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Angelique Russell - 💫

@angie-r03.bsky.social

Currently querying an Adult Folk/ Feminist Horror | Writer of Fantasy, Romance, Horror and Poetry | Reader | 23

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Sara Hiatt | Romance Author ✨@sarahiattwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If “‘tis the damn season” by Taylor Swift was a romance novel… 'TIS THE DAMN SEASON by Sara Hiatt Comps: Every Summer After X Holiday Ever After 💔 Second chance romance 🎄 Small town Christmas ⏳ Ten years of yearning & what-ifs #QuestPit #AmQuerying

Angelique Russell - 💫@angie-r03.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#QuestPit #A #H #Q The last known nursery rhyme of Fair Hollow. Found in the burnt down school after the last child disappeared in 1973

Nursery rhyme on torn paper journal entry
One for the flour Two for the dough,
Three for the secrets we'll never show Lavender. honev. and babv teeth Make the treats taste death beneath Four for the whispers, five for the lies.
Six little fingers baked into pies. Seven for silence.
eight for the kev
Nine when the fire decides who you'll be Don't fret if the pies start to scream. It means the Hearth has crowned a new Queen.

K.M. Carlson @wanderingbutton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

An #AgentsGuide to ASHMARKED for #QuestPit The first lie was calling it faith... #A #F #DF #Q

An Agent's Guide to Ashmarked
Netflix's Midnight Mass meets Shadow and Bone for corrupt faith breeding sanctioned violence and bound to dangerous power others seek.

The Comps- Blood over Bright Haven for power built on a buried, dangerous truth, and Godkiller for an unwelcome bond with a dangerous power

The pitch: When darkness incarnate breaks free from her fire-worshiping faith, a young woman discovers it's bound to her bloodline, making her the key to re-caging it. Now hunted, she must sever the tether before it consumes her.

Photo: burning mannequin.

The quotes:

"You were the light in my lifetime of darkness."

“The Flamebearer didn’t bear the darkness,” he said softly, as if he knew that what he said next would break her. “He was the darkness.”
And it did. She broke, entirely. Right down the middle of her heart. The words violated prayer she’d ever whispered, and every memory of every drop of blood she’d ever given.

Ellie Ember is querying 🌿🩸✒️@ellieemberwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ONE DARK WINDOW x A RIVER ENCHANTED 🕯️ a deadly curse 🖤 a marriage of survival 🌿 a forest out for blood 🩸 a forgotten first bride 🌊 and a river that saw it all VOW YOUR HEART TO THE RIVER, a 90k adult gothic fantasy #OwnVoices chronic illness rep #QuestPit #Q #F #A #Gothic

moodboard featuring an image of Thomas and Ellen from Nosferatu, comp title books For the Wolf, A River Enchanted, One Dark Window, The Everlasting, and the TV show Nancy Drew, text “marriage of convenience? no, marriage of survival”, an image of Florence + The Machine’s album Ceremonials, and images of Nancy Drew and Anthony Bridgerton

Pitch that reads: Complete at 90k words with #OwnVoices chronic illness representation, VOW YOUR HEART TO THE RIVER is an adult gothic fantasy standalone that combines the mystery-solving marriage of convenience from A River Enchanted with the gothic atmosphere of One Dark Window.

Every year, a woman disappears in the forest. Every year, Irene’s ailing detective father fails to find them before another is taken. Desperate to save his reputation, Irene ventures into the forest to hunt for clues, finding a cursed king with an ultimatum: marry him or the forest will kill her.

Taken centuries back to a version of their kingdom frozen in time, Irene discovers that all of the missing women accepted King Peter’s deal and drowned in the river soon after. To make it home, she’ll have to convince Peter to break the curse’s cycle.

Yet the forest wants blood, and it won’t tolerate disobedience. History must repeat itself.

