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Brandon Love @blovewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

17 is hard, but when you're set to take over presidency from your father, survive a ☠️ attempt, are betrayed by the two you love & learn your role is to maintain peace by keeping 200yo lies & manipulating the public or start the biggest war in centuries, 17 is REALLY hard.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBT

Dystopian, manipulation, hidden knowledge, The Alpha Project

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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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Taylor Renee @taylorrenee.bsky.social · Feb 13

Would you choose immortality?
Of course you would.
But let me tell you:
It’s a lie. A cruel, promise.
Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse.

#questpit me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM #Q
Comps⬇️ 1/2

A moodboard with a cozy, vintage aesthetic labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. Open books with text in a serif font, layered on each other.
2. A picturesque village nestled in a lush green valley surrounded by mountains.
3. A minimalistic green wall with a framed painting, books, and candles arranged neatly on a table.
4. A wooden bookshelf filled with old, worn books in dim lighting.
5. Close-up of antique books with leather-bound covers in shades of green and brown, with visible gold detailing on the spines.
6. A café setting with small wooden tables, coffee, pastries, and an open book resting on one of the tables.
7. Handwritten text on sepia-toned paper, evoking a sense of nostalgia.
8. A person wearing red knit fingerless gloves and a cream sweater, touching a tree trunk with an attached piece of text.

The centersquare says house of valentine mood board

A dark, moody moodboard labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. A hand with clawed nails dragging across wooden floorboards, leaving deep scratches.
2. Text on a textured background that reads, ‘When Night Comes’ in a serif font.
3. A close-up of a golden, cat-like eye with a vertical slit pupil, surrounded by shadowed skin.
4. A wide-open mouth with sharp, pointed fangs
5. A grand ballroom scene filled with people in elegant historical attire, dancing beneath ornate chandeliers.
6. A hand with long, deep red nails holding a glass of dark red wine
7. The word ‘Run’ written in bold serif font on a completely black background
8. A dagger with intricate designs on the hilt resting next to a single stemmed rose and a torn piece of paper with faded text.

"If you could live for centuries—through famine and plague, through wars that razed cities and left ash in their wake, that not even a bomb crashing through your home could destroy you—would you choose immortality?
Wouldn’t you dream of such a gift? To remain as you were as the world crumbles around you, and rebuilds itself, endlessly?
Of course you would.
That’s the allure, isn’t it? The whispered fantasy of endless time, of infinite existence.
But let me tell you:
it’s a lie. A cruel, promise.
Because after enough centuries, you begin to wish for the plague to ravage your body, to tear through your flesh and wring you dry of life. You begin to long for the bomb to shatter you, burn away your skin until you’re nothing but bone and ash. You’d pray for the famine to hollow you out, for hunger to gnaw at your insides so violently that you might finally collapse under the weight of mortality.
Because the hunger you live with—
No, the hunger that you are—is worse."
-- Excerpt From Soren Valentine's Journal

When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.
When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.

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Abby Sundeen ✍️📚🔮🐉 @sunnydwrites.bsky.social · Feb 13

UNDER SHATTERED SKIES

In the aftermath of unprecedented global tragedy, Amaya has her own magical problems to deal with. Mainly: a teleportation away from the point of impact that day. With other sky islands trembling, she must learn what happened before another one falls.

#QuestPit #W #YA #F

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mackenziepage.bsky.social @mackenziepage.bsky.social · Feb 13

Magic is a death sentence in Dirt City, but in Arcadia, it’s fuel. When Percy flees there for refuge, she discovers her power—and the dark secret keeping Arcadia alive.

🏜️Mad Max vibes
🌿Dirt Witches
❤️Romance sub plot
⚡️fast pacing
🌱Eco-fiction
❤️‍🔥Love triangle

#w #questpit #A #SFF

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💫Meagan Thompson-Mann is zhushing up her manuscript 🌿 @thecrumpet.bsky.social · Feb 13

THE WEDDING PEOPLE x SANDWICH x THE PAPER PALACE

THIS ENDS NOW: Serial husband-ditcher Lainey is finally ready to stop running from good men. But 1st she'll have to confront the charming, ruthless ex who taught her that love equals danger—and rewrote her heart's warning system. #A #WF #Q #QuestPit

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danny is ✨querying✨ @dainathomps.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sneaking this in here with the time we have left…

ACOTAR X THE HIGH MOUNTAIN COURT X FURYBORN

Magic is forbidden. Witches are hunted. Lys and Mael were never meant to be allies, but the king’s secret could destroy them all.

Welcome to ⚔️🖤A BALLAD OF ICE AND BLOOD🖤⚔️

#questpit #A #F #W

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Brandon Love @blovewrites.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thank you so much!!

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ellydurston.bsky.social @ellydurston.bsky.social · Feb 13

MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES X ABBY JIMENEZ

Sparks fly when single mom Annie and Will, a washed-up child ⭐, begin teaching at the same K-8. But widowed Annie has sworn off 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 and Will 🏃‍♂️ at the first sign of ❤️. They must stage a musical together: will it be a happy ending or 💔?

#questpit #R #W

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Kristin Kozlowski @kristinkoz.bsky.social · Feb 13

I’LL JUST BE 5 MORE MIN x LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE
From my inability to empty the mailbox everyday to enduring a constant internal monologue resembling a caged beast who is hyper-critical and always hungry, I chronicle my life as a wife, mother and business owner with ADHD. #questpit #A #NF #Q

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Cheyne & Sarah are querying 📜🖊️ @goodrenwrites.bsky.social · Feb 13

GALAVANT X MEGAMIND

A mushroom man shows up on the not-porch of a tree to propose a truce. Meanwhile a Scottish minotaur walks into a bar and hires a horse and his human twin. What happens next will shock you. Not Clickbait! #QuestPit #Q #NA #F #LGBT

A graphic of a parchment colored cover style image. There are two silhouettes, a short one with a sword, and a tall elegant one holding glasses. A sign above them says Play Your Roles. Text around the image says: soul bonded enemies, sapphic subplot, mushroom elf, genderfluid dryad, fuck destiny lets kill god, and deconstruction of chosen one tropes.

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Caleb Sierra @sunsetsorcerer.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sunset spent her life as a bone oracle, foretelling others' futures while her own withered on the vine. Now an old woman, she embarks on a desperate pilgrimage to Fenghuang, the roost-city of the phoenix, where a fabled ritual offers her a chance at rebirth...

#questpit #HF #A #Q

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Heather Lee @heatherlee.bsky.social · Feb 13

Jolene finally gets a chance to see a baseball game in person, but clouds gather and threaten her big night. “That’s not fair!” Her tears mingle with raindrops. But when Jolene dries her eyes and pays attention to the fans, she discovers that there is magic in a rain delay.

#QuestPit #picturebook

Graphic with a baseball field, a daughter on her father's shoulder, storm clouds, baseballs, and fans in a stadium with the text Picture Book, Baseball Fan, First Game, Rain Delay, Disappointment, and Community.

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KT Misch @ktmisch.bsky.social · Feb 13

Just a year ago, Ellie was a princess doted on by her father, planning a life with a merchant from the city. She was in love, safe, & warm within the high palace walls
Today she is penniless, shivering, & widowed - ready for vengeance
#questpit #A #F #Q

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Yvonne R. Jones @vonangel.bsky.social · Feb 13

WHIST = Blacktop Wasteland x Gone Girl

A Creole crime heiress. A white-collar criminal.

A love meant to unite their feuding families—until he betrayed her and locked her away.

Now Sicily Soulé Spade has escaped, and she’s playing her final card: revenge.

#QuestPit #Q #A #T #writingcommunity

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Kimberly Turner is ✨querying✨ @knturner-author.bsky.social · Feb 13

KAOS x PERCY JACKSON

Convinced she killed her father, Sam enters a high stakes deal for her soul with Hades to get three days to find him and make amends.

But that's not enough, she's planning a rescue attempt too.

#questpit #q #a #f #amquerying

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Diana Colleen Author 🍁 @writ3rdi.bsky.social · Feb 13

THEY COULD BE SAVIORS is a story about wealth, climate change, and a psychedelic journey that could save us all.
Climate change is real, psychedelics are revolutionary, and billionaires need to step-the-f#ck-up!
#questpit #A #SF #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Marc Edmond Best, Indie Author. @dapperdinobot.bsky.social · Feb 13

For the late night crowd!

THE CATAPHRACT OATH is a rollicking fantasy adventure that features:

-Swords
-Clockwork Powered Giant Robots That Fight With Swords
-A heist
-A playwright of dubious talent
-A very good dog
-Did I mention the giant robots?

#QuestPit #Q #SFF

Marc Edmond Best, Indie Author. @dapperdinobot.bsky.social · Feb 12

ALEXANDRE DUMAS x GUNDAM

He needs a job.

She needs an engineer.

The kingdom needs a hero.

A swordswinging countess recruits a disgraced alchemist to help her salvage an ancient war machine and reclaim her birthright in THE CATAPHRACT OATH, a swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure.

#QuestPit #Q

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KT Misch @ktmisch.bsky.social · Feb 13

The Emerald Dagger

ReignxRedQueen

🖤 court fantasy
🖤 hidden magic
🖤burn the patriarchy
🖤 assassins
🖤 search for a killer
🖤pretty ballgowns
🖤 handsome guard
🖤 female friendships

Ellie just wanted to marry Will. Now that he’s dead - she’ll force a whole kingdom to its knees.

#A #F #Q #questpit

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Sarah Helmrich @sarahhelmrich.bsky.social · Feb 13

Would you sacrifice your own happiness for the wellbeing of everyone around you?

✨ 🔮Magic
💍 🗡️Marriage Competition
🤐🤫Secrets Secrets Secrets
🩷🌸Second Chance Romance
🌟🌟Destiny

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF

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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Feb 13

England, 1660: in the wake of the restored monarch, an outrageously flashy young nobleman struts in as his true self—and trips over his gender to fall in hate with a rakehell who will change his life…

A #W #YA? #historical #LGBT #swashbuckler for #QuestPit ⚔️

What's the bon-ton saying? Have a look!

A graphic showing an illustration of a blond, blue-eyed young white man dressed in 1660 finery: a blue doublet and petticoat breeches, extravagant silver and pink ribbon, and a hat with ostrich and pheasant feathers.

Text reads:
Welcome to THE DUEL IN 1660, a farcical romp through the playground of a whimsically imagined Restoration England: a comfit for queers compos'd of Pure Tropes, Pratfalls, and the occasional Primal Scream of Rage, that follows a trans man's perilous search for what it truly means to be a Gentleman.
And what says the Beau Monde about our young Hero?
Reviews say:
"Cheerful, kind, good! Five stars" from His Mother.
"darling child. Five stars" from His Father.
"Is that your 'little boy' or a feral animal you've dressed in silks? One star" from Jonathan Feathers, Highwayman.
"The worst, most outrageous little Popinjay I have ever seen. One star" from Lord D.
"Golden—beautiful—indeed I like him the normal amount. 7+ stars" from Thomas Hunt.
"an alarmingly pretty young man. One star" from Lord D (the Other One).
"prig... pert... diminutive creature... damned persistent! Four stars" from Lord B.

Text reads:
And what is being said about our Hero's great Nemesis, Lord Blackthorne?
Reviews say:
"Madman! Devil! Zero stars" from Alexander.
"dark, obscure, and full of malice" from the Narrator.
"villain... beast. Zero stars" from Alexander.
"utterly despicable. Zero stars" from Alexander.
"At least he brought the Comedy. Three stars" from Lord D.
"Guilty of every sort of Wickedness the Devil ever devised! Two stars" from Rumours (Infallible).
"nothing but a knave wearing a lord's dress. Zero stars" from Alexander (Again).
"spreading nonsense again. One star" from Lord W.
"Nasty. Wicked. Mwa ha ha ha ha! Zero stars" from Lord B.

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