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Elissa Grossell Dickey
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Author of The Speed of Light and Iris in the Dark (out now) Across the Earth and Sky (coming soon) 📚 | MS warrior 🧡
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GUEST LIST+HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE+LEAP YEAR

Haunted by her past, Rosie must team up with a handsome local man to solve a murder—and outrun the monstrous presence stalking them across the Irish countryside.

🖤Gothic
🖤Enemies to lovers
🖤Murder mystery
📚Querying #agents now!

#QuestPit #A #H #Dis #Q
Book cover of ocean waves crashing against the shore – You have to go back; enemies to lovers; the haunting of maddy clare + the guest list; gothic vibes; murder mystery; pitch: Twenty years after a study abroad trip ended in tragedy, Rosie returns to Ireland to ind the truth and must face her haunted past—and a real haunting—as she teams up with a handsome local man to solve a murder. A collage of book-related images including a woman in the water, the Irish coast, a cottage, and a couple embracing.
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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LEAP YEAR, but haunted

Rosie's travel to-do list:

🇮🇪 Return to Ireland
💀 Solve a murder
💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man
🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her

📚 Querying now - #agents, please reach out if you'd like to see it! 📚

#QuestPit #A #H #Horromance #R #Dis #Gothic #Q
A collage of book-related images including a woman in the water, the Irish coast, a cottage, and a couple embracing.
January 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE+THE GUEST LIST

Twenty years after a study abroad trip ended in tragedy, Rosie returns to Ireland and must face her haunted past—and a real haunting—as she teams up with a grumpy-but-handsome local man to solve a murder.

#QuestPit #A #H #Gothic #Horromance #R #Dis #Q
Book cover of ocean waves crashing against the shore – You have to go back; enemies to lovers; the haunting of maddy clare + the guest list; gothic vibes; murder mystery; pitch: Twenty years after a study abroad trip ended in tragedy, Rosie returns to Ireland to ind the truth and must face her haunted past—and a real haunting—as she teams up with a handsome local man to solve a murder.
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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✨New book update✨

I finished content edits for Across the Earth and Sky! 🎉 Thrilled to be one step closer to getting this book out in the world! It has romance, ride or die friendship, and chronic illness rep, and I can't wait for you all to read it. 📚 Stay tuned for more updates! elissadickey.com
Collage of book related images including a shuttle launching, two women walking together, a deserted highway, a forest, the moon, and a couple embracing. Across the Earth and Sky is a thrilling, romantic story set in a dangerous near future Midwest that follows two best friends who find their way back to each other at the end of the world, coming next year from Red Adept Publishing.
December 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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LEAP YEAR, but make it haunted 👻

Rosie's travel to-do list:
🇮🇪 Return to Ireland
💀 Solve a murder
💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man
🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her

#QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Horromance #Gothic #Q
Mood board with images of the Irish coast, couple embracing, ghostly figure, woman in the water
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST

🖤Horromance
🖤Gothic vibes
🖤Enemies to lovers

When Rosie returns to Ireland, she must team up with a handsome local man to find her friend's killer—and escape the terrifying presence that's stalking her.

#QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Q
Mood board with images including the Irish coast, a cottage, a woman in the water, a couple embracing, and a ghostly figure.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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An #AgentsGuide to my gothic horromance! 🖤

THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST

Rosie's travel to-do list:
🇮🇪 Return to Ireland
💀 Solve a murder
💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man
🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her

#QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Q
Agent's guide You have to go back Pitch: haunted by the memory of her friend's tragic death, Rosie returns to Ireland to search for answers and must team up with a grumpy but handsome local man to uncover the truth-and escape the terrifying presence that's stalking her. Blurb: "Like moonlight on a storm tossed sea, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK captivates with haunting secrets hidden just below the surface." - Paulette Kennedy, bestselling author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport Comps: the guest list, haunting of Maddy Clare, leap year (but haunted); enemies to lovers, horromance, Gothic vibes, a haunting in ireland Mood board including the Irish coast, a cottage, woman in the water, a ghostly figure, and a couple embracing
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST

🖤 Horromance
🖤 Gothic vibes
🖤 Enemies to lovers

When Rosie returns to Ireland, she must team up with a handsome local man to find her friend's killer—and escape the terrifying presence that's stalking her.

#GhostPit #A #H #Horromance #R #Dis #Q 👻
Collage of black and white book related images including the Irish coast, a couple embracing, a ghostly figure, a cottage, and a woman in the water.
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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LEAP YEAR, but make it haunted 👻

Rosie's travel to-do list:

🇮🇪 Return to Ireland
☠️Solve a murder
💚Try not to fall for the mysterious local man
🧌Escape the monstrous presence that's stalking her

#GhostPit #A #H #R #Horromance #Dis #Q
A collage of book-related images including a woman in the water, the Irish coast, a cottage, and a couple embracing.
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Tonight's regional author fair was so much fun! I had great conversations with readers, writers, and friends. ❤️ Thank you to everyone at KO Lee Library - we seriously have the best local library ever! 📚 And thank you as always to my amazing husband, who is so supportive and always there for me. 🥰
An author at her book table A stack of The Speed of Light paperbacks A stack of Iris in the Dark paperbacks An author with her husband
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Very late to the #DVParty, but I hope it's still okay to jump in and share my mood board for my romantic horror! 🖤
A collage of photos including a ghostly figure, the Irish countryside, the ocean, and a couple embracing.
October 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I had so much fun at my author visit at Vermillion Public Library! Thank you for having me! 📚
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October 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Three years of Iris in the Dark! 📚 Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, and supported my second book. 💙 bookshop.org/p/books/iris...?
A copy of Iris in the Dark held up with an iris in the background.
June 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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It's #MSAwarenessWeek, and this month marks four years since The Speed of Light, my debut about a woman living with MS, published! 🎉📚 Four years and almost 10,000 reviews later, I'm so grateful for each and every reader. 🧡 #ThisIsMS #BookSky
Copies of The Speed of Light in paperback, on ebook, the Estonian version, audiobook on a phone, a coffee cup and lit candle with necklace
March 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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✨BOOK NEWS✨

I'm thrilled to share that my third book, Across the Earth and Sky, has found a home with Red Adept Publishing!🎉

So grateful to Red Adept and excited to bring this thrilling, romantic story with MS rep into the world. I'll share more as I can so stay tuned!📚
Graphic of a starry sky and text: Book news: ACROSS THE EARTH AND SKY by Elissa Grossell Dickey, following two best friends who find their way back to each other at the end of the world, will be published by Red Adept Publishing. Coming in 2026! elissadickey.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Thank you so much to the S.D. Association of Towns and Townships Spouse's Program for inviting me to speak with them! This was such a wonderful group of people, and I'm so grateful that I got to talk to them about my path to publishing and my journey with MS. 🧡📚
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December 7, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Next up, ACROSS THE EARTH AND SKY! #AgentGuide
An agent/editor's guide to ACROSS THE EARTH AND SKY By Elissa Grossell Dickey/@elissadickey What readers can expect/Tropes: ride or die friendship found family revenge I’d find you in any universe vibes chronic illness representation end of the world adventure SERIES POTENTIAL PITCH AND COMPS: PITCH: When Lilly Franklin makes a split-second decision to give up her shuttle seat for a lost little girl, she must team up with her long lost best friend, Maggie Keller, to brave a dangerous near-future Midwest, fight for their found family—and make it to one last shuttle launch before an impending asteroid strikes. COMPS: for fans of: STATION 11 THELMA & lOUISE ARMAGEDDON THE EFFORT THE LAST OF US A BEGINNING AT THE END SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD HOZIER’S FRANCESCA NOVEL AESTHETIC with photos of a starry sky, hand reaching toward the moon, dark forest, and text: Pieces of our hearts are scattered across the earth and sky, but the love never fades. We carry on. For them.
October 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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Hi, agents and editors! I created an #AgentGuide for my completed manuscripts. If you like thrilling, romantic upmarket fiction with chronic illness rep, take a look! (And please share!) ⬇️📚🧵

First up, SURFACING:

#AmQuerying #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
An agent/editor's guide to SURFACING By Elissa Grossell Dickey/@elissadickey What readers can expect/Tropes: DUAL TIMELINE Enemies to lovers toxic friendships gothic vibes MURDER MYSTERY beautiful irish setting REVENGE Pitch: When Rosie Hopkins returns to Ireland and learns the tragic death of her classmate twenty years ago was no accident, she must team up with a handsome local man to find the truth of what happened—even if it means unearthing dark secrets from her closest friends. Comps: for fans of: Big Little Lies The Guest List IN A dARK, dARK WOOD THE BODYGUARD LEAP YEAR KNIVES OUT HOZIER’S LIKE REAL PEOPLE DO NOVEL AESTHETIC: with photos of the ocean, Irish landscape, couple embracing, a dark tree, and text: The past is close, clawing up through the dirt, surfacing whether I’m ready or not.
October 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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July is Disability Pride Month, so it's a great time to check out my debut, The Speed of Light! It has:

✨ Multiple sclerosis rep
✨ Swoony romance
✨ Page-turning suspense

📚 Links: elissadickey.com

#DisabilityPrideMonth #ThisIsMS 🧡
Paperback copy of The Speed of Light, with a cover that's a dark blue frosted windshield with snowflakes, sitting on a bunch of red, white, and purple flowers.
July 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Me after scrolling way back to find my date of birth. (But yay, I'm finally joining Bluesky! 👋🏻)
Meme of a tired Pedro Pascal from The Last of Us
July 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM