Adult Fiction
Sunday Times-bestselling author ‘s THE OFFSEASON, the author’s first contemporary queer sports romance, pitched as for fans of HEATED RIVALRY and YURI ON ICE, in which a former figure skater who walked away from the sport returns home, where reconnecting with his infuriatingly gorgeous childhood rival, now the current national champion, reignites his passion for the ice—and more, to Ruoxi Chen at Putnam, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Diana Fox at Fox Literary (NA).
‘s THE ACADEMY OF MACABRE ARTS, a queer dark academia fantasy following students at a corrupt empire’s only academy for magic, who must face each other in a series of deadly trials to earn the right to practice the craft, only to discover that the secrets and political machinations of the empire’s ruling class, who oversees the school, are even deadlier, to Elana Gibson at Alcove Press, for publication in spring 2027, by Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary (world).
‘s Ever Dark trilogy, a dark sapphic romantasy about an immortal soul reaper and the woman whose soul she refuses to collect, hiding her beloved’s soul in a new life every time she dies so they have more time together, pitched for fans of THE LOCKED TOMB and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR, to Brian Sweany at Recorded Books, in a good deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Claire Draper at Au Literary Management (world English).
‘s BY ANY MEANS, a queer historical romance set at the height of America’s industrial revolution, following a notorious journalist and the millionaire capitalist he’s tasked to expose, to Julie Constantine at Podium Audio, in an exclusive submission, by Cheyenne Faircloth at Handspun Literary.
‘s MINE AND YOURS, a queer, feminist marriage novel about sisters, pitched as SENSE AND SENSIBILITY for the age of reality TV and IVF, to Amy Einhorn at Crown, in a pre-empt, for publication in June 2027, by Emily Forland at Brandt & Hochman (world English).
‘s DATING & DRAGONS, a m/m romantic fantasy in which the owner of a dragon sanctuary is one eviction notice away, until he meets a half-elf with a helping hand, to Thaisheemarie Fantauzzi Perez at Alcove Press, for publication in spring 2027, by Kirsten Lang at Zeno Agency (world).
‘s SWEET WICKED THING and VICIOUS FATE, a dark m/m romance duology that follows former foster brothers reunited after six years, set against a backdrop of a preparatory academy and dangerous secrets; and STILL BEATING, a novella in the Lost Boys series, a slow-burn m/m romance between reunited childhood loves that grapples with addiction, to Jason Pinter at Simon Maverick, in a three-book deal (world).
‘s FOREVER FIRST CLASS, a sapphic romance in which a newly single woman who has spent her entire life putting everyone else first quits her job and cashes in her abandoned wedding fund for the first vacation of her life, only to discover that the handsome airline pilot is the unforgettable first love she left behind years earlier, leading to a whirlwind island romance that forces them both to decide whether two weeks in paradise is simply a vacation fling, or the second chance they never knew they needed, to Kreceda Tyler at Black Odyssey Media, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a multi-book deal (world).
Author of WHEN BLOOD MEETS EARTH ‘s BLESSED BE THE FALL, pitched as a sapphic dark fantasy that follows an immortal mermaid whose land had been stolen from her people and a quiet priestess who begins doubting her faith, blending feminist rage, religious horror, and the supernatural, to Cassandra Thompson at Quill & Crow, for publication in spring 2027 (world).
‘s BOYCRAFT, pitched as a Filipino folkloric retelling of FRANKENSTEIN through the hands of a trans girl, exploring the making of girlhood from borrowed parts, monstrosity as lineage, and what it means to conjure someone (or something) from ruin, to Alexandra Murphy at Page Street Horror, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2027 (world).
‘s WE HAVE RUINED EACH OTHER WITH OUR LOVE, pitched as Lovecraft meets LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, a queer exploration of what it really means to do anything for love, to Alexandra Murphy at Page Street Horror, in a nice deal, for publication in June 2027, by John Baker at Bell Lomax Moreton Agency (world).
Author of CITY OF IRON AND IVY ‘s HOW TO SELL YOUR WIZARD TOWER, a queer cozy fantasy pitched as HGTV meets LEGENDS AND LATTES by way of TJ Klune, in which a down-on-his-luck wizard must renovate and sell his very evil (and very dead) father’s malignantly cursed wizard tower, navigating demon lawyers, neverending crawlspaces, skeleton infestations, and the handsome orc farmer next door—who insists that the tower is built on his family’s stolen land, to Amanda Maurer at Ace, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world).
Journalist and editor ‘s SINS OF OMISSION, a procedural pitched as LONG BRIGHT RIVER meets LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE, in which a gay NYPD detective returns to her Modern Orthodox community for the first time in decades to investigate her favorite uncle’s suspicious suicide, to Lara Blackman at Dutton, at auction, for publication in spring 2028, by Natalie Edwards at Trellis Literary Management (world).
‘s THIS HAPPY WRECK, the author’s debut, a queer double romance pitched as She’s the Man set in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of Formula 1, following brother-sister twins who secretly swap places on the track while falling for their teammates off of it, to Reina Galhea at Berkley XO, for publication in spring 2027, by Sam Farkas at Jill Grinberg Literary Management (world).
Children’s Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Isabel Sterling’s A MOST PERILOUS PROPOSAL, a Sapphic YA cozy fantasy about a marriage competition for the prince’s hand in which two girls—a polished debutante trying to secure a place in court for her family and a charming rogue trying to rob the royal coffers while hiding her illegal magic—find their efforts challenged by an unexpected attraction to each other, despite clashing at every turn, to Jessica Smith at Simon Pulse, for publication in spring 2028, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency (NA).
Jennifer Dugan’s IT’S (NOT) THE END OF THE WORLD, about a 17-year-old who professes her love to her unsuspecting crush following the news that an asteroid will end civilization on Earth, then has to deal with the unexpected consequences when the end of the world turns out to be a gross miscalculation, to Stephanie Pitts at Putnam, for publication in summer 2027, by Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary (world English).
SCATTER THE NIGHT, a sapphic fantasy in which a hardened factory girl is lured to an endless magical party, where she finds her dead family somehow alive again, and where the mysterious girl who invited her may hold the key to unraveling the mansion’s deadly time loop before its sinister magic consumes them both, to Carina Licon at Holt Children’s, for publication in winter 2028, by Michaela Whatnall at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world).
Nonfiction
Civil rights lawyer from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and finalist on CBS’s Survivor ‘s THE WEIGHT OF BECOMING, recounting the author’s childhood in the extreme religious cult the House of Yahweh, where she was removed from elementary school, forced into years of servitude, and groomed at 13 to be the cult leader’s child bride, and how her escape lead her into a world that forced her to confront what it means to be Black, gay, and a woman, before she ultimately became a civil rights lawyer and seeker of justice, pitched for readers of EDUCATED by Tara Westover and HOW TO SAY BABYLON by Safiya Sinclair, to Retha Powers at Holt, at auction, by Robert Guinsler at Sterling Lord Literistic (world).
