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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨
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hugger of trees / writer of books

#amquerying sci-fi horromance 🪐🔭🫶

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 1d
Now querying!

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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.”
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lkchopin.bsky.social
SLEEPING😴BEAUTY👑REIMAGINING

Zella pricked her finger & her prince never showed🙄

After a hundred-year sleep, she's on the run in the kingdom she was born to rule🏰

Her quest to kill the queen who cursed her is complicated by a Deaf soldier who is resistant to her song magic🎶

#CuPit #YA #RF #DISR
February 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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gaydadappreciator.bsky.social
Turns out grand destinies are not all they're cracked up to be, and sexier than you might expect. Join Rafael Sterling as he solves a centuries-long problem and the sexy Demon Daddy that comes along with it. #Cupit #POC #LGBT #CFR #BlR
Reader's Guide: Demon in Basement "For Lovers of Lily Mayne, but with a bit more bite" blurb:What do you do when the skeleton in the family closet turns out to be sexy? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself lately. And running from at full speed. I was brought into the Sterling family secret as a kid. What is it? Well, just the fact that our small town of Monument holds a gate that connects with other planes and we’re keeping a demon hostage to keep it closed. The Demon used to scare me, haunted my dreams, but as I’ve reached adulthood, there’s been a change. I see him in my dreams, and the Demon Daddy is ruining my chances with men. He’s made me crave things I’m embarrassed to name. I see yellow eyes, lightning strikes, and those leathery wings when I’m awake and when I’m dreaming. I feel the shadow of his claws caressing and teasing me. Vezroth is the source of every break-up and he didn’t even lift a finger. He wants to hurt me, but it’s not anything I wouldn’t beg for. That power alone, paired with a family responsibility I didn’t want has kept me running for years. But all roads end eventually, and even the prodigal son has to return home A Lively Cozy-adjacent setting somewhere in New England Dual POVs BDSM Dynamics Gay Black Trans MC Fun sassy dialogue Open Door LGBTQIA Cast big feels, lots of them The amulet always pulsed the strongest during thunderstorms. Tonight it was particularly insistent, a warm throb against my chest that matched the flash and rumble outside the shop's windows. I was supposed to be doing inventory, but instead I stared at a new shipment of crystals, wondering if any of them were actually real. Most weren’t—working at the Forest Grove for the last year had taught me the difference between true power and the stuff we’d sell to college kids looking to manifest their best life. The irony wasn’t lost on me. Here I was, surrounded by people desperately seeking magic while I had spent thirteen years running from the real thing. But there was something comforting about the fake stuff—the rose quartz that was just painted glass, the mass-produced tarot decks, the ‘ancient’ grimoires printed last year. It was safe. Contained.
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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authoryolandatang.bsky.social
She's fighting for her birthright.
He's chasing the truth about his legacy.
One scandalous photo forces a collaboration—and lands them in each other's bed.

They were raised to destroy, not to love.
So why is the other the only place they feel real... and safe?

#Cupit #CR #POC
A 3×3 mood board collage. Includes two fashion-style character illustrations, two fashion sketches, text reading “I want to ki__ you (answers may vary)” and “Are you flirting or starting a fight?”, two black-and-white and softly lit photos of couples leaning in close, and a fashion-style illustration of a stylish man and woman facing each other at night.
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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ellahadley.bsky.social
THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN

In order to save the hidden world she fled as a child, a quirky ADHDer must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her greatest weakness.

🏳️‍🌈Queernorm world!
🔥Forbidden romance!
😂Humor!

#cupit #q #rf #rofa #mhr #na #upmarket #crossover #dis #lgbt #nd
moodboard with man and woman kissing, heart-shaped cavern, woman punching, woman looking up through boards, dagger in grass, landscape
February 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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sabrinamars.bsky.social
INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x D&D WILD MAGIC

🥍College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
🧠Mental health rep/DBT-coded magic system
✨❤️‍🔥Forbidden magic + forbidden romance
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family after family trauma
⚔️Sexy sparring

#cupit #rf #mhr #a #writingcommunity #WIP
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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alananarchy.bsky.social
Serena is an innocent catholic schoolgirl, locked in the gilded cage of her bedroom by her strict parents. Trevor is the damaged, addict boy she dates in secret. how long can they sneak around behind her parents' backs before they get caught? #cupit #A #LF #U #Q
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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alananarchy.bsky.social
Fear Street x The Secret History

While Jess is walking home from her audition for the school play she finds a dead body. When her friends begin turning up dead she wonders which of the ten-thousand students at Longview is turning members of the student body into corpses?

#Cupit #Q #A #T #H #MY
February 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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rsheridan92.bsky.social
Now Querying!

THE LOVE HATERS X LOVELIGHT FARMS

🎄an event planner with a promotion on the line
🚒 a firefighter who works for her dad
🎄 planning a gala together, but "let's keep it casual"
🚒 their chemistry threatens her career, family relationships, and the gala itself

#cupit #cr #rc #q #a
Side by side photos of a woman with curly hair and a male firefighter. Text: THE SLOW BURN: A small-town holiday romance
February 15, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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roxannegregory.bsky.social
If you like Heated Rivalry, you'll love Love and Lust a Legionary Romance. Castra Vetera's top doc Galenus falls for Marcus, a disgraced engineer plagued with survivor's PTSD. In a May/Dec romantic thriller they find love while facing bloody barbarians, ghosts, plague & Caesar. #Cupit #HR #MR #Q
February 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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roxannegregory.bsky.social
#Cupit #A #HR #Q Beyond the Gate - Forced to join the legions or lose the farm,Titus must divorce Marcella as only officer's can be wed. Unwilling to wait his 20-yr deployment, Marcella lives beyond the fortress gate w/the other 'barbarian wives' when an officer disappears. Who killed Quintus & why?
A Roman soldier stares across a wild vista, while a Roman woman walks away. We see the Legionary fortress gate and an armed barbarian on the other side. A heart knits them together.
February 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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harrietward.bsky.social
DRAG YOU DOWN is THE SIREN x NETTLE AND BONE

Cursed to live as one of the very sirens she used to hunt, Cordelia wants to keep her past a secret. But when her family finds her, they give her a choice: come home or watch them kill the woman she loves.

#cupit #lgbt #f #h #r #a #amquerying
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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lianastampalia.bsky.social
If my book had a Valentine’s Day scene...
#Cupit #A #RC #CR #Amquerying
Rylee Dane’s social media post of a bouquet of pink, orange, and yellow flowers with the caption: Just when I thought Sam and I were on better terms, he does this. What did I do to deserve such hostility? A comment section then follows reading: Sam I already apologized!!! Naomi To anyone else, this would be a perfectly normal Valentine’s Day gift. Rylee Dane Those poor innocent flowers :( Fiona Please tell me this isn’t gonna slow down the collaboration AGAIN. We can’t wait much longer! Sam I’m going to try to plant new flowers from them. Rylee will forgive me eventually. Rylee Dane Maybe.
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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harrietward.bsky.social
When the supposedly God-like royals of the Golden Kingdom die, Talia takes it upon herself to mold Matthias, last surviving royal and a man she hates, into a competent ruler.

She forgets that competent doesn't mean cruel.

This is how a kingdom falls. This is DIVINE BLOOD.
#cupit #amquerying #f #r
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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m-rybo.bsky.social
Time for #CUPIT Here is my pitch for my #GraphicNovel

Lore Olympus x TV show LOKI x High School Musical
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 #Sapphic #Romance
📖Greek #Mythology
🌧️ #GrumpySunshine☀️
🧂 #Fantasy (light)
🎒H-School Crush
#RF #SFR #YA #HA #LGBT

#authorilustrator #litagents #kidlit #agentguide #amquerying #GraphicNovelArt
February 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
Querying Now 🖤

The Whispering Dark x Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

🥀 Forbidden love
🩸Feminine Rage
💀 Gothic Horror
🌘Ritual Sacrifice
🔥 Sisterhood

#Cupit #Q #HOR #ROFA #NA
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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awriterslifetbc.bsky.social
NIGHTBIRDS x THE HURRICANE WARS

🌈Queer + poly rep
🧠MH grief, trauma, & anxiety rep
❤️‍🔥 Slow burn romance
💪Found Family
✨Unique magic
🔥He falls first
🖤Lovers-Friends-Lovers
❤️‍🩹Second chance

#Cupit #A #RF #LGBT #amquerying
February 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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rdohertywrites.bsky.social
BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD x LIGHTS OUT X BRIDE

👵 A missing grandmother
🐺A wolf shifter crime boss
🐈‍⬛ A black cat homicide DA
🤌 An offer she can't refuse

She's the only one he's ever wanted. He's the one thing she can't resist.

And it's her job to put him in prison.

#cupit #pr #dr #MfR #BnR #A #RoFa
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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ameoddly.bsky.social
On February 28th, the prologue for Under the Furious Sun will be sent out to newsletter subscribers! Interested in apocalyptic dark adventure fantasy with a side of spice?
Here ya go.
#CuPit #WriteSky #fantasy #apocalyptic #books #BookSky #reading

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There is Rustrock and Lava Town, and there is nothing and no one else. Not for many miles, unless you consider the countless ruins and the deadly and diseased creatures that infest them, or the occasional peddler coming to deliver tales of distant civilizations. But here and now, there is only Rustrock and Lava Town. It would be best if they got along. They do not. The Queen, the active volcano that Lava Town takes its nickname from, looks out over all of them. The seasons are harsh. Cass may not have been born in Rustrock, but her loyalty to it is absolute. If she can prove herself by helping the struggling town survive, perhaps she can even earn the reputation that the rumors of her origin give her. But Lava Town's flock of flying marauders seem to be there to thwart Rustrock at every turn, and her secret connection to their leader only complicates things. When mysterious strangers from the north turn up, however, it may be a grand opportunity or an omen of worse things to come. A promo image reading: Under the Furious Sun - Sign up for the newsletter and read the prologue for free on February 28th. Sign up at AmeliaLRigby.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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saraduran.bsky.social
Now querying!

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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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prahajess.bsky.social
The Best Kisser in Prague

🇨🇿 Gritty slow-burn ♥️

Amid the post-Revolution chaos of 1994 Prague, two expats determined to ‘kiss and run’ find their philosophy derailed by a single night of connection.

#Cupit #W #A #NA #R
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Young woman with her head on the table - in profile - holding a drink.
February 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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jellenrizzo.bsky.social
CATCH THE GIRL, historical sports romance

FROM LUKOV WITH LOVE ❤️ BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Only the brave need apply.

🪩retro vibes
🏃‍♀️UltraRunning romance
🔥spicy
🤬enemies to lovers
🙋🏼‍♀️feminism
🥴complicated characters

#cupit #hr #histsportsrom #ultrarunning #running #california #amquerying #100milerace
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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nehayazmin.bsky.social
Ashraf has vowed to never love again. When his mum’s ultimatum forces him to start looking for a wife, he offers this to potential brides: Marriage minus romantic love

Just so happens Amaya wants a similar arrangement—so they tie the knot

How long before 1 of them changes their mind?
#Cupit #A #CR
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”
February 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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ameliasvgauthor.bsky.social
BETTER THAN THE MOVIES X PLAYING FOR KEEPS
After her kiss-cam accident with The Jerk became viral, 17yo Jess thought she’d reached rock bottom. But to make things worse, she sets up a fake-dating scheme with him. No way she’ll get lower than that and catch feelings, right?
RIGHT?
#RC #YA #Cupit
photo montage: baseball catcher; teens kissing; boy and girl on prom night; cupcakes; baseball; couple running before sunset We are not together.
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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samanthalebans.bsky.social
ONE GOLDEN SUMMER x 32 DAYS IN MAY

DEFINITELY NOT A BUCKET LIST

Featuring:
🚙Tension-filled excursions
💉Illness rep
🌄Coastal Canadian landscape
🛳️Boat ride in costume
✍️(Not) a bucket list
❤️‍🔥A burning need to complete the road trip, before it’s too late.

#Cupit #A #CR
February 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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charlijae.bsky.social
Zoey’s got a lot going on, as you can tell. Complete at 100,000 words, currently querying!
the first novel of shared queer community romances
#cupit #cr #LGBT #POC #a
Zoey Donnelly clawed herself back from the pandemic-era brink after a failed wellness venture. She's debt-free, stress-free, and, unfortunately for the newly 40-year-old former striver, direction-free. And wishing she wasn't turning down Lainey Gomez, one of her heroes. Zoey, massage therapist and former sex worker, was here to do a massage—instead, she's offered a good time. One that usually ends with money on the nightstand. Insulted, she leaves, wishing she could have taken it. Then Zoey decides to move out. Suddenly everyone knows better. Zoey's recruited—for her experience!—for Lainey's day spa concept, opening in the next twelve months. At a wellness conference in Dallas, Lainey offers Zoey a long-term contract, possibly becoming the company’s Massage Lead—plus housing, plus moving expenses, plus Lainey. Both say it's professional, but the interview was a date that ended in a hotel. Still: this gets her out of Austin, away from her old life, and towards the success she never had. And Lainey can move on to the next therapist, younger and with less baggage. Zack, her roommate and Sarah, his girlfriend, offer guidance without commitment. She wants to be chosen—Lainey’s doing just that. Soon, Lainey's signing similar checks for Zack. Sex is sex and work is work—at least, they say that. Lainey's spending way too freely. And Zack? Well, he’s not excited about the deal, which is a problem after saying “I love you” while making love in front of your boss. Mixed signals, everywhere. Now Zoey is forced to do something she hates when pesky people are involved: be specific, and choose. Lainey feels like certainty, but desperation has always preceded bad decisions. Sarah and Zack feel like home, but not one she chose. Simple: risk over comfort. Then a powerful investor voices their deep distaste with “former sex worker” in Zoey’s resume, and voids the deal. Lainey’s affection vanishes as fast as the paychecks and the housing, leaving Zoey alone and broke. Zoey did “b…
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM