Genres: book club fiction, contemporary romance, rom-coms, romantasy, mystery, thriller, speculative, dystopia, gothic, horror, and fantasy.

(Please send all the genre blends!)

Things I’m drawn to in stories:

late-stage coming of age stories

immigrant experiences

brave and bold characters (for good or bad)

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

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

chaotic openings and/or characters

specific experiences that hold universal truths

body positivity

sex positivity

fast-pacing

tight plotting

ruthless and messy characters

unexpected twists or POVs

con artists or grifters on job

convincing red herrings

ensemble casts

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:

Skyland series by Kennedy Ryan

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

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Alchemised by SenLinYu

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

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

The Blood Gift Duology by N.E. Davenport

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

Phantasma 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:

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

Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis

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.