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Elliot Rose
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Writer, cellist & pianist. Accused of being a joyless communist feminist on two separate occasions. They/she/he, part-deaf.
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Elliot Rose @elliotrosea.bsky.social · May 7
Never mind the hero. Here's the villainous narrator's quest:
❤️ Get my ridiculously heroic ex back
🍷 Find an open gay bar during the apocalypse
🔮 Meditate
🔪 Kill that man-stealing prophet
😈 Avoid the Devil and her demons where possible
😂 Kidnap Jim
#questpit #Q #FA
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Grim Portents

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE

A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of

📖 #Q #A #DF #PR #Hu #H #QuestPit
Cover for Grim Portents featuring a skeleton hand gripping a feather, emerging from a flaming book over a maze Poster Cover for Grim Portents featuring Bill and Sonny. Bill is a dark featured man in a suit and kind of a Mark Ruffalo vibe. Sonny is a rotting corpse man with a cardigan. Behind them are a girl with glowing eyes and a glowing book, a woman with a shotgun, two shadow creatures, and the face of a demon. The words GRIM PORTENTS are big and in a classic Indiana Jones Style font "I always told myself it wasn't real. It was a figment of my imagination, the mind playing tricks. It was just a shadow. But now the monster had been given a name, an identity. It was real." BILL BAKER WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO MARRY THE WOMAN HE LOVES, BUT WHEN HIS WEDDING IS INTERRUPTED BY A RAMPAGING HELL-BEAST, HIS LIFE IS THROWN INTO DISARRAY. DESPERATE FOR A SECOND CHANCE, HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO SET HIS FUTURE BACK ON TRACK. NOW, WITH THE HELP OF A SOUL-COLLECTING REAPER NAMED SONNY, HE MUST UNCOVER WHO IS RELEASING MONSTERS FROM HELL, IN ORDER TO EARN BACK THE LIFE THAT WAS STOLEN FROM HIM AND PREVENT THE ONCOMING END OF DAYS. FACED WITH THE CHOICE BETWEEN WHAT IS RIGHT, AND WHAT IS EASY, BILL MAY HAVE TO SACRIFICE ALL HE HOLDS DEAR FOR ONE LAST SHOT AT LIFE.
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Caught between two rivals—a domineering brute and a manipulative strategist—a Black teen coveted for her power must join one in a coup or risk a deadly escape before their infamous leader returns to end her. Assuming, of course, the brute's situationship doesn't kill her first. #Q #YA #F #Questpit
The Areynian Storm, a YA Fantasy w/crossover potential, 98k words Power Grants Choices 17-year-old Art was given a power that only the Big Bad has, so when she is captured she has two options before her inevitable return: risk a deadly escape in defiance of beings who have already mastered what she does not, or join one of the two seeking an alliance to cement a new leadership, though any such pact is sure to be temporary. Time is only running out. Snippet: Art took two steps to follow her. “I have not dismissed you.” Art paused and rocked on her heels. She felt the prickle of his gaze and tried to hide the clenching of her fists by stroking the palm of her hands with her fingers. “Dinner’s over,” she said without looking back at him. “Stay. It is a night of celebration.” Art stood there debating if she would. Her mind buzzed. Was Myra okay? What if she really needed her— “Your markings have grown.” She turned then and didn’t bother to hide the irritation on her face. Only, Galon wasn’t looking at her face. His gaze was lower, aimed at the curve of her hip. “I prefer my woman in skirts.” His gaze lifted to her eyes. “They suit your form better.” Two god-like rivals. An emotional side-chick. Death’s imminent return. The Areynian Storm by Krys Plummer, a ya fantasy w/crossover potential 98k-words Art’s power is feared, despised, and yet everyone wants it. She possesses the oldest ability of the god-like beings who sought to dominate her world and will one day be able to control others and reality. So she was raised here, with us, in New York, shackled by expectations and condemned to play a pivotal role in a war she never wanted to fight. But when she is captured and caught between two of these god-like rivals seeking an alliance to become the new HBIC, an emotional side chick, and Death’s imminent return, Art finally realizes a savage truth: power grants choices. Everyone expects her to save her world, but Art doesn’t have a savior complex. She didn’t ask for this. And we have no maids here. Featuring: body-based magic system, strong BIPOC rep, action, romance, manipulation and twists, and a complex ensemble case who drive the plot forward.
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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libbylineweaver.bsky.social
CRIER'S WARxCITY OF DUSK

Politicians want one thing from them.

