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🏳️‍🌈 Morally grey and kinda gay 🧙‍♀️ WIP: Cloak & Dagger - witchy dystopian 👸🏻 Queen of making book piles 📍 London, UK

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cjwrites477.bsky.social @cjwrites477.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE MAIDEN AND THE ENDLESS DARKNESS historical Norse romantasy. Of the many side characters Winfrid is 1 of my faves. Christian monk who chronicles for the dragon Sigrun's friend and mentor even though she's bound to the Norse gods #Questpit #Q #A #RF #HF #F (Art by me on procreate- no AI)

Sigrun’s people are under attack. Desperate for protection, Sigrun’s uncle seeks the aid of a dragon. When the king fails to raise the dragon’s tribute and the negotiations crumble around them, Sigrun steps in with her own offer – she will serve as the dragon’s storyteller in exchange for her people’s protection.
The beautiful yet terrifying Lord of the Endless Darkness gives Sigrun one month to prove she’s worth more than gold. At night, the primordial beast hangs on her words, claiming there’s magic in her tongue. By day, she tends to his village, watched over by Audun, the dragon’s second-in-command. Audun is as fascinating as he is arrogant and Sigrun can’t suppress her growing hope that his attention is more than evaluating her on the dragon’s behalf.
But those burgeoning hopes come crashing down when ...
Historical Romantasy set in 9th Century Scandinavia
complete at 93k words
Stand alone with series potential
subverting the maiden and dragon trope
interwoven with mythology and folk tales
slow burn romance
competent heroine & respectful love interest
community and found family
Comp titles: Road of Bones by Demi Winters, The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec

“If I’m not banished, then what am I supposed to do?” she asked, stirring the liquid.
“That is up to you. I’m just the chronicler, you’re the storyteller.”
“You know about that?” she asked, surprised.
He gestured to a shelf. “Bring me the red tome.”
Winfrid flipped to the last completed page while Sigrun watched over his shoulder. In the margin, entwined with ivy and gold leaf, he had painted a maiden in a crimson dress. She stood beneath a stone arch, her golden braid spiraling down into the jaws of a dragon curled at the bottom of the page. The little figure held her arms upward, the fine curve of her mouth open as though calling out.
Sigrun touched the little version of herself, tracing the braid. To think, she had spent the afternoon making the ink that might someday record her fate.
Illustrated manuscript with text:
n the seventh day of the fifth month in the 849th year of Our Lord, King Dagfall of Skarthbyr sent a missive offering a cart of gold for the dragon’s aide. When the dragon arrived to claim his due, the deceitful king offered his own niece
in the treasurer’s place. Th dragon refused, disgusted that the king would sell his flesh and blood.
But then the maiden spoke, and as she did fate yielded to her tongue. She begged one month to prove her worth. Intrigued the dragon allowed it. And thus did the storyteller enter the dragon’s service.

@danidevineauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

What's The Story? is a gritty blend of dark romcom & romantic suspense 🏍️reverse age gap 💋 burnt out millennial FMC 🏍️ funny, flirty f*ckboy MMC 💋 connections to Irish crime family 🏍️explores loss of self, misogyny & gendered violence Comps: Butcher&Blackbird x Lights Out x Bourbon&Secrets #questpit

jenharkerauthor.bsky.social @jenharkerauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cloak and Dagger - entering agent inboxes as we speak: 🗡️ Rivals to lovers ❤️‍🔥 An actual love triangle ✨ Forbidden Love 🔮 Hidden Powers 🏛️ Greek Mythology Inspired 🐺 Talking Animals 💪 Disability & chronic illness rep 🌈 Diverse characters 🫂 Found Family 👹 Feminine Rage #Questpit #Q #A #F #D #H

jules is QUERYING @jccrews.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH X THE SONG OF ACHILLES an #agentsguide to THE FALL OF THE SUNKEEPER, a mythical high fantasy/romance inspired by ancient rome. ✨ forbidden love ☀️ celestial death magic ⭐️ adventure ✨ chronically ill fmc!! ☀️ sexual tension ⭐️ there’s def only one bed #questpit #Q #A #F #RF

V.V. Angelova @libraryorv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH x THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE X KATABASIS 🧹🗡️ Murdered 19th-century witch Olena awakens in the Slavic underworld and strikes a deadly bargain for revenge with Baba Yaga, uncovering buried truths. #questpit #A #Q #F #agentsguide

Chase Grayson is Agented🌙@adropofmagick.bsky.social · 2w ago

A STUDY IN DROWNING X GILMORE GIRLS Atticus moved to Havenvale so he could attend the most prestigious knighthood academy in the kingdom, but there's a rose-scented ghost haunting his manor, & he's learning it's hard to focus while falling in love...👻🖤 #AG #YA #F #RF #QuestPit

A HAUNTING TO HOLD
Ghost Romance
𝙷̶𝚒̶𝚜̶ ̶𝙵̶𝚒̶𝚛̶𝚜̶𝚝̶ His Forever
Cozy Fantasy Town
Magical Lantern Festival
Star-Spinning Magic
Gothic Manor
Griffin Riding
Knighthood Academy

THE PITCH
COZY YA FANTASY 89,000 WORDS

After fleeing from his war-ravaged hometown, a timid boy enrolls in an elite knighthood academy while falling for the ghost haunting his rose-scented manor; but when enemy knights invade his cozy new town during a festival that allows the dead to live for a single night, he must learn how to rally his courage before the girl he loves is lost forever.

