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Ann K.
@annkreeves.bsky.social
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Author. Teacher. Fur-mama.

My short story “She Blooms at Night” is in the MONSTERS IN MASQUERADE anthology, published by OwlCrate Press April 2025.

My webnovel BLEND won the Paranormal & Best Characters Watty award in 2022.

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Ann K. @annkreeves.bsky.social · 4d
🎵Blvd of Broken Dreams🎵 
A climate change #dystopian #R where a girl plots a kingpin’s ruin. 

Survival Tips: 
⭐Water is gold 
✊🏽CoNfOrM to gangdoms: mules/merchants/muscles/damsels
🐺BEWARE of megawolves  
👑Never seek revenge (you’ll 😵)
❤️Girl don’t fall for him

#Cupit #WIP
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crbarenza.bsky.social
An Agent's Guide to: THE SHAPES WE TAKE IN THE FIRE!

✌️dual pov/dual timeline
🌶️ open door slow burn
🎶 moody and lyrical
🫂 touch starved
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA protagonists
✊🏽BIPOC & minority voices

#Cupit #CR #POC #LGBT #MHR
The Shapes We Take In The Fire: An Agent's Guide A bisexual designer takes a new job working on a high-profile ad campaign with a debt-ridden Latina writer, and chooses to risk his hard-won sobriety and mental health for her love, one he never thought he could deserve—especially after he destroyed his last relationship. For fans of how to end a love story, seven days in june, atmosphere and tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow Excerpt: And for the first time in months, he dreamed in color again. The dreams weren’t like before. They weren’t chaotic fever-swamps of guilt and fire, of parties and bodies blurring into chaos. He didn't suffer through another nightmare, masquerading as a memory. The images were gentle, at last. Peaceful. He dreamed of watercolors dripping onto the canvas, drawing on the shape of her hands resting on a notepad. Of an inward current taking shape. Of warmth without fire. THEMES Queer identity 
& reinvention The cost of secrets and self-erasure Recovery as a way of living The impact of trauma on intimacy Class divides 
and power
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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ameliasvgauthor.bsky.social
YA COSPLAY CYRANO
After his two best friends break up, 17yo comic nerd Zach gets stuck in the middle–just like with his divorced parents. So he dresses up as a superhero to patch their relationship incognito. His plan was foolproof.
Though catching feelings wasn’t part of the plan.
#RC #YA #Cupit
Photo collage: Spiderman mask; Batman comics ; girl with pumpkins; friends hug; boy reading comics; cookies and latte; skeletons “I don’t need infinite stretch to put my foot into my mouth.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social
The Captive x Shattered Dreams x A Farewell to Arms

Laurel never dreamed she would end up as a nurse in a magical war or that she would fall for an enemy soldier, but not all is fair in love and war.

#W #A #RF #Cupit
Top pics: A WW2 nurse in a grey dress, medical arm band, white apron & headscarf looking away at a building with the title in curly grey font Healing Silver, and a woman & soldier in the middle of war hiding each other with a quote: “Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, & loves him with all her heart." Middle pics: A picture of the hospital tent from MASH with a quote: “Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop.” H.L. Mencken, & A picture of Nurse Margaret and Radar when he was sick in MASH, with a quote: “Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty & ugliness.” - Rick Riordan Bottom pics: A picture of an attacked Diagon Alley in HP with a quote: “His kiss was a poison that my body craved. I was an addict, diving headfirst into the drug I knew would destroy me.” - J.M. Leigh, and a picture of witches doing a spell, quote "All is fair in love & war." Edward Smedley
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social
When two souls are meant to be, nothing can keep them apart, not time nor distance. When Grace and Devin meet online they form a friendship and then a relationship. Their journey isn't an easy one, it is put to the test, but their strength of love can bridge any stars.

#W #A #CR #Cupit
Top pics: a girl standing in an airport looking at the destination board with the title: Our Bridge of Stars & a man with his feet on his suitcase sitting in an airport watching a plane take off with a quote, “One day the plane ticket will be one way.” 2nd row pics: 2 Swedish flags flying in the wind with a quote, “Distance means so little, when someone means so much.” – Tom McNeal & 9 American flags flying with the Statie of Liberty in the background. 3rd row pics: of a man typing on a laptop & a couple uniting in an airport and the girl lifted off the ground with a quote, “I fell in love with his soul before I could even touch his skin. If that isn’t true love, then please tell me what is.” Bottom pics: a girl hold a coffee and texting with a quote, ““I hate days like this: Where I can literally feel every single mile between me and him.” & a couple holding hands "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." - A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social
When King Adam sees a beautiful woman enjoying his late mother’s garden he becomes captivated. However, war is on the horizon and threatens the new found couple's blooming romance. Can their love survive the destruction or will they be torn apart?

#W #NA #RR #Cupit
A light yellow Background. Top left pic is a garden leading up to a castle. Top right pic is hot pic flowers, maybe roses growing in a garden. Middle left pic is a king in a suit facing away. In the middle is the title in hot pink fancy font Beauty of the Gardens. Middle right pic is a bride in a long flowy wedding dress standing in a stone archway with climbing ivy. Bottom left pic is a girl in a white and pink flower dress from above reading a book with a white sheet on the grass, a basket of flowers, a straw round hat, and a pie. Bottom right is another garden with an extravagant cathedral in the background.
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social
Dear America x A Christmas Vintage

When a young woman feels lost after running from an abusive situation, it is her great grandmother who reminds her that no matter how far we may roam there will always be a place to call home.

#W #A #HR #CR #Cupit
Top left pic is an old art piece of a steamboat traveling down the Missouri River by the old town of Hermann. Top right pic is an art piece of Hermann not long after it began. The title is there A Home in Hermann. 2nd row left pic is of a couple kissing in the town of Hermann in the winter, the pic is made to look older. 2nd row right pic is a pic from the movie A Christmas Vintage which was set in Hermann, it is the main characters kissing in a gazebo in front of a Christmas tree. 3rd row left pic is of people enjoying Oktoberfest in Hermann (it is known as little Germany in Missouri). 3rd row right pic is of the gates of the Hermannhof Inn decorated with two gold deer on the columns and wreaths on the gates. Bottom left pic is a picture of Hermann, Missouri today during the winter. There is a quote on it “No matter how far we may roam, there will always be a place to call home.” Bottom right pic is a picture of Hermann, Missouri today during the spring.
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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authorinspirations.bsky.social
#CuPit #A #HR #WIP
CLAN OF THE RAVEN, Book One of the Donan Raven series
To save his crumbling clan, brooding Highland heir Adam Ravenworth must guard a shipwrecked Irish beauty—whose dangerous secrets could ruin them both. But her touch awakens the man beneath ‘The Raven.’
A muted background with a castle and ravens. The words are in white with purple outline.
February 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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saraduran.bsky.social
Now querying!

• • •

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

✨two exiled men (and their secrets)
✨one lunar prison (and its horrors)
✨a cosmic entity that wants them dead
💖the love they’ll lose if they don’t survive

#SF #H #R #LGBT #AmQuerying #CuPit
Collage-style promotional graphic for the novel Babel on Callisto. Four illustrated polaroid images show two men, Jack (blond) and Elias (dark-haired with glasses), in different scenes: wearing space suits, working together in a lab, leaning close in a quiet moment, and kissing. The background is pink and textured with scientific sketches and handwritten notes. A torn paper excerpt of prose is centered. Text on the images reads “Babel on Callisto,” “Now Querying,” “88K Sci-Fi Horromance,” and “@saraduranauthor.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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snackswrites.bsky.social
BRIDE X KING OF GREED

refreshing voice like Ali

MMC gets a wake-up call like Dominic

But give him golden retriever vibes?

🐺 shifter CEO x undercover EA
🥡bonding over (delicious) food
👠 fashionista FMC
🧁 cinnamon roll MMC
✌️dual POV
🥰 he falls first, she falls harder

#cupit #A #PR #RC #MlR #CR
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
annkreeves.bsky.social
🎵Blvd of Broken Dreams🎵 
A climate change #dystopian #R where a girl plots a kingpin’s ruin. 

Survival Tips: 
⭐Water is gold 
✊🏽CoNfOrM to gangdoms: mules/merchants/muscles/damsels
🐺BEWARE of megawolves  
👑Never seek revenge (you’ll 😵)
❤️Girl don’t fall for him

#Cupit #WIP
February 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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authorautumnhooper.bsky.social
DAWN OF THE CICADA
adult fantasy, 105,000 words
Disney-style enchantment with folklore teeth.

Her enemies wield steel; Lisara wields their darkest emotions, animating them into living weapons that could consume her as easily as her foes.

#questpit #F #Q #RF
Dark, moody fantasy moodboard with imagery suggesting magic, forged weapons, and emotional power, created for an adult fantasy novel pitch.
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
Hey Alexa...combine retelling myths like PERCY JACKSON but w/ the daughter of Hades😵 &➕🧠health in the vibe of GIRL, INTERRUPTED

Also, throw in ❤️=Noah & Allie’s in THE NOTEBOOK
(but like…make Noah an Incubus😈)✌️

✍️82K #A #F
🤬Angry girls & gods
📸Readers say…👇
#questpit #Q #DF & elements of #RF #PR #H
Conversations with Readers #1; Reader: “I am very emotionally invested in the Ava/Cole relationship already (insert crying emoji) Ima need them to work things out or I might actually cry” insert three crying emojis. Me: “Maybe they do, maybe they don’t?” insert girl shrugging emoji. Reader: “I will be reading tonight until I have to go to sleep,” insert nervous emoji. Conversations with Readers #2; Reader: “Also sorry it’s taken me a minute, today I’ve been able to sit down and actually read read and I cannot put it down!” Conversation with Readers #3; Reader: “Not you booping the goddess of memories” insert laughing emoji, crying emoji, laughing emoji, “I may or may not have laughed out loud in a very quiet room when I read that part” insert three laughing emojis Conversation with Readers #4; Reader: “I’ve been resisting the urge to text you so many times because I didn’t want to blow up your phone,” insert laughing emoji, “I’ve been out here laughing, crying, all the things.” Conversation with Readers #5; Reader: “The consequences were so perfect considering the (expletive) they did to get themselves there in the first place” insert OK gesture, “And I really did love it so much for real,” insert crying emoji x3 and 3 heart emojis, “I couldn’t put it down, I had to know what was happening!” Conversation with Readers #6; Reader: “I love Waffles so much,” insert crying emoji x3, “I just picture Oakley with two heads, growing fifteen feet tall with spikes and scary teeth,” nervous emoji, crying emoji. Me: “Rawr” insert laughing emoji Reader: Also (expletive) Katarina and creepy (expletive) Jeff. And Demeter for that matter.” Me: insert laughing emojis, “Yeah they’re awful.” Reader: “I have so many things to talk to you about, so many emotions,” (insert crying and nervous emojis).
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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danaripleywrites.bsky.social
In LOVE HITS BIG, a free-spirited roller derby skater crashes unexpectedly into love with a man who is on a collision course to demolish the animal shelter she runs.

This novel is for people who love steamy sports romance and romantic comedies with sharp banter.

#questpit #W #A #R
Agent's Guide to: Love Hits Big by Dana Ripley Adult/Contemporary/Rom-Com @danaripleywrites Background: Pink to yellow gradient background color Image: Cartoon roller skates w/ legs in fishnet stockings Janey Pfeiffer, better known as Daisy Chainsaw, cares about two things in life—roller derby and running the Little Paws animal rescue. After meeting the straight-laced Alan Monroe at a Fireball-fueled roller derby after party, she invites him for a one-night stand. Their encounter turns into a full-blown situationship, and Janey falls harder for Alan than from a brutal hip check on the derby track. When Alan’s determination to save his family construction business puts him on a collision course with the struggling Little Paws, Janey must decide whether to sacrifice her heart as she races to save the animals she loves. @danaripleywrites Background: pink to yellow gradient Images: legs in fishnet stockings w/ roller skates COMPS Odd Couple Vibes: People we Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Humor and Emotion: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Fur friends helping humans fall in love: Pardon my Frenchie by Farrah Rochon Roller derby vibes and empowerment: Leave it on the Track by Margot Fisher and Whip It @danaripleywrites Background: Pink to yellow gradient Images: Legs with fishnet stockings, wearing roller skates Tropes/Vibes Banging into love Bisexual FMC MMC falls first (and fast) Opposites attract (dive bar vibes vs country club vibes) Friends-with-benefits with a splash of fake dating Fighting to save what they love Chosen family @danaripleywrites background: pink to yellow gradient images: Roller skate image instead of bullet points for trope list
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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backlundasal.bsky.social
Depending on the Province you’re born into, you either die young or live forever. Noéa Tenebris, a scientist from Province Five, has watched everyone she loves disappear to time. She enters the Time Harvest to save her world, and secretly to find the brother she lost before.

#questpit #A #W #SF #D
January 31, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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dsbcreativewriting.bsky.social
Hopeful rebel and charismatic sailor race to save the cosmos from climate disaster. Optimistic politics, ancient swords, easy romances, and unlikely friendships form a thoughtful romp through the “Veins of the Ether”. What’s more important: a revolution, or what comes after?

#questpit #sff #f #sf
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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amberjollyauthor.bsky.social
An agent’s guide to RIBBONS OF MIND!

A twist on Sleeping Beauty but with elemental magic, war, and far more dragons.

🐉⚔️❤️‍🔥🧠🧙🏼‍♀️

#questpit #NA #Editing #romantasy #pitch #agentsguide
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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jellenrizzo.bsky.social
CATCH THE GIRL, an UltraRunning Historical Romance by J.E. Rizzo

CA 1978: Jo is determined to become the Western America 100’s first female finisher. To win, however, she’ll have to get around Mike…and stop staring at his broad shoulders and muscular butt.

#questpit #Q #A #RF #HR #HFic #litagents
Catch The Girl, an UltraRunning Romance By J.E. Rizzo California, 1978: Jo Schwartz is determined to go down in history as Western America’s first female finisher. In order to win, however, she’ll have to get around Mike Pritchard…and stop staring at his broad shoulders and muscular butt. A neurodivergent female ultramarathon runner myself, Jennifer E. Rizzo has completed many races from 50-kilometers to 100-miles. As a writer, her work can be found in Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Ultrarunning Magazine, and my debut novel Fitzjohn: Uprising, is set to be published in 2026 by traditional publisher Literary Wanderlust. Additionally, she was the winner of History Inquiry's Medieval Writing Challenge and Manuscript Academy's Agent Choice Award. Opening pages of the novel.
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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annkreeves.bsky.social
I will be revising this manuscript with my amazing mentor from @roundtablementor.bsky.social! Looking forward to making it the best it can possibly be!
#questpit #YA #F #R #bipoc
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
THE THINGS WE RUN FOR ( #OnSub 2026!)

Shameless x Riverdale (s1) x AGGGTM

☕️ Drama-Mystery with Romance
📓 Runaway x Boy Next Door
☕️ 90s Small-Town Murder Mystery
📓 Found Family
☕️ Genderfluid and Pan Rep
📓 Mental Health Rep
☕️ Fake Identity Turned Real Identity

#QuestPit #YA
#AG #OS #EditorsGuide
emiliayoung.bsky.social Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 18d
#Editors THE THINGS WE RUN FOR ( #OnSubmission 2026!)

Emma Bridge ran to find a safe home, but the town she picked is anything but. When she gets wrapped up in a cold case that threatens her siblings, who can she turn to while keeping her secrets safe?

#QuestPit #YA #MY #R
#AG #OS #OWN #LGBT
Editor’s Guide To: The Things We Run For YA Drama Mystery with Romance 94k Words Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media 4/13/1996 Run. What a powerful instinct. Emma Bridge had wanted nothing more than to be with her two siblings in a home that felt safe, but those wishes never came true. With nothing left to lose, Emma runs away from the spotlight of the Hills to a small town across the country, but this new home is anything but the safety she’d been after. The weight of the world has fallen on her shoulders, and she can’t carry it alone. But with her old name in every police station and her new name on every tongue in town, she’s not sure who she can trust to help carry the burden. What we know: -Runaway in Hiding -Fake Identity (turned real identity) -Mental Health Rep -Genderfluid and Pan Rep -Found Family -90s Small-Town Nostalgia At the bottom, the name Emma Bridge is crossed out and replaced with Peyton Freys 6/23/1996 “The Hills have Eyes” There’s a collage of pictures. Picture one is of two people, one sitting on the counter with the other in front of them. Picture two is go a small-town street with snowy homes to either side. Picture three shows a row of high school desks. Picture four shows a box of police evidence. Picture five shows a group of kids sitting behind an abandoned building. Picture six shows someone flipping off a police car. Picture seven shows a paper with the words “Child Custody Hearing” printed on it. The last picture shows a boy sitting at a school desk, writing something into a notebook. In the bottom right, it says Going on submission in 2026
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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ftzahra.bsky.social
❄️ BIG 5 INTEREST
❄️ 20 AGENT REQUESTS
❄️ RTM Mentee 2025

An Agent's Guide to The Death and Diffraction of Safa Rizwan

On the verge of death, Safa makes a desperate bargain with a mysterious jinn—now she has 3 obscure clues, 0 memories & 1 month to win back her life.

#QuestPit #YA #Q #F #agentsguide
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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gracelizaa.bsky.social
OCTOBER DAYE X WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE

When a blood-drained body is found at the edge of Foggy Dell, a quirky town in Northern California, Maisie—local ghost speaker—and Stacy—biologist and supernatural skeptic—become unlikely partners, investigating the mysterious death.

#questpit #Q #PR #MY
A corkboard with photos of the forest and ocean and notes pinned to it. The notes: “Vampire???”, “Time of death: midnight”, and “Tremulous Oak Sanctuary: might not be a cult (but also might be)”.
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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annkreeves.bsky.social
✨She is a Godling pretending to be a witch at a school designed to nurture the wickedness in students.

✨He is an exiled Devil, the headmaster of her nightmares.

✨She needs him to protect her from her toxic ex.

✨He needs her to help him keep his school running.

#questpit #W #F #R
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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annkreeves.bsky.social
POV: You accept a teaching position at an academic institution run by an exiled Devil who encourages his students to pursue wickedness.

Whoops.

This Adult Romantasy features:

😇Gods vs. 😈 Devils
👩🏽‍🏫 Dark academia from the staff POV
🤣 Humor & 💪 strong voice
❤️‍🔥Heat & spice

#questpit #F #R #RF #W
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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nehayazmin.bsky.social
Crime?
I made my BFF a practice boyfriend so I could become the perfect girlfriend to my actual boyfriend

Defence?
It was my only shot at love & relationships; it had to be perfect

Sentence:
Threat of losing everything—even my dreams of studying Medicine in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿—if the truth comes out
#QuestPit #YA #Q
Movie poster-style graphic for novel called ‘ALL YOUR QASAMS’ with author’s name Neha Yazmin underneath the bold title. Image is a close-up of a young south Asian girl in south Asian bridal wear and jewellery, smiling down at her maroon outfit. Along the top of the poster are the names of two comparison book titles ‘NEVER HAVE I EVER’ and “THE BEST LAID PLANS”. In the left corner of the poster, are three 5-star movie review-style texts pertaining to different aspects of the book. 1: “South Asian Main Cast. 2: “Friends to lovers with a difference” 3: “Bengali teens in STEM”. Moodboard for ALL YOUR QASAMS with a quote from the novel reading, ‘You are madness incarnate’ and five images: picture of a hot chocolate drink and heart-shaped cookies, a couple embracing during a boat ride, a young south Asian girl in south Asian bridal wear and jewellery smiling down at her maroon outfit, a close-up of a young man kissing the forehead of a young woman, a close-up the joined hands of a south Asian bride and groom, a young man in an aesthetic library reading a hardcover text book. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “17-year-old Kavi thinks this year is her last chance to meet a boy and fall in love—due to a certain Qasam—and is out to find a boyfriend. Enter Aaron Mirza. He’s perfect, smitten. So, she must be perfect too. Her childhood best friend Ryhan will show her the ropes and become her Practice Boyfriend, right? But Ryhan has a secret, which could ruin everything. And if Kavi’s strict grandfather learns about her boyfriends, the real one or the fake, he’ll crush her dreams of moving to Scotland for her Medicine Degree.”
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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adropofmagick.bsky.social
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
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...
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 PM