Carlee Brae

I don't post on here all that much, but I seem to have a bunch of new followers, so HI! I'm Carlee! I write swoon-worthy romantasy and contemporary romance. I am on the path to publishing my debut novel, Of Songs and Phantoms, a romantasy retelling of The Phantom of the Opera!

Left to right. Top row: hands reaching out of the water. A doll head. Human hands with sharpened nails. Middle row: A lighthouse shining through fog. “Are you afraid?” An eerie figure standing beside a tree with a noose. Bottom row: Hands reaching towards each other in the water. A sea creature with glowing eyes and sharp teeth. Multiple hands reaching out of the forest brush.

🌊 THE BAD ONES X DREDGE 🌊

After an ancient curse is unleashed on their sleepy seaside town, six teens must find a way to break it.

This YA Fantasy Horror features:
👥Dual POV
📜A Deadly Deal
😈Ravenous Monsters
🤫Secrets With Severe Consequences
💔Exes to Allies to [redacted]

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I've had such a fun time reading all these amazing story ideas today. I can't wait to see them out in the real world. 😍

One more time for the evening people! OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a Romantasy retelling of the Phantom of the Opera, and my love letter to the performing arts.

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YELLOWJACKETS x THE LAST HOUSEWIFE

The Flock wanted her to be demure and obedient. Hadley refused and left. They stole her back and stripped her identity—remaking her into something feral, masked, and unrecognizable.

Now she’s coming for them.

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#justiceforEdwin

A burrito glowing over a sparkly golden background with the title To the Burrito Gods!

Amanda thinks her dreams have come true when she's hired at Burrito Gods, a hip fast-casual joint, making a thriving wage, only to find that to climb the ranks she'll have to lose her soul.

⛪️ workplace cult
🌯 foodie satire
🩷sapphic w/trans LI

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OMG THIS CONCEPT HAS ME LOLING!!!!!! (I think I worked here?)

I had the honour of being a CP for YIELD and I may be biased but I literally cannot wait for everyone to get to read this book! #Questpit

I fell in love with an embarrassing number of characters in this book, and you will too!

A cursed video game world. A murderous dragon. A princess in danger. Hey-ho, let's go

NPC: The Bard of Aztaeron

⏰ Starts in 2008
🚪 Isekai world
☕️ Baristas become warriors
🐉 Dragons become worse dragons
🥰 Love at first sight
🎭 Grumpy/Sunshine
🎸 Warped Tour membaberries
😶 NPCs
⚔️ LitRPG lite (no math required)
👩 Subversively feminist
🐣 A lost baby
😰 Hubris!

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PRETTY LITTLE LIARS x THE LEGACIES

It’s been two years since Devan got away with killing a classmate. But someone knows the truth, and they want revenge. It’s either turn herself in, die, or outsmart her killer before the countdown ends — if the truth doesn't ruin her first.

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alessandra wip

sample of writing/chapter

moodboard and tropes.

alessandra wip comps

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THE FAMILIAR x CRIMSON ROAD

introducing my whimsical steampunk gothic fantasy
🥀🕯️🫀🕷️🕰️ in which:

An impoverished enchantress subjects herself to the prince's service to keep her forbidden magic a secret.

The image shows a movie poster for "HAPPY DEATH INC." written and directed by B VAN BODEGOM. The poster features a person lying on what appears to be a pillow or white surface, dressed in a black suit with a white collar and dark tie. The person has a forced smile on their face. Overlaid on the image in large white handwritten-style text are the words "HAPPY DEATH INC." At the top of the poster is the tagline "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" At the bottom corners are award-style laurels with the descriptions "Darkly Funny" on the left and "Social Commentary" on the right. The overall tone of the poster suggests a dark comedy or satirical thriller about a business related to death services.

OFFICE SPACE × THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

2089, death is a luxury for the rich, and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a spiteful coworker and a depressed trillionaire force him to rethink his talents and what a “happy ending” means in a world with a price tag on your last smile.

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Sneaky repost for the evening crowd… 👀
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Her quiet life shattered when an outlaw-her husband’s old friend-returns, bringing danger and an undesirable attraction. As their bond deepens into forbidden love, she finds herself torn between loyalty and desire. #questpit #W #YA #R

WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS × JACKAL

When Amélia receives a painting from her presumed murdered mother, a game they used to play when she was a child, she comes back home to play without knowing if the man who kidnapped them 10 years prior is behind it.
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If you, like me, loved (hyperfixated on?) the Phantom of the Opera, but thought that maybe the FMC deserved to be the SUBJECT of the story...then I wrote this for you!
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Hi Sobi-Dee! I would be thrilled if you had a chance to look at my pitch! 😍 Thanks!

A fake DVD cover featuring a black and white image of a drag queen smoking. The title EAST END BOYS AND WEST END GIRLS is prominent at the bottom next to a 15 age rating sticker. Along the top are the names Harri Forrester, Wilma Dickfit, Princess Thigh-Ana, Westward Hoe, and Jack Montague.

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite an iconic group of 1980's drag activists, a young gay man learns the dark truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him.

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When sheltered Catalina Wesley falls in love with the vampire haunting her dreams, she must decide whether to resist their eternal bond or confront her worst fear, and his greatest desire—death

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A mood board with an text snippet. The text reads: 'I’m glad I’m the sick one. The one that hears things and sees fading silhouettes. I hope my sister is always happy and never suffers at the hands of her own thoughts like I do.' The mood board features 9 images. A snowy path with a blood trail. A foggy landscape of araucarias. An embordered cloth with the words: 'God loves you. But not enough to save you.' A collection of dark paintings. The front of a castle. A painting of two people kissing. A white silhouette looking as a ghost in the threshold. A painting of someone holding a book. And a hand, drowning in a body of water.

SHARP OBJECTS + A STUDY IN DROWNING + COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

🌨️ grief & sisterhood
✨ forgotten magic
🪻 "memory is a punishment"
🔪 an academy w/ rotten sins
🌊 toxic friendships

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ooooh just got back from SF not too long ago, a romance there sounds perfect!

Sorros, a YA- crossover romantasy by C. Klimaitis. Pictured: a gothic medieval coastal setting with cliffs, a bat, caves, a rabbit, and a medieval woman

The pitch: Kasia’s magic lands her a one way ticket out of the noose and into the clutches of the elite. But when a handsome memory snatcher gives her the opportunity to help magical-individuals like her, she must choose just how much she is willing to risk to put his pet back in its rightful place.

For fans of Powerless (dual-pov pinning, down bad for her), One Dark Window (gothic medieval world, curse with consequences), Godkiller (political intrigue + queer cast), Dowry of Blood (feminine rage, revenge)

Opening lines: Kasia has always known that her secret could end in her death. The knowledge trailed her like a shadow that grew with each passing year. She peered into the reflection in the saltwater and could have sworn she saw a noose hanging right above her head, waiting. She wasn’t sure which one was worse, her secret, or the dread threatening to swallow her whole.

POWERLESS X ONE DARK WINDOW

An updated #agentguide for my YA-crossover romantasy 🥀 that I #amquerying

🌊 gothic coastal setting
🦇 underground magical society
🥀 slow burn dual-pov pinning
🔮 memory snatchers
🩸 feminine rage core
🧠 mental health/ neuro 🌶️ rep

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you had me at unlimited cupcakes

A STUDY IN DROWNING x A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS

an enchanted dragon flame ravages two countries & rival dragon scholar & son of dragon slayers ally to find a cure. but an occult group wants the flame, too, forcing them to choose: save each other or burn.

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"Hey Carlee, do you have an even more specific list of tropes for OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS?" Oh, I'm so glad you asked, yes I do. 😅
MORE VIBES, MORE TROPES, AND A SNIPPET!
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ooooh I love this!!!

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PRINCESS MONONOKE meets Roth's BLOOD MERCY

Minot didn't expect to meet her soulmate on an impromptu business trip. She also didn't expect to witness a murder, meet a monstrous god, & become the subject of a nationwide scandal.

But yk what they say about the best laid plans...

A mood board consisting of 9 square photographs with a green, blue, and, pink, yellow and white color scheme. In the center, there is a teenage Black girl in an enchanted garden, with the photos surrounding her illustrating the beauty within it: a feeding hummingbird, a calm lake, baby ducklings, a resting butterfly, and magical white and pink blooms.

🍃 WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL X LEGENDBORN ✨ = THE ROOTS OF DESTINY 🌷

W/ 14 agent and indie press requests, it features

🌷 enchanted forest
✨ BIPOC rep
🍃 plant magic system
🌷 shadow monsters
🍃 found family
🌷 botany boarding school
✨dark secrets

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More vibes for YIELD, my adult romantic fantasy novel #currentlyquerying

Do you like stories that blend romance, adventure, and humor? Do you like books that make you laugh and then rip your heart out? Tales that are cozy *AND* dark? 🧚🏼

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