Projects in Progress

Millennial CrinGe Demons

Bette (pronounced like Davis, not Midler) has been hunting demons ever since one tried (and failed) to possess her in college. In fact, Bette can't get possessed by any demon--which is more than she can say for the rest of the residents in their small college town. Bette spends her nights at Dave's, the only bar in town, casting hellspawn out of unsuspecting co-eds. With the help of the bar's owner--the eponymous Dave--Bette's learned how to keep herself alive in a dangerous line of work. 

But Bette's keeping a secret from her mentor. Chicanery, the first-ever demon who tried to possess her, randomly appears in her apartment every now and then, like a stray cat she can never seem to shake. Even though Bette's not sure she can believe a word Chicanery says--it is still a demon, after all--the demon has grown on her throughout the years. Chicanery is the only friend Bette has--especially since her ex-girlfriend, Vi, broke up with her six months ago. 

But Bette doesn't have time to dwell on how her relationship failed. Not until a routine exorcism at Dave's goes sideways, and Vi gets caught in the crossfire. The good news:  the once-in-a-generation demon that took a demon hunter sacrificing himself to get rid of it the last time it was in town did not possess Vi. The bad news: Chicanery did. Now, Bette has to work with her ex (and the demon living in her ex) to stop their powerful enemy from--whatever the hell it's trying to do. If they fail, more than their lives are at stake. That Big Bad Demon might just end the whole world.

Editors may contact Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary for information.

Phenom

Up-and-coming professional wrestler Georgia Beysuk has lived in the shadow of her superstar father—a situation not helped by her employment at the wrestling promotion he runs. Being the boss’s daughter was a good way into the business, but in the last few years, she’s been frustrated with his micromanaging and anxious to guide her career herself. When her dad announces his retirement, she finally has a chance to see how she’ll do without him—if she can get the new managers to see past her father’s reputation. The excitement of a new start gets the wind taken out of it by George’s dad’s sudden passing. Now she’s not only fighting for her career against managers who only see her as a copy of her father, but to protect what her dad left behind.

Between the managers and the sudden loss of her dad, George’s personal and professional life are falling to pieces. She’s sure her career is doomed until a mysterious figure decides to help her—by dropping a sandbag on one of her rivals. What should be a catastrophe gets turned to Goerge’s advantage by Raquel, the new bosses’ boss and a childhood friend of George’s. Instead of her walking papers, George gets a new character direction: her stagnant good guy persona is about to become the biggest bad in the women’s division. Which is just what the mysterious figure wanted.

With the help of her new, strange ally, George’s star rises. But her newfound success comes with costs. Dropping a sandbag was just a start—George’s benefactor is willing to do whatever it takes to see her become champion and protect the Beysuk family legacy. And, as thrilling as George finds being the bad guy, people are getting hurt. Her career and its success are the closest ties she has left to her dad and his legacy. But what is legacy worth if you have to tear apart your friends to keep a hold on it?

Editors may contact Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary for information.

Family Business

Ness wants nothing more than to be part of their family’s business—not the family grocery store, but the actual business: hunting and exterminating monsters and ghosts in their little Louisiana town. But their uncle, a legendary hunter and the family boss, isn’t convinced they have the patience and instinct to do more than run the register.

In an effort to prove themself, Ness tries to track down the source of a monstrous artifact. What they find instead is evidence that a monster summoner—one of their family’s old enemies—have set up shop in town, and now they know about Ness. With the possibility to keep Ness out of the fight gone, Ness’s uncle has no choice but to let them help on a probationary basis. 

Between their exciting new job and their budding relationship with the alluring new girl at school, Ness’s life is finally moving in the right direction. But the monsters are getting stronger, and the attacks are hitting closer to home. If Ness really wants to be a hunter, they must soon decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice for it, because the summoner won’t stop without a fight—one that could spell the end of the family business and even Ness’s life.

Editors may contact Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary Agency for information.