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she/her | writing about women in sport | jessabraun.com | rep: Stefanie Molina-Santos @ Looking Glass Literary
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sagetgreene.bsky.social
The Etheri Trilogy, a character-driven narrative with fun action sequences!

FMC:
I have no enemies 😇
Uh-oh 🫠
You have personally wronged me 🗡️
Are we the baddies? 🤔
Working together for a better tomorrow 💪

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#BluePit📖 #P #NA #Action #Adventure #F
Mood boards for each book in the ETHERI Trilogy and some notes of what you'll find in the trilogy. You will find: New Adult Action Fantasy, FMC, Reluctant Protagonist, Mana, Combat, Banter, Test of Loyalty, Anxiety Rep, Loss, Grief, Revenge, Mind Reading, Animal Companions, Gathering the Team, Trilogy. Mood board for Etheri. Book cover (hand reaching up, stars/magic). A desert. Desert plants. Combat fighting (kicking, fists raised). Mana/magic fighting (glowing orb). A forest trail. A black dog with white eyes. A mysterious hooded figure. Mood board for Alive (Etheri Book 2) by Sage T Greene. A hand with a galaxy background. Ripped fabric. Peonies. Someone standing in a dark cavern and holding a torch. A knife. A misty forest. A hand with glowing strings. A bombed building. Mysterious circles. Mood board for Sapphire (Etheri Book 3). Hands holding a sapphire with a galaxy background. A valley. Tomatoes. A paintbrush with paint splattering out. A sunset. Strings on a map. Chocolate muffins. Spotted fur. Files in a box.
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
DUNE X THE UNBROKEN
Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted into a guild to defend their home mysterious strangers prophesied in visions. Even if it means submitting to a Guildmaster who would rather the city burn than admit defeat.
"Monsters make Monsters"
#Q #BluePit #F #AgentsGuide
The Stranger's War - 94K Crossover Fantasy. Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted in a brutal guild to defend their home from a mysterious enemy only known as strangers. Sylin wants to survive and find her place, Nahara wants to reject his assigned life, and Viktus the guildmaster would burn the city to the ground rather than face defeat.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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jundlife.bsky.social
THE EXORCIST X THE BABADOOK
Plagued by Shadow People since almost dying as a child, Chris seeks to rid himself of his curse. Now, the Shadows are increasing, the Red Eyed God in the woods speaks of change, and a new Shadow wearing a hat awakens something inside him.
#W #BluePit #H #AgentsGuide
"Hat" or "Children of the Void" 84K Cosmic Horror, Betas Welcome, Querying Soon. Pitch: Chris is cursed to see Shadow people since almost dying as a child. Now, as the new MILLENNIUM dawns they are INCREASING in FREQUENCY and GAINING power. His peers think he is psychotic, The Red Eyed God in the woods speak of a great change, and a HATEFUL shadow wearing a hat seeks to use him for his own ends.
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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haleypatricia.bsky.social
In a future America where same-sex attraction is outlawed to force population growth, sixteen-year-old Raya and her friends must decide whether its safe to fight for their right to love girls. #bluepit
Pride flags and two girls kissing, pride parade, rainbow flags.
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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dmcieran.bsky.social
ENCANTO x THE STARS OF WHISTLING RIDGE

When the magic fails in Soledad's isolated community, she must uncover the story of the outsider who caused it before her whole village falls into an unawakenable sleep from magic withdrawal.

#bluepit📖 #Q #MG #F #SP
Image is of a desert with a cliff and a canyon in the background. In the foreground is a girl carrying a backpack and looking over her shoulder toward the "camera"
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Moodboard for the dark fantasy novel about a regicide jester: MARK OF THE JESTER, showing gritty and violent imagery of court jesters, string puppets, bloodied hands, a burning throne, masks with different expressions, and more.
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
EVERY SUMMER AFTER X HAPPY PLACE

When her ex shows up at her sister's wedding, a heartbroken woman faces the tragedy that broke them up 10 years ago at the cottage, is pulled into a spiral of distrust that brings out her worst and an HEA may not even be worth it. #bluepit📖 #bluepit #q #a #r
none of this was real summer and winter moodboard
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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dmcieran.bsky.social
ENCANTO vibes in a post-modern setting!

✨Varied magical gifts
🎤Finding Your Voice
🧐Uncovering Hidden Truths
🧵Fixing Broken Magic
🌎Sustainability
🏘️Small Town
🌵Sonoran Desert

☀️UNDER THE BRIGHT SUN☀️
2025 RevPit Runner Up

#BluePit📖 #Q #MG #F #SP
image is of a desert with a cliff and canyon in the background. In the foreground is a girl wearing a backpack with long dark brown hair and looking over her shoulder toward the camera.
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
He's an expert in human behavior, but can't fix his own family. When his fiancée threatens to cancel the wedding, he must confront the secrets and generational trauma that shaped him or risk losing his best friend while trying to protect his sisters from a toxic future. #bluepit #bluepit📖 #a
Three weeks until the wedding. Thirty-one years of unresolved family trauma. No more second chances. Nobody’s Son Upmarket book club fiction - 84,000 words painting of beach and pictures of characters
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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#bluepit #fr #w #na #dis #ov

A cursed trans runaway prince is caught, betrothed to a stranger, and assigned a constant guard. The prince must learn to trust men, specifically his elven guard and half-giant fiancé, again to have any hope of escaping from his father’s clutches and breaking his curse.
under the royal guard's gaze 75K لإزاتي queer romantasu by victoria jayne
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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#BluePit #InRevisions #F #YA

An autistic, trans, plant-killing garden witch works with a rival music witch to care for an ancient flower, but when a meltdown turns the flower sentient, she must learn to regulate her emotions to control her magic and turn it back.

Round Table Mentee!
Collage with two girls and pictures of flowers, picnic table, harp, cottage, and flowers
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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catherinewinters.com
When 16-year-old Nia picks the wrong pocket, she unlocks a magical talent she didn’t know she had. Now she’s posing as an heiress, a con man’s gone missing, and Nia and her friends are on the run with a living doll, pursued by gangs, magehunters, and the governor herself. #BluePit #YA #A #F #LGBT #W
A mood board of eight tiles and a centre square with lockpicking tools and ancient writing: 1. Always have an escape plan. 2. A swindler never lets herself feel like a fraud. 3. Don't look for the easy grab, look for the easy mark. 4. Never get involved with golems. The pictures depict, clockwise from upper right: A) A city of canals and towering footbridges. There are minarets and steeples and red-tiled roofs. B) A market selling elaborate lanterns, all aglow. C) A porcelain and gold hand, reaching upwards. D) Two figures leaping across rooftops against the coming dawn. E) A pocketwatch--or is it? Constellations and continents cover the front, the body of the watch engraved with runes. It's sitting on ancient parchment. F) A wax stamp with removable chits that function as coins in a card game. G) The lords of the city overlooking grand canals and issuing edicts. They are dressed in fine red robes and silks. H) Assorted bones and shells used for divination and more.
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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braydenrwrites.bsky.social
Their plane lands at the wrong destination. The only thing there is an idyllic wellness resort—where rituals replace spa treatments, confessions are mandatory, and staff already knows who won’t be leaving.

Midsommar x White Lotus xGirl Dinner
#BluePit 📖 #W #A #NA #H #SP #Satire #T #litagents
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Pagans x Strike

📖 Author wars
⚫️ Black humour
🔱 Romans vs Celts
🗿 Stonehenge Rules
🌞 Winter Solstice, baby
💰 Karens & Kevins
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Refined English snobbery
📵 21st Century Luddites

#BluePit #W #A #M #PN #T 📖 🦋
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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qziontgipson.bsky.social
An #editorsguide for THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, my lush YA climate fantasy featuring original character art, which is #onsub to #editors!

🌿 plant magic
🪷 enchanted garden
☁️ Black girl MC
🦋 Botany boarding school
💜flower devouring monsters

#BluePit #YA #F #AG #OS
Text: An Editor's Guide to THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, A YA Climate Fantasy by Q'Zion T. Gipson. On a black glittery background, white flowers outlined in black. In the front on the right side is an original illustration of a Black girl with long, flowing breads, a purple, long-sleeved shirt and a jean skirt. On the right side is another original illustration of a tall, pale-skinned boy with tousled brown hair, elf ears, a light-blue t-shirt and jeans wearing a teal, gold-embroidered cloak with flowers and leaves on the front. In the top left corner is a purple butterfly, while a smaller teal butterfly is in the top right corner. Text: Pitch - After a manic scientist’s attempt to immortalize plants goes awry, all toxic blooms were burned for the sake of humanity. In 2091, a sheltered teen from the now flowerless Earth discovers Evergreen, an alternate enchanted garden universe with roots to her ancestry, she must embrace the forbidden plant magic blooming in her veins before Evergreen and The Human World fall to an eternal darkness. On a black glittery background with white flowers outlined in black on the top right and bottom left corner. In the top left corner is a hot pink butterfly, while a smaller gold butterfly is in the bottom right corner. Text: COMP TITLES The following book covers are displayed from left to right: HOUSE OF MARIONNE by J. Elle LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL by A.B. Poranek DARK RISE by C.S. Pacat A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer On a black glittery background with white flowers outlined in black on the top right and bottom left corner. In the top right corner is a royal blue butterfly, while a smaller cream orange butterfly is in the bottom left corner. Text: OPENING LINES - ‘It took me sixteen years to find a bloom. Wrapped in darkness, breathing in the manufactured oxygen that rafts through the world. I cradle it close, its white limbs glowing beneath the moon that parts the leaves above me. This bloom is the Moonflower: what Gran described as the rarest plant of the century. And, just like every other flower, one that seemingly doesn’t exist. Yet, in my palm, it reaches for the white sun, glowing with a similar light. No friends to bloom beside it. ' On a black glittery background with white and light green flowers outlined in black on the top right and left corners. In the bottom right corner is an emerald green butterfly is in the bottom left corner. On the left side is an original illustration of a tanned-skinned girl with pointy ears and long brown hair and a dark green pleated dress with a belt made of thorns, a vine around her right arm, and a vine shooting out of one of her fingertips on her left hand.
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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When marauders menace her village, an empath-scholar leads a tarot-themed odyssey across the climate-ravaged former US to retrieve a key to peace, using meditation powers, survival skills, and archaic tech in the race to save her people.

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #A #SP #hopepunk #CliFi #witchsky
a spread of hand drawn tarot cards (chapter art by me) - The Fool, The Magician, The Lovers, Death, The Moon, & The Sun, with elemental frames in the background, a fantasy map of the US with swollen coastine, colorful version of tarot cards, and colorful flames elemental magic visions survival skills climate fiction #clifi indigenous futurism plant medicine meditation wilderness permaculture neotribalism community backpacking post-apocalyptic hopepunk
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Slow Horses x Life on Mars

🔫 High-stakes thriller
🔫 Time travel twist
🔫 Stale beer espionage
🔫 Weird Science
🔫 Cold War subterfuge
🔫 Working class hero
🔫 Hunter to hunted
🔫 Antagonist from the future
🔫 Enemy turned ally
🔫 Proles vs privilege

#BluePit #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 🦋
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
jessawrites.bsky.social
PITCH x THROW LIKE A GIRL

When a jeer-fearing quarterback is the first woman drafted to the NFL, she'll do anything to earn respect in the male-dominated sport she's sacrificed everything for 🏈

Coming to #editors soon

#BluePit📖 #A #WF #R #OS 2026
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Book cover for "Mark of the Jester" by B. van Bodegom (author of Dad Bodies). Dark fantasy novel. Features a split jester mask in black and white halves with a red smile on the white half. 'The' runs vertically down the center, with decorative silhouettes of roses framing the mask. High-contrast graphic design in black, white, and red.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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ivytwoods.bsky.social
An #editorsguide to 🌲THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER🌲
This romantic fantasy has:
🐻‍❄️ Canadian subarctic inspired setting
🌋Roots in animistic religion
⚡️A physics based magic system
👵🏽 Crotchety immortals
🏠 Complex family dynamics
🌎 Accessible worldbuilding

#bluepit📖 #A #F #R #FR #OS soon 👀
On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text: An Editor’s Guide To The Land of Undying Summer by Ivy T. Woods Adult Romantic Fantasy 108,000 words On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. On the left side of the picture is an ink drawn map of a continent. In white text: Pitch When a half-dead priestess is forced to work with a wandering mage to figure out why mages are dwindling among her people, they develop a reluctant camaraderie. But when he kills a guard, her people’s distrust escalates into a full-scale uprising, leaving the two loners to save the living, the dead, and each other. Though not necessarily in that order. On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text: Comps The atmosphere and vibes of: - The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon - Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang The Humour Of: - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text Chapter One - The End of Darkness No Guide could resist the Call of Return forever. But this time, when Tilaani’s trembling hands closed on the spiked rocks of the Wolf’s Fangs, the agonizing need for the missing part of herself had dulled to an aching throb. The Call would take her eventually. But not today. Today, she was already running late. “Shit!” Tilaani snatched her cloak from the icy stalagmite she had been using as a hanger and staggered to a slim crack in the cliff face. It had been a century since the passage had opened in one of El’Drek’s rages but the frozen stone was still jagged, tugging at her shirt as she sidled through, thin cloak clutched in one hand. Wind whistled through the crevice, peppering her exposed skin with hard snow. It melted, steaming as it touched her. Time within the cavern had always been malleable, misaligned with the world outside. Shinac had always claimed the shifts were random but Tilaani had her doubts. It always seemed to stretch whenever she was in a hurry. She wouldn’t put it past any of the dead—either Blessed or Barred—to extend time merely to inconvenience her. And now, backing up this theory, the sun was high overhead and the few hours she had spent being lectured by the Ancients had become nearly an entire night and day in the land of the living. Allak would be insufferable if she was late.
January 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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MARK OF A MAGPIE is #OnSubmission! 🐦‍⬛📖

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#BluePit📖 #YA #A #F #RF
#OS #DIS #EditorsGuide #Editors
Editor's Guide To MARK OF A MAGPIE Crossover Romantic Fantasy 118k Words Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. Blurb One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief who has a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d be a fool to take up, but with her family scattered across the sea after the draft, a fool is what she’ll need to be to find them. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set on his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. Once whispers of the past begin to resurface and nobles begin dying around them, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The castle is under lockdown, and all bets for the crown are placed on their capture. Seven for a Secret, Never to Be Told. Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. Tropes and Themes - Thief x Assassin - Mental Health Rep - Identity vs Duty - Class Difference - Forced Proximity - Secret Code - Morally Gray - Women's Wrongs - Unlikely Allies to Lovers Comps: Throne of Glass's castle-setting murder mystery and theme of "who you are versus what you have to do" meets the banter-heavy dialogue, strong female protagonist, and nautical setting of Daughter of the Pirate King. Text is on a piece of parchment. Beside the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Picture seven shows a bottle of alcohol. Picture eight has a medieval alleyway. And picture eight shows a ship's crew enjoying a sunset. There is text below the collage that says: ON SUBMISSION NOW! Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media, contact information available on my website! Behind the parchment, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
#Editors THE THINGS WE RUN FOR ( #OnSub 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?

#BluePit📖 #BluePit #YA #R #M
#DIS #LGBT #OV #OS
Editor’s Guide To: The Things We Run For YA Drama Mystery with Romance 94k Words Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media 4/13/1995 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 6/23/1995 “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 at a school desk, writing something into a notebook. In the bottom right, it says Going on submission in 2026
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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brittneyjoan.bsky.social
GOOD BOYS ONLY🐾🌿

A plus-size baddie dog sits to survive after her ex leaves her—then she meets a guy in the personal care aisle who’s everything her ex wasn’t: loyal, patient & in desperate need of a dog sitter…which might just ruin her plan to swear off love forever

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #R
Good Boys Only cover page. Stock images of a plus-size white woman, and a plus-size white man with tattoos. Agent's Guide, 89,000 words, adult-plus-size rom-com. Images of polaroid pictures with stock images, including tattooed hand-holding, a Red Wings game, and a corgi + golden retriever. On a green background with Sydney and Owen repeated in a transparent deboss over the background Good Boys Only pitch. Includes a stock image of a man with tattoos, and a plus-size woman. Emoticons of a pawprint and leaf. Split green background with sage green and light green. With this text: After her boyfriend of six years moves out, retail manager Sydney Bennett is barely hanging on—juggling long shifts and a side hustle dog-sitting to tide her over. When she meets Owen Sutton in the personal care aisle after a rant about two “demonic Pomeranians,” he’s instantly charmed—and in need of a sitter for his own, much better-behaved dogs. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something gentler and deeper: a slow-burning romance between two people still healing from betrayal. But as Sydney faces losing her apartment and the past comes back to haunt Owen, they’ll have to decide if the safety they’ve found in each other is worth risking their hearts for. Sample page and comp titles. Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings. You, With a View by Jessica Joyce. Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen. Young & Hungry (TV Show). Text: “I hate to admit it, but you might be onto something,” I say with a small smile. “A compliment? From the chef herself? Whew, I’m gonna need to sit down.” Owen beams at me, and it’s a blast of electricity straight to my heart. “But think about it—you can finally get out of retail hell. I can help you, too. With a business plan. I’m kinda good at that stuff.” His grin turns sheepish before he dips his pinky finger into the sauce, sneaking a taste. My body processes the feeling before I do, and I lean closer to him, a newfound buoyancy floating across my limbs. “You’d do that for me?” “I’m not sure when you’ll get it through your pretty head that I’d do anything for you, Syd. Literally anything you asked.” He steps toward me, body radiating heat like the oven, casting me in a warm glow. His words have my stomach sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Tension circles the space between us, grasping the string and yanking us impossibly close. I scan across him, the art decorating his perfect form, and it’s suddenly a bucket list item to be part of his canvas. “Would you get a tattoo for me?” Owen’s nostrils flare and he squeezes his fists, as if he can feel the sting of the needle inking me onto him. “What’d you have in mind?” he chokes out. I crane my neck. He’s so close, eclipsing the steam from the pan surely teetering toward burnt. I can’t find it in me to care. “I think a sage leaf sprig would suffice, since you do love using my middle name.” “I’m not opposed. Where would you want it? Somewhere hidden? Where you’d only see it if I let you? Maybe front and center for a daily reminder of you?” He shifts. Our chests brush. Breathing is an illusion, a magic trick. I’ve never drawn in a breath in my life. Good Boys Only Tropes: black cat x golden retriever, stranger to lovers, she's his dog sitter, confident plus-sized FMC, facetimes & texts, found family, he falls first his dogs fall harder, set in Michigan, starting over at 30, when the spice hits... The Couple. Two images with Sydney Sage Bennett text over a plus-size woman, and Owen James Sutton over an image of a tattooed man. Text: 30, Aquarius | Retail Ops Manager Empathetic. Competitive. Amazing cook. Loves hockey. Sarcasm as a shield. Pilates girlie. Brunch is her love language. Poor spending habits. Younger sister. Sworn off relationships to focus on herself. 31, Cancer | National Events Manager. Patient and loyal. Flirty. Loves hockey. Bottles everything up. Former company co-founder. Amazing dog dad. Acts of service. Takes care of his elderly neighbor. Older brother. Prone to emotional spill-overs.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
Ten years ago, fallout from tragedy broke them apart. When reunited at the cottage for a wedding, she tries to resist the temptation of reigniting their flame, but he’s the one who can’t be trusted, and nostalgia might not be worth another heartbreak. #bluepit #bluepit📖 #a #r #q
an agent’s guide to None of This Was Real contemporary romance Pitch If you love someone, let them go and if they come back for your sister's wedding, then nothing can possibly go wrong. Nostalgic for their teen romance, two exes reconnect at a wedding in the place they fell in love and fell apart after a tragic accident. When they finally build each other’s trust back, a secret reopens old wounds that fuel the fires of the insecurities that lay dormant for ten years. happy place: What if your happy place stopped being happy? every summer after:Two timelines, lake house setting Adelaide: A story that will break your heart and sew it up again how to hide in plain sight: Complex family dynamics atomic hearts: 2010s nostalgia excerpt: His presence made me feel like I was seventeen again and happily suffocating in my family’s lake house. Back then, I was enamored by the smell of pine trees, lake water, and cigarettes in a dive bar parking lot. Summers were like a warm pitcher of beer, a crisp can of Pepsi, and tobacco-tainted kisses. Now I was twenty-eight, killing time waiting for the delayed 1 train after telling the lawyer we shouldn’t see each other anymore and it was frigid outside.
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM