your friends! Yes, this is YA but it works just as well as retro/nostalgia fiction for those of us who grew up in the 80s.

Basically I wrote Tiffany and Tiger's Eye (as an adult) for my 14-year-old self: the kid who loved to read but never could find age-appropriate lesbian fiction on the library shelves. Looking back, I think the reason I started reading literary fiction at quite a young age is... that's where the lesbians were! Yay! I found them!

These days there are plenty of queer books for teens, but that doesn't mean we queer authors need to stop writing them. I want more, more, more, and so do readers!

If you're hooked on lesbian fiction, read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

If you're ready to time-travel back the 80s, read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

If you're intrigued by evil dolls, read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

If you love mysteries, secrets and family drama, read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

If you can't wait for the next season of Stranger Things, read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

There are pretty much 15 million reasons to read Tiffany and Tiger's Eye.

Find it at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1206231008
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/tiffany-and-tiger-s-eye-1
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tiffany-and-tigers-eye-foxglove-lee/1118740939

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/704139
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=vxUgDgAAQBAJ

How many secrets can one family keep?

If there’s one thing Rebecca knows, it’s how to keep her problems under wraps. It’s easy to keep your mouth shut when you’ve got no friends, but with a rock-and-roll dad who drinks too much and a mom who works day and night, Rebecca needs a sympathetic ear. That’s why she tells her troubles to Yvette, an antique doll that once belonged to her grandmother.

In the summer of 1986, after her father’s strange disappearance, Rebecca and her little brother are sent to stay at the cottage, where she meets Tiffany: a water-skiing blonde who dresses like Madonna, makes her own jewellery, and claims to see auras.

But strange things happen when Rebecca spends time with Tiffany. Her aunt and uncle are convinced she’s acting out—and she’d have good reason to, considering they won’t tell her where her father is—but she can’t seem to convince them she isn’t the one trashing her bedroom and setting fires. Unlikely as it seems, Yvette must be the culprit.

There’s nothing more dangerous than a jealous doll who knows all your secrets…

A paranormal 80s nostalgia lesbian romance for teens!

You can also buy Tiffany and Tiger's Eye from Amazon!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTC7XRR?tag=foxglovelee-20
Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06VTC7XRR
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06VTC7XRR

Behind the Curtain with Gayboy

I'm bringing you behind the scenes with this post. Strap in, tie those shoelaces (made ya look!) and grab a warm mug of cocoa. Here we go!

In August I published a sweet, lovely bisexual teen novelette called And Plaid All Over. More recently I published a gritty, honest bisexual teen chapbook called Gayboy.

And, actually, they're both the same book. Different name, different cover, different branding, but the story inside is exactly the same.

The plan from the very beginning was to a/b test this story. What's a/b testing? It's when you present different versions of something to see what will have better results. In the case of Plaid/Gayboy I wanted to see whether a softer or harder title and cover design would sell more copies.

Of course, I'm being totally unscientific about this by actually telling you what I'm up to. I published the Plaid version first and kept it exclusive to Amazon for 90 days, then I unpublished it. My plan was to do the same with Gayboy, but I gave up pretty fast because Kindle Unlimited never works out for me. The bulk of my sales come from other ebook stores, so I've uploaded Gayboy pretty much everywhere.

The only thing I didn't change was print version. Chalk that up to laziness. But that also meant I was able to include in the Gayboy blurb: Paperback version available as "And Plaid All Over." Because, of course, I changed the title and cover art to test design concepts, not to trick anyone into buying the same book twice--yet another reason I'm letting you in my evil plan to take over the world. I mean to a/b test this book. Sorry, I glanced at the wrong notebook for a sec.

Now I know what you're thinking: which one's the winner--a or b? Plaid or Gayboy?

Well, the wheels fell off when I changed so many testing parameters, so I can't really say. What I can say is that you are more than welcome to scoop up a copy of Gayboy anywhere you like. 

Oh, and if you want to know what the actual story is about... well, you could read it. Or you could check out this post I wrote: http://foxglovelee.blogspot.ca/2016/08/new-teen-fiction-bi-guy-his-best-friend.html

There are plenty of places to find Gayboy, including:

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gayboy-foxglove-lee/1125245376
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1179950968
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/gayboy

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1I8V9V?tag=foxglovelee-20
Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N1I8V9V
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N1I8V9V
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/332231797/Gayboy
24Symbols: https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=1808057

New Genderqueer Young/New Adult Fiction: You Can Never Go Home Again

Before I tell you about my newest novelette, I want to let you know that if you're reading this post prior to October 6th, 2016 you can get You Can Never Go Home Again FREE from instaFreebie.  

Go grab it now. It's okay. I'll wait: https://www.instafreebie.com/book/15722

Okay, back to the book.

This is a good one. I wrote it in anticipation of Thanksgiving--the Canadian one that's coming up this weekend. I figured a lot of readers might be looking for a story to read while heading home to see family, as my main character is doing at the start of the story.

If you're looking for spooky fiction with a genderqueer main character, you found it!

What if you came home for Thanksgiving and your family home had disappeared?

Picture this: You started your first year at university a couple months ago and you haven’t been home since. You miss your parents, but you’ve learned a lot about yourself living away. Your family was accepting when you came out queer, but everything’s different now that you’re questioning your gender identity too. Even if you can work up the nerve to tell your parents, will they ever understand?

That’s the least of your concerns when you get home to find your house isn’t there. It’s just… gone! The neighbours have no idea who you are. What happened to your family? How can you find them? And does anyone remember the way things used to be?

A Paranormal LGBTQ Young Adult Novelette


Grab a copy of You Can Never Go Home Again while it's free or snap it up for a couple bucks from one of the following ebook retailers:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1161260848
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/ebook/you-can-never-go-home-again-2

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1AWXYO?tag=foxglovelee
Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01M1AWXYO
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M1AWXYO

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=qZEsDQAAQBAJ

Dress Like A Dude

If you've read my short story collection Rainbow Crush, then you've already encountered Dress Like A Dude. It was first published in that book, and now it's available on its own as an ebook, exclusively from Amazon. If you'd like to read Dress Like A Dude, it's available FREE from Amazon November 1-5, 2014.

 Dress Like A Dude

A short story by Foxglove Lee

What's going on in front of the school? 

 
When Mila and Laura get back from lunch, there's a big student protest going on. Signs and placards say "Guys Shouldn't Wear Girl Clothes" and "Dress Like A Dude." Turns out a new student doesn't believe in gender-conformity. He’s a Goth guy who wears whatever he wants, including skirts. This ninth grader's got guts!

 

Mila and Laura have been dating since last school year and they haven't even kissed in public. Will this young student who isn't afraid of anyone inspire them to come out, or will other kids' reactions drive them deeper into the closet?

 

LGBTQ fiction from the author of Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye & Truth and Other Lies!

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Foxglove Lee is a former aspiring Broadway Baby who now writes queer fiction for teens and young adults. She tries not to be too theatrical, but her characters often take over. When you’re done with her short story collection Rainbow Crush, grab her novel Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye—it’s set in the 80s and there’s an evil doll! What more could a reader ask for? Follow Foxglove on Twitter @foxglovelee or stay tuned to her blog foxglovelee.blogspot.com for more!

Dress Like A Dude is FREE at Amazon from November 1st through 5th. Grab a copy on me!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OZDHIIA
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OZDHIIA
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00OZDHIIA

Rainbow Crush and so much more...

I almost feel bad for trying to cram so much news into one post. I'll try to keep it brief.

Big News #1:

My first single-author short story collection is OUT! Rainbow Crush: Light-Hearted LGBT Fiction for Teens is available as an ebook and in print!

Five fun fictions from the author of Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye & Truth and Other Lies! In Rainbow Crush, revisit five favourite short stories featuring gay and lesbian characters:

In “I Hate Love,” Mila melts Laura-the-Ice-Queen’s heart as Jaden learns that dating an older man could have repercussions he hadn’t anticipated. Mila and Laura are back with impossibly high expectations in the side-splittingly funny housesitting comedy “Happy Birthday, Klutzface.” In “I Know What Gay Is,” Jay the teenaged manny and his young charge Sarah, who insists on being called Frank, find an unexpected ally on the soccer field.

School is back in session and tempers flare when Mila, Laura and Jaden stumble into a protest where classmates insist a gender-nonconforming new student “Dress Like A Dude.” In our final story, aspiring teen chef Noah comes out of the closet in a most surprising way during his first television appearance in “The Secret to a Perfect Latke.”

The ebook's available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NPOJA7C
and Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NPOJA7C
Get the paperback from CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/5002133
or Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Crush-Light-Hearted-Fiction-Teens/dp/1502393891

Big News #2:

Hope you kept reading, because I don't want you buying Rainbow Crush just yet! Well, you can if you want to, but Amazon's allowing me to give it away FREE for 5 days. That'll happen from September 21-25th, just in time for Word on the Street and ending on the day I'll be...