With the forest taking a life each night Irene remains alive, she and Peter hurry to unravel her visions of the forgotten first bride and unearth the story at the root of the curse. But when he starts to remember his real life in Irene’s time, she’ll have to determine why the curse chose him – and if she’s willing to sacrifice the man she’s falling in love with to survive.

andrea 💘@starringandrea.bsky.social · 4mo ago

GET IT TOGETHER | 88K a steamy, heartfelt romcom CAN'T GET ENOUGH X INSECURE ❤️Second (& third) chances 🔥She wants casual, he falls first 🤝Funny friendships & found family 🖤Black MCs & a BIPOC cast (in their 30s!) 🎙️All the banter 🌇NYC (mostly Brooklyn!) #QuestPit #Q #A #R #amquerying

White text and pictures over a brown background with subtle gold sparkles.

Text says: Now Querying - Get It Together - A Black RomCom - Overworked. Overcaffeinated. Underappreciated.

Images feature a disco ball, cafe table with pastries, a snowy street in Brooklyn, knitting supplies, and Black man and woman meant to represent the main characters.

White text over brown background with images of the Black main characters of Get it Together, a rom-com.

Text says: Quotes from Get It Together - A Black RomCom

Cassie - “You should know I don’t actually care what you think, but I’d appreciate an unbiased opinion.”

Malcolm - “There are a lot of things I’m willing to do to have you again, Cassie.”

Now querying

Madelyn Knecht ✨🌈@madelynknecht.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What if Enid mended broken hearts for a living... and Wednesday arrived without a heart at all? ❤️‍🩹sunshine MC hiding secrets 🫀LI who doesn't know what it means to be human 🔥a deadly mystery 🪶quirky, meddling witch (ahem, enchantress) #questpit #AG #YA #F #R for #Editors

Heart-covered white background. Image in the center is artwork of a blonde girl in a strawberry dress holding hands with a brunette in all black standing in front of a clinic called HEARTS TO MEND. Text reads: YA sapphic speculative romance. Sapphic romance, slow burn, grumpy x sunshine, equal angst&humor, found family, unique magic system, teaching the LI to be human

Taurus @tauruswrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

MAGIC MEETS CODING A Silicon Valley-inspired New Orleans where a teen writes spells down in code to stop the army of undead. 🧟 dead brought back to life with magic 💻 girls in stem 👯‍♀️ twin sisters magically bonded ❤️ friends to lovers #questpit #SF #F #YA #Q #SFF #agentsguide

Clara Benson is ✨querying✨@clarabenson.org · 4mo ago

🧚‍♀️ ALL THE TIME WE NEVER HAD 🍐 WIP #questpit #A #R #HF #H #L #Q 🌹Devine femininity 🫀Family sacrifice 👸Women’s roles in history 🏡Antique house 🧚‍♀️ Folklore and spirits 🤰Mother-daughter relationship

T. A. Westy | Author @a-westy-writes.bsky.social · 4mo ago

TWISTED TETHER Rapunzel and Hercules become star-crossed in my romantic dystopian fantasy! ✨️Postapocalyptic Appalachian Fantasy✨️ ✨️Mythology✨️ ✨️Slow Burn Romance✨️ ✨️Found Family✨️ ✨️Hidden Demigod✨️ #questpit #A #D #RF #Q

Twisted Tether (98,000 words) is an adult dystopian fantasy romance, written in dual pov by T. A. Westy. The picture is of the FMC, Adara Hunt, who carries heretical brandings on her neck and back. Another image shows a scene from the swamps where Adara travels.

Only a god can kill a god.

A fugitive cursed with heretical markings travels postapocalyptic Appalachia in search of answers, accompanied by a secret demigod enlisted to spy on her and steal her magic. Gods monopolize magic in Adara’s world, where she must decide: follow the tether to Earth’s power, risking everything, or go back into hiding, to a life of pain and isolation. Both options threaten her relationship with Elias, who faces his own demons: obey his mother and the law, or do the unthinkable—defy the gods to protect Adara.

The image shows Adara Hunt (FMC), Elias Lindholm (MMC), and the raven familiar of the story, Belrue.

Rapunzel and Hercules are star-crossed in my adult dual POV dystopian fantasy romance. Readers who vibe with the father-daughter dynamic in The Last of Us, the hunted female lead with earthen magic in Demi Winters's ROAD OF BONES, and the emotional complexity of love versus duty in Sue Lynn Tan’s IMMORTAL will devour this manuscript.

Road of Bones: third-person close, lesser-known mythology, FMC hunted for her magic

Brothers Grim Rapunzel: confinement and longing for a naive FMC with moxie

Immortal: hidden identities, love vs duty, moral ambiguity

Dwayne Johnson's Hercules: underrepresented demigod MMC, fate vs free will

The Last of Us: Father/daughter dynamic, found family

daniellerufrano.bsky.social @daniellerufrano.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My first #questpit pitch! I’m so excited to participate! DISSEVERER is SILVER ELITE meets ONE DARK WINDOW #Q #A #D #DR #F In the Outlands, Death can be a mercy…until It wants a favor.

A collage of pictures including: shadow hands reaching for each other, red thread, and artwork by Eugene Cuvelier and Avert Van der Neer. Artwork is public domain offered by the MET. Titles of the pieces are “The Farrier” and “Fontainebleau Forest”. The title of the querying work is DISSEVERER and this is an agent guide.

The following picture is of a girl holding a red thread. On top of that picture is the covers of three books: SILVER ELITE by Dani Francis, ONE DARK WINDOW by Rachel Gillig and THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten. The pitch is for the novel DISSEVERER is also typed out: a virus-scarred blacksmith with the cursed power to see through the veil that separates the living from the dead, barters with a Death God for her soul’s freedom, but the price is steep: Death wants admittance into the land of the living, and shes’s the only one who can sever the veil.

The following is a picture of hands reaching for each other. On top of that is screenshots of positive reviews from readers, beta readers and critique partners. One is from an email, another from a text message, the other review given through a string of DMs.

This picture is of a hand and the pointer finger is reaching for dark smoke. Over it is a snippet from my dystopian dark fantasy, where the MC meets a death harvester for the first time.

laurenlebourgeois.bsky.social @laurenlebourgeois.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A LIFE WHERE WE WORK OUT ❤️ Contemporary romance balancing humor and emotional vulnerability - Second chance romance laced with enemies to lovers energy - Complex family themes - Female friendship - Character driven - Heroine rediscovering her worth #questpit #W #A #R #RF

Jenny Lane @authorjennylane.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Coming in 2026 from Harlequin... 💅Golden Retriever who is SO BABY GIRL 🍞Type-A barista with her own sourdough starter 💍🏳️‍🌈 marriage of convenience 🐱He loves to eat 🫦She loves giving up control #QuestPit #A #R (Coming February 2026)

8 images of Jamie and Harper falling in love

Athena Lambrou @athena-lambrou.bsky.social · 4mo ago

They Hate Each Other X Imogen Obviously Ares needs to do 3 things in life so he doesn’t let his family down: -Date a nice Cypriot girl -Get into a good university -NOT fall in love with his rival, the brother of his sister-in-law ✨Big 5 imprint editor interest #QuestPit #YA #R #LGBT #Q

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What my NYC teen witches are googling as they prepare to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop a nefarious long-dead witch from coming back to life. Percy Jackson-but-with-witches! #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

In the Shadow of a Witch - Haley’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - Alanna’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - August’s Google searches

Stella B James @stellabjames.bsky.social · 4mo ago

SIX OF CROWS x THE MUMMY A time traveling bounty hunter with a debt to pay and knack for disaster needs to steal and return a time altering relic to Fate and her Council if he has any hope of buying back his freedom and saving the immortal he loves. #questpit #Q #YA #F

Moodboard collage with pictures of a couple in front of a large clock, a store of clocks, a couple kissing, a girl reaching for the stars, rusted clocks, a couple in historical clothing, a boy consoling a girl in a room, a sign that reads “I think we met before”, and a photo of an investigation board

Sierra Janae (Farrare) | Fantasy Author @bysierrajanae.bsky.social · 4mo ago

SAINTBORN | 93k | FANTASY ROMANCE AVATAR x SHADOWHUNTERS In a world where the Saints are the source of all magic and power, a powerless thief discovers she is the heir to a Saint that shouldn't exist—and becomes the truth an empire will destroy to protect. #Q #RF #QuestPit

Dark fantasy graphic featuring a stone angel statue with wings and a halo holding a spear, layered over a textured black background with a cream paint stroke. Large gold serif text reads “SAINTBORN.”

