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Jessie Mavery

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Romance and thriller writer. Always querying and working on my WIP.

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Jessie Mavery @jessiemavery.bsky.social · Aug 6

💖 Claire has lost her job, her relationship, and her confidence.
All she has left is her best friend, Nick.
When a long-suppressed crush turns into a no-strings summer fling in Cape Cod, Claire believes she has it all. But it’s only temporary.

#questpit #R #A #W (soon #Q) #AgentGuide

Collage with summer photos and tropes for romance book

Beige postcard with written pitch for romance book and comp titles.

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Morgan is Editing @morgan-writes.bsky.social · Aug 6

Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're extremely attracted to each other.

It's only natural that they become friends with benefits.

All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything.

#QuestPit #R #W #A

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sherlyn 🖤🖋️☕️📜 @sherlynsvault.bsky.social · Aug 6

DON'T FORGET ME is a novel about:

📃A tortured poet from rural California
✈️A prestigious boarding school in Scotland
💔Betrayal, rainy love confessions, and second chances

#questpit #R #Romance #NA #Q #amquerying

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M S Dyliacco @msdyliacco.bsky.social · Aug 6

NOBODY WANTS THIS x YOU, AGAIN

When best friend Adair’s podcast partner flakes at the last minute, Kit agrees to take her place.

They’re supposed to be figuring out what they’re doing wrong in dating—so why does everything suddenly feel so right?

#questpit #A #R #W

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Daphne M. | incidental writer/full time student @daphnemwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

FUN FOR THE SUMMER

Mae and Jack used to be very close, until something neither is talking about dissolved their friendship. But the attraction remains. When a boring summer looms over them, they find fun in one another. Will their fun lead to something real though?

#QuestPit #W #A #R #OwnVoices

A orange/pink background with wavy shapes on the sides. The the top it says Fun for the Summer, Just for the Summer X Take a Hint, Dani Brown. In the middle is a photo of a brown haired woman kissing a man's forehead. There are arrows pointing out from the photo to text. From top left clockwise they read: #ownvoices schizoaffective rep; 3/5 spice; FWBs for the summer; former friends to lovers; bi FMC X demi MMC; she needs him, but he really needs her.

A pink background with a white search bar that say Who is Jack Greyson? Below is a white text box that says Jack Greyson, noun, software developer; hardheaded; easily overwhelmed; doesn't want to change; once artist; AuDHD; love of Mae's life. At the bottom is say in pink text #daphnemwrites.

A pink background with a white search bar that say Who is Mae Carpenter? Below is a white text box that says Mae Carpnenter, noun, costume designer; unemployed; social butterfly; influencer; trouble maker; hopeful; schizoaffective; anxious; ADHD; love of Jack's life. At the bottom is say in pink text #daphnemwrites.

A pink background with a torn page of white paper in the middle. At the top in cursive it says Fun for the Summer. On the white page, it says She wants adventure. He wants stability. When these two former friends are forced to live together one summer, sparks will fly. But how long until they realize what the other wants is what they need?

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Amanda @romancerunner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Your Pace or Mine?
Sports romance set in Amsterdam

Whiskey Business x What Happens in Amsterdam

#questpit #Q #R

An agent’s guide to: Your Pace or Mine? A sports romance complete at 95k words

The pitch: Ella, and American marketing exec living in Amsterdam, and her new Dutch client—bar owner and fellow run club member Luc—are fighting their attraction, but giving into their desires may cost Ella her work visa and Luc the bar he’s sacrificed everything to save.

What to expect: Dual POV, run club meet cute, workplace romance, strangers to lovers, Latinx Rep, Marathon training season, starting over in a new country.

Compa: What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Whiskey Business by Elliot Fletcher, Emily in Paris Season one, Into You by Ariana Grande

1. running image
2 shadow of three girls cheering with wine glasses
3. Woman and man kissing on the street
4. Person scrolling on social media
5. Man gives forehead kiss to a woman
6. entrance to Vondel Park in Amsterdam
7. Amsterdam canal in the fall
8. Aesthetic picture of an Almond croissant
9. Tattooed bartender pouring beer out of a tap and into a beer glass

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Adam Reisinger @adamreisinger.com · Aug 6

⛸️Former Olympic medalist Chloé LaFleur isn’t looking at “Seasons on Ice” as a comeback after her injury. She isn’t looking for love, either, after being dumped. But sometimes when you’re not looking, you find exactly what you need. ⛸️

#questpit #q #r #a #lgbtq

Cover to agent’s guide to THE ICE BETWEEN US

Pitch:

Chloé LaFleur is one of the best women’s figure skaters in the world. Or she was, until a devastating injury ended her competitive career. Adrift without skating (and after being dumped by her girlfriend), Chloé signs on to do the one thing she swore she’d never do: show skating.

Freja Lindholm is the show’s most experienced skater, but show life has grown tiring. She’s ready to hang up her skates when this newcomer arrives. Freja is forced to get the former Olympian up to speed in the show skating world, giving her new purpose.

When fate throws the two together as roommates, they clash. But before long, the ice between them begins to melt, and it might just be that they’re both exactly who the other one needs.

Comps & Tropes

Comps: Unsteady | Book Lovers | Wake Up Nat & Darcy

Tropes:

⛸️ Workplace romance
⛸️ Dislike-to-lovers
⛸️ Forced proximity
⛸️ She carries her
⛸️ Miscommunication
⛸️ Secret relationship
⛸️ Only One Bed
⛸️ Big gesture apology

Excerpt:

“And this must be the great Chloé LaFleur you're always raving about. I hear the Golden Girl is joining our cast next season."

"Bronze," Chloé says, tersely.

I shift my body in her direction and turn my gaze downward. She's shorter than I expected, but even I have to admit that she's quite beautiful, even in ill-fitting clothes with no makeup on. I can see why, even beyond her skating, they wanted her for our cast.

"What's that?"

"I won bronze in Beijing, not gold. And I'm proud of it."

The humility is surprising. I expected her to have an ego, but immediately she's deflecting. Still, I'm not buying it.

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · Aug 6

A sensible summer student begins a passionate, no-strings fling with her single-dad host in laid-back, leafy post-Cold War Berlin. But when love intrudes and summer ends, they face an impossible choice: give up career and duty… or each other.
#Questpit #Q #A #R #RF

Moodboard. Center photo: A man and woman embracing (design by Freepik, freepik.com), overlaid with the word "romance". Surrounding it are 8 squares, arranged clockwise: 1. The word "heartfelt" on a grey background; 2. A street sign reading "Pariser Platz“ in front of the Brandenburg Gate (photo by Dietmar Rabich, 2013-11-23, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed); 3. The word "spicy" on a black background; 4. Wannsee beach (photo by Asif Masimov, 2018-04-22, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en); 5. The word "destination" on a white background; 6. A DJ playing at the Tresor nightclub (photo by Angie Linder, 2015-08-20, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en); 7. The word "retro" on a black background; 8. A young boy sitting cross-legged and looking up (photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash)

Moodboard. Background image: Berlin Victory Column (photo by Robert | Visual Diary | Berlin on Unsplash). Includes: Before Sunrise movie poster; Every Summer After (Carley Fortune) book cover; Heartless (Elsie Silver) book cover; Kilt Trip (Alexandra Kiley) book cover. Keywords: slow burn; friends to lovers; heartfelt; multicultural; '90s retro; spicy chemistry; single dad; forced proximity; destination romance

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

A hopeless single gets stuck on a couples camping trip with the guy from high school who sabotaged her love life, and she's determined to finally find out why, even if it means making her favorite week of the year miserable for them both.

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#QuestPit #Q #A #R #OwnVoices #AANHPI

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Jessie Mavery @jessiemavery.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hi! I'm a not-yet-published author.
I'm new here.
I don't know why I'm here. I don't need another social app.
But I had FOMO, and now I'm here to follow other authors, writers, readers, editors, etc. 🤷🏻‍♀️