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E.S. Young, Author | Querying @authoresyoung.bsky.social · Feb 15

Percy Jackson X League of Assassins

Thaddeus Hemsworth III has found his grandson. However, raised in the shadowy underworld, the boy possesses an unexpected set of skills and secrets that could bring his grandfather’s secret society crashing down.
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Mike Mizov @mizov.bsky.social · Feb 12

A dying estate. A bankrupt legacy. A suitor offering salvation or a love that could destroy her. A mother’s death shrouded in mystery. A father she can’t trust. A blood curse feeding the manor’s hunger.

Lottie Bradbury must face it all.

Starling House X The Hacienda

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Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · Feb 12

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
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An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie”
YA Romantic Fantasy
119k Words

Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines.

Blurb:

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy…
Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes.
Five for Silver, Six for Gold…
Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them.
Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told.

The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it.

The Atmosphere:
There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand.

Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.

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char 𖤓 @charyoung.bsky.social · Feb 12

🎸 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

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book ALL THE DEVILS aka devilswip. in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette

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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · Feb 12

When Keira's sister is taken, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land & sea, & her own dark powers to find a shapeshifter who could be anyone & whose price for her sister will have her choose b/w love & duty
✨️ #Questpit #RF #F #Q #A 🌗

3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman in a forest with a giant wolf; a silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a couple kissing; a woman reaching out to light; two hands touching; a woman surrounded by a phoenix; art of a winged person saving someone falling; silhouette of couple kissing in the sun; a crown and dagger

Crown of Amethysts
Na Romantic Fantasy 99,000 words
Shadow and Bone meets A Court of Thorns and Roses
Pitch: When Keira's sister is taken by a shapeshifter, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land and sea, and her own dark powers to save her. But the enemy could be anyone, and his price for her sister will have her question the cost of love and duty.
Comp titles: a fate inked in blood and spark of the everflame.
Tropes and themes: love vs duty, found family, vengeance and betrayal, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, forced proximity, dark secrets and hidden truths, half the Gods are dead, and gods. Goddesses, mortals, and more.

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E.S. Young, Author | Querying @authoresyoung.bsky.social · Feb 13

Percy Jackson X League of Assassins

Thaddeus Hemsworth III has found his grandson. However, raised in the shadowy underworld, the boy possesses an unexpected set of skills and secrets that could bring his grandfather’s secret society crashing down.
#questpit #UW #YA #SF #F #Q
#WritingCommunity

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