FANTASY! FANTASY! FANTASY! with a touch of horror. 2 new fantasy novels ranging from post-apocalyptic to the dystopian feel of Margaret Atwood's dystopian feel of The Handmaid's Tale, and a special edition of The Sword's Secret: Ancient Wonders Book 1.
Gold Dust Publishing is a new indie publishing company for LGBTQIA+ authors & allied stories. Its mission is to provide an avenue and safe place for LGBTQIA+ authors to share their artistic talents through fiction or non-fiction writings with the world. Our non-fiction side works to help preserve our LGBTQIA+ history in a world where books are constantly being banned. Our fiction side of the company provides entertaining tales for all ages, featuring LGBTQIA+ characters or written by LGBTQIA+ authors. Since opening in January of 2023, Gold Dust has brought you Mysteries, Horror, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Thrillers.
Gold Dust Publishing is now entering its fourth year, and we're bringing you at least 6 more books coming in 2026. This is just the first part of our second year doing pre-order campaigns. This campaign is packed with FANTASY FANTASY and more FANTASY!!! And a small touch of horror. Part 1 Features seasoned authors such as Rey Nichols, Michael G. Williams, and Chris Cole. We're also welcoming to the family rising author Dan Desai Martin.
It’s about to be broken again, and only the powers of her blood can break the seal...
Ford Sterling and Sera Beltane are tasked with a mission to retrieve the fabled Onyx Stone, an object that can turn normal people into those with mind-influencing powers known as Chondrials. Accompanied by Rupert, a professor with his own goals in mind, they hope to retrieve the Onyx Stone before a man looking to finish what the First started can get his hands on it.
Friendships will be formed, and trials endured. Can they find the stone in time and prevent it from being used by those who wish to destroy what’s left of the world? Est. released: May 15th,2026.
She was afraid of the truth. She was afraid of the lies. But mostly afraid she could no longer tell the difference between the two.
Packed with Religious oppression, revolution, and self-discovery, this fast-paced, thought-provoking fantasy novel is perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series, and Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
After escaping from the holy Sanctum, Ehla yearns for safety. In a realm where High Priests maintain absolute power through violence and manipulation, Ehla finds herself at the center of a rebellion she wants no part of. The more she learns about the One God, the Serpent, and the magical power of Song, the more she questions everything she thought she knew.
With the Sanctum’s shadow growing deeper, Ehla must make choices that will change her – and the realm – forever.
The Swords Secret: Ancient Wonders - Book 1 Special Edition Cover!!!!
To gear up for book 2 coming in our Year 2: Part 2 campaign, we're re-releasing The Sword's Secret with a special edition cover. Nothing says fantasy like an Arthurian legend!! Especially when you put all queer characters at the forefront of the main storyline.
This urban fantasy adventure, intertwined with a slow-burning queer romance, sets our adventurer on the quest of a lifetime. Closeted mythologist and museum curator Dr. Rhys Wilder has just been offered the adventure of a lifetime: a grant to recover Excalibur, sword of the fabled King Arthur, whose existence has yet to be proven. However, Rhys soon discovers he's signed up for more than he realizes after meeting the man behind the grant, a Southern oil tycoon and antiquities dealer, D'Arcy Duchesne III.
Luckily, Rhys finds help in unlikely places and some diverse voices, including a rainbow-haired frenemy, the grandson of a wealthy, tight-lipped British dame, and a dashing, muscular man Rhys finds terribly sexy and extremely irritating.
In book one of the Ancient Wonders series, Rhys not only navigates the mysteries of the Arthurian Legend and the mysteries surrounding the sword, but also the current political intrigue to complete his goal - all the while wrapping himself deeper into dangerous waters from which there may be no escape.
This special edition will release on May 1st, 2026.
Children of Solitude AUDIOBOOK!!! Read by the author Michael G. Williams
Children of Solitude has been so popular, we're bringing it to you in audio. Be the first to get your hands on this fantastically read audiobook by Michael G. Williams.
This Appalachian cosmic horror novel tells the story of a gay man who must return to his ancestral home in the mountains of Western North Carolina after his mother’s death to clean it out and sell it off. Navigating feelings of grief and anger, he finds her house is haunted and her nosy neighbors always watching him—and one of those neighbors happens to be his favorite adult performer. While he develops a new romance and oversees his mother’s funeral, tension builds as the characters’ circumstances go from ominously creepy to terrifying.
Michael G. Williams is a queer native of Appalachia, winner of the 2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award, and cohosts Arcane Carolinas, a podcast about folklore, myths, and modern weird in North Carolina, South Carolina, and the wider region. This LGBTQ Southern horror story is set in a place exactly like the author’s mountain hometown in the Southeastern United States, with shades of Lovecraft. Packed with regional folklore, original bluegrass compositions, and occult horror, it weaves an unforgettable ghost story featuring seduction, cults, murder, sacrifice, and paranormal phenomena.
Children of Solitude's audiobook is scheduled for release on June 1st, 2026, to celebrate Pride month.
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