Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨

@ellahadley

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Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 14d

We’ve all been there, right?! Bad hair is a rite of passage. 😂 right now I’ve got pink highlights and a shag though!! Just got it done!!

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 14d

From the prologue! #wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #crossover #writers

Mr. Melli flings aside a huge tapestry on the wall, revealing a hidden door warped with age and disuse. The handle sticks, and footsteps thunder behind us.
“Grandpa,” the boy says. “The soldiers…they’re close….”
With a mighty twist, Mr. Melli gets the door open with a screech, and we run through and down a narrow staircase. It’s all hard stone, dark, covered in cobwebs.

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 18d

Meeeee! 🙋‍♀️😆 I’d rather write a love scene any day! 🔥💕 (Dexter agrees)

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 21d

When Blakely finds the Pathway back to war-torn Noríah, she learns only she can control magic inside a 700yo necklace—w/ the failsafe that she must have self-confidence to unleash it. If she wins, she gives up the only life she’s known. If she loses, Noríah falls. #questpit #q #f #romantasy #na #ov

moodboard with

blue gem necklace
2 chess pieces
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL text
boy & girl hugging
dark rainy image with dark figure
green countryside
pink/red hearts

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 21d

Updated #agentguide A self-doubting #ADHD college student discovers she’s key to stopping a war in the hidden world she left long ago, but her 700yo magic only manifests with self-belief—& saving this world will change her into someone who can never go back. #amquerying #na #romantasy #dis #lgbtq

PITCH

Blakely Sullivan was never supposed to have the dream life she’s spent years building: great college, gorgeous best-friend-turned-boyfriend, a summer job, and friends. Then she finds out she’s the last survivor in the line of Noríah’s protectors, and her ancestral magic makes her a crucial figure in their war. However, there’s a brutal catch to it, according to her advisor, Dell. To activate this magic, Blakely must truly believe she can wield it—and Blakely has never had self-confidence. Everything she’s built in Wisconsin has been through faking it.

Without her powers to magnify the resistance’s, Noríah has little hope of freedom. As Blakely struggles with her overwhelming responsibilities in a world determined to break her, boyfriend Cameron clings to who she used to be in Wisconsin, wanting to return home to their college life together. Meanwhile, Dell sees what Blakely can become and drives her further toward that version of herself. Ultimately, Blakely will have to choose: the dream life she has so carefully built, or the person she was born to be.

TROPES & THEMES

ADHD Female Main Character
#OwnVoices Disability/Trauma/Mental Health/Chronic Illness Rep
Magic
Slow Burn
Humor
Childhood Best Friends to Lovers
Fresh, Diverse, Queernormative, Non-European Fantasy World
Grumpy x Sunshine
Trope Spinning
Female Villain
Forbidden Romance
Reluctant Chosen One
Hidden World
Strong Female Friendships
Inner Strength
Denial of Feelings
Identity/Belonging/Choice

ART

blonde girl in blue uniform
2 young men & 1 young woman standing on a dirt field
woman in green dress
2 women in an embrace

COMPS

covers for THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE & THE FOXGLOVE KING

DANÁR is a contemporary voice-forward, emotionally layered secondary-world fantasy with political elements and a slow-burn romantic subplot.

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 21d

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE x THE FOXGLOVE KING To save her hidden world from a cruel sorceress, a queer ADHDer must learn to wield a 700-year-old necklace with powers that hinge on the one thing standing in her way: her self-doubt. #questpit #q #romantasy #f #na #nd #adhd #lgbtq #dis

blue background with book cover in center. book cover has a sword in a stone with lake behind it. ELLA HADLEY is at the top with DANAR below it. around the book cover it says:

GRUMPY X SUNSHINE
SLOW BURN
FRESH, QUEERNORM WORLD
IDENTITY & BELONGING
RELUCTANT CHOSEN ONE
FEMALE VILLAIN
#OV ADHD/DIS REP

at the bottom there are two URLs

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· 26d

Yes! Love pet pics. Here’s Dexter, Romeo, and Milo. 💗 #catsofbluesky #catsky #petpics #rescuecats

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· May 23

Updated DANÁR #agentguide Self-doubting college student discovers she’s key to stopping a war in the hidden world she left long ago, but her 700yo magic only manifests with self-belief—& saving this world will change her into someone who can never go back. #amquerying #newadult #upmarket #fantasy

ADHDer Blakely has no plans for being a hero. She’s finally dating Cameron, the gorgeous best friend she’s always loved, and everything is going her way. Then she finds out she’s the last survivor in the line of Noríah’s protectors, and her ancestral magic makes her a crucial figure in their war.

Blakely’s advisor Dell explains the brutal catch behind her unique magic: to activate it, she must truly believe she can wield it—and she has never had self-confidence. Without her powers to magnify the resistance’s, Noríah has little hope of freedom. As Blakely struggles with her role, Cameron clings to who she used to be in Wisconsin, wanting to return home to their college life together. Meanwhile, Dell sees what Blakely can become and drives her further toward that version of herself. Ultimately, Blakely will have to choose: the dream life she has so carefully built for herself; or the person she was born to be with the man who understands her destiny.

1) girl in blue uniform with necklace
2) man in blue uniform/girl in blue uniform and jeans with jacket/boy in jeans and white shirt
3) woman in green dress on throne
4) sapphic couple in blue uniforms hugging

covers for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue & A Court This Cruel and Lovely

DANÁR is a contemporary voice-forward, emotionally layered second-world fantasy with political elements and a slow-burn romantic subplot perfect for fans of A Court this Cruel and Lovely and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

"You are the heir to the throne’s protectors. The Danár. Leader of our forces. With the Lusáni Pendant, you wield a unique power called the trunála that helps us win battles. Your family has done this for seven hundred years.”
“I appreciate that,” I say, “but I don’t approve of the wars in my own world, so why would I want to help fight yours?”
Arali’s face is dead serious. “Because this is your world, Blakely,” she says.
I feel everyone’s eyes on me, including Cameron’s. I wish he could help me make this decision, but it’s mine, and mine alone.
This is the answer I’ve been searching for my whole life. I’ve always wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives—stand up to bullying and oppression and be powerful when I have always felt powerless—but not this way. This terrifies me. Everything is so perfect at home right now. What happens if I choose this path? What lies further down it?
Can I really say no to it?

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Apr 26

Idk if this already exists, & apologies if it does!, but would anyone like to start doing a story-related Song Sunday or Music Monday? We can all post a song from our playlists! I’ll start w a fave!! #writesky #writingcommunity #amquerying #romanticfantasy #newadult #crossover #writers #songsunday

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Apr 21

A different kind of "deal"! #wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #upmarket #bookclub #crossover #writers

“Who decides these rules?” I ask. “What’s the big deal if someone uses their powers to reheat their lunch?”
“It’s not that it’s a deal of any kind; it’s just not considered acceptable usage. Magic isn’t meant to be for convenience.”
“Then what is it supposed to be for? How do you decide what’s wenti and what’s lélin?”

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Apr 19

Today is #nationalcatladyday! Here’s a picture of me with Romi. 🖤🤍 #cats #tuxie #tuxedocat #tuxietude #rescuecats #cutecats #catsky #blackcats #catlover

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Apr 11

Updated #agentguide! 🌟 When queer ADHDer Blakely rediscovers the Pathway back to war-torn Noríah, she learns she can control powerful magic inside a 700-year-old necklace—with the failsafe that she must have self-confidence to unleash it. #writesky #amquerying #romanticfantasy #newadult #writers

Five-year-old Blakely was found in the woods claiming she escaped a burning palace in Noríah. No one believed her. Now a college student whose life is going perfectly (she’s even dating her best friend Cameron), she’s being called back to that world. A dictator wielding a pendant that erases magic is now on the throne. Blakely’s magic, which amplifies her soldiers’, can turn the tide of the war. But Blakely can’t touch her powers—self-doubt is her biggest weakness.

The longer Blakely stays in Noríah, and the tighter she becomes with her closest ally and advisor Dell, the more natural it feels there than in Wisconsin—a thought that terrifies her. Because if that’s true, it means giving up college life, Cameron, her adoptive parents, and her entire identity, something she doesn’t know that she can bear. Ultimately, she will have to choose: the “normal” life she’s always wanted in Wisconsin, or the life she was meant to have as her true self in Noríah.

ADHD Female Main Character
#OwnVoices Disability/Trauma/Mental Health/Chronic Illness Rep
Magic
Slow Burn
Humor
Childhood Best Friends to Lovers
Fresh, Diverse, Queernormative, Non-European Fantasy World
Grumpy x Sunshine
Trope Spinning
Female Villain
Forbidden Romance
Reluctant Chosen One
Hidden World
Strong Female Friendships
Inner Strength
Denial of Feelings
Identity/Belonging/Choice

Comp book covers:
SHADOW AND BONE
OUTLANDER
THIS WOVEN KINGDOM
LEGENDBORN

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Apr 3

Nothing to see here, just a 🐈‍⬛ napping in the ☀️ on a freshly washed shirt from a local boutique when there are plenty of mass-made 🛏️ he could choose from. #cats #tuxie #tuxedocat #tuxietude #rescuecats #cutecats #catsky #blackcats #why #whythatshirt #justwhymilo #ilovethatshirtbro

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Mar 22

I know I haven't been on here much lately, but it's been a very migraine-y past month. However, I couldn't pass up "library." Hope everybody has been well! 🫶 #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romantasy #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #upmarket #bookclub #crossover

Cameron and I hit the library after dinner. Roston had shown me where to find the books on magic and my ancestors, and so we each pull down a few and settle in hard and unforgiving armchairs by windows to flip through them.
“Cool stuff,” Cameron says as he skims through a short history of my family. “Who knew there was so much to you? I mean, I always thought you were interesting, but….”
I smile, paging through a rudimentary theory on how enlé works. “Yeah, who knew?”
We read in comfortable silence for a solid hour. Cameron closes his book and sets it on the floor, then opens another one. “You could get lost in here, reading all this stuff.”

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 26

An ADHDer must overcome her greatest weakness to save the secret world she fled as a child, while holding onto the relationship she’s yearned for her whole life. 🗡️Reluctant Chosen One 🍭Trope Spinning 🦹‍♀️Female Villain #WSPit #Q #NA #F #R #own #dis #ND #upmarket #crossover #romanticfantasy #romantasy

Moodboard with 7 images:

blue pendant
chess pieces
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL
man and woman snuggling
shadowy figure
green landscape
heart confetti

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 25

SHADOW AND BONE x OUTLANDER x THIS WOVEN KINGDOM In the fight to save her hidden world from a cruel sorceress, Blakely must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her biggest weakness. #WSPit #Q #NA #F #R #own #dis #ND #upmarket #crossover #romanticfantasy #romantasy

blue background with book cover in middle that says:

ELLA HADLEY
THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN

2 waterfalls, lake, dagger in stone, greenery

words on blue background:

GRUMPY X SUNSHINE
IDENTITY & BELONGING
RELUCTANT CHOSEN ONE
FEMALE VILLAIN
#OV ADHD/DIS REP
FRESH, QUEERNORM WORLD
SLOW BURN

at bottom:

www.ellahadleybooks.com
ellahadley.bsky.social

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 25

Oh good! I’m so glad. We’ve had at least 2 instances where Dexter (Siamese with 1 brain cell 😩) has swallowed balloon ribbon and we’ve been really worried. I know how it feels! Dexter is a face sleeper too. 💗

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 25

THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN In order to save the hidden world she fled as a child, a quirky ADHDer must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her greatest weakness. 🏳️‍🌈Queernorm world 🔥Forbidden slow-burn romance 😂Humor #wspit #q #na #f #r #own #dis #nd #upmarket #crossover

moodboard with 6 images:

man and woman kissing
heart alcove
woman punching
woman looking up through floorboards
dagger in grass
painted landscape of town

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 25

It’s an extra special #whiskerwednesday because it’s #WSPit!!! And YOU have found a meowgical ✨WISHING ROMI✨!! He just knows you’re going to do AMEOWZING today, so be sure to touch his lil #blep to activate your awesome #writing powers!! He believes in you!! ✨💗 #cats #writingcommunity #writers

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 23

✨NEW✨ #agentguide! THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN In order to save the hidden world she fled as a child, a quirky ADHDer must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her greatest weakness. #newadult #na #upmarket #crossover #ownvoices #nd #romanticfantasy #amquerying #writesky

PITCH

Caught between two worlds, tethered to both, fully fitting in neither. Blakely has no plans for being a hero and zero interest. She just started dating the best friend she’s loved her whole life, and she’s ignoring the magic sparks she can make that no one knows about. Then she learns that an ancestral necklace with extraordinary magic links her to Noríah, a hidden land she escaped as a child. She was always meant to save her home from a cruel dictator—if only she can overcome crippling self-doubt to access unique powers that amplify those of the resistance she’s supposed to lead. With the constant threat of battle, a traitor lurking within, her own fear of failure, and her dream relationship tumbling out of her control, Noríah will test just how far Blakely will go—and how much she will give up to save it.

THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN by Ella Hadley

New Adult Romantic Contemporary Fantasy

ART

1 man in a blue uniform
1 woman in half a uniform and half a hoodie and jeans
1 man in a shirt and jeans

COMPS

Shadow and Bone
Outlander
This Woven Kingdom
Legendborn

SNIPPET

Arali keeps explaining. It doesn’t help. In fact, I feel my stomach heave again. “You are the heir to the throne’s protectors. The Danár. Leader of our forces. With the Lusáni Pendant, you wield a unique power called the trunála that helps us win battles.”
I turn back around to face her. “I’m not interested in what you’re selling,” I say. “I don’t approve of the wars in my own world, so why would I want to help fight yours?”
Arali’s face is dead serious, and her eyebrows lift. “Because this is your world, Blakely,” she says.
Everybody watches me, waiting for my decision. My arms are crossed so tightly that they hurt. I look at Cameron, who stares back with a mixture of worry and fear on his face. I wish he could help me make this decision, but it’s mine, and mine alone.
Could this be the answer I’ve been searching for my whole life? I’ve always wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives—stand up to bullying and oppression and be powerful when I have always felt powerless—but not this way. This terrifies me. Everything is so perfect at home right now. What happens if I choose this path? What lays further down it?
Can I really say no to it?

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 21

I don't have "billow," but I do have "float." This is from my WIP, an NA romance, which needs a new title, with an FMC who needs a new name. 😂 #wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #wipsnips #newadult #romance #writers

graphic with the words:

At that moment Dr. Hart drifts by, and I’m forced to close down the chat. I tell her Delaney’s looking for her, and she nods and floats away. No doubt she can’t be fucked to hear what Delaney has to say. When I get a chance to chat Gina again twenty minutes later, she’s busy with an alum who dropped by. We don’t get a chance to catch up again until we meet up at her office to walk home.

“We’re definitely not going to Tops,” she says as she shuffles through her tote bag on our way back to our apartment. “The Mus are hitting it up tonight.”

I wrinkle my nose. “Ew.”

“Exactly. Last thing I want is to get stuck in a bar full of Delta Mus. Again.”

“Oh, come on, you had fun doing karaoke with them last month.”

Gina snaps her bag closed, unsatisfied that she hadn’t found whatever it was she was searching for. “I still see photos on Facebook. I am still unamused.”

“UnaMUsed,” I say with a smile. She makes a face at me.

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 21

Happy #caturday! Milo has decided he will ONLY wear necklaces. After tolerating all manner of catcessories for a good year. Now he just cannot. This necklace is from pawfectpawsco.com. Our code DEXTERMILO10 saves you 10%! #cats #tuxie #tuxedocat #tuxietude #rescuecats #cutecats #catsky #blackcats

Tuxedo cat (black-and-white) wearing a green, blue, and silver necklace with turtle beads. Sitting on a laptop computer.

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 17

Blakely initially doesn't want the role that was handed down to her, but she grows to embrace it and even love it. And I have new art! #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romantasy #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #upmarket #bookclub #crossover #writers #awesomecharacters

blonde woman in a blue uniform with blue and white necklace and black belt with silver buckle

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 17

This is an early scene, when Blakely is first learning her destiny. Does anyone else like writing angst? #wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romantasy #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #upmarket #bookclub #crossover #writers

blue and white background with the words:

Everybody watches me, waiting for my decision. My arms are crossed so tightly that they hurt. I look at Cameron, who stares back with a mixture of worry and fear on his face. I wish he could help me make this decision, but it’s mine, and mine alone.

Could this be the answer I’ve been searching for my whole life? I’ve always wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives—stand up to bullying and oppression and be powerful when I have always felt powerless—but not this way. This terrifies me. Everything is so perfect at home right now. What happens if I choose this path? What lays further down it?

Can I really say no to it?

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 16

#meezermonday!! Soaking up some heat. #cats #meezer #siamese #siamesecats #rescuecats #cutecats #catsky

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 14

My first #cupit post is OFF! And I can't wait to see everyone else's amazing projects and meet some new friends! Also, it's Romeo's birthday! HAPPY 4th PURRTHDAY, ROMI!!!

Tuxedo cat with red and blue birthday bandana

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 11

It's #whiskerwednesday & Romeo is showing off not only his whiskers, but his pawdorable Valentine's Day bandana from an amazing small shop in Italy. Bc of tariffs, this amazing owner--who hand-draws every single design--has been hit really hard. Pls support if u can. 🙏 www.whitepawshop.com #cats

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Feb 1

When a young woman discovers she’s the heir to the protectors of a hidden world devastated by civil war, she must overcome her self-doubt to unlock the extraordinary magic needed to save it. ☀️GrumpyxSunshine 🦹‍♀️Female Villain 🚫Forbidden Romance 🙅Denial of Feelings #questpit #q #f #rf #romantasy #na

moodboard with blue/green circles, 2 daggers crossed, tree tunnel, chess pieces, waves, blue pendant, man and woman in a field

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Jan 29

So cold we need a #cuddlepuddle in #catdad ‘s office. #cats #catsky #tuxedocat #tuxietude #siamese #meezer #rescuepets #cutecats #petsky

Ella H. ✨💗is querying a romantic fantasy!💗✨@ellahadley· Jan 26

For January 26th's word, "commit." Anyone else a fan of angst? #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #amquerying #romantasy #romanticfantasy #wipsnips #newadult #upmarket #bookclub #crossover #writers