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Kitt McClain

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Writer-🌸 Writing upmarket women’s fiction about Black women breaking cycles, rebuilding sisterhood, and finding love that feels like home.

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Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just parking this in my profile
#querying #adult #upmarket #womensfiction #agentguide

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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 22h

#amquerying my 85,000 word contemporary romance Love on the Vine. While working at the winery she recently inherited with her newfound half-brother, Becca rescues an actor hiding from an oversized role from rabid fans

🍷Dual POV
🍷Strangers-to-Lovers
🍷Found family

#writingcommunity #agentsguide

Love on the Vine
Agent Guide

Pitch:
Becca Hopewell has trouble letting people in. She blames the death of her mom during childbirth and her father’s subsequent abandonment of her to a cold aunt. When she’s left part owner of a winery with her newfound half-brother she must decide if she’s willing to risk being rejected again. Not only by him, but by Ian Baker, the demi-god portraying, disillusioned actor she rescues from rabid fans while manning the winery’s Christmas market booth.

*85,000 Word Contemporary Romance
*Tropes:
Different Worlds, Strangers-to-Lovers, Found Family

Comps:

Romantic Comedy-Curtis Sittenfeld
Under Your Spell-Laura Wood
Waiting for Tom Hanks-Kerry Winfrey
We All Live Here-Jojo Moyes
Notting Hill

Quote:
“You’re right. Better make it three. You’re too good a saleswoman. Even without the cheat sheet. Which begs the question: How does someone who professes not to know wine work for a winery?”
“That’s a long, complicated story. Too long for a few sips of wine. Or coffee. Hell, I’m not even sure a three-course meal would suffice.” Becca froze. Eyes wide as her hands hovered over bottles. “That wasn’t me begging for an invitation or anything. Not that you thought such a silly thing. Or would ever think…” Becca snapped her lips shut. Avoided his twinkling eyes by assessing the progress of the three women. Now closer than she liked. With more make-up and hands that flattened flyaway strands. Their hungry look reminiscent of the wolf at grandma’s house.
“And if I did?”
“What?”
The man followed Becca’s frantic glance. His head snapped forward. His body straightened and angled more towards Becca and away from the women’s eager glances. The openness, the calmness disappeared like wine at an awkward Christmas party.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 2d

🩶 Second Chance Vibes
💼 Ambitious Career Woman × The Woman She’s Becoming
🌪 Trauma Beneath the Surface
💘 Late Bloomer Love
💡 Self-Worth > People-Pleasing
🌆 1980s St. Louis Glam & Grit
🕯 Healing Isn’t Linear

THIS COULD BE US × IN FIVE YEARS

#DVpit #WF #A #MH

movie poster type board. with an African American woman looking toward an African American male. main caption says "When the life she planned shatters, her real story begins and in large type Becoming Liz. Then Take a chance

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 2d

You had me at "Unhinged captor"

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 2d

She thought success meant control. After a public breakup and a failed business dream, Elizabeth must face the fear she’s buried or lose the future she’s worked for. Letting go of control might be the only way to rebuild on her own terms.
#DVpit #A #WF #MH

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 3d

Sisterhood is her anchor. Secrets are her undoing.
As the truth resurfaces, Elizabeth risks losing the only women who truly see her. To keep their trust and her own sanity, she must tell the story she’s silenced for years, even if it changes everything.
#DVpit #A #WF #MentalHealth

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds like a very interesting read.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 3d

She built a career on lists, plans, and perfection. But when heartbreak unearths old trauma, Elizabeth must choose: confront the memory she’s buried or spend the rest of her life performing the version of herself everyone expects.
#DVpit #A #WF #Upmarket #MentalHealth

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 3d

“She doesn’t fall apart. At least not in public.”
When her fiancé leaves, a 33-year-old Black businesswoman’s pursuit of control unravels, exposing the fault lines between her curated life and suppressed trauma she's tried to escape. She must face her pain or alienate her family.
#DVpit #A #WF #MH

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 3d

When a high-powered Black executive’s engagement ends in public humiliation, long-buried trauma resurfaces, forcing her to choose between the life she planned and the one that might finally heal her. #DVpit #A #WF

Reposted by Kitt McClain

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 ✒️❤️‍🔥📚 @shoneljackson.bsky.social · Sep 2

❤️‍🔥𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝❤️‍🔥
Era Capoeira, Book 3

❣️ 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓬 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓮 ❣️

In the #Capoeira arena, there are few who can best Willow.

A chance encounter in a bar makes Dominic want to see more of this little viper in action!

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🌴📚 💙📚 🌶️📚
#Romancelandia
#ReadingCommunity
#RomanceReaders

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just tanesha @tdotrenae.blacksky.app · 6d

ANOTHER MESSY, BUT GOOD story! Imagine you hook up with a man almost 20 years ago, and then randomly get set up on a blind date with him by your love child like what??

#netgalley #blackbooksky #readinggirlies

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Review by tdotrenae - This Time Around

Thank you to Netgalley and Black Odyssey Media for the e-ARC. This one is messyyyyy, but so go...

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Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 4d

Freda, a brilliant trauma surgeon, heiress, and autistic woman masking her true self to succeed. When professional setbacks collide with personal revelations, she must decide if unmasking will cost her everything or finally set her free. Healing Hearts x The Other Black Girl. #DVpit #upnext #day6

op left: the title text “FREDA, UNMASKED” on a brick-red background.

Center: a close-up portrait of a Black woman with natural curly hair, gazing directly at the camera.

Top right: text on a brick-red and gold background reads, “There is beauty in diversity.”

Middle left: two hands clasped together in comfort, one with a hospital bracelet.

Bottom left: a heart made of colorful interlocking puzzle pieces.

Bottom center: surgeons in scrubs and masks operating under bright lights.

Bottom right: a smiling Black man in a white shirt and black blazer, against a neutral background

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 5d

Every chapter of Becoming Liz has a sound.
🎶 Her façade: “Control”— Janet Jackson
🎶 Her unraveling: “Fast Car”— Tracy Chapman
🎶 Her healing: “Sweet Love”— Anita Baker
When the life she built shatters, her true story begins.
#DVparty #Day5 #WomensFiction #Adult #MentaHealth #80s

Collage titled “Becoming Liz Arc Playlist.” Three Polaroid-style images show Janet Jackson labeled “Her façade,” Tracy Chapman labeled “Her unraveling,” and Anita Baker labeled “Her healing.” Background has retro ’80s colors and confetti, with the line “When the life she built shatters, her true story begins.”

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 6d

Becoming Liz as a meme:

Liz in Chapter One: “I’ve got everything handled.”

Narrator: She did not, in fact, have everything handled.
🔥 #DVparty #day4 #BecomingLiz

Cartoon of a dog calmly sitting at a table while flames surround the room. The dog smiles and says “This is fine.” The image humorously represents Elizabeth Rutland in Chapter One of Becoming Liz—polished, poised, and completely in denial as her carefully planned life catches fire.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 6d

"Let bad luck ruin someone else’s night. I’m busy."😍

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 7d

"Elizabeth Rutland lived by two rules: plan carefully, execute precisely." #DVparty #firstline #day3

Photo of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, glowing against a deep blue evening sky. The stainless-steel arch reflects city lights along the riverfront, symbolizing ambition, resilience, and reinvention—themes central to Becoming Liz.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 7d

I love this aesthetic.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 7d

The moodboard alone makes me want to read this story.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 7d

This is gorgeous.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 7d

The worst kind, people.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 8d

Elizabeth Rutland looks like she has it all—power suit, planner, big dreams, and shoulder pads to match. What you don’t see: the nightmares she runs from, the secrets she buries, and the heart she’s not sure she can trust. #DVparty #WF #A #MH

A close-up portrait of a Black woman with natural curly hair framing her face. She has smooth brown skin, glossy lips, and expressive dark eyes enhanced with eyeliner and long lashes. Her expression is calm but slightly guarded, suggesting quiet strength and resilience.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 8d

Trying to catch up. Becoming Liz as a moodboard #DVparty

Top row: two Black women comforting each other; the St. Louis Gateway Arch at sunset; three smiling Black women standing close together.

Middle row: a black square with the word “TAKE”; a Black woman with natural hair wearing a turtleneck, looking thoughtful; a brown square with the words “A CHANCE.”

Bottom row: a smiling Black man with short hair and beard against a brown backdrop; a large wooden house with many windows and balconies; the back view of a woman in a white dress looking out over water

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for the feed back.

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 11d

“THIS COULD BE US” × “IN FIVE YEARS”: A public split upends her future. But the trauma she buried is bubbling up. To reclaim her life—and have a chance at real love, she must face her fear of being seen. #preDV #A #WF

Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · 11d

This is my favorite. You gave us a reluctant protagonist, her challenge, and high stakes.