Ashley Herring Blake

Can I get an adult upmarket that feels like Valerie June album? Mkay thanks. #MSWL

Officially open to queries again! I’m excited to read your amazing words. #MSWL

💫 In YA or MG, I’m looking for contemporary only: sapphic rom coms, f/nb roms, or super voicey contemporary from BIPOC creators. #MSWL

💫 In fantasy, I’m more witchy & light fantasy than high, but honestly if you’ve got a PRIORITY OF THE ORANGE TREE or GIDEON THE NINTH comp, I’m here. VOICE & super unique world building & premise. #MSWL

💫 Adult magical realism from Latinx creators. Think the gorgeous, atmospheric, queer af writing of Anna-Marie McLemore and Samantha Mabry, but age it up into adult fic. #MSWL

💫 I’d love a messy dysfunctional mother/daughter adult contemporary in the vein of VERY NICE, or a family saga a la THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, I’m here for it, particularly if you’re a BIPOC author or have a queer story in this realm! #MSWL

💫 Paranormal adult rom com. I’m still on the hunt for a vampire or witchy rom com, and queer it if you got it. I’m talking charming, quirky, funny, steamy, tropey, just add witches and/or vamps. Easy peasy. 🤩🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️#MSWL

💫 I would looove a cozy mystery in the vein of FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT, but make it queer and from a BIPOC creator. Non cop-centric lighthearted mystery with some serious patriarchy ass-kicking & maaaaybe a sexy time or two. Not steamy necessarily, just sexy. #MSWL

💫 Upmarket adult contemporary a la Emma Straub, Kiley Reid, Celeste Ng, Brit Bennett. Gorgeous writing, conversation starters, messy relationships, sisterhoods, friendships. Beyond the divorcée book club fic. #MSWL

💫 Steamy romance. Seriously, I just want some emotionally fraught smashing. Or some not so emotional fraught smashing. Or smashing they slowly becomes emotionally fraught. You get me. #MSWL

💫 Fat main characters in romance. I’d like some please. Body positivity only, no dieters or weight loss stories. If she just happens to be queer and wooed and adored by a super sexy love interest, I might use the phrase “dream come true” when requesting your full. #MSWL

💫 Specifically in historical romance, I’d love something non Regency, late 19th/early 20th century. Like Joanna Shupe, but QUEER IT UP. #MSWL

I’m so excited to open to queries Friday, March 26th, so here are some of my current top #MSWL items!

💫 Diverse romance is at the top of my list. I’m desperate for queer contemporary, historical or rom coms f/f or nb/f), as well as roms by BIPOC creators! All tropes welcome.

Also, an adult version of this? Historical rom with Anne as a young career woman in Charlottetown or wherever and Diana still unmarried much to her mother’s horror because oops she’s in love with Anne and she’s got to go to the city to profess her love right the hell now. #MSWL

Can I get a sapphic YA rom that is essentially an ANNE OF GREEN GABLES retelling but with Anne and Diana admitting they’re totally gone for each other please and thank you. 👩🏼‍🦰👩🏻🌈💜 #MSWL

I would like some very steamy romance please and thank you 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #MSWL

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Um, someone put this book in my QM box right the hell now. #MSWL

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I’m just saying that I just added “Adult Gothic Romance” to my genres list in Query Manager and I would like some. Make it queer. 🌈🥀 #MSWL