CHAPTER ONE
My ghost never hides in the shadows.
When the afternoon burns brightest, I’ll catch her silhouette in the sunshine. When night steals the sky I glimpse delicate blue eyes peeking out behind moonbeam curtains. It’s been five weeks since we've moved in, yet I've only ever found her in the light.
“She’s not your ghost,” reminds Olive. “I can see her, too!”
But my sister’s claim rattles out like a lie. Looking at her now, she’s scrunching her face up, squinting real tight, yet her eyes never seem to find the shimmering girl that runs through Rosefall Manor.
Not like mine do.

FOR FANS OF...
The sweeping, magical romance of…
A cozy fantasy town inspired by…
The lush prose and gothic atmosphere found in…

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Editors Heists, spice, and space, oh my! What do you do when: 🏳️‍🌈 You're a disaster bisexual 😱 Space witches want your hyperspace treasure maps 💫 You have to leave Hecate IV before you're caught You ALWAYS GET IN A SPACESHIP WITH A SCOUNDREL 🥵🚀 #QuestPit #AG #OS #A #R #SF

The first page of a pitch deck. A neon pink art deco border pulls words out of a romantic starry space background. This border and background repeat over the following images. The title page reads in art deco gold and neon pink: An editor's guide to -- Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel -- A Sci-fi Romance by Ellie Rhymer. Representation Christi Cardenas.

Romantic pink and sci-fi neon and stars: Pitch. Good heists. Bad Decisions. Great Chemistry.

Anora is the quick-thinking manager of an illegal casino, fleeing the assassination of her gang's boss with the hyperspace treasure maps thrust into her hands as he died.

Jayro is a mouthy interstellar smuggler from the wrong side of the hyperspace lane with the only ship that can get Anora off Hecate IV before the emperor's relic-hunting space witches close a net around the planet.

The two bad-at-feelings bisexuals try to tamp down simmering, inconvenient attraction as they are forced to work together with the scrappy, tight-knit crew of the Helle Wanderer to survive in the criminal underworld and discover the secret at the end of the dangerous maps.

Their love story is a heist and they're stealing more than each other's hearts.

Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer

Romantic neon pink and a starry background: Excerpt. “Those are pre-set…” Jayro warned as Anora toggled a series of switches at the nav computer and began actively moving data streams around the screen.
“Pre-set for scans for //stationary objects//. You pick out your nav programs like you pick out your paint schemes?”
Jayro felt annoyance rising up in him again. The cockpit was his domain. Never mind that he agreed with her about the deco. “It took Fish weeks to get those programs running!”
“Look, unless you want to meet an asteroid face to face, shut the hells up and let me work.” Anora frowned as she watched some data return from the program. “Call engineering.”
“Gladly.” Jayro opened the channel on his wrist communicator.
“Yeah?” Fish’s voice responded.
“The new navigator is having trouble with her—” Jayro broke off as Anora grabbed his forearm and yanked his wrist in front of her own face, causing his chair to whirl towards her.
“What are your pre-sets accounting for?" [...]

Romantic neon pink and a starry background. For fans of: Uncharted Hearts book series by Constance Fay (image of a three book series). Scum and Villainy (TTRPG) (An image of a book cover with a spaceship flying towards a jumpgate). Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne. A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. #AnnoyanceToLovers #FoundFamily #QueerStories #DisasterBisexuals #ForcedProximity #Scoundrel4Scoundrel #NeverTellMeTheOdds #DualPOV. Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer.

Danielle Ippaso is📝Querying📝@danielleippaso.bsky.social · 2w ago

STARLING HOUSE x ADDIE LARUE X MY COUSIN RACHEL A Gothic Fantasy Romance 📰 marriage of desperation 🏚️a secluded New Orleans estate 🥀mysterious, reclusive MMC 🕯️suspicious, determined FMC 🖤slow burn, forbidden obsession 🗝️a dark secret locked away #QuestPit #Q #A #F #H #R #Gothic #AmQuerying

Kat is querying!@katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 2w 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.

Chantal Danieli — is editing! 🕯️@chantaldanieli.bsky.social · 2w ago

JANE EYRE x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 🕯️forbidden gothic romance 🕯️slow burn 🕯️yearning à la anthony bridgerton 🕯️black swan-esque awakening 🕯️2000's setting 🕯️devouring obsession but make it consensual 🕯️secret lake meetings — coming to agent inboxes September 2026 🍂 #questpit #W #A #NA #R

My Sweet Unbecoming
A forbidden gothic romance
Coming to agent inboxes September 2026

Comps & Pitch
The Phantom of the Opera
Jane Eyre
Bridgerton — The Viscount Who Loved Me

When a scandal exiles her to Lucerne, disgraced Olivia Rooney falls for the one man she’s forbidden to love—Théodore Chair-Beaumont, the brooding aristocrat sworn to matrimony with another.
But beneath his restraint lies a wound that mirrors her own. And falling for him could not only repeat the tragedy that broke him before. It could ruin her reputation, once and for all.

Tropes
Forbidden Romance
High Society Match Making
European Setting
Slow Burn
Love VS Duty
Black Swan-esque Awakening
Masquerade Ball
2000’s Setting
Obsessive yearning
Secret Lake Meetings

K.M. Carlson @wanderingbutton.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Q #A #F #Questpit ASHMARKED: Feminine rage, social commentary, dangerous power... "They made obedience feel holy and used it as permission." Querying now!

jenharkerauthor.bsky.social @jenharkerauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

A little intro post to get things started 🖤