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Heather Carter
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Cat lady and coffee addict. Story-crafter extraordinaire. AuDHD lover of romantasy and spooky stuff.
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Heather Carter @hlcarterauthor.bsky.social · 8d
CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memory, John & Alloson must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before a murderous prophecy claims their souls, parting them forever.
-Possession
-200-y/o nightly ball
-Spice
-Demonic lion
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON
a dark staircase background. White text that reads: AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL BY HEATHER CARTER. ON SUBMISSION SOON. AGENTS KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY a background with stairs and a peeling blue wall with images of four book and movie covers (The Mirror by Nora Roberts, The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall, Crimson Peak, and Phantasma by Kaylie Smith). White text that reads: ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL. Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories, Alloson and John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly with two-hundred-year-old ball. As their love grows, the time loop deteriorates and the house rages. They must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before violent entities, possession, and a murderous prophecy claim their souls for darkness & part them forever. 98,000 words. Dual POV. Adult Gothic Romance. On Submission Soon. Agents: Katrina Lemaire & Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency. a dark staircase background with two columns of white text with a scrolling vertical divider between them. Column one: THEMES. ADULT GOTHIC ROMANCE, AMNESIA, GHOSTS, NIGHTLY 19TH CENTURY BALL, TIME TRAVEL/LOOP, HORROR AND ROMANCE, POSSESSION, CURSED BOOK WRITTEN IN BLOOD, SPICE. COMPS: CRIMSON PEAK (GUILLERMO DEL TORO FILM), PHANTASMA (KAYLIE SMITH), THE MIRROR (NORA ROBERTS), THE SPIRIT COLLECTION OF THORNE HALL (J. ANN. THOMAS) A DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES: I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. If I once knew light, it had long abandoned me to a dark, feral nightmare. I ran through the shadowy plane, screaming until I collapsed, succumbing to the burn in my limbs. The hazy edges and echoing rumbles filtered through what should’ve been a harsh line between the living and the realm of the dead.
Reposted by Heather Carter
mollimakes.bsky.social
An Editor’s Guide to Realm of Hearts

Family secrets. First love. Fire-wielding Red Queen.
What could go wrong?

#questpit #RF #A #AG #lgbtq #mentalhealth #fatrep #spicy
Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: An Editor’s Guide to Realm of Hearts by Molli Jackson Ehlert Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts “Running away from high society, Alice falls down a rabbit hole into the flashy casino city of her dreams. With her best friend beside her, she finds a family of Wonderland-inspired characters, unearths family secrets, and ends up in the cross-hairs of of the Red Queen. Even scarier? The man who’s finally shown her what it means to want. Can she steal from the city’s heart without losing her head?” Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts Playlist: Wonderland (Neoni) White Rabbit (Grace Potter) Alice (PEGGY) Welcome to the Madhouse (Tones and I) Overwhelmed (Royal & The Serpent) Past Tense (Neoni) Panic Room (Au/Ra) Rabbit Hole (AViVA) Dear Reader (PEGGY) Darkside (Neoni) Book List: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Shadow Games series by Amanda Foody Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts Opening lines “I wonder which way I ought to go…” I sing-songed, tapping my chin. “Under the rose bush?” I made my voice high and squeaky, as if I’d shrunken down to walk under the hedges. My nieces laughed, the joyful sound of childhood filling the garden. “Or perhaps–” “ALICE!” The all too familiar shriek sent a shiver down my spine, while the girls squealed in dismay.” by Molli Jackson Ehlert Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Reposted by Heather Carter
mollimakes.bsky.social
Alice didn’t plan to fall down a rabbit hole of threats, love, and theft. But here she is, surrounded by found family, fear, and fiery first love.

Wonderland just got hotter.

🌶️🌶️🌶️sexy, #fatrep
🏳️‍🌈 #lgbtq rep
🔥 fire-wielding red queen
🫀 heart heist
📚 family secrets
💊 #MH rep

#questpit #rf #ag #A
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
Alloson & John have lost their memory and must survive in a terrifying haunted house that comes to life nightly with a 200 y/o ball. A sinister prophecy will part them forever unless they solve the mystery of Radfield Hall.
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
ONE DARK WINDOW X PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
When Andra & her brother inherit their late parents' home from a corrupt aunt, they inherit the dark forces that come with it.
-Seductive phantom
-Cave under the house
-Walls that cry black tears
-Death & demons
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #F #R #W
A wall with green wallpaper and a hardwood floor. Black liquid running down the wall. A dark-cloaked figure standing in the foreground. White text that reads: Those glowing coal eyes burned into me above a gleaming smile. “Cry your tears,” she said in a low, rasping voice. “They’ll haunt these walls like the others.” Her hand tightened painfully, cutting my air to a trickle. My arms were pinned between her knees, leaving me to flail my feet helplessly against the floor. I tried repeatedly to roll her off me, but it was futile. The world faded at the edges. The demonic old woman bent lower, her vile breath washing over my face as her eyes bore into mine. Dark words sliced into me. “He takes what he is owed.” These Dark Tears
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
No memory. No living souls but each other. Alloson & John have one hell of a fight to survive the ghostly limbo encompassing Radfield Hall. Between the 200y/o nightly ball, demonic lion, & bloody prophecy, curses are rough.
#QuestPit #AG #A #H #R #OS SOON
a dark staircase background. White text: Snippet: Dancers. Dozens of them. Dead dancers. Slightly transparent, and half-rotting. The foul stench assaulted my nose, like a spoiled carcass left to the elements. Saliva gathered in my mouth, and I choked down the acrid taste of bile. Intricate evening gowns and suits were full of moth holes and tatters. Hollowed, paled eyes stared blankly at their partners as they held each other with skeletal arms that bore hanging, decomposing flesh. Some had only gristled skulls for faces, having succumbed to the further reaches of death. Dark, oozing blood stained their clothes, as if some great massacre had occurred, only for them to be resurrected for one last dance. ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memory, John & Alloson must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before a murderous prophecy claims their souls, parting them forever.
-Possession
-200-y/o nightly ball
-Spice
-Demonic lion
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON
a dark staircase background. White text that reads: AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL BY HEATHER CARTER. ON SUBMISSION SOON. AGENTS KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY a background with stairs and a peeling blue wall with images of four book and movie covers (The Mirror by Nora Roberts, The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall, Crimson Peak, and Phantasma by Kaylie Smith). White text that reads: ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL. Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories, Alloson and John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly with two-hundred-year-old ball. As their love grows, the time loop deteriorates and the house rages. They must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before violent entities, possession, and a murderous prophecy claim their souls for darkness & part them forever. 98,000 words. Dual POV. Adult Gothic Romance. On Submission Soon. Agents: Katrina Lemaire & Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency. a dark staircase background with two columns of white text with a scrolling vertical divider between them. Column one: THEMES. ADULT GOTHIC ROMANCE, AMNESIA, GHOSTS, NIGHTLY 19TH CENTURY BALL, TIME TRAVEL/LOOP, HORROR AND ROMANCE, POSSESSION, CURSED BOOK WRITTEN IN BLOOD, SPICE. COMPS: CRIMSON PEAK (GUILLERMO DEL TORO FILM), PHANTASMA (KAYLIE SMITH), THE MIRROR (NORA ROBERTS), THE SPIRIT COLLECTION OF THORNE HALL (J. ANN. THOMAS) A DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES: I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. If I once knew light, it had long abandoned me to a dark, feral nightmare. I ran through the shadowy plane, screaming until I collapsed, succumbing to the burn in my limbs. The hazy edges and echoing rumbles filtered through what should’ve been a harsh line between the living and the realm of the dead.
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
I am happy to say that I am now represented by the AMAZING Katrina Lemaire and Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency! I adore these agents and their vision, and I'm looking forward to working with them on my career. 💜
#amquerying NO MORE
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October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
Sophie is trapped in the world of Trell, and the only way out is through. Desperate to get home to her son, she will take on anything that stands in her way- mountainous trolls, goblin sirens...and a villain determined to capture her for his own.
To Find a King is your next bookish obsession!
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
Smokey says hi.

#catsofsky
A tabby cat in the sun
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
Ope. 👀👀👀👀
#vague #amquerying
September 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
One of my favorite lines from A DEATH WITHOUT YOU! I read through this manuscript again the other day and remembered how much I enjoyed writing it. Villains in love is one of my favorite tropes.
"You and I are far more than soulmates, Chloe. We are the same point of the blade that divides light from dark." -Lunien (A DEATH WITHOUT YOU)
September 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

That attic demon has zero manners, I stg.

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #R
bernie sanders with text that reads: ALLOSON TO THE ATTIC DEMON: I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO QUIT PUSHING ME DOWN THE STAIRS
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X SAILOR MOON

A WORLD SO HOLLOW: a stick figure interpretation

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #Romantasy
A poorly drawn stick figure diagram of A WORLD SO HOLLOW by Heather Carter, featuring a house, a tornado, a tunnel, a big area below labeled "Hollow Earth", and an area below that with fire. Stick figures of an Evil God saying "fight for me ladies! Mwaha!"; Gemma saying, "Ew, no! Wtf!"; brainwashed Greta saying, "K!"; Gemma's guard saying "Gemma's hot!"; and in the fire area- god of fire saying, "Just a humble god, waiting for my sacrifice! Tee-hee!"
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

Heather’s Crappy Makeup Theater (un)proudly presents:

ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL

Ft. makeup brushes and tampon ghosts

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #R
September 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE X TATTOO BY LOREEN

So, hear me out...

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #romantasy
a woman is laying on the ground in front of a statue in a dark room .
Alt: a woman is laying on the ground in front of a statue in a dark room .
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September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X SAILOR MOON

Pile on the pepper, 'cause it's about to get SPICY! 👀

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #Romantasy
side eye monkey puppet meme with text that reads: "HERE'S YOUR BIG MEAN GUARD TO KEEP YOU IMPRISONED LOLZ" GUARD IS A HOT DEMIGOD WITH A THING FOR YOU
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

New York's hottest club is ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL.

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #H #R #F
Stefon from snl saying: this haunted house has everything. amnesiacs, spicy time, dust bunnies, a demonic lion with an agenda, a bridgerton ball hosted by mike flanagan, dan cortez
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
Hi. Dropping in to say querying is hard.
That is all.
September 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Heather Carter
picantepit.bsky.social
📣Atención #agents, #editors, and #smallpresses!!!!!

Would you like to participate in an event specific for Latinx/Latine Adult and NA voices on the 30th September? Let us know of your interest through the link below!

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Picante Pit Industry Pros
Thank you so much for your interest in Picante Pit! It's our hope to see Latinx/Latine voices within the adult writing community uplifted and highlighted in a day dedicated to the flavorful cultural...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
Wahoo! I just submitted two pitches for #PitchDis! I love the setup for this event. Organized, two-day form pitching with registered agents and editors is a very disabled and neurodivergent-friendly option. Kudos to the organizers!
a white background with colorful confetti and text that reads, #pitchdis 2025 participant
September 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
[Jonathan Frakes voice]
Do you like crumbling haunted mansions? Have you ever wished you could be swept madly off your feet by a dude who might murder you? Do you think demonic lions are kinda rad?
HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU!
#amquerying #litagents
A dark set of stairs with images of four comp book covers surrounding text that reads: HEATHER CARTER'S ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL. ALLOSON AND JOHN ARE TRAPPED IN A DECREPIT MANSION THAT COMES TO LIFE NIGHTLY WITH A TWO-HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD BALL. AMID FLOODING ROOMS, DEMONIC LIONS, AND VIOLENT ENTITIES, THEY MUST BREAK THE CURSE OR BECOME GHOSTS THEMSELVES. 99,000 WORDS, DUAL POV, ADULT GOTHIC ROMANTASY, COMPS BOOK COVER
September 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by Heather Carter
picantepit.bsky.social
Hola mi gente!

#writingcommunity we finally decided to come to Bluesky and will be hosting on both X and on here.

Keep an eye on this page for the next coming weeks!
September 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
All Sophie wants is to get home to her young son, but the path is perilous, and the world of Trell has its own plans. A handsome fae lord seems to have all the answers, but a dark entity’s obsession with her threatens to unravel all she holds dear.

To Find a King. Available Now.
#Booksky #romantasy
August 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
hlcarterauthor.bsky.social
New back cover for To Find a King!
Front cover reveal coming soon. :)
If you like Labyrinth and fae romance with spice, this is right up your alley!

#romantasy #indiebooks #Booksky
A glowing blue lake under a starry night sky with trees and a castle in the background. Text that reads: Follow the path. Fight the monsters. Find the king. Desperate to escape her dangerous boss, single mother Sophie Tanner stumbles through a mysterious red door in the forest—and into Trell, a land of brutal magic, deadly creatures, and shifting truths. Before she can catch her breath, she’s nearly drowned, rescued, then taken captive by a band of mercenaries who claim she must face judgment from the Mountain King for entering their world. All Sophie wants is to get home to her young son, but the path is perilous, and Trell has its own plans. A handsome fae lord seems to have all the answers, but a dark entity’s obsession with her threatens to unravel all she holds dear.
August 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reposted by Heather Carter
kristenrenee.bsky.social
If you're searching for hot girl summer with a side of hot girl vengeance then keep an eye out for my #amquerying project-
where first heartbreak turns women into sirens who come back to drown the exes responsible

#PosterPit #Q #spec #f #a #r
August 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM