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LitConnect Technologies @litconnect.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Romance writers, this one is for you! #LoveAtFirstPitch brings together 24 literary agents looking for romance manuscripts in one romance-only pitch event. Free for writers. Pitch Aug 24–31. Give your love story its moment. Details: litconnect.net/romance-pitc... #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Too many beds you say? 👀 I’m intrigued

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Ruchi🌟is querying🌟 @ruchi-writes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

💖 SHE’S THE MAN x ICEBREAKER, BUT MAKE IT E-SPORTS 🎮 💘 enemies-to-lovers 🕹️ woman in a male-dominated field 💥 chaos goblin heroine 🏆 underdog sports story #Q #R #A #questpit #agentsguide #amquerying

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haliewrites.bsky.social @haliewrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

✨️ RULES AND PRINCIPALS ✨️ ABBOTT ELEMENTARY X THE HATING GAME in this rivals-to-lovers, spicy romance!✏️✨💕 Two educators competing for a promotion team up, making their complicated relationship harder to navigate as an undeniable attraction bubbles to the surface. #questpit #Q #A #RF #R #AmQuerying

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Cara Castro @caracastro.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

LEGALLY BLONDE X WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING A first-year public defender for sorcerers must help her newest client prove his innocence without accidentally falling in love with him. rep: WEAVER LITERARY #QuestPit #OS #A #F #R

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amberjollyauthor.bsky.social @amberjollyauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Jack Frost (1998) x Sweet Home Alabama YULE ALWAYS FIND ME is a holiday paranormal romance with: 🤍second chance romance 💀murd.er 🤍fake dating ❄️frosty magic 👯‍♀️sister bonds 🐶a cute pet sidekick 🎄Christmas festivities 🔼love triangle Would you read it? Art by @mknzgmbn #questpit #wip #P #R #A

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ᴛʜᴇᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ 🎀 @jessijeannie.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026

we’ve reached a point where reading books, verifying information, and expanding your knowledge is sometimes labeled “elitist.” I don’t think curiosity should ever be something we’re ashamed of.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Kiss Quotient AND Bride??? Sign me up

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

TWO CAN PLAY X TILL SUMMER DO US PART 🥊 rivals to lovers ⏳ slowburn 🔥 wicked hot banter 🛌 only one bed 💕 he falls first (and harder) 🙈 hidden identity 🌶️ mirror scene open door spice 🤓 SLGs GAME OVER 💜🎮😈 is my debut romance novel set in collegiate esports! #questpit #Q #A #R #querying #agentsguide

This image depicts pixelated graphics associated with video gaming including a headset, a 'Start' button and computer cursor, clouds, mushrooms, and hearts indicating lives remaining. The graphic reads: "GAME OVER, 82K Contemporary Romance. Esports is the only thing Elise Davis ever truly loved. When she takes a coaching job across the country from everything she's ever known, her fresh start takes an unexpected turn when her co-coach is none other than Jayce Quinn, the college rival she never forgot." Comp titles include The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter, Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn, and Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood. The covers of these comp titles are depicted in the bottom right corner of the graphic.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Oooooo 👀👀👀 you hooked me. love these vibes!

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A QuestPit exclusive sneak peak from one of my favorite scenes: Elise and Jayce recruit esports students at the pre-semester activities fair and the banter gets 🔥🥵 #querying #Q #amquerying #agentsguide #steminist #romance #author

A screenshot from the book GAME OVER by Nicole Ward. The text reads:

He diverts his gaze to his own food. “Did you spit in this?” He points down to his nachos, the plastic-like cheese oozing over the chips like the debilitating lava in Mario Kart.

I flush in the summer heat. “Why? Common experience for you?”

“Not with food, no.” His voice lowers and his eyes darken.

My mouth waters involuntarily at his teasing. My veiled attraction to him is frustrating beyond belief. “You’re such an ass.” I sigh with a blank stare.

He raises his eyebrows. “So, that’s a yes?”

“Oh, for sure.” I play it off sarcastically, hating that he’s called my bluff.

His eyes narrow. He raises a chip, slathering it dramatically with as much of the neon cheese as possible, brings it to his mouth and rolls a languid, exaggerated stroke of his tongue over it. The pink flesh catches on the crunchy salt crystals as he holds treacherous eye contact with me.

“Jayce, what is wrong with you?” I remark with narrowed slits for eyes and the hint of a smirk on my lips.

“The kind of wrong I think you like,” he purrs, popping the rest of the chip in his mouth. Then winks. Fucking winks. I’m sure he’s enticed many a girl to bed with this enticing act. Hell, he had me weak-kneed just minutes ago. Dopamine still roars through my neural circuitry, and I kick myself for falling prey to his villainous wiles.

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L Herman @gohermanator.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Jake, a closeted NFL quarterback who doesn’t know how to be himself, falls for Victor, the NHL veteran who hides his heart too well. 🏈 MM Sports Romance 🏒 football/hockey 🏈 Meet Cute #QuestPit #Q #A #R

Collage of black and white photos, a Polaroid photo of the beach, candy and a photo of a chihuahua

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M. Leigh Author ✨NOW QUERYING✨ @mleighauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A small-town Texas widower falls for his mysterious roommate, featuring... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ queer joy 👀 roommates-to-lovers 💖 aching slowburn 🌙 chaotic chosen family ✨ quirky small-town vibes ❤️‍🩹 grief is a process + mental health rep SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN (73K, adult LGBTQ+ fiction) #QuestPit #Q #R #A #LGBT

An agent's guide to Sounds Like A Plan, an adult LGBTQ+ novel complete at 73k set in rural small-town Texas and featuring a slow-burn queer romance

The vibes for and characters of Sounds Like A Plan

The comps and a peek at Sounds Like A Plan

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It’s definitely up there for me too

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sapphic cruise romance is peak vibes 🙌🏻

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Diane Billas (she/her) queer YA author @dianebillas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

From Liz and T.J.’s first encounter on their cruise they seem destined to be enemies but after being forced to sit together, they connect on a deeper level until T.J.’s past comes back to haunt her. 🚢Vacation vibes 🏳️‍🌈Pan4Pan 🌶️Spice 👶Single mom #questpit #Q #A #R #LGBT

The Final Chapter Moodboard: Two women kissing, beads that read pansexual, two women hugging, a cruise ship, a juggler, a dark haired woman in a beanie, two ice cream cones, a cruise dinner seat overlooking the seas, a blonde woman holding a baby.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’m a sucker for a foodie romance

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authorlauraditieri.bsky.social @authorlauraditieri.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Falling in love was never part of the plan. But magic has a way of complicating even the simplest ingredients, and the heart rarely follows a recipe. ☀️He falls first 🍂Small-town romance ❤️‍🔥Slow burn 💕Found family 👥Light dual POV 🌤️Light grumpy/sunshine 🥧Dough-lightfully punny #questpit #Q #A #R #S

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’m so excited about it!! If you like the idea @ruchi-writes.bsky.social is pitching another one too 👀👀👀

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Julie Brydon @jbrydon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

John Tucker Must Die x The Craft HEX GIRLFRIENDS CLUB: A lesbian witch teams up with her nemesis to curse the girlfriend who has been two-timing both of them, but as their revenge plot heats up, sparks fly, making the coconspirators wonder if they should be more than frenemies. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

Fall-themed background of wood and orange leaves with images of a blonde teen girl, two witches facing away and embracing in front of a fire, a goth teen girl, tarot cards, and mixing spell ingredients in a small cauldron.

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Rhyan Wilson is querying 🫶✨ @rhywrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

ADD SPELL TO CART! ✨💕 A YA Bubblegum Horromance about a girl who uses an Etsy witch to curse her ex and make his best friend fall for her. 👻 A Spell to Wake the Dead X Obsession Plan to query this fall! 🍂🍁 #QuestPit #YA #H #R #W

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Meet uncute sounds like any time I meet a man ever 😅

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🍃sage nightmare owen 👻 @sageowenwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Lark found rock bottom! Betrayed, career in ruins, lying to everyone she loves, and running into town’s top bachelor (literally) Optimistic loverboy vs miserable, worst time of her life skeptic 😒 meet uncute 🤫 secrets (lies!) 🏘 small town, big rumor mill 🌶🌶🌶 reluctant chemistry #QuestPit #w #a #R

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Julie Cassidy @juliecassidy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Their marriage started with a joke. Now Hollywood wants them to sell their love story for real. 🎬 Rising actress × former child star 💍 Impulsive secret marriage 📸 Viral chemistry 👀 Studio-mandated fake dating ❤️ The only thing they don’t fake? Their feelings. #QuestPit #A #R #Q

A Polaroid-style collage of a Hollywood romance, including red carpet paparazzi, a couple kissing, a wedding ring exchange, formal black evening wear, the Hollywood sign, and palm trees at sunset, arranged like overlapping snapshots.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I don’t actually super know 😅 it was some TikTok trend not too long ago where people were hiring “witches” on Etsy to curse their exes or something

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Author Aislin Spurgeon @aislinspurgeon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

GLAZED & CONFUSED, 78,000-word contemporary rom-com When Milo gets dumped minutes before a couples pottery class, he does the only logical thing: shows up alone. Unfortunately for Briar, the overworked studio owner who swore off dating, their chemistry burns hotter than a kiln. #questpit #q #a #r

Mood board for GLAZED & CONFUSED, a 78,000-word adult romantic comedy. A warm, earthy collage features hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel, shelves filled with handmade pottery, a woman smiling while throwing clay, downtown Fort Wayne at sunset, a couple ice skating together, a curly-haired young man, a hand glazing a ceramic mug, and a couple embracing with clay-covered hands. Center text reads, “A Mood Board for GLAZED & CONFUSED.” The overall aesthetic evokes cozy creativity, second chances, playful romance, and small-town Midwest charm.

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Julie Moss @julieanneslibrary.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hey #Questpit, check out your next romance read! After a professional mishap with her coworker, a risk-averse architect is sentenced to a new project in Colorado where she must prove she can work with her rival turned roommate—or risk crumbling the foundation of her career. #Q #R #A

This is an image of a library card with information for the romance book, “Breaking the Blueprint” in the lines. It includes the key tropes (architects, office rivals, forced proximity, touch of spice, workplace romance, and tension and banter) as well as the 88,000 word count and contemporary romance genre listed.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Indeeeed 👀👀👀👀👀👀

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

TWO CAN PLAY X TILL SUMMER DO US PART 🥊 rivals to lovers ⏳ slow burn 🔥 wicked hot banter 🛌 only one bed 💕 he falls first (and harder) 🙈 hidden identity 🌶️ open door spice 🤓 SLGs Read more about the making of GAME OVER 💜🎮😈 over on my Substack! #steminist #romance open.substack.com/pub/authorni...

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GAME OVER: A STEMinist Sports Romance - Where is it now?

A long-overdue update on the work I'm doing with my debut novel.

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

TWO CAN PLAY X TILL SUMMER DO US PART 🥊 rivals to lovers ⏳ slow burn 🔥 wicked hot banter 🛌 only one bed 💕 he falls first (and harder) 🙈 hidden identity 🌶️ open door spice 🤓 SLGs GAME OVER 💜🎮😈 is an 82K word contemporary romance set in collegiate esports #questpit #Q #A #R #querying #agentsguide

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Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

IN HOT PURSUIT - adult romcom 🐆 he falls first 🐆 forced proximity 🐆 childhood best friends to enemies to lovers 🐆 one tent 🐆 South Africa 🐆 lots of cute animals #questpit #A #R #W

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We love a STEMinist novel!! This looks so cute! And I’m always here for only one tent!!

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Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sharing my newest WIP for the first time for #questpit RIDE IT, MY PONY A dark cowboy romcom where a male stripper wants to take revenge on the rich girl’s family that took his ranch, only to find his mission turning into an obession #A #R #darkromance #W

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Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It’s giving Etsy witch! This sounds so fun!

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