I don't post on here all that much, but I seem to have a bunch of new followers, so HI! I'm Carlee! I write swoon-worthy romantasy and contemporary romance. I am on the path to publishing my debut novel, Of Songs and Phantoms, a romantasy retelling of The Phantom of the Opera!

🌊 THE BAD ONES X DREDGE 🌊 After an ancient curse is unleashed on their sleepy seaside town, six teens must find a way to break it. This YA Fantasy Horror features: 👥Dual POV 📜A Deadly Deal 😈Ravenous Monsters 🤫Secrets With Severe Consequences 💔Exes to Allies to [redacted] #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #H

I've had such a fun time reading all these amazing story ideas today. I can't wait to see them out in the real world. 😍 One more time for the evening people! OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a Romantasy retelling of the Phantom of the Opera, and my love letter to the performing arts. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

Carlee Brae @carleebrae.bsky.social · last yr.

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

Amanda thinks her dreams have come true when she's hired at Burrito Gods, a hip fast-casual joint, making a thriving wage, only to find that to climb the ranks she'll have to lose her soul. ⛪️ workplace cult 🌯 foodie satire 🩷sapphic w/trans LI #questpit #a #w #lf #h

I had the honour of being a CP for YIELD and I may be biased but I literally cannot wait for everyone to get to read this book! #Questpit

NPC: The Bard of Aztaeron ⏰ Starts in 2008 🚪 Isekai world ☕️ Baristas become warriors 🐉 Dragons become worse dragons 🥰 Love at first sight 🎭 Grumpy/Sunshine 🎸 Warped Tour membaberries 😶 NPCs ⚔️ LitRPG lite (no math required) 👩 Subversively feminist 🐣 A lost baby 😰 Hubris! #QuestPit #SFF #Q #R #NA

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS x THE LEGACIES It’s been two years since Devan got away with killing a classmate. But someone knows the truth, and they want revenge. It’s either turn herself in, die, or outsmart her killer before the countdown ends — if the truth doesn't ruin her first. #QuestPit #Q #YA #T

#QuestPit #W #F #agentguide #agentsguide THE FAMILIAR x CRIMSON ROAD introducing my whimsical steampunk gothic fantasy 🥀🕯️🫀🕷️🕰️ in which: An impoverished enchantress subjects herself to the prince's service to keep her forbidden magic a secret.

OFFICE SPACE × THANK YOU FOR SMOKING 2089, death is a luxury for the rich, and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a spiteful coworker and a depressed trillionaire force him to rethink his talents and what a “happy ending” means in a world with a price tag on your last smile. #QuestPit #A #SF #W

Sneaky repost for the evening crowd… 👀 #questpit

Natalie is ✨ writing a new thing✨@natalielouise83.bsky.social · last yr.

Twenty-five years ago, men made history. But HER story will change everything… 🌊 Multi-POV 🌊 Feminine rage / ‘Good For Her’ 🌊 Horror elements 🌊 Orcadian folklore 🌊 Atmospheric setting 🌊 Twisty plot 🌊 Editor interest #questpit #Q #A #HF #agentsguide

Her quiet life shattered when an outlaw-her husband’s old friend-returns, bringing danger and an undesirable attraction. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, she finds herself torn between loyalty and desire. #questpit #W #YA #R

WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS × JACKAL When Amélia receives a painting from her presumed murdered mother, a game they used to play when she was a child, she comes back home to play without knowing if the man who kidnapped them 10 years prior is behind it. #questpit #A #W #T #MY #H

If you, like me, loved (hyperfixated on?) the Phantom of the Opera, but thought that maybe the FMC deserved to be the SUBJECT of the story...then I wrote this for you! #Questpit #Q #A #RF

Carlee Brae @carleebrae.bsky.social · last yr.

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite an iconic group of 1980's drag activists, a young gay man learns the dark truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #questpit #Con #NA #AG

When sheltered Catalina Wesley falls in love with the vampire haunting her dreams, she must decide whether to resist their eternal bond or confront her worst fear, and his greatest desire—death #W #FR #PR #YA #Questpit

A STUDY IN DROWNING x A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS an enchanted dragon flame ravages two countries & rival dragon scholar & son of dragon slayers ally to find a cure. but an occult group wants the flame, too, forcing them to choose: save each other or burn. #questpit #ya #f #w

"Hey Carlee, do you have an even more specific list of tropes for OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS?" Oh, I'm so glad you asked, yes I do. 😅 MORE VIBES, MORE TROPES, AND A SNIPPET! #questpit #Q #A #RF #currentlyquerying

Carlee Brae @carleebrae.bsky.social · last yr.

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

#QuestPit #A #RF #Q PRINCESS MONONOKE meets Roth's BLOOD MERCY Minot didn't expect to meet her soulmate on an impromptu business trip. She also didn't expect to witness a murder, meet a monstrous god, & become the subject of a nationwide scandal. But yk what they say about the best laid plans...

💕Regan Schell💕@reganiswriting.bsky.social · last yr.

🌳 An Agent's Guide to BETWEEN VIRIDIAN TREES 🌳 A lush, folkloric monster romantasy between a downtrodden candle-seller and the mysterious stranger whose reappearance turns her life upside down. Suddenly embroiled in an ancient conspiracy, Minot must choose: tell the truth now, or lie forever?

🍃 WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL X LEGENDBORN ✨ = THE ROOTS OF DESTINY 🌷 W/ 14 agent and indie press requests, it features 🌷 enchanted forest ✨ BIPOC rep 🍃 plant magic system 🌷 shadow monsters 🍃 found family 🌷 botany boarding school ✨dark secrets #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #SF

More vibes for YIELD, my adult romantic fantasy novel #currentlyquerying Do you like stories that blend romance, adventure, and humor? Do you like books that make you laugh and then rip your heart out? Tales that are cozy *AND* dark? 🧚🏼 #QuestPit #Q #A #RF

Plagued by the choice between duty to her people and following her heart, a competition for the princess’s hand in marriage holds the key to her Kingdom’s survival. 🏹Marriage Competition ✨Secret Romance 🔮Meddling Mind Magic 📚Secrets of the Past 💕Second Chance Romance #QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF