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Selena Lotus had come to excel at precisely two things in her eighteen years of life: expecting the worst of any situation, and wearing her brother's skin. #1stlinepit #YA #H #F #Agented #LGBT #writingcommunity #authorsky #writersky #revising

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An #AgentsGuide to KAMI TOUCHED: Clove Lewis, a botany major, gives her name to a Japanese deity—and is pulled into their deadly, mythic world. “The fluttering of leaves whispered his arrival.” #1stLinePit #Q #F #NA #YA #BookPitch #RF #Mythology

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Charmed x Buffy Seer of York Book 1 : The Hiding York was famous for its ghosts, but Harper had seen too many demons to fear rumours and trickery. #1stLinePit #F #UF #A #IP (Only 99c/77p today in the Indie Sale!)

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ITHACA X CIRCE “Diotima’s mother wrote her destiny while she had still cooked inside her womb.” #1stLinePit #OS #HF #A #editorsguide

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I thought the reading of Sienna Palmer's will would be packed, given that I of all people was somehow on the list. But I was one of only four people in the lawyer's office that day. THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO X LISTEN FOR THE LIE #1stLinePit #Q #A #T

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"Bright droplets of red bloomed against the crisp, white layer of fresh snow. A trail, unbeknownst to my victim, that would be his demise." 👻 PR w/ body horror 🇰🇷 Inspired by Korean folklore 🌦 Set in the PNW #1stLinePit #A #P #R #H #WIP

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Dolphins have more in common with humans than most of us realize. Their social structure is complex; they travel in tight-knit groups—called pods—but they form other relationships outside of them. #1stLinePit #WIP #A #R #CON 👇 Blurb, small Josie & Will profile, continued opening.

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SWEET AS A LAMB The procession moved without music. Only the soft knock of oars and the hush of worn shoes against cobblestone. The coffin floated gently, as if afraid to sink down to the gods without a corpse inside of it. #1stLinePit #A #T #Q

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"Fuck me, Troy." “That’s a bit inappropriate, Dave, considering the situation.” #1stlinepit #A co(s)mic #Horror #WIP Query ready this summer at approx. 75k words!

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WITCHER x CRIMSON PEAK x BROADCHURCH The Fifth’s standard-issue armour performed admirably versus tooth and claw, blade and burr alike repelled by its tough leather and metal plates. The one assailant against which it failed to defend was the cold. #1stlinepit #WIP #A #H #gothicromantichorror

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Being summoned by Vanessa Vine was a privilege most witches would gouge their neighbor’s eye for. Since Brisa received the official summons five days ago, there was no excitement, only the type of anxiety that sows its seeds into the folds of your brain. #1stlinepit #WIP #F #R #H

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When Olive’s nature-loving daughter goes missing, she reluctantly accompanies a grumpy half-beast mercenary on a journey through the Wilds to find her. 🍃 Eco-horror fantasy 🍃 Dual POV mum/daughter 🍃 Love, lust, life & death 🍃 Elemental second world 🍃 Everyone is morally grey #youdeservepit #wip #a

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ARCANE x MISTBORN Dragged into the war btw science and magic as a mechanic, anxious prodigy Circuit uncovers his true power to control metal. To survive the army that drafted him, he must help fierce bot Asher get revenge on his creator. If they don’t kill each other first. #YouDeservePit #YA #F

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Broke private-eye, Talia, has one job- find out where an ancient stone knife came from. But that means working with her bubbly frenemy.😤 When more mysterious artifacts emerge and her client is killed, they must race to save the treasures before anyone else dies. #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #M

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🖤MY LADY JANE X HEARTLESS HUNTER🖤 A witch & a thief compete to steal a necklace from an evil inquisitor A task easily resolved in 20 pages if not for the: ❣️flirting 🗡️bickering 💫glittering balls & 💃DANCING PLAGUE ~slowly but surely~ bewitching everyone in town #youdeservepit #ya #uw #f #q

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MASTERS OF DEATH x SUPERNATURAL x ADDIE LARUE x BELLADONNA After Death goes missing a reaper meets a recently dead man who can’t move on. #YouDeservepIt #wip #A #F

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For #YouDeservePit I wanted to make a new agent guide for The Blood of a Divine, a historical fantasy + gothic horror + romance novel inspired by the mythos of Hades & the Underworld set in 1899 London, Paris, & Rome 🩸👑💀 #Q #A #POC #LGBT #F #HF #H #R #amquerying

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5TH WAVE meets NOPE meets ARRIVAL meets INTERSTELLAR After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late. ALT👀 #BluePit #YA #literary #scifi #book

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#youdeservepit #Q #A #F #R #FR When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.

