Victoria's Query Wishlist

Hello all!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined the amazing team here at the Bent Agency! I can’t wait to start reading your submissions. I thought it’d be helpful if I gave you all my query wishlist as a way to introduce myself. You can submit to me at lowesqueries@thebentagency.com

Please note that I am currently only representing titles intended for digital-first publishers.

Romance…

- My two must-haves for this are: 1. A fresh contemporary voice 2. A swoon-worthy male protagonist.

- I’d love to see contemporary, historical, romantic suspense, time-travel, really any genre of romance with the exception of paranormals.

Historical Fiction…

- I love well-researched, female-driven historicals that simultaneously educate and fascinate me.

- For novels set in the US, I have a special soft spot for the turn-of-the-century novel as well as those set during WW2.

- I also love historicals set in China or Japan. Please refer to anything written by Lisa See.

- This may not yet be considered historical but I also love stories set in late 20^th century Middle East. Some of my all time favorite books include Khaled Hossieni’s A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and Rohinton Mistry’s A FINE BALANCE.

- I’d love a good historical thriller or mystery. If you have one of these, please send it my way.

-However, I don’t particularly like medieval or regency historicals.

 YA Fiction…

- Especially contemporary YA romance.

- I’d also like a historical YA, again, preferably with a female perspective set in any of the aforementioned time periods.

- I only want fantasy that’s particularly creepy.

 New Adult Fiction…

- The most important thing for me for NA is an authentic, relatable voice

I’m also looking for:

-       Thrillers

-       Mystery

-       Humor

-   Women’s Fiction

Things I’m not looking for include:

-       Science Fiction

-       Adult fantasy

-       Non-fiction works

-       Middle-grade or Picture books

I look forward to reading your queries!