LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "No Shelter But the Stars" & "When Tides Held the Moon"

A monthly romance book club for LGBTQIA+ titles held at Beguiled Books

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Not one, but TWO picks! Since the club meets every other month they voted to read two titles. Come for one or both!

May's pick is "No Shelter But The Stars" by Virginia Black and "When the Tides Held the Moon" by Venessa Vida Kelley. Our Book Club Captain is Stef (@circlingskiesceramics)

Steam: 3 for Stars and Steam: 2 for Tides, Category: Adult

No Shelter but the Stars summary: Virginia Black's No Shelter But The Stars is the space opera you've been waiting for―packed with warring worlds, romantic adventure, and larger-than-life characters. Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the they are the only two people to survive. Marooned on a barren moon, their only hope of survival is to rely on each other, but what they learn will either kill them or change the galaxy forever.No

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When Tides Held the Moon summary: In Coney Island, true love rises to the surface. With lush illustrations and buoyant prose, Venessa Vida Kelley forges an unforgettable New York fairytale.

Benigno “Benny” Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can’t call himself an artist. But the ironwork tank he creates for famed Coney Island playground, Luna Park, astounds the eccentric sideshow proprietor who commissioned it. He invites Benny to join the show’s eclectic cast and share in their shocking secret: the tank will cage their newest exhibit, a live merman stolen from the salty banks of the East River.

More than a mythic marvel, Benny soon comes to know the merman Río as a kindred spirit, wise and more compassionate than any human he’s ever met. Despite their different worlds, what begins as a friendship of necessity deepens to love, leading Benny’s heart into uncharted waters where he can no longer ignore the agonizing truth of Río’s captivity—and his own.

Releasing Río could mean losing his found family, his new home, and his soulmate forever. Yet Benny’s courageous choice may just reveal a love strong enough to free them both.