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Kayla Hill

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Romantic fantasy w/ an edge 💙🗡️⏳🎻 WWTS R3 Alum 🌙 & ‘24 SmoochPit Mentee 💋 Rep: @weaverliterary.bsky.social

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Feb 12

He’s a threat to the crown they both serve. 👑 ⁣
She’s a threat to more than just his heart. 💔
As the web tightens, the Spinners always come first.⁣ 🎻

THE SPINNERS' GUILD, an adult romantic fantasy

#QuestPit #A #F #RF #Q

A violin hidden behind a web. Text says: An agent's guide to THE SPINNERS' GUILD

DEAHNNA’s music gifts her the power to Spin listeners under her spell, compelling them to reveal secrets she can use to protect her city. After two years spent abroad as a diplomat, she uncovers news of a brewing revolution that sends her rushing home, where she’s tasked to root out the rebels—only to discover that the one behind it is none other than her once great love: Zephyr, the monarch’s own son.

ZEPHYR’s city is flooding and he will do anything to save his people, even if it means overthrowing his own tyrannical mother. When the monarch closes the borders, shutting off the city’s final hope for aid, he must decide if he can trust Deahnna with his secret, or if she’s a threat to more than just his heart.

Together, they’ll have to work through old heartbreak and incite a rebellion if they want to shatter the sovereign’s grip on the city before it sinks beneath the waves.

The tropes: music-based magic system, second-chance romance, glittering political intrigue, ballroom mayhem

Moodboard with 4 images: two people dancing; a dark hallway; a window in a shattered greenhouse; a violin in water

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Maisie Bannion 🩷 querying @maisiebannion.bsky.social · Apr 19

Eeeek I (officially) #amquerying !! Reposting my #agentsguide in celebration. 🖤

Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another)

PITCH: Eighteen-year-old Laurie Loveday is having a rough night—apparently, she’s a witch, vampires are real, and they’re in Jinxborough. Oh, and their bites freakin’ hurt. Trying to connect with locals doesn’t mean having someone’s teeth at her neck. Unable to sass her way out of the predicament, she breaks free with her latent magic but is pushed to the ground. Right before she becomes human à la mode, Vincent, her coworker from the bookstore, appears and kills the attacker.

Vincent Fraley hates being a newbie vampire, but he’s grateful his sharp instincts saved Laurie. The transition from rebellious mortal to upstanding bloodsucker has been difficult. What’s more challenging is hiding the murder—and shielding Laurie from his obtrusive, anti-witch mother. Falling for his natural enemy is a big blunder, but Laurie makes Vincent feel human again.

They can’t get too distracted by their mutual attraction, since the slain foe’s family, House Greaves, will seek vengeance if the murder comes to light. Just when they think they’re in the clear, a ne'er-do-well vampire comes forth with photographic evidence of their transgression. Juggling their growing connection and a dwindling deadline, they must steal and destroy the images before they’re forcibly initiated into the blackmailer’s unruly clan—and a surprise guest from House Greaves has a front row seat to the “party.”

Workplace love / friends to lovers / against the odds

COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young (suspense & action, evil vampire gang), Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch (eccentric setting in MA, heartwarming romance, generational family secrets), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (teen angst & sass, antics & mischief, early 00s nostalgia), Practical Magic (murder cover-up, magical mishaps)

MOODBOARD: image collage of a cobblestone Salem sidewalk with fall foliage, fanged mouth dripping blood, ouija planchette, sheet ghost chilling with sunglasses and a cat, white rose splattered with blood, a couple kissing on a dark snowy night, blue and green spellbooks, a blue neon bookstore sign, and a bedazzled flip phone next to a tube of lip gloss

Bsky & Insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 19

Eee cheering for you!!

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 17

We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.

We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.

Van Hollen denied entry to CECOT, notorious El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is illegally held

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Apr 17

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

returning october 2025
#DVPit
now on bluesky
40+ participating agents & editors (and counting)
follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 14

Been there. Sending kind thoughts. Feel your feelings today, and hold on, knowing tomorrow is a new day with new chances and a new perspective. <3

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Apr 14

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 14

Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 9

two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` you got this '' while the other is dancing .

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · Apr 4

New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office - Writer Beware

In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report ...

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 1

Love this AT template. Thank you Katee!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 1

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 1

They're going well! A little slow to start but it's been a fun challenge :) I can't wait to see how it feels at the end!

Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 30

So thrilled for you!!! Can't wait to see this on shelves! 💙

Bookishbabeiswriting @bookbabewriting.bsky.social · Mar 28

✨SOME NEWS✨
I am thrilled to announce I am now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social @madwomanliterary.bsky.social !!! Alex's love and enthusiasm for my chaotic girlies was something from my wildest dreams and I am SO EXCITED to work together on Killer Summer and my future projects as well!

moodboard with be one heartbreaker sign, girl's jawline, girl with red and rose petals on her face, sign that says girls girls girls and one last kiss goodbye. Title Killer Summer an Indigenous sapphic YA bubbling horror by H.D. Pine represented by Alex Brown at Mad Woman Literary Agency

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 30

You've got this!!!

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 25

@zipitelle.bsky.social BELLS is already being comped to!! <3

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 22

So happy for you, Valerie! ❤️

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 21

Cheering for you!!

Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 21

YAYAYAYAYAY!!!

S. E. Berkeley @seberkeley.bsky.social · Mar 21

✨PUBLISHING NEWS✨
I am THRILLED to announce that I’m now represented by Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management! Her excitement and passion for The Corruption of Astoria Rose blew me away. I could not have found a better business partner to navigate this industry with!
#agentedauthor #romantasy

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Mar 18

Today's my birthday! This is a hard time to feel celebratory, but it would mean a lot if folks shared my books. You can request them at your library or place an order through your local indie bookstore.

I write spicy cozydark fantasy books about magical Black lesbians! bookshop.org/contributors...

An illustrated book cover featuring two Black figures posed like Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam. At the top of the cover, a horned succubus with wings reaches for a haloed woman with braids. The angelic woman is dressed in white and holds a dagger in her right hand. Illustration by Syd Mills (@vetyyr)

An illustrated book cover featuring a background of silvery slender trees. On the right, a Black woman with short bleached hair wears an oversized leather jacket. Her eyes shine red as she meets the devoted gaze of the red wolf on her left. One hand gently holds the wolf's chin. The other is placed reverently on the wolf's mouth. The title text A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is set in a mysterious, sharp serif. Illustration and design by Northyme

An illustrated book cover featuring a Black woman holding a skull and looking up to the sky. Moonlight shines in her eyes. An intricate border depicts mermaids and dragons. Art by @EyeoftheNewt

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Drew B. Morgan 📖 @drewbmorgan.bsky.social · Mar 11

Having read early versions of The Spinners Y’ALL ARE IN FOR A TREAT

Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 10

Excited to share that I’m now represented by the wonderful Bethany Weaver at @weaverliterary.bsky.social! 🥳😭🎻

I'm so thrilled for Bethany's vision for THE SPINNERS' GUILD and for the opportunity to work together. 🖤

Image of Kayla with text that says Now represented by: Weaver Literary Agency

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 19

You're the best 😭

Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 19

The worst feeling

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 19

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.

Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙

See you there 💪🏽🌞

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Emily is writing @emilylwrites.bsky.social · Mar 17

Fresh from #SmoochPit!
When Carter starts to fall for another contestant on a popular reality dating show, he must decide between his original plans and the direction his heart is pulling him or he may ruin both in the process.
#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #R #LGBT

Mood Board with: TV cameraman, illustrated hand holding with rainbow bracelet over snow, champagne, silhouette behind a bi flag, view out an airplane window, sticker of a M/M couple, Bachelor mansion.
Tropes: Bi 4 Bi, Forced Proximity, Kidney Donor MC, Slow(ish) Burn, Reality TV Shenanigans, Anxiety Rep.

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Ellie May @elliemayauthor.bsky.social · Mar 17

When it comes to superstitions, there’s only one hard and fast rule: it’s only weird if it doesn’t work.

And Elliot’s got a lot of them that aren’t working.

That is, until Maggie comes along.

We don’t joke about the mojo in Swing for the Fences🍀

#LuckyPit #PopupPit #amquerying #Q

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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 15

two women are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing an orange fur coat and the other is wearing a brown coat .

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