Fantasy novel synopsis graphic with gold serif title text reading “THE PITCH” over a dark floral and marble statue background. White text reads: When magicless thief Aurenna Taerwyn steals a relic from the capital’s most secure vault, she triggers a forbidden power, and sparks a vision of a massacre. The Saints the empire worships didn’t ascend; they were murdered in an empire-sanctioned genocide. Now, as an ambitious Magistrate moves to bury the secret, Aurenna discovers she’s not just holding a truth—she’s found the genocide’s only survivor. To liberate him, Aurenna must master the chaotic magic she was never meant to have and decide if she’s willing to burn down an empire to do what's right, even if she burns with it. Highlighted phrases include “forbidden power” and “sanctioned genocide.” "Burns with it" is circled. Atmospheric dark fantasy vibe.

Fantasy book comparison graphic titled “THE COMPS” in large gold serif lettering. Two fantasy novels are displayed against a glowing cathedral-like background: The Second Death of Locke by V.L. Bovalino and Godkiller by Hannah Kaner.

Harper 🏐PREORDER SDOV NOW!🏐@harperkinsley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎭DEAR WENDY x MY FAIR BRADY🎭 #QuestPit #Q #YA When Sofia is cast as the romantic lead of her senior musical with her toxic, cheating ex-boyfriend, she enlists the help of skeptical aroace sound tech, June, to help her "fall out of love" with him, move on for good and become the star of her own show

Collage of theater images with torn paper edges. Highlights include a spotlighted performer, soundboardm red theater seats, and the text "Forget About the Boy."

Angelique Russell - 💫@angie-r03.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#QuestPit #A #H #Q Welcome to lovely Fair Hollow. Join the community and see how your life turns for the better. We are all for community around here, especially when it comes to revenge🥧

Excerpts:
The thing about silence is that it consumes you, body and soul to the point where it could make a ghost out of you without trying. One day drives vou mad, three days on you start to accept it, seven days later and even the smallest tap of a ceramic against a counter feels too loud. Ten days later and vou forget ta speak to yourself out loud and your thoughts are extensions of everything you had yet ta say.
Things I learned tonight:
- The storm was the perfect weather to move bodies without being noticed
- Steel pokers belong in every home for safety - The priest was the heaviest person I had ever moved.
⁃ There is not enough wine in the world to make me forget what I did tonight

Susie Lindau @susielindau.bsky.social · 5mo ago

MEX GOTHIC x MISERY It's easy to romanticize writing in a remote estate, but when a sentient house attacks and a psychopath threatens, a naive novelist must unearth the key to this madness or his sister will arrive in time to write his eulogy. #Posterpit #H #T #SPF #A #Q Big 5 interest

Contest finalist, THE DEADLINE, Big 5 interest, Psychological horror, Mexican Gothic, meet Misery, and the author's backpacking trip gone wrong. It's easy to romanticize writing a book in a remote location, but when a sentient house attacks and a psychopath threatens, a novelist must unearth the key to this madness before his sister arrives in time to write his eulogy. Pro edited dual POV, Available now

Nyx Martens @nyxmartens.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How many lies did Wendy tell to keep the story straight? The Littlest Darling is a modern Peter Pan spin-off with a disabled MC and a queer cast. Now Querying! #PosterPit #Q #F #FT #YA #LGBTQ #DisabledAuthors #QueerAuthors #AmQuerying

There is a poster in the image that is split into three horizontal sections. The top section shows a smokey forest with the names of comparable book titles: "Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher", "Otherworldly by FT Lukens", and "Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas".
There is an acorn and a leaf in the bottom left corner of the top section.
The middle section is made up of aged paper with the text "Hook (1991) x Heartstopper" followed by the title "The Littlest Darling" in large font underneath. The text "Now Querying!" appears below the title.
There is a brown leather journal in the bottom right corner of the middle section.
The bottom section is made up of an image of water with the text "Lux, the queer & disabled grandchild of Wendy, finds a log of the true stories of the Darlings in the Neverland, revealing just how many lies Wendy told the world. Now trapped on the island, Lux must fight through their own physical limitations and the forces of the Shadow to save the Neverland before it’s torn apart."