The Gods want another.

As Onesta and Aurelia find themselves in the squabbles of the powerful, they set out on a mission that they never agreed to: only to find that their true mission is much more consequential.

#QuestPit #W #A #F
Over a background of clouds in black and white are nice squares. From top left to bottom right, they are as follows: A statue of a woman holding a bow, standing atop a fountain, with trees behind her. A room with three arches windows. A foggy, rocky beach. A close up of a flowering tree. A white square with Cursed Blessings written in it. A black dragon in the fog. Two horseback riders on a beach. A black cat sitting on an iron fence with bare branches behind it. A picture of redwood trees, angled up to look at their tops. Black and white artwork of a dragon with its wings and tail fading into shadow, looking at a tuxedo cat and a gray and white fluffy cat. Agent guide to Cursed Blessings, 100,000 word adult fantasy. The background image is a sun setting over the ocean. In front are three text blurbs. Pitch: When a woman with a powerful Blessing of persuasion finds herself at the mercy of a corrupt politician, she finds connection in the most unexpected place: a vengeful woman from the enemy country. As they find themselves caught up in the schemings of those who'd use their gifts for evil, they are the only ones who can prevent a centuries-old tension from finally boiling over. Comps: Crier's War by Nina Varela, The City of Dusk by Tara Sim, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Tropes & Themes: sapphic fantasy, dual POV, gods-based magic system, enemies to lovers to "it's complicated," Mediterranean landscape, magical creatures, lots of cats
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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jenniferluce.bsky.social
SUCH SHARP TEETH X OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA

When a soul-devouring woman cursed with a sinister fox spirit falls in love with her final victim, she decides to end her killing spree; but the fox has plans of its own and it refuses to let one man stand in its way.

#QuestPit #A #H #R #PR #W
Background of Seattle alley with the following pictures: a woman with a red umbrella, a mouth with fangs, a silhouette of a woman, a korean woman, a couple about to kiss, a bloodied womans face
May 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
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 #NA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying
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. Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines. 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.
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAA X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#A #F #W #QuestPit
A foggy street. A vintage dress. A gas mask. Legs on rocky ground. A silhouette of a man and woman. Flowers in sunlight.
May 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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ANASTASIA X TANGLED

A seamstress’ assistant unable to recall her past recruits a thief to help her win her memories back in a festival. As lost magic surges to oppose them, a dangerous attraction blooms, forcing them to choose between forgotten pasts and tantalizing futures.

#questpit #OS #YA #F
Art featuring a girl in a blue dress with braided black hair and a flower crown dancing with a ginger-haired boy in a leather vest and trousers, with mountains and forests in the background. Tropes include element magic, cozy setting, disability rep, Ghibli vibes, dislike to lovers, snarky banter, Swiss folklore, and found family.
May 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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honeyscribbles.bsky.social
CATCH YOU IN THE TREES is a YA thriller set in the Pacific NorthWest where, in order to clear her name, a high school senior must team up with her XC co-captain and nemesis, the boyfriend of a missing girl—and the last person to see her alive.

#questpit #Q #YA #T #agentguide
An agent’s guide to Catch You In the Trees YA thriller romance Approximately 92k words Comp Titles: Nothing More to Tell, Karen McManus AGGGTM, Holly Jackson They’ll Never Catch Us, Jessica Goodman Unconventional Comps The Marauders Era PLL (2010) Cruel Summer (2021) Tropes/Vibes Rivals to lovers Running culture Private school Chaotic academia Dual timeline Dual pov Ride or die friendships A good old murder board It’s always the boyfriend, right? Mowich Bay can take one vanishing teen, but not two. Lennie Torres’s senior year captaining the XC team turns deadly when her ex-bff goes missing and she ends up a suspect. Her only way out? Team up with nemesis golden boy Lysander Hayes, the boyfriend of the missing girl—and the last person to see her alive. But Lysander’s not the only one keeping secrets, and if both Lennie and Lysander want to make it through XC season? They’re going to have to figure out how to trust each other or somebody’s going to end up dead. Snippet Hayes takes my hand, wrapping his fingers firmly around mine. “Deal.” His eyes glint an odd silver in the chrome and linoleum hallway and I think of people making deals with devils at cross roads. I wonder if they get the same storm of nerves I have swirling in my blood right now. I don’t trust Hayes. But I need him. “Deal.”
May 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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ladystroud.bsky.social
✨ dark NARNIA x MY LADY JANE ⚔️

A missing faerie. A forbidden elixir. A whole lot of missteps.

One reluctant princess’s quest to right her wrongs.

She craved freedom. What she found could cost her everything.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF
1-paragraph pitch for YIELD, a 100k adult romantic fantasy debut novel. Book comps for YIELD include Assistant to the Villain, Emily Wilde’s, One Dark Window, Nettle and Bone, the Cruel Prince. Media comps are My Lady Jane meets a dark, adult Narnia. YIELD will appeal to fans of: queer characters, a golden retriever MMC (with teeth), one “horse,” cozy AND dark, women’s wrongs, romantic subplot (but still spicy), found family, knife to throat, slow burn(s), and reluctant allies to lovers. A snippet from YIELD in which Thea, the main character and POV, threatens Brynn, her reluctant guide, with a knife to the throat.
May 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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DANNY PHANTOM x ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD

Well, Denny sure messed up this time. He accidentally released a serial killer ghost who drowns people.

To make things messier, he needs help from a medium who would rather let people die than help out strangers.

#QuestPit #W #YA #DF #F
A collage that says Ghost Story in the middle on crumpled black paper. It looks like someone cut the letters out of a magazine. Paper with miscellaneous words on it frame the image. To the left and right are tarot cards. On the left from top to bottom: Death Card, there is a skeleton on a white horse with ghostly hands reaching up; The Fool with an individual in orange and red strips walking with a bag, The Hanged Man with a man hanging by the foot from a tree. On the right: The Hermit but reversed has an old man with a big white beard and a blue outfit, he's holding a staff and a lantern with a star; Justice but reversed with a person holding a sword and touching their forehead to the flat of the blade; The Magician has a person with a beam of pink coming from their fingers causing cups, pentackles, wands, and swords to float A shot of a busy scrapbook going from left to right. On the left there is a rheel of images starting at the top is someone's leg, they're wearing canvas shoes and hold a baseball bat; a woman with long hair with light shining through their somewhat blonde hair; A girl lies on a couch, her face is unseen; a girl waits alone at night at a bus stop with a red light on her; a girl climbs into an empty pool. Next to the images is a piece of paper taped to a crumpled black paper background. It says "Where'd you go Lana Dragan?" this is in red and has a circle drawn around it with two red lines, one pointing at the images of the girl and then another arrow pointed at an image of a man in a yellow raincoat on. This image has tape and it says name? in red. Above that is a piece of paper taped and says "THE Man in Yellow? From Lana Tapes??" Next to the two papers is a polaroid image of a telephone post with a missing sign. There is no image of someone. It says missing and pieces of paper ready to take. It's next to another taped paper that says "What Kind of monster was Lana hunting last?" in red with a line drawn towards taped paper that says: "Quick Facts: Looking for a Beta Reader for only Act 1/Part 1 Aprox. Word Count: 35,640 Genre: Fantasy, Horror Age: Young Adult" The other red arrow points to a page that says: "Pitch: Well, Denny sure messed up this time. He had one goal. One goal! And failed. Somehow, rather than finding his missing sister, he released a serial killer ghost with a penchant for drowning people. And if that wasn’t already a lot, the one person in town who can see ghosts would rather play the cello than save strangers. " A shot of a busy scrapbook going from left to right. On the left there is a rheel of images starting at the top is someone's leg, they're wearing canvas shoes and hold a baseball bat; a woman with long hair with light shining through their somewhat blonde hair; A girl lies on a couch, her face is unseen; a girl waits alone at night… A scrap book with magazine cut out work that says "Comps" at the top then has the following series of image from top left to right. The book cover of Anna Dress in Blood by Kendare Blake in a polaroid. It's taped to old yellowing paper. The cover has a woman on it with black hair, she wears red; Dead Flip by Farah Farizan book cover with an arcade, the top letters are in red over a larger girl then several other individuals; This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab is ripped up with a violin and cursive letters over it; The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt book cover with a woman wrapped with casette tape and another person facing away without a face; The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnon book cover with the writing in blue there is then a faded blue scene that is all shadow. A series of characters lines the bottom: There is the Mystery Gang from Mystery Inc; Both of the Dead Boy Detectives; The Losers Club from It 2017 movie; Danny Phantom with his friends and sister; the three characters from Lockwood & Co; and a cello leaning against the border. Behind this is random sheet music. A collage with magazine cut out letters that says Memes? with doodles around it over a hamster, stars, and a dog. Then the following memes from left to right. Ralph from The Simpsons sitting on a bus chuckling and saying "I'm in Danger" and above it says "Lesson Two: Ghosts, continued. If they can hurt us, we should be able to hurt them, but we can't; The dark time line meme from Community with one character above holding pizzas and it says "Sebastian: *seeing the future* then below is "Sebastian" watching the chaotic scene of "Denny starting fires" starting a fire that is labeled "Problems made worse by Denny" then in the kitchen someone "Guitar pining for Denny" watches the fire while "Dennny almost dying (again) is on the floor with gunshot wound; The Anakin and Padme meme with Anakin saying "So I burned the warehouse down." and Padme laughs saying "What? You solve all your problems with arson?" and Anakin stares and Padme says "Denny, do you solve all your problems with arson?"; the meme of the man looking back at woman who passes him as he holds hand of woman. The man is labeled "Guitar" while the jealous woman is labeled "Denny who needs Guitar's Ghost seeing skills to save lives" and the passing woman says "Guitar's cello"
May 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Slow Horses x Dark Matter

