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Ró always found eating hearts to be vile, even if it grants humans magical powers. But her town’s leader craves the heart of a seductive water spirit, and Ró yearns to impress.
Succeed and earn a much-needed favor from the town leader, fail, and it’ll be her heart on a plate🫀
#YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

What? You wrote a Nordic adult romantasy without vikings? ✨gasp️✨

UNFATED is instead set in a John Bauer inspired medieval Sweden, steeped in folklore, mythology and authentic Swedish culture...not a horned helmet in sight 🫢

A 92,000k standalone novel

#questpit #Q #A #RF

a man sitting at a table with his eyes closed ALT: a man sitting at a table with his eyes closed

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Introducing an Editors Guide to: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF CALLIOPE LECLAIRE

🧡 YA romantic fantasy standalone
🌌 dual-POV
⏳ grumpy x sunshine
🌠 sister-story
💌 gods based on human psyche
💫 whimsical island in the sky
🕰️ identity & self-acceptance

#questpit #F #YA #RF #AG #OS

iron tide wip by tyler stasi

iron tide wip by tyler stasi

iron tide wip by tyler stasi

iron tide wip by tyler stasi

#QuestPit #W #F #R

an adult pirate x knight fantasy:

A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x A Knight's Tale

🌊immersive worldbuilding
⚔️stone cold knight FMC
🏴‍☠️bloodthirsty pirate lord MMC
⚓️deadly bargain + mineral magic
🏰high stakes political intrigue

A priestess must break her vows to stop her eldest sister from powering the throne with the blood of street serpents from the slums. To save her youngest sister, she ensnares a war-hardened prince, and triggers a bloodline war.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #EF #MorallyGrey #SisterRivalry

Image shows a dark floral background with four photos: a stone angel statue, a stone cathedral, hands reaching for the sky, and a skull. Text reads: “Who will I be if I return?” with name Kara Siert in the bottom corner.

A reluctant soldier and his steadfast partner embark on a final mission to investigate the horrors appearing across the land. The truth may unravel them both.

💀Seven deadly sins as monsters
🩸Chronic illness
🥀Religious themes
🖤Found family
#W #YA #F #H #questpit

"Agent's guide to The Iris and the Aconite". On the left side there is a locket, toadstool, and a book with a rose on it. On the right there is a vine wrapping a crystal, mushrooms, and a vial. Below the title, there are two men in princely attire. One of them is wearing a crown.

This slide has two men on it. One is a king with dark hair and dark skin, dressed in total attire (our ML). The other has long dark hair, pale skin, and is wearing modern attire because the author could not find a suitable image on Canva of a man with long hair and formal, fantasy attire. The king is described as a simp, kind but a lil scary, divinely gifted, and besties with a goddess. The MC (Kresimir) is described as an ex-courtesan, investigator, impudent brat (and proud of it), and as loving his bestie would die for her. A pink arrow with a heart is above the two men

Blurb:Seduce the King. Kill Kiss him. Don’t Do join his band of magical investigators. Certainly do not fall in love with him. The only thing that courtesan Kresimir Zaheriev wants more than a happy life for his best friend is bloody vengeance against the king who executed his parents. When word reaches him that the powerful chancellor is searching for an assassin to slay the king, Kresimir jumps at the chance without a second thought. All he has to do is catch the king’s attention while working in the palace. Easy work for a courtesan. Too easy! The king will not let him be! He’d merely helped find a small part of a criminal cult, and now the king has decided to make Kresimir his new toy. Everywhere Kresimir turns, the king is there to recruit him for yet another insane plot, never allowing him even a moment to breathe. And the worst part is that Kresimir might even be enjoying it. Not only the investigation into the cult, but also the company of the king, who has proven himself to be nothing like Kresimir’s longed-for tyrant. He is, instead, maddeningly cheery, kind, and infuriatingly handsome. The longer they are together, the more Kresimir doubts his mission and the circumstances of his parents’ execution. But he has already promised the king’s death to the chancellor, and going back on his word means not only losing his life, but that of his best friend as well. And there is nothing that Kresimir would not sacrifice for her.

