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@alicel565.bsky.social

Adult Contemporary Romance author 💚 Wrong Order—Out now

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Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 3w ago

LOVELY RUNNER X KING OF GLUTTONY If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen— except the only way Ava can save her family name is to partner with her hot chef ex-boyfriend, and if she isn't able to guard her heart, she might be getting burned by him— again. Querying soon👩🏻‍🍳 #Questpit #A #Q #R

A 9x9 moodboard for Dinner Crush. The center is a quote from Last Kiss by Taylor Swift. The bottom left and top right corners are high-end food pictures. The top left and bottom right are chefs preparing high-end dishes. The top middle is a couple almost kissing, and the bottom middle is a fancy restaurant. The left middle is a woman with her head in her hands. The middle right is a man with his head bowed.

The first page of the agent guide for Dinner Crush, an adult billionaire romance by Alice Li

Pitch: If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen— except the only way Ava can save her family name is to partner with her hot chef ex-boyfriend, and if she isn’t able to guard her heart, she might be getting burned by him—again.

@alicelauthor

Tropes and comps:
Moodboard for Dinner Crush

The Spice and banter of King of Gluttony
The yearning and angst of Lovely Runner

Billionaire romance
Second Chance
hot chefs
Slowburn
yearning
“It’s always been you”

@alicelauthor

Snippet: “How do I look?” Ethan asked, curiosity overtaking him even as suspicion settled in his gut.

“Like she’s the moon, and you’re the sun,” the man said. “And you want every day to be a solar eclipse.”

@alicelauthor

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #DF #Q #QuestPit

Feed Me Your Heart intro page colored red with a black and white image of a young woman

Themes for Feed Me Your Heart i.e. norse mythology and deadly personality tests

Comps for Feed Me Your Heart ranging from folklore fantasy to cultish horror

Beth “B.R” Smith @brsmithbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Kit Raglan’s been running from trouble most of her life. But when she takes a job clearing out a house the locals think is haunted and finds herself implicated in a murder, she decides she’s done running. It’s time to make trouble right back. #QuestPit #AG #T #M #A

A photo of a house in autumn trees with the words: HERE COMES TROUBLE, a thriller.

The pitch: When a young woman takes on a job clearing out a clifftop mansion in coastal Maine, she’s hoping for an easy job this time, a break from a life lived on the run. Instead, on her first night in the house, someone dumps a body by the dock—with her real name carved into it.

The comps: Frankie Elkin meets Veronica Mars meets The Spy Coast.

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 3w ago

Erin Casey Westin @erincaseywestin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

After far, far too long, I am finally reopening to queries on May 1st! I'm so excited (and a little scared. But mostly excited)! I'm going to share my biggest wish list items below, but please visit my website to learn more about me generally to see if I'd be a fit. Ok, #MSWL thread incoming:

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 4mo ago

LOVELY RUNNER x KING OF GLUTTONY All is fair in love and food, & when Ava has to team up with her hot chef ex-boyfriend to save her family name, the pair find out just how hot the kitchen can get. Sizzling old feelings resurface,& will they boil over or implode altogether? #questpit #Q (soon) #A #R

EB @ebwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Agents guide to EVERYONE'S PAWN 🔥Mental health rep 🔥Reluctant chosen one 🔥Found family 🔥Magic comes with a price 🔥Forbidden love 🔥Vampires, ghosts, and dragons, oh my! #QuestPit #Q #A #PR #R

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 4mo ago

LOVELY RUNNER X KING OF GLUTTONY When financial troubles threaten her family, Ava has no choice but to work with her ex to save it all. Once upon a time, they learned the hard way that all’s fair in love and war. Now, can they resist boiling over yet again? #questpit #Q (soon) #A #R

HK Smith | Writer @thehksmith.bsky.social · 4mo ago

the vibes of THE CELESTIAL RING, my #YA dystopian #SFF To defy the memory-devouring machine god who wants to claim her as sacrifice, Vega must: ⚔️Find her lost brother 💔Ally w/ her first heartbreak 🌑Uncover the truth her world was forced to forget #questpit #Q #F #D #amquerying

A dark space fantasy aesthetic mood board with a collage of photos. Vertically down, from the first column:
1. A violet, light-tinged hole framing a violet sky
2. A faint silhouette of a woman beneath colors like the northern lights
3. Two hands reaching towards one another
4. A sci-fi inspired, dark uniform with a high collar
5. A grand stairwell, perhaps a futuristic religious site, with a single silhouette looking up
6. Two romantic silhouettes against a starry night sky
7. A lone figure with a backpack, standing amongst a shroud of sand-colored fog
8. A hand covered in glitter
9. A silhouette standing in front of a blue-lit circular tunnel entrance
10. A black woman with glitter coating her shoulder, just the bottom half of her face is visible, lips tilted slightly up in a smile
11. A black woman screaming
12. A stream of light breaking through dark clouds
13. An eye turned to show only the whites
14. Figures in robes seemingly suspended in mid-air
15. A figure on a black, sleek futuristic looking motorcycle

None of the images are my own. They are all sourced from Pinterest

Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social · 4mo ago

DEADNAME With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind #QuestPit #AG #YA #H

Beth Michaela...querying writer.@bmfwriter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Adult Paranormal Romance A preservationist studying a sealed manor discovers the house is alive because a man is bound within its walls. She must break his curse before the last heir dies or he becomes part of it forever. 🥀🖤✨️ #Questpit #PR #R #Q

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 4mo ago

LOVELY RUNNER X KING OF GLUTTONY If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen— except the only way Ava can save her family name is to partner with her hot chef ex-boyfriend, and if she isn’t able to guard her heart, she might be getting burned by him—again. #Questpit #A #Q (soon) #R

The first page of the agent guide for Dinner Crush, an adult billionaire romance by Alice Li

Pitch: If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen— except the only way Ava can save her family name is to partner with her hot chef ex-boyfriend, and if she isn’t able to guard her heart, she might be getting burned by him—again.

Author Aislin Spurgeon @aislinspurgeon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

When Milo gets dumped minutes before a couples pottery class, he does the only logical thing: shows up alone. Unfortunately for Briar, the overworked studio owner who swore off dating, their chemistry is hotter than a kiln. #questpit #q #a #r #agentguide

Dark, moody graphic featuring hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel. White text reads: “An Agent’s Guide to Glazed & Confused, a 78,000-word adult rom-com.” At the bottom: “sometimes love is messy.”

Dark pottery wheel background with white text titled “The Pitch: fresh from the kiln.” Text overlays the image with the following pitch:

When Milo Hawthorne gets dumped via text—mere minutes before a couples pottery class—he does the only logical thing: shows up solo. But with his heart in shards and Valentine’s Day looming, every glittery red heart and smug little cupid is a reminder of everything he doesn’t have.

Briar Maxton is the overworked owner of the pottery studio cheekily named “The Local Bakery.” She’s poured everything into her business, and dating is the last thing on her to-do list. But since Milo paid for two spots in class and only brought one broken heart, Briar offers a set of private bonus lessons to offset the cost.

When Milo unexpectedly becomes the roommate of Briar’s cantankerous Papaw Melvin, their worlds collide outside the studio too. Milo shows Briar there’s life beyond work, while Briar reminds Milo he’s worth more than the relationship he lost.

But as Briar’s business grows faster than she can manage, her inability to step back threatens the studio she sacrificed everything to build. And when that same studio becomes an ever-growing third wheel, they may lose their chance at something real.

Dark pottery wheel background titled “The Comps: dipped in glaze.” Displays book covers for Passion Project, Practice Makes Perfect, and Hello Stranger, with descriptors beneath each. Lower section references Jessica Day and Nick Miller’s first kiss with an image of a kissing couple.

Dark pottery wheel background titled “The Tropes: what’s on the wheel.” White floral pottery illustration surrounds a list including emotional healing, forced proximity, he falls first, found family, grumpy grandpa, cinnamon roll MMC, work-obsessed FMC, opposites attract, Midwest setting, and pottery studio.

Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · last yr.

