There is a twitter account @LGBTBooks that posts when there are eBooks for Kindle that can be downloaded for free from Amazon. The free periods are usually temporary so you have to be fast. You don't need to have a Kindle to read Kindle eBooks. There are apps for most devices and OS's.
Hey thanks - I'll be trying these out. It's hard to find great 3rd person narration.
I'd really recommend Perseus (similar themes I think)… I've been trying to find more from the guy ever since I was in university. Later chapters of JSS get a bit 'out-there' with a few too many characters, but the scenarios never fail to impress.
I love the two books of Kang's Regiment from dragon Lance. They also have the short stories in the dragon anthologies. You can look them up. They're pretty good.