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Also, sincere thanks to the always spectacular @thejordache.bsky.social and @emilydaluga.bsky.social for seeing this series through to its conclusion and shaping this story into what it is. It's been such a thrill getting to work with you on these books, and I really can't say it enough🖤
secret passageways, and desperate hand-holding between rivals (as enemies, for business reasons)).
Thanks to everyone who's already read this far, and loved this pair of horrible trans disaster wizards as much as I do. I can't wait for you to see how Rat and Harker's story ends, and while I can't say a lot, I can promise that there are still a few more twists ahead (and, even more magic,
A graphic showing the cover of a SINGLE BRUTAL FATE. The cover shows Rat, a white non-binary teenager in a dark cloak, and Harker, a white trans boy of the same age with long, dark hair, hurrying down a dramatically lit stone stairway. Rat holds a ring of keys, and the two are surrounded by magic and wisps of spell fire.
A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE is officially out🖤 🗡️
I'm fully open to queries again!
I'm still extremely interested horror and thrillers, so if you've seen my genre-specific MSWL it still stands, but I'm also looking for adult, YA, and MG in a range of genres--you can find my full MSWL at www.leepaigeobrien.com/manuscript-w...
#amquerying
A copy of A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE, a YA fantasy novel with two trans-masc sorcerers on the cover. The book is surrounded by flowers, skulls, a lantern, and various clutter.
A copy of A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE, a YA fantasy novel with two trans-masc sorcerers on the cover. The book is surrounded by flowers, skulls, a lantern, and various clutter, along with several other stacked copies of the same book.
The dedication page of A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE, held open with a gold ribbon bookmark and surrounded by yellow mums. The dedication reads, "To the trans kids who've had to make themselves at home in the dark, but still hope for daylight. You deserve to exist in the sun. You deserve everything."
A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE author copies are in🖤 🗡️
A graphic showing the cover of a SINGLE BRUTAL FATE. The cover shows Rat, a white non-binary teenager in a dark cloak, and Harker, a white trans boy of the same age with long, dark hair, hurrying down a dramatically lit stone stairway. Rat holds a ring of keys, and the two are surrounded by magic and wisps of spell fire.
Text that reads: A nonbinary wayfinder searching for a monster's heart. A former rival trapped out of their reach. A cruel debt that must be paid. Rat Evans knows it was a mistake to accept a deal with Isola, the shadowy raven knight who’s haunted their steps ever since they first found their way to the tower. Once, Rat had promised they’d never serve her. Now, they’ve sworn to find her heart and return to her. They’d needed to to make sure that their friends were safe—that Harker was safe, even though Rat still isn’t sure if he’s a friend, a rival, or something more complicated. They just hadn’t expected Isola to bring him back to the tower as a hostage, where he’s been a prisoner for almost two months. (Cont. in next image)
Now, Rat needs to search Bellamy Arts for answers on how to get Isola’s heart out of the Ingrid Collection—one of the few places that’s remained locked to them, in spite of their ability to open doors and find hidden passageways. But even with the help of Jinx, Agatha, and Will, Rat might have found a puzzle they can’t solve, and Evening and his new apprentice are fast on their heels. The more Rat tries to unravel the secrets around the Ingrid Collection, the more they realize how intertwined they may be in all of this—and that their role in Isola’s game might be an even more dangerous one than they’d imagined. Will Rat find a way to escape their deal and save the ruthless boy they weren’t supposed to fall for? And what will they have to risk to raze Isola to the ground for good?
A graphic with an image of the cover for A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE. The text reads, “Available for preorder, coming 3/11/2025”
Preorder link: https://buff.ly/40Y6ow3
A quote graphic that reads, "Out of all the enemies Rat had managed to make, they still thought of Harker Blakely as the worst. He was ruthless and clever and ran on an ungodly combination of black coffee and ambition. They were also pathetically in love with him."
A BRUTAL FATE Valentines snippet for those who celebrate🖤 🗡️
A graphic showing the cover of a SINGLE BRUTAL FATE. The cover shows Rat, a white non-binary teenager in a dark cloak, and Harker, a white trans boy of the same age with long, dark hair, hurrying down a dramatically lit stone stairway. Rat holds a ring of keys, and the two are surrounded by magic and wisps of spell fire.
🖤🗝️ ✨ Next month✨ 🗝️ 🖤
(And, otherwise, hope you're ready for another semester of these two trans disaster wizards being an absolute menace to magic society and maybe falling in love🗡️✨ )
Now that we’re less than a month out from A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE’s release, I’m going to be posting a bit more.
This is honestly a really strange time to have a book coming out as a trans author, so if you can’t do lighter content & shouting about books right now, please feel free to mute me <3
five author events this month down, one more to go, tomorrow night at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social! come out of the rain to a cozy bookstore for a cozy book. there's seriously no more heartening place to spend time than an indie bookstore right now
✨New Client Announcement✨
I’m so excited to share now that it’s official! Please welcome @dpjannerson.bsky.social to @lookingglasslit.bsky.social!
He has a YA thriller that’s deeply sinister and impossible to stop thinking about, and I absolutely can’t wait for everyone to see what’s in store🔪
Happy book birthday to BOLD NOT TOO BOLD by @hachepueyo.bsky.social
✨🎉🎊
The Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings!!
AVAILABLE NOW
My novella BUT NOT TOO BOLD is finally out! 🕷🗝 Meet the strange owner of the Capricious House in your preferred bookshop, or order in the link below:
linktr.ee/hachepueyo
BUT NOT TOO BOLD (which will come out in less than one week!) has just been chosen as one of Amazon's Best Books of February in the Science Fiction & Fantasy category 😳
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
Happy to see BUT NOT TOO BOLD here (and in great company!) 🕷
Hey! Thanks a ton for checking! I'll DM you!
...and, of course, this is by no means a definitive list! I'm always excited to be surprised by new submissions and see stories I hadn't expected, so if you think we might be a good fit and you're querying an adult or YA horror or thriller, please feel free to reach out!
anything with a strange, unsolved crime at it's center, or a cold case that's become shrouded in speculation and lore; casts that are bound together by old secrets (and lies, and resentments); old groups of friends drawn back together by a mystery
see above for Rich People Being Horrible, but anything with an element of class critique, or that has a glossy and well-mannered surface (and claws underneath); stories that are intricately plotted and full of twists; imposters and identity games; dwindling casts and closed-circle mysteries;
or anything that can keep me guessing.
Also: Thrillers with a strong sense of place or an atmospheric setting; diverse thrillers, and especially queer and disabled domestic thrillers; thrillers set in cut-throat professional or creative fields; morally grey MCs;
Thrillers:
I'm on the lookout for pacy, commercial thrillers, and psychological thrillers and domestic suspense especially. As above, I'm always excited to see a new take on an old setup, or genre-savvy writing that can twist the story in a new and unexpected direction, and love a mystery
nerdy and horrifying deep dives that will absolutely ruin an obscure or seemingly mundane topic I hadn't known I should be afraid of; anything that has me rooting for the cast to survive (even if we know they can't); "I'm not trapped with the killer, the killer is trapped with me" energy
upsetting architecture (haunted house? cursed hotel? abandoned castle? yes to all); anything that feels like a creepypasta--viral rituals, lost/cursed media, horror lore that sounds like it crawled out of an internet forum in the early 2000s; anything that captures the feel of found footage;
Also always looking for new spins on classic horror premises; anything with buckets of atmosphere or edge-of-your-seat tension; body horror (and especially body horror from queer, disabled, and BIPOC voices); rich people being horrible; horror that's glittery, opulent, and rotten underneath;
Horror:
I'm always eager to find queer horror (of both the "critically engages with horror as a lens for queer experiences" variety and the "just came here to make a splattery gay mess" kind. If it's queer, unhinged, and going to keep me awake at night, I'd love to see it in my inbox)
Hey #amquerying! I’m reopening to queries for adult and YA horror and thrillers!
If you’re querying in these genres and think we might be a fit, I’d love to hear from you—you can reach me at leesubmissions@lookingglasslit.com with your query letter and first 10 pages!
MSWL in 🧵
Hey! (haha, feeling called out but you're not wrong lol)
