Art by Hisurii
A FATE WOVEN IN STARLIGHT
Romantic Fantasy
Selected for the 2024 SmoochPit Mentorship Program
In a feminist reimagining of a Chinese folktale, rebellious Shizhi runs away with the farmer she’s forbidden to marry, but when a jealous Celestial Empress forces her to relive a past life that spans three realms, Shizhi must confront madness, tragedy, and hell itself to reclaim her freedom and save the man she loves.
Art by Hisurii
BLOOMS IN POISON
Romantic Fantasy
Demon queen Zhao Yao vows revenge against her mother's killer, rival queen Gui Jing, but when the heavenly realm razes Zhao Yao's kingdom to the ground, she’s forced to seek refuge with the woman she hates most—and finds herself torn between vengeance, desire, and the looming threat of those who want to destroy the demon race.
Art by CianCyan
TO POSSESS THE FLAME
Dark Fantasy with a romantic subplot
Swept away to an immortal’s palace in the mountains, courtesan Xinyi only has one goal: to use the immortal’s power to regain her lost emotions. But the palace is hiding a secret behind its locked doors—seven soul fragments in the form of people, and they all look exactly like Xinyi.
RED LOTUS PIRATE
Romantic Fantasy (revising)
A genre-blending romantic fantasy about an outcast female pirate determined to find the legendary sword of the Pirate Empress and change her fate, only to fall for the very man who could see her world crumble.