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Clara Benson is ✨querying✨

@clarabenson.org

Historical Fiction Writer • Mother • Historical Fashion Enthusiast I #amquerying my debut literary historical romance Newsletter: https://substack.com/@clarafaebenson Insta: https://www.instagram.com/clarabensonauthor/

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ShannonReault@shannonreault.bsky.social · 3mo ago

FRUIT OF SPOILED SEED CIRCE x BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN Rowan’s dream of training at Typhon Academy is becoming a nightmare as her magic and body succumb to chronic pain. Desperate for a cure, every path she takes reveals darker clues & they lead closer to home than she ever imagined #QuestPit #W #DF

A graphic with the novel title (fruit of spoiled seed by Shannon Reault) and a mini synopsis, followed by a list of featured elements of the book. The background of the graphic is a red and white mushroom. The text is as follows: After concluding her first year of training at Typhon Academy with a record-breaking performance at the Spring Exhibition, Rowan Wildes is changing the perception of female Corpian Witches on Ouros Island. But when her magic inexplicably weakens, leaving relentless pain in its wake, she is forced to return for her second year at Typhon with physical and magical deficiencies which, if discovered, put her future in the High Priest’s Service at risk. Determined to stop her deterioration, she discovers her jaded training nemesis, Taran, has turned to forbidden sigil magic to seek his revenge. Willing to stop at nothing to reverse the damage Taran inflicted, she embarks on a desperate search to uncover his dirty work, unearthing a buried history of malevolent witchcraft, and the unfortunate fate of the women who fell victim to it. When Rowan is forced to face the reality of her condition and decide between saving her reputation and exposing the ugly truth, she takes matters into her own hands, and it just might cost her her life. Featuring: Disability representation Diverse characters Found family Romance subplot Magic system based on real pagan practices and the natural world A graphic with the title Fruit of Spoiled Seed, followed by a blurb and three comp titles. The graphic has a map background, with smoke and icons of a dagger, a potion, a feather, and a candle. The text is as follows: An academic dark fantasy where patriarchal society, government corruption, and internalized misogyny highlight the reality of living as a disabled woman through a speculative lens, and the grief, pain, and rage that come with it. For fans of… Wayward (female rage) Circe (nature based magic) Blood Over Bright Haven (flawed protagonist) A graphic titled Favorite Quotes with quotes from the novel. The graphic is on a map background decorated with a goat sketch and flower petals. The text reads as follows: “The snap of the neck was soft and swift, like a peck on the lips.” “How many more women must die before you learn no man can create divinity?” “Our hips moved like rolling tides, a rhythmic stringed instrument pulled by the moon.” “I knew what the ritual demanded of me. I could feel Hecate’s presence peering through the peep-hole stars, waiting for me to do something worth her while. I cradled the final petal in my blood stained palm. It looked so innocent with its baby soft skin, curling into a swaddle at the edges.” “He leaned against the desk with the nonchalance of the seasoned philosopher, his broad leather-worn hands fanning through the parchments with a dexterity they looked too strong for.” A graphic that says “Sounds like…” with six phone screenshots of songs on Spotify. The graphic has a background of marble with scrapbook style decoration. The songs include: “Hunter - the cacophony” Paris Paloma “Us and Pigs” Sofia Isella “Woman is a Tree” The Last Dinner Party “Monolith” Phidel “Everybody Scream” Florence and the Machine “the fruits” Paris Paloma
Angie@angiearens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Rhiannon should be dead. Her chest is empty. Her heart? Locked in a box. She only has nine days to get it back. HEART TO MANGLED HEART 🫧Romantasy 119K 🫧Horrormance + ghoulish gore 🫧Slow burn yearn + jealous ex 🫧Atmospheric setting featuring your favorite aurora #questpit #Q #A #R #agentsguide

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Kat is querying!@katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🩸🎸🧛‍♂️ETERNALLY DEAD🧛‍♂️🎸🩸 An injured musician discovers a secret world inhabited by vampires after failing to photograph the bassist of an all-vampire rock band. But when blood shortages hit the Vampire Realm, she wonders 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, 107k 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. Red and black background with red text at the top that reads "the blurb." The text below reads: Celia Sharpe's life-long dream of being a rockstar guitarist ended the day an accident wrecked her hand. Now a New York City concert photographer, she strictly focuses on making deadlines. But when Celia spots a mysterious stranger at a concert she can’t capture on camera, she abandons her job to follow him down an alley—only to be accidentally transported to the Vampire Realm. Stranded and vulnerable in a world of dangerous monsters, Celia has one goal: return home ASAP. But the stranger she followed reveals that he's the bassist of all-vampire rock band Mortuus Aeternum (Eternally Dead), and he offers her a seductive opportunity: if Celia stays, the band's flirty guitarist Caliban will temporarily heal her hand so she can join Mortuus Aeternum. However, she must perform for audiences of blood-thirsty vampires, of course. Trapped in the Vampire Realm with no way out, Celia is conflicted: she might be willing to sacrifice her freedom for Caliban's healing magic and a second chance at living her rockstar dreams, but she risks death if she doesn't find a way home. Especially when blood shortages are announced across the Vampire Realm. How will she survive?Red and black background with a bright red title that reads THE COMPS. Below are four book covers and one movie poster that include brief descriptions beside them. The first is Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London and it's described as an urban fantasy in a vampire setting. Next is Bride by Ali Hazelwood, described as having a steamy romance and political intrigue. Next is The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, described as having a human fighting to survive in a vampire world. Next is a movie poster for Almost Famous, described as music journalist + rock band = forced proximity. Last is the cover of Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, described as having a rock band with secrets and love triangles. The tropes and vibes section includes the following text: grounded fantasy, found family, diverse characters, plot twists, chronic illness rep, slow burn yearning, and twist on fated mates.Red and black background with large red title that reads THE BAND. Beneath the title are six photos with character names and descriptions beside them. First is Celia, described with bullet points reading guitarist, human, chronically I'll, always late, fiesty. Her photo features a white woman with shoulder length black hair wearing a leather jacket. Next is caliban, described as guitarist, healing powers, super speed, super flirty, hiding something? His photo features a latino man in a white shirt with brown hair and some facial hair. Next is Leo, described as drummer, mind reader, angry and broody, quiet yearning, big trouble? His photo is of a Mediterranean looking man with a beard in a leather jacket. Next is Baz, described as a bass player, shape-shifter, golden retriever, mated to Amina, and too sweet. His photo is of a blonde white man with long hair. Next is Amina, described as band supporter, emotion channels, gets sh*t done, mated to Baz, tired of these men. Her photo is of a black woman with long dark braids. Lastly is Dorian, described as a singer, killer voice, big ego but funny, queer af, and might eat Celia?
Angie M Brady@angiembrady.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Querying THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US ✨Women’s Fiction 3️⃣Triple-POV 🏡Real-world Stakes 🫂Sister Relationships ❄️Chill vibes Come find out how three sisters react to their parents selling their childhood home. (Spoiler: You won’t see “congratulations” in the MS.) #questpit #wf #q

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫@kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#agentguide to CARELESS WHISPERS set in Paxos, Greece 𝑑𝑢 𝑀𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑅𝐸𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐶𝐴 x 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑥'𝑠 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑃𝐸𝑅𝐹𝐸𝐶𝑇 𝐶𝑂𝑈𝑃𝐿𝐸 A PR exec risks her moral compass to help the people she loves when murder is suspected and they all have motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's in love with. #Questpit #Q #A #MY

An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers, 97k Bookclub 'She knew secrets. Now she's dead. Everyone has a motive. PITCH - They're like family to her, but when murder is suspected a PR exec must decide how far to go to protect them. They all have a motive. Especially the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved.Opening Lines - As the song fades, she hears the footsteps behind her. She doesn't rise from the lounger or look round. Just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon. 'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.' 'I have plenty to say.' Her head whips round then. She smiles. Snippet - 'When she died,' Olympia says in a hard voice, 'I was relieved. All I could think was, we're free of her now. Now we can begin to be happy.' Listy's face spasms. 'But you're not,' she says. 'None of you are. It scares me, Olympia, all this hate. So much hate. Troy has it too. It's like...like it's eating him up. Rianna's dead but she might as well not be, the hold she still has on you all.' Olympia begins rummaging in the drawer again. 'You didn't know her. You wouldn't understand.' 'I want to. Tell me what happened.'TROPES & THEMES - du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Slow-burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder COMPS - The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave, The Liars by Katherine Fleet, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier