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Christi is querying 🏳️‍🌈 historical fantasy
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#amquerying author seeking rep for my PEAKY BLINDERS x AGATHA ALL ALONG 1920s gangster-witch fantasy with a F/F romantic supblot. 🖤✨🏳️‍🌈 she/her • 💙💜💖 bi • ADHD • 4w3 • ♊️ gemini
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A gangster witch wants to escape her family’s criminal legacy, but she's bound by a blood oath, and the ritual to break it could cost her life.

🍸 1920s Prohibition
🏳️‍🌈 forbidden, sapphic love
🩸 magical curse
🖤 dysfunctional family
✨ political intrigue
👻 Samhain
🪦 talking skeleton

#QuestPit #Q #A #HF
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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PEAKY BLINDERS x A MARVELLOUS LIGHT

It's Minnesota, 1924.

A gangster witch, trapped by a forbidden blood oath, must choose between loyalty to her family’s legacy, and freedom to practice the magic she loves, while falling for her mortal enemy—a sultry, elemental witch.

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A dark, haunting moodboard of nine photos for Prohibition of the Rebel Witch with black, red, and sepia tones. Text in the center reads, "Family above all. Loyalty in death. Courage in adversity. Never break the chain." From the top left to the bottom right, the photos are as follows: (1) A full moon above the clouds with blood red tones, (2) a gangster man in a pinstripe suit holding a cigar, (3) a large bonfire, (4) a foggy graveyard, (5) a human skeleton in the earth, (6) a red fox in an autumnal forest, (7) a gray cat in a graveyard, (8) a Samhain ritual with candles and a pumpkin, and finally (9) a gangster woman holding a cigarette. Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is an adult historical fantasy complete at 107,000 words and written by Christi Playford. The first few lines of Prohibition of the Rebel Witch are written out with the first line in bold. It reads, "Lola stared at the cold, limp body on the ground before her. The sharp, sulfurous scent of gunpowder stung her nostrils as blood snaked its way across the cement towards her oiled leather boots. In the dim light of the Minnesota warehouse, the silver edges of a hexagram gleamed against the dead woman's left wrist—mirroring the one on Lola's right. Blood witches. That's what they were. Lola was born into this gangster life a blood witch and she would die the same."
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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In 1920s Minnesota, a gangster witch wants to escape her family’s criminal legacy and practice the magic she loves. But a blood oath binds her to them for life. When she falls for her mortal enemy, she must find a way to break her oath or forfeit her dreams. 🖤

#QuestPit #Q #A #HF
Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is an adult historical fantasy complete at 107,000 words written by Christi Playford. Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is for fans of Freya Marske, Francesca May, and S.T. Gibson. It combines the 1920s setting, rival gangsters, and forbidden love of These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong with the magical curse, dysfunctional family, and plitical intrigue of A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, in addition to the sapphic romance, witchcraft, and illegal magic in Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May. Tension between elemental and blood witches is on the rise. Gangster witch, Lola Cortéz, wants to escape her family's deadly legacy and the criminal underworld of 1920s Minnesota to practice the magic she loves. But a blood oath binds her to them for life, and the only ritual strong enough to break it might swallow her whole. When she falls for her mortal enemy and the woman of her dreams, Lola must attempt the dangerous spell to take control of her future before her father offers her in marriage as a peace treaty to the new gangster in town, and she forfeits a chance at the only life she's ever wanted.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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An #agentsguide to my 1920s urban fantasy pitched as PEAKY BLINDERS x A MARVELLOUS LIGHT.

A gangster witch wants to escape her family’s criminal legacy, but she's bound by a blood oath, and the ritual to break it could cost her life.

🏳️‍🌈 sapphic
🖤 gritty
👵 multi-generational

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF
Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is an adult historical romantic fantasy complete at 107,000 words, written by Christi Playford. This pitch is laid out like the front page of a newspaper. To the right, a black and white photo shows a gangster woman from the 1920s smoking a cigarette. To the left, the headline reads, "Tension between Elemental and Blood Witches on the rise." Below the title is a paragraph stating, "Gangster witch, Lola Cortéz, wants to escape her family's deadly legacy and the criminal underworld of 1920s Minnesota to practice the magic she loves. But a blood oath binds her to them for life, and the only ritual strong enough to break it might swallow her whole. When she falls for her mortal enemy and the woman of her dreams, Lola must attempt the dangerous spell to take control of her future before her father offers her in marriage as a peace treaty to the new gangster in town, and she forfeits a chance at the only life she's ever wanted." Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is perfect for fans of Freya Marske, Francesca May, and Chloe Gong. Three comparative titles are laid out side-by-side in black and white, continuing with the newspaper theme. The first title is A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. The bullet point tropes below a black and white picture of the book include: dysfunctional family, political intrigue, magical curse, suspense, and LGBTQ+ romance. The second title is Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May. The bullet point tropes below a black and white pictures of that book include: sapphic romance, witchcraft, illegal magic, raising the dead, Gastsby-esque extravagance. The third and final title is These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. The bullet point tropes below this black and white picture include: rival gangsters, dark and gritty, forbidden love, 1920s setting, criminal underworld. The first few lines of Prohibition of the Rebel Witch are laid out like the inside page of a newspaper. To the right, a black and white photo shows a woman cocking a revolver behind her back. The tagline at the top of the photo read, "Referene Image, Year 1924." To the left, with the first line in bold, is the beginning of the book: "Lola stared at the cold, limp body on the ground before her. The sharp, sulfurous scent of gunpowder stung her nostrils as blood snaked its way across the cement towards her oiled leather boots. In the dim light of the Minnesota warehouse, the silver edges of a hexagram gleamed against the dead woman's left wrist—mirroring the one on Lola's right. Blood witches. That's what they were. Lola was born into this gangster life a blood witch and she would die the same." This final, newspaper-style layout for Prohibition of the Rebel Witch is a moodboard, complete with twelve black and white images. From the top left, there is a photo (1) of two women kissing in a booth at a speakeasy. (2) An up-close image of a revolver. (3) A hexagram tattooed onto someone's wrist. (4) The same gangster woman smoking from the first layout page. (5) A full moon. (6) A woman screaming with her head thrown back. (7) A gothic-style Victorian mansion. (8) Dead human remains. (9) A collection of potion bottles and a spell book. (10) A gangster man in a three-piece suit. (11) Someone manipulating fire by magic. An finally, (12) a city-scape with Model T cars on the street.
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS x AGATHA ALL ALONG

Two witches must choose between loyalty to their rival bosses and their growing affection for each other.

🏳️‍🌈 queerness in the 1920s
🖤 multi-generational, mafia family
🩸 blood & elemental magic
👻 Samhain spirits
🪦 exhumation for a spell

#QuestPit #A #HF #Q
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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In 1920s Minnesota, a gangster witch wants to escape her family’s criminal legacy and practice the magic she loves. But a blood oath binds her to them for life. When she falls for her mortal enemy, she must find a way to break her oath or forfeit her dreams. 👻

#GhostPit #A #HF #Q
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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An #agentsguide to PROHIBITION OF THE REBEL WITCH, a 1920s gangster-witch urban fantasy pitched as Peaky Blinders x A Marvellous Light—now querying.

🏳️‍🌈 forbidden, sapphic love story
🖤 dark, gritty atmosphere
👻 spirits of Samhain
🪦 graveyard & talking skeleton
🩸 unbreakable oath

#GhostPit #A #Q #HF
An agent's guide to: Prohibition of the Rebel Witch. An adult historical romantic fantasy complete at 107,000 words and written by Christi Playford. Pitch: Peaky Blinders meets A Marvellous Light. A gangster witch, trapped by her forbidden blood oath, must choose between loyalty to her family's legacy, and freedom to practice the magic she loves while navigating the gritty underworld of 1920s Minnesota. For fans of Freya Marske, Francesca May, and S.T. Gibson. The historical fantasy, magical curse, and LGBTQ+ romance in A Marvellous Light meets the mafia family, dark and gritty 1920s setting of Peaky Blinders, and the sapphic romance, witchcraft, and illegal magic in Wild and Wicked Things. Tropes and Vibes include: gangster witches, powerful women, elemental and blood magic, forbidden love, queer rep, spirits and a talking skeleton, dysfunctional family, unbreakable oath, political intrigue, roaring 1920s parties, dark and gritty atmosphere. First lines: "Lola stared at the cold, limp body on the ground before her. The sharp, sulfurous scent of gunpowder stung her nostrils as blood snaked its way across the cement towards her oiled leather boots. In the dim light of the Minnesota warehouse, the silvery edges of a hexagram gleamed against the dead woman's left wrist—mirroring the one on Lola's right. Blood witches. That's what they were. Lola was born into this gangster life a blood witch, and she would die the same."
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#litagents if you’re looking for a 1920s gangster-witch fantasy with forbidden magic, complex family dynamics, political intrigue, and a F/F romantic subplot…interact with this post and I’ll send the book I #amquerying PROHIBITION OF THE REBEL WITCH your way. ✨🖤
A mood board photo collage with sepia-toned filter of witches in the 1920s, elemental and blood magic, a collection of potion jars, an old Victorian house, and a full moon.
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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An #agentsguide to my historical romantic fantasy pitched as HOUSE OF BANE AND BLOOD meets A MARVELLOUS LIGHT—now in the query trenches.

🖤 1920s Minnesota during Prohibition
✨ forbidden, sapphic love story
🖤 complex family dynamics
✨ political intrigue
🖤 trapped by magic

#amquerying #lgbtqbooks
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM