I am building my list with a focus on
YA
in all subgenres except tech-heavy science fiction. I love manuscripts with vivid characters and a faster plot that keeps you reading way past your bedtime. I’m a fan of both contemporary settings and fantastical ones as long as there is a clear story arc. Strong female protagonists are my favorite (girl power!), but I also enjoy diverse perspectives. Bonus points if the book is about mermaids or is a holiday fantasy story. Please only submit manuscripts with a protagonist that’s 15 or up. My favorite book list is a great resource to see what types of books stand out to me. New Adult I am specifically open to new adult romance titles featuring characters under twenty-five and focused on coming-of-age stories. Crossovers between YA and NA are of interest. Romance Witchy and cozy fantasy romances will always be on my TBR. If you have a book like The Kiss Curse, Love’s a Witch or The Nightmare Before Kissmas, I want to read it. Any spice level is fine with spicier preferred. If your manuscript does not feature witches, but has other paranormal elements, that’s fine! I do not accept any adult books other than this criteria.
I am not a good fit for
Gory and paranormal horror. Thrillers are okay, but I prefer to not have nightmares. Anything faith-based. Stories that demean women. Books where the main character dies. Whether the death is from an illness or sacrificial à la Divergent, I get too attached to characters to not see them make it in the end. Anything where an animal dies. Dog, cat, horse, you name it. My heart won’t be able to take it. Submission Guidelines Please submit your query through Query Tracker by clicking on Guidelines below. I request a synopsis and the first three chapters. Guidelines & Details Vital Info jess@ Linkedin Website Agent
Fiction
New Adult, Romance, Young Adult
Favorite sub-genres
1800s+ historical, Commercial YA, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Fantasy, Dystopia, Dystopian, Ensemble Casts, Fairytale Retellings, Fantasy YA, High-concept YA, Historical Fiction YA, LGBT YA, Literary YA, Magical Realism YA, Multiple POV, Mythology, New Adult, Retellings, Strong Females, Upmarket YA, YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Crossover, YA Fantasy, YA Historical Fantasy, YA Mystery, YA Rom-Coms, YA RomCom, YA Romance, YA Romantasy, YA Thrillers, YA rom com, Young Adult, beach reads, campus novel, character-focused fiction, classic retellings, coming of age, crossover appeal, diverse voices, enemies to lovers, fairy tales, family stories, found family, just one bed, rivals to lovers, romantic New Adult, slow burn, witches I’d like the next… My favorites include…
Books
A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Vampire Academy series Twilight series Anna and the French Kiss Kingdom of the Wicked series House of Salt and Sorrows Once Upon a Broken Heart series The Gallagher Girls series Emerge series Soulmatch Lifeblood series Incarnate series Anything by Sarah Dessen Anything by K.L. Walther Anything by Morgan Matson Anything by Jenny Han Anything by Meg Cabot Anything by Ginny Myers Sain A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Wings and Ruin While It Lasts by Abbi Glines Court of Ice and Ash The Kiss Curse Love’s a Witch The Nightmare Before Kissmas
Movies
She’s the Man Mamma Mia! 10 Things I Hate About You Princess Diaries A Cinderella Story Pirates of the Caribbean Twilight (obviously)
TV
Friends New Girl The Good Place Gilmore Girls Stranger Things Downton Abbey Bridgerton Superstore The Big Bang Theory The Summer I Turned Pretty The Amazing Race