Get that thick skin in place because here we go! Round 1 Hop on over to Mike’s and Michelle’s blogs to see the rest of the match-ups and entries! They are spread all over the place. Some here, some there. We’ve got a little bit of everything: Adult, NA, YA, and MG! This round lasts until June 4th at […]
Title: The Dictator’s Wife Entry Nickname: Cuddles and Coups Word count: 82K Genre: Adult Dark Romantic Suspense Query: A military dictatorship governs Britain. The First Lord of the Treasury, Julien St John Helmsley, is charming, charismatic, and utterly ruthless, particularly towards the resistance group known as the Treaty. Melanie Bonham, an officer of the Treaty and enemy of the state, […]
Title: Postcards of Ruin Entry Nickname: Blood and Baguettes Word count: 80K Genre: Adult Thriller Romance Query: Paralegal Bri Fortes quits her job and moves to France to pursue her deceased father’s footsteps. If she passes the fluency test at the end of a summer program in Rouen, she’ll clinch entry to the same law school […]
Title: The Pull of Gravity Entry Nickname: Black Holes Word Count: 122,000 Genre: Adult Science Fiction Query: Iari Lenerian wanted to help make the galaxy a better place. He was supposed to be a small cog in a big machine–an informant posing as a palace guard, that’s it. He didn’t mean to attract the Emperor’s attention, […]
Title: Radiant City Entry Nickname: Samba and Surrender Word count: 100K Genre: Adult Erotic Thriller with Paranormal Elements Query: Brazilian federal enforcer, Ana Mendes, doesn’t have the heart—or the time—for relationships. After losing her father at a young age and watching the world crash down around her because of Radiant, she’s devoted her life to […]
Title: The Blind Sculptor Entry Nickname: Greek Out with Me Word Count: 95,000 Genre: YA Fantasy Query: When Medusa discovers her head is worth a king’s dowry, she knows she’s in trouble. She’s been in trouble before—the gods call her monstrous, gorgon—on account of her mortal form. And when they can’t kill her for being […]
Title: Jimmer Entry Nickname: Southern Gothic Secrets Word count: 68K Genre: YA Historical/Southern Gothic Query: Many consider Nanih Waiya, a mound in Winston County, Mississippi, the origin place of the Choctaw. Sixteen-year-old Jimmer Stark knows. She hears Choctaw spirits, the tiak o’khata. In early summer of 1920, Jimmer dreams of studying nursing, but her father […]
Title: The Fakers Entry Nickname: FBI Ruined My Love Life Word count: 77,000 Genre: YA Contemporary/Humor Query: Sixteen-year-old Daisy Kranzer is pretty much the exact opposite of a Mormon. As the crass, opinionated daughter of an FBI agent, she has a wicked right hook, she knows how to keep her true identity a secret, and […]
Title: Windfall Nickname: My boyfriend rigged the lottery Word Count: 83K Genre: YA Contemporary Suspense Query: In Marina’s culture, dumplings are thought to bring wealth and good fortune to anyone who eats them. It’s in their shape, her A-Ma says, and in the way they’re stuffed full, almost to bursting. But Marina’s been eating dumplings […]
Title: Storm Traveler Entry Nickname: Sugar and Blood Word count: 107K Genre: Adult Dark Fantasy Query: Twenty-one year old Malika knows her days are numbered. When she was eleven, a horrific bus accident claimed the lives of thirty-two students including her brother, leaving Malika the sole survivor. She has blocked all memory of the trauma […]
Title: Zach Beacon Strikes Out Entry nickname: Seventh-Grade Strike(Out) Word count: 34,000 Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Query: Seventh-grader Zach Beacon just wants to play baseball. The bad-boy shortstop of Mayfield Prep’s baseball team, Zach has been sent to the principal’s office so often, he’s on a first-name basis with the secretary. His team is good this […]
Title: The Search for Alexander Gold Entry Nickname: Kids + Monsters FTW? Word Count: 52,000 words Genre: MG Horror Query: What would you do if your father disappeared? Worse – what would you do if your father was kidnapped by giant bird-monster-things, which then turned around and tried to kill you? Ruby Gold, daughter of the […]