When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed.

#A #S #T #QuestPit #Q
Background image is two sets of railway tracks running into the distance. Above them is a distorted clock face showing the numbers from eleven to one. There are three images arranged side by side below clock face. From left to right they are: The silhouette of a man on his knees in a dark alley, with his hands behind his head A paper target with nine bullet holes in it, eight in the inner circles, one in the outers Illustration of a man in profile, wearing a suit, looking pensive, and holding a revolver Text below the images reads: Out of Time Time Travel / Espionage / Thriller
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
After ten years of not speaking, exes (and pretentious New York transplants) Jasper and Brett return to Lac Étoile for a wedding, only to find they can't stay away from each other.

Brett has secrets. Jasper gets vicious when she's hurt. Is their love worth the pain of the journey?

#questpit #q
fake wedding website: photo of woman jumping on man by a lake None of This Was Real Adult Contemporary Romance | 84,000 words Jasper was 16 when Brett’s family bought the summer home next to hers. They fell in love and had two lovely summers together before tragedy struck, their families fought, and the relationship ended dramatically. Ten years later, Jasper’s sister is getting married, and the two will be reunited for the first time. The week between Christmas and New Year’s in the mountains, they realize their feelings are still there, but the trust isn’t. He’s got secrets, and she’s vicious when she gets hurt. Is getting back together a good idea or will disaster ensue with a wedding caught in the crossfire? And they were neighbors. photos of couples: man throwing woman playfully off dock, hugging in water, hugging and spinning around by a mountain with their respective captions A summer to remember A summer to forget A love that never died, but might not survive the winter You're probably wondering... What other books are similar? Like Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, this novel is a second chance romance with two timelines set by a lake. Like Seven Summers by Paige Toon, this novel is an emotional love story with women’s fiction crossover potential. The characters have a turbulent, twin flame relationship like Connell and Marianne from Normal People. What is unique about this story? The setting! This book takes place in the Quebec Laurentian mountains, about 90 minutes north of Montreal, a great place to swim in the summer and ski in the winter. What romance tropes are in this story? Second chance romance Forced proximity He falls first What is the first line? “Guess who I saw last night at a bodega?” Cassie asked me as soon as our fruity holiday drinks arrived at our table.
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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mwithpen.bsky.social
...ever heard of a murder garden?

When Q leaves her garden to help steal a murderer's artifact, everything she thought she knew about herself begins to unravel. She must choose between the lie of peace and the lure of human connection.

THE WILD GARDEN

#QuestPit #Q #A upmarket #SFF novella
A worn wooden door in an age-stained wooden wall, overgrown with ivy and other plants. Photo by Viktor Mogilat A wooden bookshelf of dark leather-bound books and a wooden ladder reaching up. Photo by Tim Van Cleef Pears rotting on the ground. A yellowjacket is eating one. Photo by a-b
May 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
elliotrosea.bsky.social
The hero's quest:
💀Stop the apocalypse
🔮Save the seer he loves
The villain's quest:
🔥APOCALYPSE, BABY!
🎉Party!
👠Get new shoes
The narrator's quest:
❤️Kiss the hero
❤️Mock the hero
🍷Get drunk
❤️K̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶K̶i̶d̶n̶a̶p̶ ̶S̶l̶a̶p̶ Annoy the hero
🔪Destroy the seer
#questpit #Q
May 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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tamaratoday.bsky.social
🌊 THE BAD ONES X DREDGE 🌊

After an ancient curse is unleashed on their sleepy seaside town, six teens must find a way to break it.

This YA Fantasy Horror features:
👥Dual POV
📜A Deadly Deal
😈Ravenous Monsters
🤫Secrets With Severe Consequences
💔Exes to Allies to [redacted]

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #H
Left to right. Top row: hands reaching out of the water. A doll head. Human hands with sharpened nails. Middle row: A lighthouse shining through fog. “Are you afraid?” An eerie figure standing beside a tree with a noose. Bottom row: Hands reaching towards each other in the water. A sea creature with glowing eyes and sharp teeth. Multiple hands reaching out of the forest brush.
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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kdlohr.bsky.social
A new #agentsguide to FEAR OF THE WEAVER ✨

Enter cursed sands and holy dreams in my 90k YA high fantasy 🏹 returning to the #amquerying trenches after extensive revisions!

#questpit #Q #YA #F #agentguide
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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keltondavis.bsky.social
BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x GODKILLER

When an assassin nearly kills her mother, ruler of her people and living goddess, Niozene must chase redemption into a forbidden land to win back the throne...and her mother's love.

🏹 Strong FMC
🏹 Disgraced Heir
🏹 Cyclical Trauma

#F #W #A #questpit
Background: Amethyst Geode Title Card Text: An Agent's Guide To: The Daughter and the Nameless Son by Kelton Davis | Adult Fantasy | WIP | Estimated at 109K words Background: Amethyst Geode | Six images surrounding a quote: A red forest, a sunset, hammer striking hot metal, red arrow fletching, an old, grizzle man, and a red-haired woman archer. Text: "You might be too broken to help me yourself," she said, all pretense of courtesy gone, "but if you're a shadow of the man he said you were, you ought to still know something at least. "Have you ever heard of an assassin who could change their shape?" Background: Amethyst Geode Title: Comps Images: Covers of GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner, THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan, and THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrew Stewart. Arrows connect similarities between comps. Text: From GODKILLER: Cross-Country Quest to Forbidden Land, Surrogate Parenthood (shared with THE JUSTICE OF KINGS) From BONE SHARD DAUGHTER: Disgraced Heir, Strong FMC (shared with both others) Background: Amethyst Geode Title: Pitch Text: For Niozene, eldest daughter and crown heir to the Mother, the living goddess that rules her country, perfection is not a goal to strive toward; it is the base expectation. And despite her every effort to the contrary, Niozene is not perfect. Her flawless scholar’s education and polished career as a ranger have failed to convince the Mother to look past her greatest mistake: she was born without the holy power that marks her family as divinity and grants them their divine right to rule. When a shape-changing assassin nearly kills the Mother on Niozene’s watch, she officially runs out of time to impress. She is stripped of her titles and given a choice: return with the assassin’s head, or face excommunication—banishment from both her homeland and the afterlife. Desperate, she accepts the task as her last chance to show the Mother she deserves a place as her daughter. Allowed only the help of another excommunicated criminal, a surly, aged tracker named Sonsan, and facing an assassin who could be anyone, she dreads her chance is over before it starts. But when Sonsan reveals the same shape-changing power as the assassin, she realizes there is more to her quest than she has been told. As they chase the assassin deep into a forbidden land, they must confront the buried history they discover they share, as well as the ghosts that haunt their dreams and blood, if they are to return alive.
May 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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emhenn921.bsky.social
Torn between the rekindling romance with the only man she’s ever loved and the need to protect her heart, Raegan must choose: lean into her magic and fight, or flee the kingdom that’s stolen so much from her.

#questpit #W #romantasy
May 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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dainathomps.bsky.social
THE BONE SEASON x SERPENT AND DOVE

#agentguide for A BALLAD OF ICE & BLOOD, a dark romantasy novel with:

⚔️series potential
🗝️bards & ballads
🔗heavy foreshadowing
🥀blood & death magic
🕯️slow burn romance
🕷️gods & monsters

#questpit #Q #F #A
May 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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saraduran.bsky.social
Captain Amir would do anything to appease her toxic sea witch lover—even betray her crew. When they curse her to possess a teen princess in love with her own witch, Amir must decide which hearts to guard—and which to break. 🏴‍☠️🫀🗡️

#QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT
A moodboard for Captain Amir, showing a crying eye, a sultry pirate captain, a bottle of mysterious elixir, leather boots kicked up on a treasure chest, wooden barrels and dusty glass bottles of rum, a treasure chest, a face wiping blood from their lower lip, and a pirate ship with a joyful crew sailing into the sunset. A pirate flag is subtly superimposed over the image.
May 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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emhenn921.bsky.social
If you love:

🐉accessible magic
🐉friends to enemies to lovers
🐉palace intrigue
🐉feminine rage
🐉Viking vibes
🐉one dragon

this is for you!

#questpit #W #romantasy
Raegan, an aspiring mage, is forced to give up her dream of protecting the realm after the king betroths her to Prince Arlon, the boy who broke her heart the night her mother perished. As Arlon’s icy exterior thaws, Raegan learns the true nature of his cold shoulder, and with time the walls around her heart begin to crumble. But with war looming across the sea and secrets around every palace corner, Raegan must choose between trusting the boy she loved, and protecting her heart and fleeing for good.
May 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
elliotrosea.bsky.social
GODKILLER X BOOK EATERS
For Charles, the easy parts of his quest are:
🗡 Fight the ditzy Devil
🪽 Save the murdered gods
🔮 Defy an apocalyptic prophecy
The hard parts:
❤️ Save a doomed prophet resigned to his fate (don't fall in love with him)
🦋 AVOID THE NARRATOR
#QuestPit #Q
May 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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kristenrenee.bsky.social
Happy Place (but gay) x Emily Wilde

In a town wrapped in fairylore, a group of roommates discover stories of fairies stealing people away in the night aren’t what they seem as they suspect their romantic partners might be more legend than human 🧚🏼

#QuestPit #W #A #R #S
PNW mushroom fairy festival mood board
May 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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JASAD HEIR X CURIOUS TIDES

Maia must unravel a lifetime worth of secrets to understand the dangers that lurk around every corner—and she must do so before it’s too late.

🌊 Pacific Islander Rep
🌊 Elemental Magic
🌊 Endless Banter

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This image is the first of four to showcase elements for my upcoming book, Whispers of the Sea. The picture reads: “An Agents Guide to Whispers of the Sea.” This book will be a young adult fantasy. This is the second image in my guide, and it includes the pitch for my novel. Such pitch reads to say: “Whispers of the Sea follows the story of a teenage girl who embarks on a journey to rescue her uncle after he was mysteriously captured by a group of uniformed men sailing under the royal flags of a faraway kingdom. Maia must voyage across the seas to this mysterious isle where she’ll team up with a local boy to track her uncle’s whereabouts. But in order to understand the dangers that lurk ahead, she’ll be forced to uncover a lifetime worth of secrets—and she must do so before it’s too late.” This is the third image in my guide, and it portrays my comp titles. My book will be perfect for the fans of the Jasad Heir, A River Enchanted, Curious Tides, and the Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. This is the last image in my guide, and it showcases the aesthetic and a few elements that can be found in the book. A few of these elements are: found family, secret ploys, outlawed magic, and self discovery.
May 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Reposted by Elliot Rose
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THE SPELLSHOP x HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company.

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A slide with green leaves and green watercolor stains says "The Pitch: A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company." A black cat looks over it's shoulder at the text in the bottom right corner. Tropes and Highlights include: found family, one bed at the inn, witches and familiars, cozy vibes, grumpy + sunshine, bi-for-bi romance, chronic illness rep, and foraging dates. Think, The Spellshop X Howl's Moving Castle. This text is on top of a green slide with green watercolor splotches and leaves. The book covers for The Spellshop and Howl's Moving Castle are in the center of the image. Comps is written in the corner. Four book covers are shown in a row. Under the Whispering Door + Legends & Lattes + The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches = Potions Unincorporated. The words The Humor, The Cozy Fantasy Vibes, and The Romance make up the formula for the not yet published book on the far right. The slide is green with green water color splotches. A green vine is on the top right and the outline of a leaf and two mushrooms is on the bottom right. First Lines is written at the top of the slide. The Text in the middle is on a tan, worn looking page background which says: Potions Unincorporated. Twelve vials sat on a shelf where one hundred should rest. Linatta Mosset picked up one of the tapered glasses---thumb-sized and filled to the brim with a warm, green liquid.
May 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM