Adult
‘s SKATING THE LINE, a sapphic hockey rom-com about two rival university hockey stars-turned-teammates who find out they may have more chemistry off the ice than on it, pitched for fans of HEATED RIVALRY, CLEAT CUTE, and Ashley Herring Blake, to Grace Vainisi at Avon Impulse, and to Mikaela Roasa at Harper Canada, in a significant deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in March 2027, by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency (NA).
‘s SANTA AND KRAMPUS’S COZY KILLER CHRISTMAS, in which the successors to Santa Claus and Krampus team up to save their dying holidays by targeting people who would cause humanity’s extinction, only to fall for each other amid the chaos—until the shifting force of human belief begins transforming them into rivals destined to repeat the deadly cycle they’re trying to break, to Elizabeth May at Kensington, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
Author of Nero Book Award and Polari Prize-shortlisted SUNBURN and HEAP EARTH UPON IT ‘s OVERDRIVE, a sapphic love story following a couple’s dizzying relationship from London to rural Ireland, from the millennium to the financial crash, navigating obsessions, affairs, and estrangements, to Michelle Capone at Melville House, by Marissa Constantinou at Northbank Talent Management (US).
Author of the New Haven series ‘s self-published THE ILLUSION OF POWER and A TASTE OF SIN, a duology touching on Blackness, womanhood, and queerness, following a future first lady navigating her husband’s infidelity, the dangers of being a Black woman in proximity to political power, and, perhaps worst of all, falling for the two men tasked with protecting her, to Holly Ingraham at Bloom Books, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in March 2027, by Taj McCoy at Laura Dail Literary Agency (world English).
‘s NOT ONLY WILL THIS KILL YOU BUT IT WILL HURT THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DYING, in which a trans street kid turned necromancer trying to bring about the end of the world is captured by rival cultists from across the ocean, but traps them in turn in his crumbling tower surrounded by cosmic storms, only to find themselves locked in a tender erotic cannibalistic stalemate, to Alex Woodroe at Tenebrous Press, for publication in summer 2027.
‘s THE IGNOBLE INVASION OF PRINCE PROCULO, a humorous queer romantasy in which a body-snatching alien is unwillingly transformed into the weedy prince of a fantasy kingdom; followed by ANNA STEWART IS NOT HUMAN, an illustrated portal fantasy novella exploring neurodivergence and belonging; and an untitled sequel to the author’s debut queer fantasy APPARENTLY, SIR CAMERON NEEDS TO DIE, to Katie Dent at Titan Books, in a three-book deal, for publication in March 2027, October 2027, and February 2028, by Ben Miller-Callihan at Handspun Literary (world English).
Lambda Award finalist and author of BLOOD ON HER TONGUE and MY DARLING DREADFUL THING ‘s THE LITERARY REMAINS OF CORNELIA FEYEN, a humorous epistolary novel pitched as intertwining Dutch faerie folklore with a sapphic love story, to Rebecca Brewer at Bloomsbury Archer, in a significant deal, at auction, for publication in February 2027, by Kristina Perez at Perez Literary & Entertainment (NA).
‘s ONLY ONE BED, pitched as a sapphic Victorian romance reimagining of The Wedding Planner, in which a modiste shares an unforgettable night at an inn with a woman who later turns out to be her biggest client of the season, to Grace Vainisi at Avon, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2028, by Stacy Testa at Writers House.
Griffin Prize-winning poet, scholar, and creative writing professor ‘s IDEALISM AND DESPAIR, a study of desire and intimacy, following a lonely writer who befriends a queer Cree couple who have reached old age together, and then finds himself in a love triangle with an enigmatic crush and a closeted conservative politician, to David Ross at Hamish Hamilton Canada, for publication in August 2027, by Cody Caetano at CookeMcDermid.
BookTok influencer and author of the Halfling Saga ‘s THE FORETOLD, a sapphic duology pitched as told through an Indigenous lens, in which a powerful seer and an ambitious inventor in a dying patriarchal land uncover secrets surrounding the world’s impending demise along with an unlikely path to survival, but only if they’re willing to question everything they’ve ever believed in and trust in each other, to Marilyn Kretzer at Blackstone Publishing, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027 and summer 2028, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency (NA).
Actor and social media personality ‘s BETWEEN US WITCHES, a cozy lesbian fantasy rom-com pitched as WICKED meets ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN, in which a sunny good witch and hex-loving bad witch must traverse medieval-meets-modern realms with a dragon egg until it hatches and chooses its companion, all while fighting an increasingly undeniable attraction, to Amanda Gaglione at Requited, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2027, by Katelyn Dougherty at Paradigm, and by Devon Byers at Heroes and Villains Entertainment (world).
‘s graphic novel VREELAND, about the years the author spent caring for his elderly grandparents at the end of their lives while coming into his own person as a young gay man, to Andrew Arnold at Harper Alley, in a pre-empt, for publication in summer 2027 on Harper Alley’s inaugural adult list, by Daniel Lazar at Writers House (NA).
Author of THE BEST LITTLE MOTEL IN TEXAS ‘s THE NEXT LITTLE SCANDAL IN TEXAS, following a woman and her friends as they work to solve the case of another murdered priest, to Sophia Kaufman at Harper Perennial, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, by Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary (world).
Author of CHASING THE WILD and VENGEFUL GODS ‘s SEATTLE THRESHERS, an m/m sports romance of interconnected standalones set in the Pacific Northwest, in which each couple navigates love—with plenty of heated gameplay—on and off the field, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Publishing, in a six-figure deal, in an exclusive submission, in a four-book deal, for publication in May 2027, by Nikki Groom at SBR Media (world English).
‘s WITCHES OF THE WHEEL, a tale of mythology, bartending, and queer belonging, to Tara Carberry at Dreamscape Media, by Amanda Manns at Creature Publishing (world English).
‘s A CURSE CARVED IN INK, to Emilia Rhodes at Atria, by Naomi Davis at BookEnds (US).
New Adult
Author of THE DEVIL SHE KNOWS and WRITTEN IN THE STARS ‘s IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK, an enemies-to-lovers standalone male-male romance, in which a college sophomore finds himself face-to-face with his old high school crush when they accidentally move in together, to Lauren Plude at Skyscape, in an exclusive submission, for publication in December 2026, by Sarah Younger at Nancy Yost Literary Agency (world).
Young Adult
‘s HIT OR MISS, in which, to avoid disappointing her romance-obsessed sister, who can’t date until she does, a closeted aroace teen fake-dates her sister’s academic rival—only for her sister to fall for him, to Marisa DiNovis at Knopf Children’s, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
‘s SEE YOU ON THE SIDELINE, a sapphic romance set in the world of women’s pro soccer, following a former teen star athlete who must come to terms with her chronic illness while fake-dating a cute, nerdy soccer fan who helps her rebuild her sense of self, to Stefanie Chin at Union Square Kids, with Abby Ranger editing, for publication in summer 2027, by Bridget Smith at JABberwocky Literary Agency (world).
Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum writing as ‘s FOILS, a queer and neurodivergent sports rom-com about a high school fencing team captain who everyone expects to win the junior worlds; when he’s injured off the piste, he’s forced to train the second-ranked fencer and his biggest rival to replace him, only for their mutual hatred to turn into feelings they never saw coming, to Clare Vaughn at Avon A, for publication in 2027, by Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary (world).
Non-Fiction
Creator of the hit series Heated Rivalry ‘s I’LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING, in conjunction with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, a complete collection of Tierney’s season one scripts, annotated with the adaptation strategy, never-before-seen deleted content, scene directions, intimacy choreography, costume insight, and more, to Bryn Clark and Julia DeVarti at Little, Brown, for publication in October 2026, by Michael Johnston at CAA (world).
NBA Chicago Bulls and WNBA Chicago Sky beat reporter for the Chicago Tribune ‘s FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME: MEN’S SPORTS, WOMEN’S SPORTS, AND GAY ATHLETES TODAY, an in-depth look at how out gay athletes are flourishing in US women’s sports, and what this means for how these institutions are evolving—while even in this age of HEATED RIVALRY, out gay athletes remain virtually invisible in major US men’s sports, to Doug Seibold at Agate, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027 (world).
Queer Eye star and NBC Talk Show host ‘s THE UNPREDICTABLE CHOICE, a guide to breaking free from binary thinking through a four-step method—accept, act, acknowledge, and align—offering practical tools and strategies to unlock growth, stronger relationships, and a more purposeful life, with an accompanying guided journal and children’s book, to Juliet Dore at Abrams Well, at auction, in a three-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Esther Newberg and Michael Johnston at CAA (world).
Lambda Literary Award-winning author of TERRY DACTYL ‘s SOCIAL DISTANCING, which candidly explores the implosion of a friendship in the third year of the COVID pandemic, examining the importance of friendship in queer lives, the fractures that form a self, and the impossibility of belonging in a time of alienation, to Hedi El Kholti at Semiotext(e), for publication in March 2027, by Rebecca Friedman at Rebecca Friedman Literary (world English).
