ALT Black background. At the top in fancy purple lettering is the title Rutello… The top two pics are: a princess in front of a flower wall in a light pink ball gown holding her tiara on her head and a small corked bottle with purple flowers and water in it sitting in a field of the flowers. Bottom 2 pics are: a spout of a plant growing in dirt and King Francis and Queen Mary of Scots standing beside each other, he in red and gold and she in gold. At the bottom in the same lettering is a quote: “Life has Wounded you in its own way, but that does not diminish who you are, and who you could be, if you only stop being afraid of yourself.” Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls
ALT On her deathbed, Glossy Fender's mother reveals her deepest secret: Glossy is the secret, illegitimate daughter of now-deceased rockstar Alex Shade, former frontman of the world's greatest rock band, Chasing Tragedy. Glossy also learns the secret to her father's incredible success: his fabled magic guitar. Now, surrounded by her father's former band mates, groupies, and big corp lawyers---all grasping for a part of Chasing Tragedy's legacy---Glossy struggles to find the now-missing guitar and understand who Shade was as an artist, a friend, and a father.
ALT When a shared injury reluctantly brings a champion figure skater and NHL-bound hockey player together, they must decide if their love for the ice outweighs their fear of falling—and losing their carefully planned careers.
ALT The comps: Unstesdy by Peyton Corinne, Revolve ny Bal Khabra, and Off Campus by Elle Kennedy.
ALT The tropes: Deal trope He falls first, she falls harder Forced proximity Grumpy x sunshine “Take off that jersey”
ALT Parker Knight and Barret Keats share two things—their love for the ice and an injury that’s jeopardized both of their futures. Determined to compete in her senior year before leaving her grueling coach, heartache from losing her father, and hometown forever, Parker strikes up a deal that could make or break both their careers: he helps her get back on the ice, and she pulls strings to give him one last shot at the NHL. As Barret begins training Parker, mutual attraction and shared grief brings the pair closer, and their deal becomes so much more than what’s left on the ice. Barret must untangle his abandonment issues and fleeting career, while Parker must decide if her love for the ice and growing feelings for the hockey captain are worth another fall—and her need to leave it all behind.
ALT Character Art by Legion
ALT Tropes and Moodboard for Questpit alternate history romantasy
ALT Baker's Club 78K Adult horror Folk / Feminist horror
ALT Pitch: Deliah returns to her mother’s home town in search of peace and finds the welcoming embrace of the Baker’s Club. What she wasn’t prepared for was the too-sweet rituals that keep this town afloat and a Hearth with an insatiable thirst for flesh. Will Deliah run or will she take over and claim control over Fair Hollow and her life? Comp titles: Rouge Stepford wives Midsommar Comfort me with apples A certain hunger
ALT Tropes: Folk/ feminist horror Generational trauma broken Seasonal rituals Serving the earth Cannibalism + control A town sustained by the Hearth A journal that warns Feminine rage Emotions as ingredients Dysfunctional found family
ALT Excerpts: You’re not thirteen anymore. You are not in a house with an angry man. There are no more angry men, and you haven’t been thirteen in a very long time. Things I learned tonight: - The storm was the perfect weather to move bodies without being noticed. - Steel pokers belong in every home for safety. - The priest was the heaviest person I had ever moved. - There is not enough wine in the world to make me forget what I did tonight. They say it’s a curse to understand things that are... abnormal. If you understand the mistreatment or can justify it, how different are you from the offender?
ALT A mood board for our querying novel, THE SIREN'S CALL. There are 9 quares in a 3x3 format. The images in the corners and centre are a brighr shade of blue, while the others are greyscale. From top left to bottom right the images include: A pirate flag. A man silhouetted in front of a sail, holding onto rigging on a ship. Sails and rigging. A blond boy reading a book. A black ship ominously heading towards camera. A brown haired girl with her back to camera. A wheel on a ship. A male figure in a suit with their back to camera. A map and sword.
