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Aleshia Westgate

@awestgatewrites.bsky.social

Gothic historical mystery with a dark comedy twist Debut novel SISTER KNIVES - currently querying - seeking rep - fulls requested Short story REST OF THEIR BONES - free to read online (link below)

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Maz@mazdor2323.bsky.social · 2w ago

BUFFY x BLEACH x WIDOW'S BAY A failing actress returns to her cursed hometown, survives a brutal attack and steals a grim reaper's scythe, plunging her into a world of demonic possession and ancient gods. She's not the Chosen One, they just have no other choice. #H #A #Q #questpit

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@sophiebelloncle.bsky.social · last wk.

If Elodie Harper set The King Must Die in Iron Age Italy, the result would be REMUS IS DEAD. 🏛️ ~88k standalone historical fiction ⚔️ Character-driven 🏛️ Historically grounded with a hint of magical realism ⚔️ Fraught family relationships 🏛️ Corruption arcs and moral dilemmas #questpit #A #HFic #Q

REMUS IS DEAD: An adult historical fiction retelling of the Roman founding myth. Moodboard with classical images such as statues, columns, ancient inscriptions, and text in the middle that says, "Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead."PITCH: A street urchin with all the charm of a feral cat, Usil just wants to steal enough scraps to feed himself and his adopted brother. His luck runs out when he is caught and condemned to death, but after a last-minute rescue by Romulus, the first king of Rome, Usil the Etruscan thief becomes the Roman king’s protégé. Usil develops a fragile familial bond with Romulus, the ambitious and charismatic king who dreams of uniting a brutal world. Fifteen years ago, Romulus murdered his twin brother Remus because he threatened that dream. Now, after discovering his new ward’s natural talent with a sword, Romulus asks Usil to take Remus’s place at his side. Entranced by the promise of a better world, Usil vows to achieve the king’s dream by conquering Italy. As he grows into adulthood, Usil forges himself into Rome’s deadliest weapon, secretly hoping to earn Romulus’s love as a father along the way. But Usil’s people, the wealthy and powerful Etruscans, are hell-bent on crushing Romulus's fledgling kingdom. In a desperate attempt to frighten the Etruscans into submission, Romulus orders Usil to destroy his old hometown where his brother still lives. If Usil follows the king’s orders, he betrays both his conscience and his people. But if he saves his brother, he loses his newfound home and his last hope of being loved as a son.EXCERPT: One of the guards forced my head down. Clevsin drew a silver dagger and positioned it over my exposed neck. The point of the blade bit into my skin. “With this mark,” Clevsin said, “I dedicate your life to the god. May your sacrifice appease Tinia, lord of sky and storm, lightning and thunder.” “Rot with the dead,” I tried to scream, but the sackcloth trapped my dry tongue in the back of my mouth. “You will spend all day and night in this square,” Clevsin went on, “and at noon tomorrow, you will be sacrificed.” “Pray to the gods in the meantime,” Velthur said. “Pray for their forgiveness.” The rag stifled my laugh. The gods did not listen to the street rats of Fidenae. If they did, hunger wouldn’t claw at my belly almost every waking moment. Papni wouldn’t sob himself to sleep when he thought I couldn’t hear. My master wouldn’t string me up in the square for a crime he had ordered me to commit. If anyone needed forgiveness, the gods needed mine.COMPS: Uruk, by James Zwerneman (harsh ancient setting) Agrippa, by Robert Harris (morally gray characters) Babylonia, by Costanza Casati (blend of myth and ancient history)
Aleshia Westgate@awestgatewrites.bsky.social · last wk.

#questpit SISTER KNIVES | 90k | Historical mystery w/ gothic & dark comedy elements - multiple fulls out ⛪ Crumbling convent - 1650s Umbria 😒 Unimpressed, sardonic 50yr old FMC ⚰️ Autopsy detail 📚 Hidden medical past 🤐 Secretive Sisters 🌺 Poison garden 🦹‍♀️ Paranoia ☠️ Feminist revenge #Q #A #Hfic #MY

Viola Grace@viola-grace.bsky.social · last wk.

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES- an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while pursuing her own secret plan for revenge. #questpit #q #m #a