Slide with a picnic basket, flower vine, and mirror. Snippet: “Why do you want it so badly?” Kresimir asked. “I wish to use it as bait for the rest of those traffickers,” the tree man replied. “But I loathe to put you in danger, of course. It’ll be best if it’s off your hands.” Touching. Kresimir was hardly listening. He was calculating the price. What use was this old page to him anyway? What use was it to this tree man, who couldn’t even read it? Unless he was lying about his illiteracy, but what reason would he have to . . . Indeed, it was better to assume he spoke the truth for now. “Fifty thousand lijas,” Kresimir said. “Fifty,” the tree man said faintly. “I’ll settle for thirty thousand.” “Settle?” Kresimir turned away. “I suddenly feel rather attached to this page. Perhaps I will keep it—” “Thirty thousand,” the tree man said. “A contract for thirty thousand lijas will be delivered to your accommodation by tomorrow morning.” “I’m glad we could reach an agreement.” Kresimir pulled a pen and paper from his coat pocket. It was always best to be prepared. “Shall we get it in writing?”

✅ m/m romantasy 👨‍❤️‍👨
✅113000 words
✅Courtesan to investigator pipeline
✅Silver-tongued ex-courtesan MC
✅Assassin x king 👑🗡️
✅ King with divine gifts
✅Gods that do things
✅Slow burn + yearning ❤️‍🔥
✅Cults with magic 🪄
✅ Simp ML x black cat MC
#questpit #RF #F #LGBT #amquerying #MMromance

A moodboard for Bound By Heart (all images are created by me, & are rather low quality.) Top left – an imagine of two kneeling human outlines, hands & forehead touching. One is dark & one light. Above hangs a glowing diamond shape. Top center - an image of hands bound in glowing rope, & the words NOW FREEDOM FELT LIKE A GREATER CURSE THAN BONDAGE Top right – an image of a human outline clinging to a tree Middle left – an image of a human kissing a large pale egg At middle center – a circlet of thorns on a glittery red backdrop, & the words EVERY CURSE BEARS A BLESSING Middle right – a cloaked human outline standing on a rock in the snow Bottom left – An infant creature with dull orange scaly skin, & stubby wings Bottom right – Snowy mountains against a starry night

(A quote from Bound By Heart, on a dark red backdrop) All slavery was by will, for every creature was always given the choice to rebel, and yes that choice was Rider's also, though he was bound by more than chains, more even than oath.

#QuestPit

A promise grows into love that will risk anything

He thought his only purpose was to live & die for magic's freedom
Until he meets a helpless baby dragon for whom he breaks the vows of his heart

A bittersweet novella set in the wilderness

#P #DF #LF
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LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷
SADIE x WE WERE LIARS

REVISED 2026; a new manuscript

- YA contemporary thriller
- bodily autonomy
- a missing girl
- a ticking clock
- love & its complexities
- dysfunctional & found family

back in the trenches spring 2026
#questpit #R #Q #YA

The Miles Between Us, which features:
✅ a crime story with deep emotional resonance;
✅ an exploration of themes like grief, racism, and identity;
✅ ordinary citizens stepping into investigative roles;
✅ MCs who seem worlds apart, and are yet so similar;
✅ a romantic subplot.
#questpit #W #A #LF #T

88 K Bipoc psychological thriller

The pitch for The Scent of Delusion, a BiPoc psychological thriller.

Blurb for The Scent of Delusion, a #BiPoc psychological thriller.

Tropes and Vibes for The Scent of Delusion, a #BiPoC psychological thriller.

CASSANDRA × A MARRIAGE OF LIES

1 graphic designer faces
2 financial ploys & loses the trust of
3 friends bcoz of her
2 dozen paranoid episodes that culminate in
1 intruder aiming for her life & sanity
Now she depends on her home automation system & hyperosmia—both malfunctioning.
#A #T #QuestPit #Q

Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're extremely attracted to each other.

It's only natural that they become friends with benefits.

All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything.

#QuestPit #R #Q #A

Moodboard. Top left: piece of antler against lack background. Top middle: lit candles against black surface. Top right: bloodied white rose on white surface. Middle left: Dark picture of knight with helmet atop a horse. Middle: red moon and clouds against a dark sky. Middle right: piece of a cathedral against dark cloudy sky. Bottom left: blue glowing mushrooms against dark background. Bottom middle: pair of hands held up in prayer. Bottom right: supply of herbs and crystals in a basket for witchcraft

GODKILLER x WITCH KING

🏰 An empire built on hatred of demons
🗡️ An escaped demon assassin
🏛️ A condemned priest
❤️ And the newly born god of Love

Together, they must return compassion to the world. But Love is a dangerous force, and its god is no different.

#Questpit #A #F #DF #W #LGBT

A MEMORY OF MOONKISSED MALICE Fantasy Dark Academia Feminine Rage Vampires Corrupted Moon Magic Villain Era Protag Queendoms Enemies to Lovers Found Family

THE PITCH 18-year-old Alyss Veylas wishes to attend Nocturne Collegiate for one reason—revenge. Five long years after her sister was murdered by the school's guardian, she finally gets that chance. Armed with a Moon Fragment granting memory magic and the aid of her ex and his new girlfriend, Alyss must confront the woman who took away the person she loved most. YA Gothic Fantasy 93,000 Words

CHAPTER ONE The rain made it easier to rob his grave. My shovel carved through the sodden earth, the water contorting into murky veins around its edge. Desperation drove each labored thrust, the burning ache in my muscles but an afterthought to the prize that lied in wait. Even the Valera Forest held its breath; the fog thick enough to smother the night's whispers. All was silent save for the spilling of soil under the deluge that drenched us. Us. As I lifted my gaze to the boy standing across from me, I found that word had lost all semblance of warmth.

FOR FANS OF... The lush, gothic prose of... A fantasy academia setting similar to... A supernatural mystery like...

ONE DARK WINDOW X KATABASIS

Nocturne Collegiate is celebrated as a sanctuary from warring Queendoms and brutal vampires, but Alyss knows better—its guardian murdered her sister, and now she's come for revenge.🌙🦇⚔️

#QuestPit #OS #AG #YA #F

The background is a photograph taken from under the water. Half the photo is taken up by the waves on the surface that are broken up by sunbeams penetrating the water. On each corner is a white corner decoration with straight lines curling as they meet each other. Text: Merrow By: Hannah Smith - New Adult Fantasy - Editing

The background is a photograph taken from under the water. Half the photo is taken up by the waves on the surface that are broken up by sunbeams penetrating the water. On each corner is a white corner decoration with straight lines curling as they meet each other. Text: Pitch The only thing Nerissa wants is to grow old, pass quietly in her sleep, and finally join her fiance Dylan in death. Finding out she’s got another couple of centuries to live doesn’t change anything; it just complicates it. Her only source of comfort is the engagement band she had used to propose to him before he left. Then she receives an invitation to an employee appreciation party hosted by the family of Witches her fiance was working for when he died. She begins to think that maybe there was a reason she’s lived for so long. She had always been suspicious of his death, and this party may be her only chance of finding proof to her claims. What’s an extended weekend when she’s got centuries ahead of her? Getting the proof isn’t as easy as she was hoping, the employees are tight-lipped and most of the Estate is closed off to the guests. It’s only thanks to the young heir of the family breaking into her room that she manages to broker a deal: information in exchange for Nerissa’s engagement band. Now Nerissa must decide between uncovering the truth and risking the last piece of Dylan she has.

The background is a photograph taken from under the water. Half the photo is taken up by the waves on the surface that are broken up by sunbeams penetrating the water. On each corner is a white corner decoration with straight lines curling as they meet each other. Text: Excerpt Firstly, letters were supposed to appear in Nerissa’s mailbox, not in her hand. The fact that this letter had appeared in such a way did nothing to lessen the torrent emotions currently fighting for dominance in her stomach. That was just the first thing too. Then there was the matter that the Child family was writing to her after all these years. After decades of silence there was no real reason for them to be reaching out to her in this moment. Not anything good anyway. The last time Nerissa had received a letter from them it was to tear her heart out in the most impersonal way possible. She was almost afraid to touch it again. She stuck out one finger and gently poked it, wondering if it would disintegrate in the water and spare her the trouble. It didn’t. In fact, there wasn’t even the barest hint of warping, which could only mean the paper had been treated to survive in this very setting, and more likely than not, she was its intended reciptent. The letter rotated once again, the bright gold lettering catching the icy blue light filtering in through the roof above. Nerissa squinted as she tried to read it, the sheen hiding some of the letters against the dark green backing until it tilted away from the light just enough to read: To the spouse of Dylan Price.

The background is a photograph taken from under the water. Half the photo is taken up by the waves on the surface that are broken up by sunbeams penetrating the water. On each corner is a white corner decoration with straight lines curling as they meet each other. Text: Comp Titles Image Left: Book cover for Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Image right: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

#questpit Nerissa hasn't aged since her fiancé Dylan died. She considers it a curse until an invitation manifests in her hand, an invitation from the family Dylan was working for when he died. His death was always suspicious, now Nerissa has a chance to prove it. #W #F #A #amediting

Crime scene style collage showing black and white portraits, scene choked with orange dust, and an archer.

EVERY DOME IS A BUBBLE: Robyn Hood, from the Sheriff’s POV, on Mars. #Q #A #SF #QuestPit

The title Wilted Fate and a Spotify code

HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY?

And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction?
Say no more.

🥀FMC bred to lead
🥀Diminishing magic
🥀Found family
🥀Female rage

#Q #A #RF #QuestPit

Text reads: An agent's guide to THE GODBRINGER, a literary horror novel complete at 88k words. Image is of a drawn deer, laying horizontally on the ground.

Text reads: PITCH In the rotting, isolated town of Teneral, gun-toting 18-year-old Sadie Elderton yearns for freedom beyond the confines of her community’s rigid religious traditions. After an encounter with an elusive shadow and a disturbing vision in the swamp, Sadie believes herself marked by her God, chosen to become the prophesied Godbringer. With the annual Festival week approaching, it’s her last chance to prove her worth to God and the People, despite the heretical reputation that precedes her. By summer’s end, she’ll be forced into a marriage arranged by her father and a life of domestic servitude. While the People remain intent on reminding Sadie of her sins and shortcomings, she finds solace in Oliver, her secret lover and the only person in Teneral who believes she is meant for something more. But when God’s voice seems to fall silent, Sadie’s faith begins to rot into desperation. All that remains is the scratching in her skull, demanding proof and whispering promises of divinity. As Festival week drags to a close, Sadie is torn between doubt and devotion. When she uncovers ugly truths hidden from her by both her family and the town, she must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her destiny—and whether becoming the Godbringer is worth the human sacrifices it demands.

Text reads: TROPES female rage forbidden love b-story twisted family dynamics cult fanaticism religious trauma southern gothic atmosphere

Text reads: COMPS Ania's Ahlborn's Brother Stephen King's Carrie Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects A24's Film Midsommar A24's Film Pearl Ethel Cain's album The Preacher's Daughter AUDIENCE For fans of speculative, psychological horror with a literary bend, that enjoy exploring the dangers of religious extremism and feminist themes.

CARRIE X SHARP OBJECTS

In the deep Louisiana bayou, Sadie participates in increasingly gruesome Festival tasks in an attempt to achieve Godhood before she's forced into an arranged marriage.
THE GODBRINGER is currently on query
🐍unlikable FMC
🗡️ cults
🐗 soft MMC
#questpit #agentsguide #Q #A #H #LF

moodboard for Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem showing plum blossoms; a man fighting in bamboo forest; a view of a Chinese palace through red gates; a woman with a death stare; a man with a serious displeased look; moon-gate looking into a Chinese garden with a pavillion on the pond; a man kissing a woman's neck intimately; Chinese calligraphy and brush pen

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS x A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS

She planned to be the terror in his life.
He planned to ignore her.
Neither planned on saving a crumbling empire from a tyrant—or falling in love.

91K-word adult fantasy romcom / Smoochpit '25 mentee
#questpit #A #RF #Q

Background of fog moving over the treetops of a forest. Book title reads: LYDIA IS DEAD. 110,000 words, horromantasy, Adult/New Adult

Background is dark, blue water. Text reads: The Pitch. Lydia is dead, and Charlie knows who killed her. Her prime suspect? Markus, enigmatic bachelor and Lydia’s ex- boyfriend. Determined to prove his guilt, Charlie launches her own investigation: seduce Markus and uncover the web of lies lurking in Gildervale’s supernatural shadows. But as her attraction to Markus grows, Charlie's grip on reality starts to slip. Are these paranormal horrors real, or is she finally losing her mind?

Text reads: Book/TV Comps. Images include covers of popular books & TV including: Shapr Objects by Gillian Flynn, Hannibal TV Show, and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Additional text reads: serial killer mystery, amateur sleuthing, cannibalism, toxic love, body horror, occult, magic and murder

Background is a small fire in the dark. Text reads: Themes & Tropes. Morally grey hero, flashback chapters, murder mystery, dark romance, supernatural, generational trauma, genre blending, magic & curses, witchcraft, cannibalism, magic tea, seances, heists, betrayal

💀LYDIA IS DEAD💀
#QuestPit #AgentsGuide #Q

Lydia is dead... and Charlie knows who killed her.

♥️ dark romance
🦷 magic & witchcraft
🌶️ seducing the enemy
🍽️ cannibalism curse
🫀 body horror

A shadowy school building, stars in the sky, and the text: an agents guide to the bells of le fay, adult dark academia fantasy, A. J. Sable

The silhouette of a woman holding a ball of light in front of trees. The text reads: pitch, The price of magic is monstrous-literally. Lola Knight didn’t mean to murder her best friend. When her violent and volatile magic spirals out of control, instead of punishment, she’s enrolled in an elite magical academy to seek control before it kills again. But there she finds herself at the centre of a monstrous mystery; one that threatens the future of the entire witching world.

A spell book lying open amongst candles and a mirror. The text reads: tropes, sapphic enemies to lovers, female rage, elite magical university, secret society, body horror, underworld realm.

The shadow of a woman standing before a giant misty creature. The text reads: with the cathedral-like academy behind her, the gothic towers soaring above the treetops, it felt like she was in a fairy-tale. But if that were true, she was no princess. She was the monster they had to defeat.

A DEADLY EDUCATION x KATABASIS

The price of magic is monstrous—literally.

When Lola Knight accidentally murders her best friend, instead of punishment she is enrolled in a magical academy to seek control before it kills again, or consumes her…

#QuestPit #Q #A #F

Title page and info about Saltwater Saints

Saltwater Saints pitch

Comp titles for Saltwater Saints

Excerpt from Saltwater Saints and themes & tropes

An #agentsguide to SALTWATER SAINTS

Shep, Harvey, and Ray must survive a friendship destroying secret—as well as the other trials and tribulations of being in your late twenties—to save a beloved island landmark from the scheme of a conniving politician.

#questpit #q #a

This #questpit I want to talk about elements common to my #A #PoC #F books

💖Non-toxic love with conflict & yearning
👸Women who Lead & Rescue
♂️MMCs secure in their cinnamon roll persona
♟️Political Intrigue
🌈Queernorm worlds
🧘‍♀️Magic w/ Consequences
⚔️Found fam & f**ed up fam
💚Gen. Anxiety rep

Mood board

#QuestPit #A #T #W

MOONLIGHT MELODRAMA - adult sapphic speculative thriller

⭐️solving murder whilst in the spotlight
🎸’good girl’ popstar x outcast rockstar
💊new drug in London’s music scene
🩸best friend/producer is killed
🩵not all villains are killers
🫆needs to clear her own name

Edit stage!!

A collage of photos: John Singer Sargent’s “Portrait of Madame X,” a painting of a young woman in a sleeveless black dress; a classroom with a dark green chalkboard illuminated by the sun, with several wooden desks; library books on a shelf held behind iron bars; a man and woman embracing, both in rather woolly sweaters; a picture taken over the shoulder of a woman who is holding a polaroid picture of another woman; several drooping, dying flowers against a dark background; 7 or 8 old books, lying on floorboards, and with their pages opened as if the books had been dropped; a pink and white flip phone with a heart charm on its closed cover, next to a bottle of pink nail polish and a pink lipgloss; a black and white photo of a young woman in ¾ profile with her eyes mostly closed—over this the title of the WIP “Surface Tension” is superimposed.

WORKHORSE x THE RACHEL INCIDENT

SURFACE TENSION: She came for a degree, not an affair. But as Jenny researches literary heroines who trade freedom for security, she starts living her thesis, all beneath the eye of a professor who prefers the only revisions to her story be his. #U #W #A #questpit

THE GRAVE BROTHERHOOD tropes✨

🎓women in STEM
💭morally flawed characters (most of them)
🔥mutual disdain to power couple
🪦deadly touch (his)
🖤he’s mean but secretly gentle
⚔️grumpy x grumpy
📍100% NOT colonizer romance

#questpit #Q #A #F