Young Adult Fantasy

It all comes down to blood...what's hidden within it and who's willing to bleed for it.

For the past decade, Arianna’s empire has held the Colossus Games, a deadly competition where the victor is awarded a powerful shadow-wielding crystal by the usurper queen. More concerned with keeping herself and her brother safe, Arianna has no desire to partake in the games. As the rightful heir, anonymity is vital, for the queen who murdered her parents and stole the throne would love nothing more than to eliminate her, the prophesied Light Bringer, who threatens her reign.

Across the empire, nestled among the thralled social climbers of the usurper’s court, is Lord Xander, a calculating victim of the queen’s coup. To evade suspicion, he acts as the carefree spare heir; however, behind closed doors, he incites a rebellion as the secret Guardian while searching for the Light Bringer, the hero foretold to assist him in restoring the empire and, selfishly, gain his revenge.

When Xander conducts a surprise blood census claiming to seek Gifted contenders for his House in the games, Arianna, fearing exposure, strikes a deal to protect her brother and volunteers to fight under his family’s traitorous banners. While training at his estate, the two liars grow closer and cannot deny the mysterious connection drawing them to each other. But a betrayal outs Xander as the rebellion leader, and they are imprisoned as sacrifices for the games. Arianna holds the key to their survival and potentially the redemption of the empire, but can she trust the pretender who claims her heart, or is he after something else entirely? 

In the end, blood will be spilled, love will be tested, and destiny will be strained as these two must unite to survive their darkest days in the usurper’s Colossus Games.

QUERYING: Young Adult Romantasy &

2024 On The Far Side Young Adult Finalist

Bridgerton X Gladiator but Young Adult with MAGIC

Tropes: Siblings, High-Action, Enemies to Lovers, Found Family, Secret Identities, Betrayal Plot Twist, Duty vs Desire, Medium Spice, Talking Gryphons

17-year-old thief, Charlie Bottoms survives relying on her wits, charm and slight-of-hand.  She runs a crew of forgotten misfits, swindling and swiping. However, as the Curse of the Continent spreads to the Crags, Charlie only wants two things: to buy her crew’s freedom and to move to the Summer Isles. 

With thinning pockets to pick, Charlie is late, once again, in paying their fealty taxes to the self-proclaimed Duke of the Crags. And, The Collector, the Duke’s son, is the one man in Crags Landing she can’t charm. Given the choice of losing fingers or worse, Charlie comes up with an outlandish plan—steal the dragon-protected Oracle Heir Crown. 

Shadowed by The Collector and armed with only her rag-tag crew, Charlie’s skills are tested as her quest to steal the Oracle Heir Crown becomes a mission to save her cursed world. 

Young Adult Fantasy Heist

Pirates of the Caribbean meets Lara Croft Tomb Raider

Enemies to Lovers, Found Family, Dragons

When Evie Carlisle becomes the villain of her own story, her parents send her to Thorn Academy--a place where even she can't get expelled from.

But when she meets her new classmates, one in particular, Jameson Thornhill III, great grandson of the founder, she'd rather spend time in juvie than another day in the dreadful school with him.

Just when she thinks she has devised the perfect plan to escape Thorn Academy, a student goes missing, and everyone thinks she is responsible. 

Okay, maybe she'd rather not go to juvie.

Ironically, the one guy who believes her innocence is Jameson, and he just might have the proof to get her off the hook. She just has to agree to his terms: be his girlfriend till after parents weekend, then he will give her the evidence.  

Evie takes the deal. It's just a few weeks. How bad could it be?

It's bad. She thought she was the villain. Jameson is worse. And she kind of likes it.

Young Adult Fantasy

Young Adult Paranormal Thriller

Sweet Nightmare vibes, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Dating