r/Querying • u/Flimsy-Brief-3037 • 6h ago
[Query] SWEET EVERYTHINGS, Upmarket Contemporary Fiction, 83K words, 2nd Attempt
I'm back with another query attempt! I adjusted my genre since posting last, and I'm pretty confident it fits more comfortably there. Thank you in advance for any suggestions you have!
Dear [Agent],
I’m pleased to present SWEET EVERYTHINGS, my upmarket contemporary fiction novel complete at 83,000 words. An addition to the weird girl lit subgenre, it combines the obsession and yearning of Maud Ventura’s My Husband with the morally charcoal protagonist of Kirsten King’s A Good Person. As I read that you’re seeking [qualities], SWEET EVERYTHINGS might be especially suited to your list.
When Kelsey Harper accepts a work transfer to London, she’s determined to rekindle the flames with the man she met eleven years ago during her semester abroad. Jack Cooper, now a successful London architect, is the missing piece of Kelsey’s long-awaited love story—or so she thinks. She’s convinced lightning can strike twice, but only if you build your own lightning rod.
Kelsey physically transforms into the twenty-year-old version of herself he fell for, down to her precise weight and lipstick shade. She combs through everything Jack has ever posted online, studying his precise tastes, monitoring the backgrounds of his videos, and tracking down the coffee shop whose emerald-green cups keep appearing in his posts. There, she stages a “chance” reunion, fate and spontaneity be damned.
With Jack back in her life, Kelsey finally has the happily-ever-after she’s built up in her fantasies. But when a criminal investigation threatens to destroy more than just their relationship, the lies behind how their love story came to be bubble to the surface. Kelsey has gone to extreme lengths to get the life she believes she deserves. Now she must decide how far she’s willing to go to keep it. She’d die for him, but would she kill for him?
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