Jen Bouvier

Currently looking for:

I mostly acquire speculative here, though I could be convinced to try my hand at another genre if it’s really commercial and high-concept. 🙂 I’m generally not the best fit for performing arts themes, bigotry-centric books, or anything very heavy on politicial intrigue.

• I generally want big high-concept premises that can stand alone but could also turn into a series. I love working with prolific, ambitious authors.
• I am perpetually lacking F/F and would like to see intense sapphic love stories in the upper YA range with high tension and high chemistry. Morally grey characters and antiheroines or even villain romances would be delightful
• In Paranormal, it’s key the paranormal beings include a new take we haven’t seen before. I’d love to see a paranormal theme park.
• In High Fantasy, a creative magic system and/or worldbuilding is essential for me. Normally, I enjoy darker takes, but a special wish is a hilarious, campy Princess Bride-style story with a strong voice to match.
• In Sci-Fi, accessible and fresh is key. I’d love to bring dystopian back on a hopepunk/solarpunk type note and would love to see anything involving sentient cities. (no space opera or colonization narratives)
• In Horror, high-concept mythological or folklore elements
• In Contemporary, I’m particularly interested in books that depict a positive outlook on mental health. (Nothing dark, please)
• I love dark, cinematic worlds
• I would love to see cursed families and/or stories unpacking generational trauma
• I enjoy a Gothic-inspired story—if you were inspired by classics like Wuthering Heights or Rebecca, please show me!
• New spins on mythology and folklore are a perpetual favorite, but authenticity is a must. Particularly interested in Korean, Turkish, anything from East Africa. I’d love to finally find a Greek mythology retelling by a Greek author!
• Creative solutions for undiscovered historical mysteries (fantasy context–also selectively open to this in Adult!)
• Something Addams family-inspired
• Anything inspired by Bioware or Bethesda games
• High-drama, obsessive love stories with lyrical, quotable prose that makes you put the book down and think

• A fresh meet cute is very important!
• STEM-centric books. Biologists, physicists, medical doctors. Professions you don’t see a lot in books are my thing. Would love some women firefighters or carpenters—generally anything challenging gender stereotypes!
• Always love a 90s/00s movie retelling
• Settings I’d love: museum, animal shelter, outer space, at sea, wildlife rehabilitation

• I’m looking for books with a Thriller element and/or speculative elements. If you can see your book on the big screen and easily fit in with authors like R.F. Kuang, Christina Dalcher, or Nita Prose, I’d love a look. (No serial killers, sexual assault, or pregnancy/motherhood-centric books, please)
• The next Time Traveler’s Wife
• I’d also be interested in high-concept Women’s Fiction set in an unusual time period, ideally with a romantic element

Fun facts about me:

I love crystals and witchy stuff, I speak eight languages, and my favorite Pokémon is mightyena.