A manic pixie dream girl (also Dolly Parton wannabe) walks into a bank & robs it...except her straight-laced ex-boyfriend is the bank teller. Oopsie! She kidnaps him & forces him along her hare-brained escape. What could go wrong? (a pet possum) #questpit #editors talk 2 @charmstrong.bsky.social

EB @ebwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

The therapist is in. Rules of engagement: Don't let her know you're a supernatural creature. Don't get murdered by the sneaky shadow creature. And don't piss off the guard dog detective #unhingedpit #a #f #wip

a man in a suit says " do n't worry this is a safe place " while sitting at a desk

ALT: a man in a suit says " do n't worry this is a safe place " while sitting at a desk

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EllenMulholland is hopeful ✨@ellenmulholland.bsky.social · last yr.

HEY EDITORS! Millie’s to-do list: ✅ Unearth family secrets ✅ Have an epic adventure ❌ Strike a deal with a vengeful tree ❌ Battle undead children & river monsters ❌ Save Mom from supernatural kidnappers Now she has two choices: restore the forest’s power… or join the ghosts. #ChaosPit #MG #H #onsub

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · last yr.

Fact: You're more likely to fall in love w/a person you're denying you have a secret relationship with This message is unapproved by any professionals & we are not liable for any symptoms of heartbreak that may occur. Wrong Order-May, 2026 from Rising Action Publishing #ChaosPit #A #R #PubSoon

Gru meme
Slide 1: Start a FWB with your boss's hot client
Slide 2: Say it's NOT a relationship
Slide 3: Hook up exclusively with each other and go on dates
Slide 4: Hook up exclusively with each other and go on dates

T.N. Lee (she/her)@authort-lee.bsky.social · last yr.

Slice of Life Isekai x A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court but East Asian and character-driven 🪭 just a reincarnated boy trying not to get exploited 🧧 he’s forced on a carriage ride to be a minister’s heir 🧮 they whisper & calculate 🏮 he just wants to eat & mate #A #Up #W #UnhingedPit

This is a graphic that says RedWIP’s Themes as Memes, querying later 2025 at the top. Below the text is a collection of images:
1. a tweet that says, “Marrying for money when you love money is still marrying for love.”
2. an edited scene from Diary of a Wimpy Kid with Greg leaving and saying, “I’m gonna let it linger,” while his concerned parents say, “Greg, nooo!”
3. a screenshot from a Kpop MV that says, “Rule Number 1. Don’t Cry, Be Rich”
4. a tweet that says, “Do you still love me if I've got reincarnated as takoyaki?” with a picture of a takoyaki that looks like it has a face
5. a meme of Mary Jane saying, “Tell me the truth. I’m..l'm ready to hear it,” and Peter Parker saying, “Self-awareness isn't enough, you also have to put in the work to change.”
6. A manwha scene with a doe-eyed Joseon era guy sitting suggestively in his inner garments with his chest exposed thinking “Did she…only want my body?”

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱)@delandjessica.bsky.social · last yr.

WAKE, starring: FMC: "Never Not Gonna Dance Again" by Pink Love Interest: "Dancing with Your Shadows" by Phillip Phillips Foil: "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson Mentor: "Demons" by Imagine Dragons Antagonist: "Raining Blood" by Slayer #unhingedpit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FR

Ilana Kelley @ilanakelleyauthor.bsky.social · last yr.

Hear ye, hear ye! The MC of my adult romantic fantasy, aka the vigilante Night Bird, is wreaking havoc across New Oster. Who is her latest victim/man who deserved her wrath? She and her misfit group are cleaning up the streets, one creep at a time. #UnhingedPit #A #F #R #Q

Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · last yr.

Tough choice. How do we know he's not a serial killer? (THE VOW X DANCING WITH THE STARS) #UnhingedPit #editors #R #WF #WIP

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · last yr.

Oh, look, there are their f*cks, flying out a window 😌 #UnhingedPit #R #A #PubSoon

elizabeth *is agented*@erichardsonbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

An editor's guide to STRINGS ATTACHED, my enemies-to-lovers rockstar romance. 🎸Nepo-baby music writer trying to make her own name 🎸Bad boy rockstar with a soft spot for his family 🎸Loathing that turns to yearning 🎸A peek behind the curtain at rockstar life #WSPitA #R #A

Editor’s guide to
STRINGS ATTACHED
An adult contemporary romance
Photo of an old school cassette tape

Pitch: Rhiannon, a music journalist, lands a gig covering the wild tour antics of rock band Harbor of Echoes. The only catch? She hates the band. Despite swearing she’ll never date a musician, Rhiannon finds herself falling for bad-boy frontman Toby. Amidst drugs, sex, and drama, their relationship takes a backseat to the chaos of tour life. Rhiannon’s journey of self-discovery unfolds amidst the whirlwind of fame and temptation.

A photo of a guitar

COMPS: For One Night Only, Under Your Spell, Honey, The Lightning Bottles, Heavy Hitter

Photo of a coffee cup, lighter, and cigarette

Themes:
the draw and burden of celebrity
social media and its perpetuation of stan culture
fame and parasocial relationships
how fame corrupts
complex family relationships

A photo of paparazzi trying to take pictures in a car

Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · last yr.

A rough-around-the-edges artist gets forced home to care for her ailing Gran, where she runs into the ex-bff and boyfriend assigned as caretakers. 💔second chances 🐈‍⬛angry FMC 🫂found family 🏚️atmospheric setting 📝list of tasks for forgiveness #WSPit #A #R #WF #editors: @charmstrong.bsky.social

mood board for the novel NOT READY TO MAKE NICE.
The acronym NRTMN is in red block letters behind a woman flipping off the camera. It contains the quote "this was who I am outside the shadow of my best friend and boyfriend. The same person I've always been without love to hold me together--selfish. Scrappy. Spiteful."

a scrapbook like moodboard of a man laying on a pillow and a woman smoking. The quotes say "In another future, I'd get all these moments with him--the sleepy ones, the early mornings, and late nights. The vulnerable soft smiles and hazy eyes." "I forgive you -- LOgan" "Let Me be your anchor." "tell me it wasn't real." "I've always meant it." "I broke us both." "I'm the same girl from ten years ago. I make the same mistakes, the same choices, the same self-destructive tendencies."

Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️@themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · last yr.

Warning: falling in love will result in death 🌊 assassin prince x bounty hunter pirate 🖤 a deadly quest for a dragon's egg 🌊 a blood pact that might require them to kill each other to break it 🖤 rivals to enemies to lovers to ???? #WSPitQ #NA #A #F #R

top row: masculine blue eye with black strands of hair, golden dagger, and a masculine figure (prince) with their hand on the hilt of their sword

middle row: sails of a ship, quote: I can see the end as it begins, and the side view of the ocean from a ship

bottom row: a feminine figure (pirate) leaning against the railing of a ship, pearls and sea shells, and a woman looking down with blond hair

Lex Lamb @lexlambwrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

GLOW OF THE EVERFLAME x POWERLESS 🌊revenge of the sea bottled in a mermaid 🌊 blood-sworn to a fierce merman 🌊but she catches feelings for the human prince 🌊who she’s seducing to kill the king 🌊in a revenge plot for her mother’s death 🌊Plus- fated mates 👀 #P2Pit #Q #F

elizabeth *is agented*@erichardsonbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

PR maven Seraphina agrees to put her client into a fake relationship, hoping it will catapult them both to new heights. But all her plotting couldn’t never prepare her to fall in love with Javier, her counterpart with whom she has a complicated past. #p2pPit #r #amagented

Isabelle Martinsen @izmartinsen.bsky.social · 2y ago

“She was everything wrong with the world & I hated her for it, but now I curse the world for all the ways it’s wronged her.” ♟️two pawns on opposing sides of the war 💫he needs her, she loathes him 🗡️secrets that will ruin them 🥀am i evil for what i did even if i had no choice? #P2Ppit #RF #amagented

Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · 2y ago

New year, new name, same 💔 book. Excited to get this gem on submission! #editors chat with @charmstrong.bsky.social if you're interested a raw & beautifully honest women's fiction novel that examines the healing power of unconditional love, found family, & most importantly, forgiveness.

Alice @alicel565.bsky.social · 2y ago

Iz does such a great job! Everyone go take this chance and commission her year round, too!

Isabelle Martinsen@izmartinsen.bsky.social · 2y ago

✨HOLIDAY ART DISCOUNT✨ DM me for info or inquiries! I’m so excited to bring your characters to life🥰