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Jim's graduate research was meant to bring salvation to rural regions like his own. Healing, with a simple telepathic command. Growth. But not all growth is good for the body—or soul. Lucky for Jim, botanist Bash is excellent at pruning. #YouDeservepIt #A #SF #F #Q #agentsguide #litagents

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Mageborn X Divine Rivals When the king discoveres defiant Rhi has illegal 🔥 magic, she's sent on a quest with the prince to steal fairy tears from a neighboring kingdom. Fail and her status, her home, her family...all will be lost. #youdeservepit #YA #F #R

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#AgentsGuide AN EMBER IN THE ASHESx4TH WING FMC must marry into power during a martial tournament but decides to compete & fight for her people. Seducing & battling, her plans unravel when she's paired with the vexing future King, falls in love, & joins the Duke's hitlist #Q #F #R #RF #YouDeservepIt

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#YouDeservepIt Caught between the demands of her home realm & her love for a human named Eope, Reny must forge a path through the clash of ancient traditions and evolving ideals. 💥🐉Mythical Creature ✨️🌏Otherworldly Realm 👩🏿‍🤝‍👩🏾 💜 LGBT+ Couple 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 💞Found Family 👰🏾🙅🏾‍♀️Arranged Marriage #Q #A #F #SF #R

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OUABH X CASTLEVANIA NOCTURNE X READY OR NOT ♠️An Alice in Wonderlandesque débutante competition 👑in a Versailles palace ✨with whimsical balls, 🦇deadly vampires 🩸& something even deadlier brewing in the basement #youdeservepit #f #crossover #wip

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5TH WAVE meets NOPE meets ARRIVAL meets INTERSTELLAR After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late. #YouDeservePit #YA #literary #scifi

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GOOD OMENS X THE OFFICE Virgil Mora, Hell's Consultant, has 3 months to turn the business around to save Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for, getting a celestial pink slip. But his old job, and mistakes, come back to haunt him. Literally. #YouDeservePit #WIP #A #F #LGBT

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Sage has finally trapped the God of Time, planning to kill him to avenge her dead love. Until he offers her a deal: if she can survive a human lifetime as a god, he'll help her kill the rest of the gods. #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #amquerying #WritingCommunity

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Squid Game x TBOSAS 🌲🔪⌛🩸✨ To find her sister, Tate lies her way onto a deadly televised tournament of hide&seek where players are injected w/magic chosen by the audience. Survival depends on working w/the enemy. He might save her life - if he doesn't take it first.   #YA #F #Q #YouDeservepIt

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Whale x Outlander A failed scholar-turned-florist is suddenly reborn as a noble in an alternate ancient East Asia. Having no romance nor accomplishments in his 1st life, he now seeks simple love & comfort despite familial obligations & a curse to harm loved ones. #A #WIP #Up #Spec #R #YouDeservepIt

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A 🐚 is the perfect gift for a crush, but stealing from the sea has consequences. As it stirs, John is swept into danger—and a truth he’s always avoided: maybe he doesn’t really want to be a boyfriend. Maybe he doesn’t want to be a boy at all. #YouDeservePit #YA #F #W #LGBT

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Sierra loves her family and fears becoming them. Their healing hurts and their pills make you sick. But as infectious iron creeps through veins like kudzu, she is forced to take on her dark inheritance. If she must deal with monsters, she might as well become one. #YouDeservePit #Q #YA #H #T

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There's a reason magic was silenced. Who will bring it back? The sorceress who will tear down empires, the smuggler with split loyalties who doesn't believe it exists, or the warrior who would die to keep it secret. THE BONE SHARD WAR x THE JASAD HEIR #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F

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#YouDeservepIt with my latest #AgentsGuide Romeo and Juliet meets The Hunger Games in this NA, dual-POV, romantic fantasy. A fiery, slum-dwelling rebel and a guilt-ridden aristocrat find forbidden love amid a brutal uprising, hidden magic, and deadly monsters that could destroy them both. #NA #F #R

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ONE DARK WINDOW x IMMORTAL DARK Nocturne's halls hold secrets darker than Alyss ever imagined. With sinister professors & corrupted moon magic, she'll need to work with her ex, his new girl, & an infuriately charming vampire to avenge her sister's murder. #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #F

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A jarl's daughter must trick her father's murderer into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family. But the more time she spends with her enemy, the more she questions who the true villain really is—and forbidden desire threatens to ruin everything #YouDeservepIt #NA #Romantasy #Q

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PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender

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HUNGER GAMES × COBAB × FOURTH WING Inspired by the Central African mythology of the Underworld of Kalunga A boy with dangerous blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mother's soul, before it's sacrificed to the Gods of the Underworld #YouDeservepIt #YA #OS

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HERE WE GO AGAIN x ITS A SIN While honouring his uncle's dying wish to reunite six iconic drag queen activists, a young gay man learns dark secrets about his adoptive mother. When she demands he stops his search, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #YouDeservepIt #A #Q

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✨ DON'T LET THE FORREST IN x THE MUPPETS ✨ Dear #litagents & #Editors, My 64,000-word YA horror with surreal, subversive, and slightly grotesque elements, THE HUGGLEBEEZ, is a cross between The Muppets and fandom mascot horror (FNAF, Amazing Digital Circus, DHMIS) #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #H #Spec #T

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When Keira's sister is captured by a shape-shifting immortal, she teams up with the God of Light to rescue her; but an ancient darkness grows within Keira, and she must choose between stopping those who seek to harness it or saving those she loves. ✨️ #YouDeservepIt #Q #NA #RF #F #R 🌗

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Fantasy fugitives kidnap a ballerina w/ a panic disorder for their leader’s magic in her, but though they threaten her family so she'll live w/ them until it can be returned & forbid ballet school, she risks everything after she bonds w/ them & falls for 1 #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #RF #FR #F #R #M #ND

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The Dying Religion - KAOS x WITCHER x GODKILLER No one expected orphans to survive the war to end magic, instead they won it. Victory’s cost? The death of their God. “Do you know what it costs to be loved by a God?” “Tell me, how’s it pay to be feared by one?” #YouDeservepIt #agentsguide #A #F

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A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become. #YouDeservePit #Q #YA #H #T

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