Hi, I’m Caitie @findmeinfairytales.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#W #FT #F #YA #PosterPit

Swan Song.
Sapphic slow burn. Fairytale retelling. Tea leaf reading magic. YA fantasy. 88k words. Querying soon.

Florrie Auclair - Querying and Drafting @florrienne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First contact has more paperwork than Gloria ever imagined. A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE X CALAMITY X SWALLOWED ✨ First contact but make it workplace rivals to lovers ✨ Aliens with rainbow hair ✨ Grumpy X (Flirty) Sunshine ✨ Anti-Capitalist ✨ LGBTQ+ Cast ✨ Colorful Sci-Fi #PosterPit #Q #SF #R #A

Movie poster of a blurry field of flowers tinted to look like early morning.

A Sci-Fi Romance Novel by Florrie Auclair
Meeting of Honesty
Workplace Rivals to Lovers
Monet Inspired Planet
Corporate Satire

A Burnt out former lawyer must facilitate first contact, fight back against her own corporate overlords, and not fall for the alien man keeping secrets from her.

Querying now.

Angelique Russell - 💫@angie-r03.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Folk / Feminist Horror - Delicious traditions - A journal that rewrites itself - Feminine rage - The mirror shows the truth #H #Q #A #PosterPit

Scenic town with pastel buildings
In front in big bold letters stands "Baker's Club"
NOW QUERYING
Rituals, Bonds, Blood

Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · 5mo ago

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE x MARLOWE BANKS, REDESIGNED 👩‍💻 workplace romance 😠 enemies to lovers 👫 close proximity 💚 mental health representation 📌Agent guide pinned! #PosterPit #Q #R #A

blurred image of two people kissing
Text (top to bottom, left to right)
contemporary romance, mental health rep, forced proximity, enemies to lovers
Overcoming
She's afraid to fly. He's afraid to fall. Together, they'll face their fears and uncover the truth.
Querying now

andrea 💘@starringandrea.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CAN’T GET ENOUGH X INSECURE (88k) Love wasn't part of their best-laid plans, but securing the bag means playing to win, and neither can afford to lose. ❤️Second chance 🧶Craft stores ☕️ cafes & 🪩 clubs 🔥She wants casual, he falls first 🤪Funny friendships 🖤Black MCs 🌇NYC #Posterpit #Q #A #R #C #Co

Movie style poster for #PosterPit featuring two coffee cups with white text overlayed. First line of text says Adult Romcom, second chance, found family, he falls first. Title is Get it Together. Sub head is A Black Romcom by Andrea Lynch. Taglinge is Overcaffeinated, overworked, underappreciated. On the sides it says All Star BIPOC cast and Made in Brooklyn 2026. Features quotes with 5 star ratings including "An immersive world that transports me right to brooklyn" and "They're absolutely feral for each other". Last line of text reads NOW QUERYING.

Elizabeth Sanders @e-sanders.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Imagine the 90’s Pretty Woman with a gender flip… Up against her ex for senior partner and invited to his destination, Lex hires an intriguing escort to trip him up—then why is she the one who’s falling? #posterpit #q #a #r 🌊Fake dating ☀️Loss + discovery 🌊banter ☀️Maldive beaches

Two pairs of sandy feet on a beach as the sun sets

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to marry a witch prince. When a spree of murders results from her con, Fallon must find a killer, hide her hoax from her husband, and cheat Fate once more — or watch everything she’s worked for unravel. #PosterPit #W #F #R #NA #A

A poster of a white flower with a dark background for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, a fantasy novel with a yearning romance and murder mystery about Fallon Mercer, a girl who cheats a prophecy to become a witch princess. A tagline states: to catch a killer, they must survive each other.

Amanda Lien is in the querying trenches! 🌈🩸🗡️@alienwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Woken from a decade-long enchanted sleep, Lora finds a kingdom drowning in madness and a warrior losing her mind to it, who says Lora is the only one who can save her. Lora doesn't know this (absolutely infuriating) stranger. She makes a fatal promise anyway. #PosterPit #F #A #W