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Aspiring author studying to be a teacher in religious studies, now in the query trenches with my adult fantasy with romance inspired by the Norse myth 'The Wild Hunt' and The Handmaid's Tale. Love all things books, horses, and nature!🌲🌿

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A letter from the FMC of Feed Me Your Heart to herself, in which she reminds herself never to fall for the charming magical creature she is hunting

A letter from the FMC of Feed Me Your Heart to herself, in which she reminds herself never to fall for the charming magical creature she is hunting

❗Ró’s plan to restore her shattered reputation:❗

1. Hunt down the charming water spirit, as per the town leader’s request

2. Harvest his heart

3. Do not eat his heart (the magic powers aren’t worth it!!)

4. And most importantly: do NOT fall for him, no matter what

#YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

31.01.2026 21:43 — 👍 28    🔁 12    💬 7    📌 0
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The way I want this book in MY HANDSSSSSS

31.01.2026 21:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SADDLE UP, a contemporary romance

Scottie’s family ranch is struggling and her grandmother is sick, but a life-changing rodeo tour with her former best friend and ranch hand means she has to confront her fears, her grief, and her guilt in order to chase her dreams.

#questpit #W #A #R

31.01.2026 19:35 — 👍 36    🔁 12    💬 5    📌 0

Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️

31.01.2026 21:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Imagine The Handmaid’s Tale in a fantasy setting.

Except the main character was brought up as a future leader… and knows exactly how to bring the empire down.

A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH

🥀 Norse mythology
⚔️ Swedish folklore
🥀 FMC turns villain
⚔️ Female rage

#Q #A #RF #questpit

31.01.2026 19:37 — 👍 29    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

I needed this YESTERDAY!!!

31.01.2026 18:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Sample page for Feed Me Your Heart - a YA fantasy book with elements of horror and romance

Sample page for Feed Me Your Heart - a YA fantasy book with elements of horror and romance

💀What if personality tests were deadly?💀

To save her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to play deadly games that’ll uncover the deepest parts of her personality. Win and prove her worth. Lose and sacrifice her soul to the seductive forest spirits.

#YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

31.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 50    🔁 20    💬 6    📌 0

Thank you so much!!! 🥹❤️❤️

31.01.2026 17:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gimmie this NOW!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

31.01.2026 15:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The title Wilted Fate and a Spotify code

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

31.01.2026 12:24 — 👍 24    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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🥀 AN AGENT’S GUIDE TO WILTED FATE🥀

When subservient Astrid’s mentor is executed, she must perform an immoral ritual to justify her position as a future leader, or face the punishment of the gods.

🥀 Female rage
🥀 Mythology based
🥀 Enemies to lovers
🥀 Villainous arc

#Q #A #RF #QuestPit

31.01.2026 11:00 — 👍 26    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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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

31.01.2026 05:56 — 👍 129    🔁 68    💬 8    📌 0
Feed Me Your Heart - Intro Page

Feed Me Your Heart - Intro Page

Themes for Feed Me Your Heart

Themes for Feed Me Your Heart

Comps for Feed Me Your Heart

Comps for Feed Me Your Heart

Pitch for Feed Me Your Heart

Pitch for Feed Me Your Heart

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back.

🫀 Cultish magic
💀 Deadly personality tests
🧌 Scandinavian folklore
🖤 Romance á la OUABH

WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES

#YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

31.01.2026 05:10 — 👍 77    🔁 36    💬 11    📌 0

This sounds right up my alley!!!😍

31.01.2026 07:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🥀AM QUERYING: WILTED FATE🥀

On a continent headed for extinction, subservient Astrid needs to justify her position as a future leader when her mentor is executed by performing an immoral ritual ordered by the gods to reinforce the empire’s faltering magic and fertility.

#Q #A #RF #F #questpit

31.01.2026 07:16 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
 A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”

A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”

A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”

A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”

Their first breeding project failed. Their impending extinction nears. To prove her life wasn't a mistake, Astrid volunteers to execute a ritual. But the fate of her obedience is revealed, forcing her to choose between enslaving the earth or risking the wrath of the gods.
#Q #A #F #Hopepit #HopePunk

09.11.2025 14:04 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”

Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”

Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitch, which says: “Extinction is the inevitable next step. Their first breeding project failed, and now Astrid would do anything to prove her worth to the gods, even perform a damaging ritual to incite magic to the earth again. But the earth retaliates by showing the consequences of her blind obedience. But should she fail, the gods are desperate enough to take action again to restore their population. Only, they won’t ask this time.”

Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitch, which says: “Extinction is the inevitable next step. Their first breeding project failed, and now Astrid would do anything to prove her worth to the gods, even perform a damaging ritual to incite magic to the earth again. But the earth retaliates by showing the consequences of her blind obedience. But should she fail, the gods are desperate enough to take action again to restore their population. Only, they won’t ask this time.”

Background with dark green vines. Header: Excerpt from the prologue called The Slave. “The Slave had never known peace. She had tried to find it, though. Through compliance. Silence. By fitting neatly into expectations and holding her tongue. But being a female was not only a menial experience. It was also violent. Vicious. It was a war started against her and the other females in the room, bound by invisible chains to their beds. As they waited in compliance, silence, for a name to be called. And hoping that name wasn’t their own. But war never knew peace. War only knew wrath. The fragile light that seeped in from the windows slowly unveiled the terror of dawn. And with it, muffled sobs filled the room. But even if the Slave wasn’t grieving, she didn’t blame the females for it. It was easier to lean into the soft embrace of sorrow than to turn to the violent claws of fury. To lose hope, because there was none. The Slave had never known peace. Until she found the blissful reprieve of rage in this proclaimed war, something she’d never allowed herself to feel. Until now.

Background with dark green vines. Header: Excerpt from the prologue called The Slave. “The Slave had never known peace. She had tried to find it, though. Through compliance. Silence. By fitting neatly into expectations and holding her tongue. But being a female was not only a menial experience. It was also violent. Vicious. It was a war started against her and the other females in the room, bound by invisible chains to their beds. As they waited in compliance, silence, for a name to be called. And hoping that name wasn’t their own. But war never knew peace. War only knew wrath. The fragile light that seeped in from the windows slowly unveiled the terror of dawn. And with it, muffled sobs filled the room. But even if the Slave wasn’t grieving, she didn’t blame the females for it. It was easier to lean into the soft embrace of sorrow than to turn to the violent claws of fury. To lose hope, because there was none. The Slave had never known peace. Until she found the blissful reprieve of rage in this proclaimed war, something she’d never allowed herself to feel. Until now.

Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles in the middle of the picture. Above it the text reads: The Norse lore and the slow-burn romance in “A fate inked in blood”. Below it, the text reads: The unyielding FMC and the dismantling of societal structures in “The servant of earth”.

Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles in the middle of the picture. Above it the text reads: The Norse lore and the slow-burn romance in “A fate inked in blood”. Below it, the text reads: The unyielding FMC and the dismantling of societal structures in “The servant of earth”.

In a world where their faltering fertility ensues extinction, obeying orders has never been more vital. Or so the gods say.

🥀⚔️🪾🌲

A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH.

#HopePit #HopePunk #F #A #Q

09.11.2025 07:27 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Mood board for Letalis Aroma novel. Images of laboratories, DNA, perfumes, four seasons.

Mood board for Letalis Aroma novel. Images of laboratories, DNA, perfumes, four seasons.

Deadly Bath & Body Works

🧬Genetic modification, ☠️anaphylaxis, and 🧪perfume chemistry provide the Consule a path to total control, unless Valeria 🏳️‍🌈 can stop them.

#SF #W #A #questpit

06.11.2025 00:58 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

I love Ró already!!!

06.11.2025 01:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is so intriguing!!!

06.11.2025 01:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Background with orange small flowers in a green bush. Header reads Wilted Fate (title of book). Above, a quote from the book reads: “What a poisonous flower you are, Eldarós.” At the bottom, a spotify code is embedded.

Background with orange small flowers in a green bush. Header reads Wilted Fate (title of book). Above, a quote from the book reads: “What a poisonous flower you are, Eldarós.” At the bottom, a spotify code is embedded.

⚔️Survival guide: Berserk edition⚔️

1. Don’t bring up the breeding project you were born in. If knives don’t start flying, fists will.
2. Speaking of knives, don't throw one at your superior.
3. Speaking of superior, don’t poke the wolf. Even with puppy jokes.

#Q #A #RF #QuestPit

06.11.2025 01:02 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

This sounds amazing!!! 😍😍

05.11.2025 21:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love the sound of this!!! 😍

05.11.2025 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🧠Nature, 🫀self, and 🫁breath. All 3 souls pay the price of violence 🗡️. Can Veera use her healing magic to restore them before her mother is lost in the cage of her deteriorating mind?

#F #RF #W #A #questpit

05.11.2025 20:04 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0
A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”

A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”

A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”

A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”

Their first breeding project failed. Their impending extinction nears. To prove her life wasn't a mistake, Astrid volunteers to execute a ritual. But the fate of her obedience is revealed, forcing her to choose between enslaving the earth or risking the wrath of the gods.
🥀⚔🪾🌲

#Q #A #RF #QuestPit

05.11.2025 20:54 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Witchy mood board

LITTLE THIEVES x NINTH HOUSE

When a nefarious witch schemes to come back to life, 16-y/o Haley Thorne must use her death magic to travel to a realm of dead witches and monsters to stop her.

🎃Halloween deadline
🏙️NYC-setting
❤️‍🔥Slow-burn romance subplot
💀Spooky graveyards

#QuestPit #Q #F #YA #witch

05.11.2025 17:02 — 👍 22    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
cover page that says CONDUCT OF MAGES, an adult fantasy complete at 102K words on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns

cover page that says CONDUCT OF MAGES, an adult fantasy complete at 102K words on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns

text reads THE VIBES and lists: energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slooow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting. placed on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns

text reads THE VIBES and lists: energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slooow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting. placed on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns

text reads FOR FANS OF and then six book covers are displayed, from top left to bottom right: JADE CITY, JASAD HEIR, MISTBORN, HEARTLESS HUNTER, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and SIX OF CROWS

text reads FOR FANS OF and then six book covers are displayed, from top left to bottom right: JADE CITY, JASAD HEIR, MISTBORN, HEARTLESS HUNTER, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and SIX OF CROWS

text reads EXCERPTS. the first is labeled FIRST LINE, and reads “Gemna was sorting through a basket of sparrowberries when she found out that her existence had been outlawed.” the second text bid is labeled CHAPTER 4 and reads: “In all fairness, Yala had never specified just how flammable elderfire was. 

     The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Gemna felt it scorch the edges of her sleeves before she pulled in the energy from the flames and, when she was nearly bursting with it, diverted it towards the two Hands at the front of the shop. The fire died harmlessly at her feet before it could eat its way into the hidden cellar below.”

text reads EXCERPTS. the first is labeled FIRST LINE, and reads “Gemna was sorting through a basket of sparrowberries when she found out that her existence had been outlawed.” the second text bid is labeled CHAPTER 4 and reads: “In all fairness, Yala had never specified just how flammable elderfire was. The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Gemna felt it scorch the edges of her sleeves before she pulled in the energy from the flames and, when she was nearly bursting with it, diverted it towards the two Hands at the front of the shop. The fire died harmlessly at her feet before it could eat its way into the hidden cellar below.”

Sharing my #agentsguide for CONDUCT OF MAGES, an #A #F for fans of JADE CITY x SIX OF CROWS

When her mentor goes missing Gemma teams up with fellow mage, Ren, to uncover a plot to eradicate mages…one that involves the emergence of a mysterious stone that mimics their powers.

#questpit #Q #querying

05.11.2025 15:14 — 👍 68    🔁 30    💬 4    📌 1

This premise is so interesting!! Can’t wait to read it! 😍

05.11.2025 17:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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