Natalie Rosselli is an MFA-trained associate agent at the prestigious Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency who is actively building her list with a sharp focus on commercial adult fiction — romance across all its subgenres, romantasy, and emotionally resonant women's fiction.
In brief
Rosselli joined Aaron Priest in 2022 and is still in list-building mode — an ideal target for debut and early-career writers in her wheelhouse who might be overlooked by more established agents.
Her wishlist is unusually specific: she spells out favored tropes (enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, marriage of convenience), magic systems (elemental), and even setting preferences (big cities, London in particular) — writers who can hit several of these in a query have a real edge.
No confirmed deal record is publicly available at this time, which means her taste is best read through the titles she names as aspirational benchmarks — Lily King, Sally Rooney, Emily Henry, and Carissa Broadbent — suggesting she wants fiction that is commercially accessible yet emotionally or atmospherically elevated.
She works at one of New York's most storied literary agencies alongside veterans including David Baldacci's team, giving a newer agent access to deep publisher relationships that benefit her clients immediately.
Her MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing from Emerson College — combined with a BA in Creative Writing from Hunter College — signals genuine craft investment, not just commercial instinct; writers who demonstrate strong prose alongside commercial hooks will resonate.
Lately
Her agency page describes her focus as actively seeking adult romance, romantasy, and women's fiction, and emphasizes she is building her list — a strong signal that she has more bandwidth for new clients than agents with full rosters.
What Natalie is looking for
Rosselli's broadest and most enthusiastic category. She welcomes historical, contemporary, romcom, western/cowboy, fantasy, and gothic romance. Tropes she gravitates toward include enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, forbidden love, forced proximity, workplace romance, marriage of convenience, and alpha heroes. Stories set in big cities — London in particular — with high emotional stakes will catch her attention. She wants the romance to be the engine of the story, not a subplot.
She is specifically looking for romantasy that keeps the love story and the world-building in genuine balance — not a romance with a thin fantasy veneer, and not a fantasy with a tacked-on romance. She gravitates toward gothic atmosphere, elemental magic systems, and female protagonists who are formidable fighters. Fresh angles on established genre tropes will stand out; she is not interested in formulaic iterations. Enemies-to-lovers is her preferred romantic throughline here as well.
She is drawn to women's fiction driven by deep emotional truth rather than plot machinery. Stories exploring female friendship — including complicated or dark dynamics — coming-of-age arcs, and mother-daughter relationships are all strong fits. Historical women's fiction and book-club-oriented upmarket work also fall within her scope. She responds to literary ambition in service of commercial storytelling rather than literary fiction for its own sake.
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How to query Natalie
Send a single query email to queryrosselli@aaronpriest.com — no attachments. Paste your first chapter directly into the body of the email along with your one-page query letter.
The query letter must cover two things: a description of the book and your own background as a writer. Keep it to one page; she is at a high-volume agency and concise queries signal professionalism.
Do not query more than one agent at Aaron Priest simultaneously. Review the other agents' interests first and choose the single best fit — the agency explicitly requests this.
Lead your pitch with the trope(s) your book embodies. Rosselli is unusually transparent about her favorites (enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, elemental magic, etc.) — if your book hits one, name it early.
If your story is set in a big city — especially London — mention it up front. She has publicly noted a personal affinity for London-set fiction, and setting is part of her evaluation criteria.
For romantasy submissions, be explicit about how your book balances the romance and the fantasy world-building. She is looking for genuine parity, not one element subordinate to the other.
Mentioning a comp she has named as aspirational (Emily Henry, Carissa Broadbent, Lily King) can work well if the comparison is accurate — but only use them if the tonal or structural parallel is genuine. A dishonest comp will undermine the query.
Verify query status directly on her agency page before submitting — her open/closed status was unconfirmed at last check.