Big News #3:

...taking over Twitter!  Okay, not all of twitter.  I'll be taking over Torquere Press's @torquere twitter feed from 2-4 p.m. EST on Thursday September 25th. If you don't know Torquere, they are the "parent" publisher of the Prizm Books imprint that brought you my debut novel Tiffany and Tiger's Eye! Be there or be square.

Big News #4:

Thanks to Brad @JazzFM91 for the shout-out on the radio today! Sometimes it's nice to be shouted at... or out...

Big News #5:

I realized that visitors arriving at my blog for the first time might have trouble figuring out that I'm a professional writer and that I've got books on the market and all that. To that end, I created a store you can visit just by clicking on "Foxglove's Fiction" at the top of the page. Here's the direct link: http://foxglovelee.blogspot.com/p/foxgloves-fiction.html Okay, full disclosure: I saw other authors doing this and I thought it was a good idea. I'm a big copycat!

I think that's all the news you can use for now. Remember to grab a copy of Rainbow Crush on Sunday September 21st. The ebook will be free from then until Thursday of next week!

"I Know What Gay Is" is back and it's FREE until Friday!

I kind of said it all in the subject line, so... hmm... what's left to tell you?  

Not much! 

Here's the blurb for my queer YA short "I Know What Gay Is":

Isn't babysitting a job for twelve-year-old girls?

When the couple next door asks Jay to babysit, he can't help wondering… why him? Did they hire Jay as some kind of queer role model because they suspect little Sarah is gay?

At the park, when Sarah and Jay run across the guy he's been pseudo-stalking, Sarah insists she’s a boy. Darien’s sheer sexiness makes Jay pretty brain-dead, and he can't think what to talk about except how Sarah wants everyone to call her Frank. The funny kid reminds Darien of his transgender cousin. Could Sarah be trans, too? Should Jay talk to her parents? What if they say it's none of his business? What if they fire him?

Well, then he'll just have to spend his summer watching Darien work in the park, sweaty and shirtless...

Second Edition. First published by Prizm Books. 4,500 words.

It's free at Amazon now through Friday (that would be the 15th of August, I do believe) so pick up a copy today!

In America: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MN13PYW
In the UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MN13PYW?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
In Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00MN13PYW?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
In Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00MN13PYW

If you're somewhere else I'm pretty sure you can just replace the "com" with your country's Amazon suffix and you'll get to the book page? Maybe? I could be totally wrong about that. Try it and see if your computer explodes.

Truth and Other Lies

I'm warning you right now: there WILL be a blog hop. And it will be amazing. Because my new book, Truth and Other Lies, is just that cool.

I always swore to myself I'd never write a book about a writer, but when the idea for Truth and Other Lies popped into my brain I couldn't turn it off and I couldn't alter it.  Sometimes you just gotta write the thing. 

So I did, and here it is: a book about a guy whose best friend leaves a brilliant manuscript in his hands; a book about what he chooses to do with her words; a book about falling in love with a beautiful girl... and falling in love with her handsome boyfriend; a book about a love triangle that's anything but conventional; a book about secrets... and lies.

Have you ever wanted to get noticed? Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you worked or how hard you tried, nobody in the entire world cared what you did? Well, what if someone famous—and we’re talking Oprah-famous, here—noticed you for the one thing you wish you could hide? For your one big secret…

That’s exactly what happens to 18-year-old Kenneth McIntyre when television guru Prahna Mehta hails his self-published novel as the next bestseller. Little do his new fans know Truth and Other Lies wasn’t written by Kenny at all… and it isn’t fiction. Kenny’s been keeping secrets for years. Sometimes he feels like he’s lying to everybody he loves.

When Kenny gets swept into stardom, how will he hide the secrets he’s kept for years? And, if his lies are exposed, will anyone stay by his side?

Read an Excerpt at Evernight Teen:

http://www.evernightteen.com/truth-and-other-lies-by-foxglove-lee/

And while I'm on the topic, I want to thank everyone at my new publishing house.  I've been working with amazing editors and promotions people and I'm so touched by the personal interest they take in my book.  Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Thanks also to Sour Cherry Designs for the wonderful book cover!

Truth and Other Lies by Foxglove Lee is also available from:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LICLQBG

All Romance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-truthandotherlies-1562486-145.html

BookStrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/truth-and-other-lies-mmf