Tessera

Author Kelly G

@authorkellyg.bsky.social

Mostly on X. Shining light on history’s forgotten heroines. Adult Historical Fantasy writer. Rep’ed by Josh Foreman at FinePrint Literary. (she/her)

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Elise Betz #amquerying and seeking representation @elisebetz.bsky.social · 4w ago

THE SUN DIAMOND PRINCESS & THE BLIND ASSASSIN #questpit #Q #A #RF 👸Bi-racial #BIPOC FMC 👨‍🦯Blind #Disabled MMC 🛌One bed at the shepherd's hut 💔Triangle between love and duty 🌲Pining, slow burn 🌶️Spice 💍HEA with a wedding

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The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin
106K Adult Dual POV Stand Alone Romantasy by Elise Betz

Images: Windswept tree by a grray rocky coast, character art of Myra and Arzhang standing face to face, Rocky coast of warm, eastern Mediterranean city by blue waters, Castle across a long bridge, a carriage followed by armed men on horseback, character art of Arzhang pinning the emperor down with a knife to his throat, character art of Princess Myra in a shredded white gown with a sword/cane, holding hands with Arzhang in court dress and the emperor standing behind them in formal military blue dress, character art of Princess Myra in her leather breastplate sword practice gear.

Cara Castro @caracastro.bsky.social · 3w ago

LEGALLY BLONDE X B.K. BORISON'S GOOD SPIRITS A first-year public defender for sorcerers must help her newest client prove his innocence without accidentally falling in love with him. rep: WEAVER LITERARY #QuestPit #OS #A #F #R

Mel | Querying Author @msad3.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mae never meant to take a life, only a name. Now, trapped in a space-bound program, she must survive deadly trials, fight alternate versions of herself, and keep her secret hidden. But Nexxus is watching. And reality itself unravels. #QuestPit #T #SF #A #Q #POC #rivalstolovers

Victoria Jansen @vickiewrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

🗡️An apprentice assassin. 😈Her crime lord mentor. ☠️A criminal syndicate lurking in the catacombs. Skyler is entangled in a mutiny that could destroy everything she holds dear. She must thwart the plot to save her surrogate father, her home, and her future as a master assassin. #YA #F #Q #Questpit

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Clare Donnelly @claredonnelly.bsky.social · 4w ago

🌊 ALL THE SEAS AND SHADOWS 🌊 A privileged girl uncovers the secrets behind a magical smuggling ring in exchange for help escaping an enforced engagement. 🤍 Young Adult Fantasy 🤍 Folklore-faithful Irish Lore 🤍 Sapphic Longing 🤍 Found Family #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #amquerying

Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 3w ago

SAPPHIC DOWNTON ABBEY X GOT After a messy situationship with a royal, Alys wanted to stay away from his world until he ends up dead. Hired to find his killer, Alys finds herself navigating poisonous politics, dangerous magic, and a growing attraction to a princess. #Questpit #A #F #W

Two women ready to kiss. A daytime field. A red skirt. A house. A woman. A tree.

Lacey Olson @laceywithane.bsky.social · 3w ago

THE CRUELEST DETAIL, Mystery/Suspense, 72k A millennial folklorist inherits her aunt's final obsession—a decades-old missing persons case wrapped in local lore—and discovers a second disappearance has reopened a mystery someone in the Ozarks will kill to keep buried. #questpit #q #a #my #t

The Comps, The God of the Woods + A House with Good Bones

Frankie | Querying & Drafting @byfrankiejoy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Earth is recovering from agricultural collapse. Scientists travel to another planet in hopes of a compatible soil microbiome. Only Izzy finds herself not just studying soil, but thrown into Tzio’s labor organizing. 💜 ace rep 🔥 slow burn 🦎 cat-sized geckos 🐓 chickens in space #QuestPit #W #A #SF

Green background with light green text. Photos of: barren fields, a galaxy, custom art by croverfield of a green alien, green fields

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WORK IN PROGRESS:
THE NEW FARMER’S ALMANAC FOR EXOPLANETS

Isabel Meyer
Agronomist
Unit 5

File folders: soil samples / almanac archive / chickens 101 / ütska dictionary

Objectives: study soil to ensure viability for implantation on earth / learn from native farmers / keep chickens alive

Planet name: Mtskhütska
Alien name: Tzamarkh

avery✨@averytimmonsauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

DUNGEONS & DRAMA x THE EDGE OF 17 when the new kid takes 1st chair, 17y/o trumpeter Julissa fake dates him to impress her drifting friends and teams up with her childhood rival Logan to sabotage him for their chairs back—only to realize Logan might be the one she’s falling for #questpit #YA #R #AG

Kat Devitt @katdevittwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

For a peek at my current WIP, VILLAGE WIP is a witchy, sapphic gothic horror where the Salem Witch Trials and a certain Greek myth merge. #QuestPit #W #Gothic #H #Horroromance

mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 3w ago

THE MARBLE GARDEN✨🌿🏛️ SECRET GARDEN X PIRANESI Silas unwittingly enters a magic garden and becomes entangled in an ancient power struggle between the being who controls all life in the garden and the garden itself. Silas tries to escape as his mind slowly turns against him. #Questpit #YA #F #H #Q

YA, crossover, Horror-fantasy, comps: Don’t Let the Forest In, Lapvona, Tokyo Ghoul, Piranesi

One sentence pitch: Silas unwittingly enters a magic garden and becomes entangled in an ancient power struggle between the being who controls all life in the garden and the garden itself, Silas is increasingly desperate to escape as his mind slowly turns against him.

Author Rebecca Warren ✨📚@rebecca-warren.bsky.social · 3w ago

#questpit #W #A #RF

@amberjollyauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

Jack Frost (1998) x Sweet Home Alabama YULE ALWAYS FIND ME is a holiday paranormal romance with: 🤍second chance romance 💀murd.er 🤍fake dating ❄️frosty magic 👯‍♀️sister bonds 🐶a cute pet sidekick 🎄Christmas festivities 🔼love triangle Would you read it? Art by @mknzgmbn #questpit #wip #P #R #A

Alexandra Alafair @sangrescribe.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Hunger Games × American Horror Story A rejected wolf-pack heir is committed to an arcane asylum, where inmates battle in an underground Colosseum—and every victory adds another life to her body count. #QuestPit #amquerying #ownvoices

sierramoeykens.bsky.social @sierramoeykens.bsky.social · 4w ago

In an alternate, magical Regency era, Lucy Korvas must hide her "improper" wings from high society while finding a cure for her curse, or she will be transformed into a crow forever. 📖 Pride & Prejudice x 🐦‍⬛ Howl's Moving Castle x 🪷 Graceling #Questpit #Q #YA #HFR #F #RF #HF #R #HR

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Text: Pluck by Sierra Moeykens. Pride & Prejudice x Howl's Moving Castle x Graceling

An illustrated lady in a Regency era dress with large black wings over a ballroom background.

Text: The Pitch
Nineteen-year-old Lucy Korvas has worse problems than complying with high society’s tedious etiquette — she must steal a diamond necklace from the Duchess of Thistal, or her cursed father will perish.
In an alternate, magical Regency era where ladies and gentlemen with improper magic are shunned from high society, Lucy Korvas has hidden a pair of giant, unladylike crow wings beneath her dresses for years, but tonight she risks exposing them to save her cursed father. She needs that diamond necklace to afford his cure. How dastardly it is, then, when she discovers soft-spoken Lord Simon pilfering his own mother’s jewelry first.
But when Lucy and Simon are cursed while trying to steal the necklace, Lucy slowly transforms into a crow and Simon starts dissolving into flower petals. Lucy must find a cure while posturing as the presentable, composed lady that she isn't before she loses her cursed father, the shy gentleman she's becoming smitten with, and her humanity.

Three transparent symbols, a heart, a scroll, and a banner, with lists in each symbol. The background is a photo of white feathers.

Text: Romance. Slow-burn & Yearning. Cinnamon Roll x Chaotic Flirt. Touch-Starved. He Falls First. Historical. Witty Regency banter. Literal Ladybird (she's transforming into a crow). Dukes, Duchesses, and Pirates. Fantasy. Repressed Magic. Curses. Magical flowers with restorative properties.

Three book covers with an arrow under each of them describing their properties. The background is a photo of a lotus.

Text: Comps. A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin. Dry humor and witty voice. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater. Accessible, creative world-building & magic. A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft. Regency romance with an abundance of yearning.

❄️ ⓐ. ⓡ. ⓛⓔⓔ ❄️ is querying @itsamabee.bsky.social · 4w ago

✨ SIX OF CROWS X ARCANA ACADEMY✨ After an ancient prophecy resurfaces mid magic trial, six artists must uncover who is trying to enact calamity. This Adult Epic Fantasy features: 📜Deadly Deals 😈Ravenous Monsters 🤫Secrets Best Left Unspoken 💔Rivals to Allies to 👀 #questpit #F #DF #R #A #Q

An Artistic Deception - An Adult Sapphic Epic Fantasy - A girl dancing in an abandoned church

Enemies to lovers
Sapphic
Sentient Magic School
Indigenous Diaspora
Can Your Fate be Changed?

Martyred by her people, a priestess awakens as a refugee displaced through time to find her sacrifice in vain.

Agni attends a magical college to build a new life, but when the past resurfaces, she must either embrace martyrdom again or flee, leaving behind the life she’s built and the woman she loves. before fate claims another kingdom.

Reads like Hozier’s Yell

Putting the con in economy - The lies of locke lamora
a deadly education - my school is trying to kill me
six of crows - ensemble cast x found family
witch hat atelier - magic consequences for me like 💀
arcana academy - so you like pining?

Character art of Agni and Fala

“Can’t you ever do as you’re told?” Fala snaps.
“No.” The word rolls off my lips, sweet as candy.
“Impudent.”
“Arrogant,” I bite back.
We are toe-to-toe, nose-to-nose, her amber irises trembling.
“You know nothing.” Fala seethes. I laugh, drunk on her wild temper on I can ignite. That may have been true at the beginning of term but not now.
I know all about the woman I’ve spent the year ruefully falling in love with.

M.B.Taylor - Fantasy Author @mbolt89.bsky.social · 4w ago

BRIDGERTON X PRACTICAL MAGIC with the mystery and amateur sleuth vibes of ENOLA HOLMES When witches start disappearing from the Ton, Seraphina must unravel the mystery before she looses her reputation, her magical tea parlour and her missing best friend Primrose, forever. #SFF #W #MY #A #questpit

Frankie | Querying & Drafting @byfrankiejoy.bsky.social · 4w ago

FLEABAG X MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES A librarian moonlights as a camgirl, but when someone from her past finds her and threatens to expose her, she’s at risk of more than being known; she could be labeled like the banned books kept from the shelves. Disclaimer: slut. #QuestPit #Q #A #LF #R

kss @ksskss.bsky.social · 4w ago

THE HUNGER GAMES x THE CRUEL PRINCE When 17-year-old Rawiya becomes the first mortal ever Casted into the deadly Light Bearer Trials in the Lands of Draoibeo, she must navigate treacherous court politics by weaponizing the one power no faerie possesses: the ability to lie. #QuestPit #YA #F #Q

A mood board of gold pillars of a beautiful palace, a dark, intimidating maze, magical lights in a willow tree, a hand dripping with blood, a view of the night sky, a forgotten statue of a Goddess, an ethereal night sky, two people fighting, a hand holding a stunning diamond necklace, and gold-plated armor.

Florrie Auclair - Querying and Drafting @florrienne.bsky.social · 3w ago

MONK & ROBOT X EMILY WILDE When a blight strikes, an optimistic archivist must track down her hero's fabled garden with the help of an archaic engineer—but secret origins and disillusionment lurk between hard drives and petals. ☀️ Solarpunk 🌷 Floriography 💚 Enby LI #QuestPit #W #A #SF #R

Floral background with the text Mending Glass. By Florrie Auclair. Solarpunk Romantic Sci-Fi

Character portrait of a blond woman making a heart with her hands. Juniper Penrose. An archivist specializing in botany. She idolizes the old world botanist, Miriam, who helped lead the resistance centuries ago. Optimistic and a little reckless, she seeks to uncover the past and find Miriam’s garden. Her drive to help people, sometimes comes at her own expense—like the reason for the mechanical leg she now cherishes.

Next to that is a character portrait of a nonbinary character with light blue eyes and duotone hair in black and blonde. Eli Winter. An aloof engineer who specializes in old world infrastructure programming trying to prove their skills are just as important as the nouveau programmers of the city. They leave their home and grandfather to help Juni break into archaic servers and hard drives—and often pull her out of trouble.

Comp slide with Horizon Zero Dawn, Emily Wildes, A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Violet Evergarden, and Fruits Basket. The text pointing at the various media are Ruins of a fallen industrial world, Solarpunk, Flower Motifs, Traveling to help others and find self discovery, Joyful but melancholic character connections, and Sunshine MC x Sunshine Protector

Data is as fragile as flower petals. That’s why Juniper, an archivist in a recovering solarpunk world, wants to immortalize the past in the Glass Archives. Safe from time’s decay, unlike the archaic hard drives of the old world. Specifically, information on her hero, Miriam, a botanist who legend says grew a garden of resistant plants—ones that could survive the blight ravaging their crops. But to find it, Juniper will need the help of Eli, an engineer who specializes in old world technology. Together they traverse ruins and follow a trail of flower language from village to village to unearth what led to the dark age of information. But Juniper starts to question her identity when they uncover that the woman she modeled herself after was not the hero she believed.

Bibiana Ossai @bibianaossai.bsky.social · 3w ago

Threads that Bind x The Invocations After Chiasoka witnesses her parents’ murder, she decides to get revenge on those responsible. Along the way, she learns that comes from a line of women who are gifted with a healing ability. #questpit #YA #DF #Q #F

Kat Devitt @katdevittwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Whispering Muse X GOTHIC Bridgerton A bookish beauty dons a new identity to flee an unwanted engagement and discovers an unexpected attraction to her new employer, but her sadistic fiancé and his potentially homicidal cousin threaten to snuff out their romance. #QuestPit #Q #A #Gothic #HR #R

Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 3w ago

☕️ THE THINGS WE RUN FOR #Editors Emma Bridge has done everything to make this plan work. She’s got the new name, the new town, the new life . . . She’s also got a nosy boy next door who’s stopping at nothing to get to know her. #QuestPit #YA #C #MY #R #AG #OS #LGBT #Dis #OV

A fake case file lays open. On the left side of the folder is a sketch of a girl with a sticky note beside it that reads: “Emma Bridge is believed to have cut her hair. Police sketch artists have taken a guess at what she may look like now.” Under it is a map of all US railroads with another sticky note that reads: “Last seen in California, current whereabouts unknown. An anonymous tip reports she has made it out of the state.” Under that, the name Emma Bridge is crossed out, replaced with the name Peyton Freys.

On the right side of the folder is a clipping of newspaper that reads: “Hollywood’s Beloved Missing” with the date 4/13/1996 below it. Text on the page reads: “What we know: YA Contemporary (with mystery and romance), 82k words” “Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media” “Runaway in hiding, fake identity (turned real identity), mental health rep, genderfluid and pan rep, found family, 90s small-town nostalgia.”  
A block of text reads: “Run. What a powerful instinct. Emma Bridge had wanted nothing more than to be with her two siblings in a home that felt safe, but those wishes never came true. With nothing left to lose, Emma runs away from the spotlight of the Hills to a small town across the country, but this new home is anything but the safety she’d been after. The weight of the world has fallen on her shoulders, and she can’t carry it alone. But with her old name in every police station and her new name on every tongue in town, she’s not sure who she can trust to help carry the burden.”

Finally, a stamp says “On sub soon”

Gert Ramm 🦋@rammwriter.bsky.social · 4w ago

The UK government frames an intelligence agent for a temporal disaster, putting him in the crosshairs of ruthless state assassins. To save his skin he must seal a lethal time rift, before a Russian spy from the future uses its secrets to start a war that will destroy everything. #QuestPit #Q #A #SF

Kat is querying!@katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 4w ago

ETERNALLY DEAD explores how an injured musician gets a second shot at stardom--only it's by joining an all-vampire rock band in the dangerous Vampire Realm. When blood shortages hit the Realm, she's forced to confront if living out her rockstar dream is worth dying for🩸🧛‍♂️🎸 #questpit #a #f #pr #rf #q

Background of concert audience with giant vampire fangs floating above alongside the words "An agent's guide to: Eternally Dead, Adult Paranormal Romantic Fantasy, 103k words, by @katgoestoshows." A one sentence pitch is featured on bottom that reads: An injured musician gets a second shot at stardom -- only its by joining an all-vampire rock band in the blood-thirsty vampire realm. A red splatter of blood is splashed is corner.

Clare Donnelly @claredonnelly.bsky.social · 3w ago

Madelyn Starr @madelynstarr.bsky.social · 3w ago

All the wives that came before Rhian are dead. ✨ fairy tale retelling 💍 marriage of convenience 👻 haunted house 🏔️ remote setting 🧵 unique magic system 🕯️ gothic & horror elements #QuestPit #Q #A #F #Gothic

An Agent’s Guide to Maiden & Serpent
102k Adult Gothic Fantasy
“Bluebeard” Retelling

The Pitch

All the wives that came before Lady Rhian are dead. Her new husband is older, thrice widowed, and a notorious merchant, and that's all she knows about him when he sweeps her off to his opulent castle in a remote village. When she arrives at his home, deep in the mountains and far from her family, she receives no welcome: the villagers view her with suspicion and her husband ignores her.
In her husband's house, she's drawn to remnants of his late wives. Their ghosts follow her, reminding her that she's a replacement. As she forces her way into the community, she uncovers its greatest secret: magic still exists there, even after it was drained from the rest of the world. And though Rhian can use the magic, it may be more of a curse than a gift.
Mages go missing, and those that are left give more of themselves to replenish the magic in the land before it's lost forever. Rhian's newfound power exhausts her, but she feels pressure to help the entrenched community even as it rejects her. Both fascinated by and jealous of her, her husband finally shows an interest in their marriage. When winter comes, blocking the roads with snow and cutting her off completely, she must balance her growing feelings for him with uncovering the dark truths behind his wealth, the missing Mages, and the ghosts that dog her every step.

For fans of:
The Knight and the Moth - Gothic Atmosphere
The Death of Jane Lawrence - Haunted Houses
A River Enchanted - Remote, Magical Settings
Crimson Peak - Maidens with Candelabras

Playlist & Mood (with album artwork)

"Girls Against God" by Florence + the Machine
"In the Woods Somewhere" by Hozier
"The Tradition" by Halsey
"Killer" by Phoebe Bridgers
"Before I Ever Met You" by BANKS
"If I Die" by Jade Bird

Pierre Sylvestre @psylvestre.bsky.social · 3w ago

♠️ACE OF SPADES X THE HOUSEMAID🏠 NO LOVE IN THIS CITY is a fast-paced YA Thriller featuring: 👩A morally gray female protagonist 🤯Shocking twists 🏡Elements of domestic suspense 🌆 A gritty fictional city setting 💕Romance 🔪Intense action #Questpit #Q #YA #T #M

L. D. Rex is Querying @ldrexauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

An elderly woman and her Vietnam vet husband hold many secrets. She is worried about her neighbor who drinks too much and leaves her kids unattended. But someone is watching them..... #Questpit #Q #A #S #T

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Alt: Nosey Neighbor Peeking Over Fence

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Eleni Moros @elenimoros.bsky.social · 4w ago

⚽ BLIND TO YOU ⚽ 👨‍❤️‍👨 MM Sports Romance 🥰 Slowburn: Teammates to Soulmates 😻 Black Cat x Golden Retriever 😰 Trauma + Therapy: Anxiety & PTSD Rep 🏳️‍🌈 Queernorm World #questpit #Q #A #R #lgbt