Genres: book club/contemporary fiction, family sagas, contemporary romance, rom-coms, romantasy, mysteries, thrillers, gothic, horror, speculative fiction, dystopian, and fantasy.

(Please send all the genre blends!)

Things I’m drawn to in stories:

late-stage coming-of-age themes

immigrant experiences

fantasies involving unique gods/pantheons

fantasies involving political & religious elements

fear through the lens of the marginalized

brave and bold characters (for good or bad)

healthy and toxic relationships (familial, platonic, or romantic)

anything with generational ties (trauma, curses, magic, secrets, etc.)

themes of obsession, power, resistance, rebellion, feminism, gray morality, and more.

chaotic openings and/or characters

specific experiences that hold universal truths

body positivity

sex positivity

fast/intentional pacing

tight plotting

ruthless and messy characters

unexpected twists or POVs

con artists or grifters on job

convincing red herrings

ensemble casts & group dynamics

heists, twisted games, or puzzles

yearning and/or pining

non-western mythology

unique magic systems (especially with consequences)

unexpected villains and/or villain POVs, especially female

unraveling secrets at a reunion or celebration

reincarnation + fated lovers

haunting, small and/or isolated settings

anything involving curses or prophesies

all-or-nothing stakes

inheritance stories

secrets amongst groups

cults and dark rituals

light + dark academia

Books I Love:

• The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

• This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum

• Skyland series by Kennedy Ryan

• Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

• Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

• The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave

• A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena

• Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

• In My Dreams, I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead

• My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

• Never Saw You Coming by Vera Kurian

• You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

• No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

• The Bridge Kingdom series + A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• The Blood Gift Duology by N.E. Davenport

• The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

• Wicked Games series by Kaylie Smith

Matching my adult taste, I work in similar categories and genres for young adults.

Right now, I’m only considering YA authors by referral or personal request.

Some of my favorites are:

• Den of Liars by Jessica S. Olson

• The Gilded Ones series by Namina Forna

• anything written by Tiffany D. Jackson

• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

• When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur

• She is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

• Heartless Hunter by Kristin Ciccarelli

Matching my young adult taste, Samantha works in similar categories and genres for middle grade (horror, fantasy, mysteries, and contemporary with speculative elements).

Right now, I am only considering MG authors by referral and personal request.