10/22/2020
Breanne Randall (jubilee on QT) has signed with agent Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary Agency.
I would love to send you my upmarket women's fiction AN ENCHANTMENT OF CURSES, which is complete at 75,000 words.
Sadie Revelare has always believed that the curse of five heartbreaks that accompanies her magic would be worth the price. But when her grandmother is diagnosed with cancer and her first heartbreak returns to town after a decade, her carefully structured life begins to unravel. Add to that a strained relationship with her twin brother Seth who is still searching for his own magic, a mysterious spirit hanging about the garden, and a deeply buried family secret, and Sadie has a recipe that will test the very bonds of family, magic, and love. Secrets unravel, and betrayal abounds as Sadie struggles to reconcile the wounds of the past before her curse casts her into chaos and she loses her magic once and for all. AN ENCHANTMENT OF CURSES is the first in a proposed series (though it can also stand-alone) that will follow the characters and town presented in this novel, the latter of which is inspired by my home in Gold Country in Northern California. This novel will appeal to fans of Sarah Addison Allen's Garden Spells and Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic but is also reminiscent of Sweet Home Alabama with that tumultuous and feisty kind of first love. Tinged with enchanted confectionaries, a magic garden, and the idea that family are the ones who can hurt and heal in equal measure, this novel reaches to the heart of anyone who's ever struggled with the fear that accompanies heartbreak while also reminding us that magic doesn't necessarily ensure a happy ending. At least not the one you imagined.
I graduated with honors with a double major in English Literature and Psychology. I've worked as a freelance journalist for the past six years with pieces published in Good Housekeeping, Parents, Fit Pregnancy, Brides, Family Circle, et al. I've also lived and worked in over forty countries, studying the genus, species, and symbolism of local flowers, herbs, and spices mentioned in this book. You can also find me on Instagram @houseofrandall (11.4k followers) where I share recipes, remedies, and more. I've included the first ten pages below, and the full manuscript is available upon request. Thank you so much for your time and consideration, and I hope to hear from you!