Heather Carter

a dark-toned room with an archway containing a dark figure with a lantern. Four light gold decorative corner accents overlaying the image. Silver text that reads: THESE DARK TEARS. HEATHER CARTER. A WIP. 94K WORDS. ADULT GOTHIC ROMANTASY.

a dark-toned room with an archway containing a dark figure with a lantern. Four light gold decorative corner accents overlaying the image. Text reads: PITCH. Andra and her brother inherit Caridale, their childhood estate, only to find it in the grip of a dark curse. The walls cry black tears, vengeful ghosts haunt the halls, and the servants meet grisly ends. When a shadowy phantom takes interest in Andra and wants to strike a sordid bargain, she must break the curse before Caridale is lost forever.

a dark-toned room with an archway containing a dark figure with a lantern. Four light gold decorative corner accents overlaying the image. Four book cover/movie images: At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, Anatheme by Keri Lake, and the movie poster for The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Text reads: THEMES. Family Secrets, Hypoglycemic FMC, Haunted Mansion, Creepy Caves, Curses, Love Triangle (with a twist!)

a dark-toned room with an archway containing a dark figure with a lantern. Four light gold decorative corner accents overlaying the image. Text reads: OPENING LINES. My mother’s screams rattled my bones as I curled tighter into the shell of the old quilt. Slamming my hands over my ears, I tried in vain to block the awful, bloodcurdling sound, but it pierced through every layer of skin and sinew, singing in my veins.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA X ONE DARK WINDOW
Andra & her brother inherit Caridale, their childhood home, only to find it in the grip of a ghostly curse. Unless Andra surrenders to the phantom, servants will perish...and the ghosts will rage.
#QuestPit #WIP #AG #A #F #PR #H

a skull, a lion, and candles on a black background. white text that reads: AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO HEATHER CARTER'S ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL. ON SUBMISSION NOW. AGENTS: KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY.

a skull, a lion, and candles on a black background. FOUR IMAGES OF BOOK COVERS (WE LIVE HERE NOW, CRIMSON PEAK- MOVIE, THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE, PHANTASMA). WHITE TEXT: ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL, Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories, Alloson and John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly with two-hundred-year-old ball. As their love grows, the time loop deteriorates and the house rages. They must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before violent entities, possession, and a murderous prophecy claim their souls for darkness & part them forever. 99,000 WORDS, DUAL POV, ADULT GOTHIC PARANORMAL ROMANCE, ON SUBMISSION NOW, AGENTS: KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY

a skull, a lion, and candles on a black background. WHITE TEXT IN TWO COLUMNS. COLUMN ONE: THEMES. ADULT GOTHIC PARANORMAL ROMANCE, AMNESIA, GHOSTS, NIGHTLY 19TH CENTURY BALL, TIME LOOP, HORROR AND ROMANCE, POSSESSION, CURSED BOOK WRITTEN IIN BLOOD, SPICE. SECOND COLUMN: COMPS. CRIMSON PEAK (GUILLERMO DEL TORO FILM), PHANTASMA (KAYLIE SMITH), THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE (CARISSA ORLANDO), WE LIVE HERE NOW (SARAH PINDBOROUGH)

a skull, a lion, and candles on a black background. WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES. I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. If I once knew light, it had long abandoned me to a dark, feral nightmare. I ran through the shadowy plane, screaming until I collapsed, succumbing to the burn in my limbs. Through the hazy edges and echoing rumbles, the harsh line between the living and the realm of the dead withered.

PHANTASMA X THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE
Trapped in a haunted house that's stuck in a two-hundred-year-old time loop, Alloson and John must escape before an evil curse steals their souls.
#QuestPit #AG #OS #A #PR #R #H #Gothic

Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words.

Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved.

A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!” The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death. “Magic should never return.” After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended. Sent him back to his body.

A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV.

NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, meant to save the world, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. Pursued by enemies, she must learn if this is her destiny or if it was a mystical mistake. #questpit #F #A #Q #agentguide

After a heist gone wrong binds a thief to the soul of a long-dead hero, she must outrun the law and bargain with a vilified goddess for her life, all while deciding whether the world would be better off with her survival or the hero's resurrection.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #DF

A DARK FLORAL BACKGROUND AND THE TITLE "A DEATH WITHOUT YOU" IN A GOLD FRAME. White text: A WIP. HEATHER CARTER. AGENTS: MARISA CORVISIERO & KATRINA LEMAIRE OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY

A DARK FLORAL BACKGROUND AND THE TITLE "A DEATH WITHOUT YOU" IN A GOLD FRAME. White text: PITCH. CAN TRUE LOVE TRANSCEND THE CHASM BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH? CHLOE TAKES REFUGE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE, ONLY TO THE BE TRAPPED THERE, MARKED AS THE FUTURE BRIDE OF THE UNDERWORLD PRINCE. SHE HAS THREE WEEKS TO BREAK THE BOND, OR BE HIS FOREVER. BUT WHEN HER HEART DRIFTS IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, THE DISTRACTION MAY VERY WELL BECOME HER DAMNATION. 95 WORDS. ADULT GOTHIC ROMANTASY

A DARK FLORAL BACKGROUND. Four images in frames: The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall book cover, Lakesedge book cover, The Haunting of Hill House Netflix cover, and Phantasma book cover. White text: Comps & Features: ADULT GOTHIC ROMANTASY, AUTISTIC/PLUS SIZE REP, SOUL MATES, GHOSTS, MORALLY GRAY VILLAIN.

A DARK FLORAL BACKGROUND AND THE TITLE "A DEATH WITHOUT YOU" IN A GOLD FRAME. WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES. CHILLY RAIN DROVE INTO ME LIKE TINY KNIVES AS I RAN FROM THE BRUTAL MAN I ONCE LOVED. MUD CAKED MY CLOTHES. MY LUNGS BURNED, AND MY LIMBS SHOOK. I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE. I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE WITH HIM EITHER, A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH.

HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x LAKESEDGE
Fleeing her controlling ex, Chloe hides in her uncle's haunted mansion, only to be trapped there by the underworld prince- marked as his bride. She has 3 weeks to break the bond or be lost to the underworld forever.
#QuestPit #AG #A #F #R #WIP

Red rose, shed on fire, red rose with blood, red solo cups, red rose with hand, red grace, skull with red rose, til death, red clock.

After dying, Alexandra wakes up in a redemption competition for a second chance at life. To win, she must relive and fix her worst mistakes from the month before her death. But history is being rewritten, and one of the friends she died with might win first. #Questpit #YA #W #T

Cassandra receives an invitation to Alyria Academy. Upon her arrival, everything seems normal until one of her classmates disappears. She must figure out the secrets that lie within Alyria’s walls otherwise life as she knows it will be lost. #questpit #w #ya #m #r #author

Quote from T. L. Coughlin agented work: I have 2,925 days left of my curse and I’m not going to let one fool of a knight ruin my chances. A black and white image of a girl with long hair looking down at a sliced off marble head of a man with a bloodred “tear”. Behind them is a collage. A girl sunken in water with a white dress flowing. A pearl with fire swirling around it. A boy, up in a tree, laying on a branch. A hilt of a jeweled sword, a stone bridge across a small river in a forest. A curled, pink, rosebud. A stone carving of a qilin. An open book laying upon leaves. A vial of liquid in an enchanted forest.

TANGLED X PRINCESS BRIDE X STARDUST

💘 He fell first (literally), she fell harder
☀️Golden Retriever MMC meets 🌑Black Cat FMC
🐦‍🔥🐉 Mythological creatures ft. Chinese/Italian beasts
🗡️ Impossible quests
✨Intertwined curses & a trickster slug

#questpit #NA #YA #F #AG

Where The Dark Stands Still x Powerless

Wounded by a shadow beast immune to her blade, a knight stumbles upon an abandoned manor and meets a sorcerer whose star magic can slay the monster...but only if she convinces him to finally leave his cage

#QuestPit #RF #YA #W (Querying soon)

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA X ONE DARK WINDOW
Andra & her brother inherit their childhood home, only to find it in a dark curse's grip. The servants meet grisly ends as a phantom's obsession with Andra grows. She must break free before all is lost.
#QuestPit #AG #WIP #A #F #R #Gothic

a dark staircase background. White text thath reads: AN EDITOR'S GUIDE OT ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL BY HEATHER CARTER. ON SUBMISSION NOW. AGENTS KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF COVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY.

A DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND. FOUR IMAGES OF BOOK COVERS (WE LIVE HERE NOW, CRIMSON PEAK- MOVIE, THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE, PHANTASMA). WHITE TEXT: ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL, Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories, Alloson and John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly with two-hundred-year-old ball. As their love grows, the time loop deteriorates and the house rages. They must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before violent entities, possession, and a murderous prophecy claim their souls for darkness & part them forever. 99,000 WORDS, DUAL POV, ADULT GOTHIC PARANORMAL ROMANCE, ON SUBMISSION NOW, AGENTS: KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY

A DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND. WHITE TEXT IN TWO COLUMNS. COLUMN ONE: THEMES. ADULT GOTHIC PARANORMAL ROMANCE, AMNESIA, GHOSTS, NIGHTLY 19TH CENTURY BALL, TIME LOOP, HORROR AND ROMANCE, POSSESSION, CURSED BOOK WRITTEN IIN BLOOD, SPICE. SECOND COLUMN: COMPS. CRIMSON PEAK (GUILLERMO DEL TORO FILM), PHANTASMA (KAYLIE SMITH), THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE (CARISSA ORLANDO), WE LIVE HERE NOW (SARAH PINDBOROUGH)

DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND. WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES. I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. If I once knew light, it had long abandoned me to a dark, feral nightmare. I ran through the shadowy plane, screaming until I collapsed, succumbing to the burn in my limbs. Through the hazy edges and echoing rumbles, the harsh line between the living and the realm of the dead withered.

#EDITORS:
ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL is now on submission!
Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memory, John & Alloson must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before a murderous prophecy claims their souls, parting them forever.
Contact @bookishmoons.bsky.social and Marisa Corvisiero at Corvisiero Lit

Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: An Editor’s Guide to Realm of Hearts by Molli Jackson Ehlert Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management

Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts “Running away from high society, Alice falls down a rabbit hole into the flashy casino city of her dreams. With her best friend beside her, she finds a family of Wonderland-inspired characters, unearths family secrets, and ends up in the cross-hairs of of the Red Queen. Even scarier? The man who’s finally shown her what it means to want. Can she steal from the city’s heart without losing her head?” Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management

Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts Playlist: Wonderland (Neoni) White Rabbit (Grace Potter) Alice (PEGGY) Welcome to the Madhouse (Tones and I) Overwhelmed (Royal & The Serpent) Past Tense (Neoni) Panic Room (Au/Ra) Rabbit Hole (AViVA) Dear Reader (PEGGY) Darkside (Neoni) Book List: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Shadow Games series by Amanda Foody Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management

Red smoky background with faded anatomical heart, teapot, fedora, pocket watch. Text: Realm of Hearts Opening lines “I wonder which way I ought to go…” I sing-songed, tapping my chin. “Under the rose bush?” I made my voice high and squeaky, as if I’d shrunken down to walk under the hedges. My nieces laughed, the joyful sound of childhood filling the garden. “Or perhaps–” “ALICE!” The all too familiar shriek sent a shiver down my spine, while the girls squealed in dismay.” by Molli Jackson Ehlert Ready for submission. Represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management

An Editor’s Guide to Realm of Hearts

Family secrets. First love. Fire-wielding Red Queen.
What could go wrong?

#questpit #RF #A #AG #lgbtq #mentalhealth #fatrep #spicy

Alice didn’t plan to fall down a rabbit hole of threats, love, and theft. But here she is, surrounded by found family, fear, and fiery first love.

Wonderland just got hotter.

🌶️🌶️🌶️sexy, #fatrep
🏳️‍🌈 #lgbtq rep
🔥 fire-wielding red queen
🫀 heart heist
📚 family secrets
💊 #MH rep

#questpit #rf #ag #A

CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
Alloson & John have lost their memory and must survive in a terrifying haunted house that comes to life nightly with a 200 y/o ball. A sinister prophecy will part them forever unless they solve the mystery of Radfield Hall.
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON

A wall with green wallpaper and a hardwood floor. Black liquid running down the wall. A dark-cloaked figure standing in the foreground. White text that reads: Those glowing coal eyes burned into me above a gleaming smile. “Cry your tears,” she said in a low, rasping voice. “They’ll haunt these walls like the others.” Her hand tightened painfully, cutting my air to a trickle. My arms were pinned between her knees, leaving me to flail my feet helplessly against the floor. I tried repeatedly to roll her off me, but it was futile. The world faded at the edges. The demonic old woman bent lower, her vile breath washing over my face as her eyes bore into mine. Dark words sliced into me. “He takes what he is owed.” These Dark Tears

ONE DARK WINDOW X PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
When Andra & her brother inherit their late parents' home from a corrupt aunt, they inherit the dark forces that come with it.
-Seductive phantom
-Cave under the house
-Walls that cry black tears
-Death & demons
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #F #R #W

a dark staircase background. White text: Snippet: Dancers. Dozens of them. Dead dancers. Slightly transparent, and half-rotting. The foul stench assaulted my nose, like a spoiled carcass left to the elements. Saliva gathered in my mouth, and I choked down the acrid taste of bile. Intricate evening gowns and suits were full of moth holes and tatters. Hollowed, paled eyes stared blankly at their partners as they held each other with skeletal arms that bore hanging, decomposing flesh. Some had only gristled skulls for faces, having succumbed to the further reaches of death. Dark, oozing blood stained their clothes, as if some great massacre had occurred, only for them to be resurrected for one last dance. ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL

CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
No memory. No living souls but each other. Alloson & John have one hell of a fight to survive the ghostly limbo encompassing Radfield Hall. Between the 200y/o nightly ball, demonic lion, & bloody prophecy, curses are rough.
#QuestPit #AG #A #H #R #OS SOON

a dark staircase background. White text that reads: AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL BY HEATHER CARTER. ON SUBMISSION SOON. AGENTS KATRINA LEMAIRE AND MARISA CORVISIERO OF CORVISIERO LITERARY AGENCY

a background with stairs and a peeling blue wall with images of four book and movie covers (The Mirror by Nora Roberts, The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall, Crimson Peak, and Phantasma by Kaylie Smith). White text that reads: ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL. Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories, Alloson and John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly with two-hundred-year-old ball. As their love grows, the time loop deteriorates and the house rages. They must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before violent entities, possession, and a murderous prophecy claim their souls for darkness & part them forever. 98,000 words. Dual POV. Adult Gothic Romance. On Submission Soon. Agents: Katrina Lemaire & Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

a dark staircase background with two columns of white text with a scrolling vertical divider between them. Column one: THEMES. ADULT GOTHIC ROMANCE, AMNESIA, GHOSTS, NIGHTLY 19TH CENTURY BALL, TIME TRAVEL/LOOP, HORROR AND ROMANCE, POSSESSION, CURSED BOOK WRITTEN IN BLOOD, SPICE. COMPS: CRIMSON PEAK (GUILLERMO DEL TORO FILM), PHANTASMA (KAYLIE SMITH), THE MIRROR (NORA ROBERTS), THE SPIRIT COLLECTION OF THORNE HALL (J. ANN. THOMAS)

A DARK STAIRCASE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE TEXT: OPENING LINES: I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. If I once knew light, it had long abandoned me to a dark, feral nightmare. I ran through the shadowy plane, screaming until I collapsed, succumbing to the burn in my limbs. The hazy edges and echoing rumbles filtered through what should’ve been a harsh line between the living and the realm of the dead.

CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA
Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memory, John & Alloson must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before a murderous prophecy claims their souls, parting them forever.
-Possession
-200-y/o nightly ball
-Spice
-Demonic lion
#QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON

a purple silk background with white pearls and flowers. A circle photo of Heather Carter, a photo of Katrina Lemaire, and a photo of Marisa Corvisiero. Text that reads, Heather Carter is now represented by Katrina Lemaire, Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
I am happy to say that I am now represented by the AMAZING Katrina Lemaire and Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency! I adore these agents and their vision, and I'm looking forward to working with them on my career. 💜
#amquerying NO MORE

Sophie is trapped in the world of Trell, and the only way out is through. Desperate to get home to her son, she will take on anything that stands in her way- mountainous trolls, goblin sirens...and a villain determined to capture her for his own.
To Find a King is your next bookish obsession!

A tabby cat in the sun

Smokey says hi.

#catsofsky

Ope. 👀👀👀👀
#vague #amquerying

"You and I are far more than soulmates, Chloe. We are the same point of the blade that divides light from dark." -Lunien (A DEATH WITHOUT YOU)

One of my favorite lines from A DEATH WITHOUT YOU! I read through this manuscript again the other day and remembered how much I enjoyed writing it. Villains in love is one of my favorite tropes.

bernie sanders with text that reads: ALLOSON TO THE ATTIC DEMON: I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO QUIT PUSHING ME DOWN THE STAIRS

CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

That attic demon has zero manners, I stg.

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #R

A poorly drawn stick figure diagram of A WORLD SO HOLLOW by Heather Carter, featuring a house, a tornado, a tunnel, a big area below labeled "Hollow Earth", and an area below that with fire. Stick figures of an Evil God saying "fight for me ladies! Mwaha!"; Gemma saying, "Ew, no! Wtf!"; brainwashed Greta saying, "K!"; Gemma's guard saying "Gemma's hot!"; and in the fire area- god of fire saying, "Just a humble god, waiting for my sacrifice! Tee-hee!"

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X SAILOR MOON

A WORLD SO HOLLOW: a stick figure interpretation

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #Romantasy

CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

Heather’s Crappy Makeup Theater (un)proudly presents:

ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL

Ft. makeup brushes and tampon ghosts

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #R

a woman is laying on the ground in front of a statue in a dark room . Alt: a woman is laying on the ground in front of a statue in a dark room .

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE X TATTOO BY LOREEN

So, hear me out...

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #H #romantasy

side eye monkey puppet meme with text that reads: "HERE'S YOUR BIG MEAN GUARD TO KEEP YOU IMPRISONED LOLZ" GUARD IS A HOT DEMIGOD WITH A THING FOR YOU

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X SAILOR MOON

Pile on the pepper, 'cause it's about to get SPICY! 👀

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #Romantasy

Stefon from snl saying: this haunted house has everything. amnesiacs, spicy time, dust bunnies, a demonic lion with an agenda, a bridgerton ball hosted by mike flanagan, dan cortez

CRIMSON PEAK X GROUNDHOG DAY

New York's hottest club is ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL.

#UnhingedPit #A #Q #H #R #F

Hi. Dropping in to say querying is hard.
That is all.