Clients

While Lauren is open to most genres, she is especially interested in the following:

Adult Fiction

Contemporary and speculative romance, romcoms full of witty banter, and sweeping love stories

• In general, I need romance “plus” so think beyond a cookie cutter, predictable romance and send me something smart with a strong female lead and a compelling hook that makes me feel something more.

• For romcoms, give me Emily Henry style banter and LOL-moments ala Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It

• Nora Ephron is my idol and I would love to read anything related to or inspired by her films (or anything in the realm of Nancy Meyers for that matter). Think You, Again. In terms of retellings, Jane Austen can also never miss.

• I’d love to find an epic, sweeping love story in my inbox (think Talking At Night, Broken Country, One Day) as well as a nostalgic, music-focused romance in the vein of Deep Cuts or Maybe Once, Maybe Twice. 

• I love famous person/normal person romances in the vein of Funny You Should Ask or anything set in the entertainment world like How To Fake It In Hollywood.

• Give me more love stories set in niche worlds and fandoms like Into The Blue and Thank You for Listening.

• I love a great update to or twist on an old favorite, ala Dolly All The Time and You’re the One That I Haunt.

• I adore a slightly speculative slant in the vein of Ashley Poston or One & Only.

• Send me a dynamic sports romance like The Favorites or a story set in the world of professional tennis (I have a longstanding, not-so-secret crush on Djokovic and watch all of his matches) or golf. With the Olympics on the horizon, I’d love something set in that world.

• Think: Emily Henry, Carley Fortune, Elissa Sussman, Christina Lauren, Annabel Monaghan, Julia Whelan, Katherine Center, Yulin Kuang, Emma Brodie

Thrillers

• I’m looking for all types of thrillers, mysteries, and suspense, from upmarket/literary to commercial/psychological. 

• Give me fast-paced, twisty thrillers with a satisfying ending! I love an unhinged female lead (Best Offer Wins) unreliable narrator (Good Intentions), haunting/atmospheric setting (Please Enjoy Your Stay), a con artist (The Lies I Tell), a cult (The Last Housewife, The Last Session), a biblical twist (True Detective Season 1), true crime podcasts (Listen for the Lie), secret societies (Society of Lies), and really anything that will keep me from going to sleep.

• Think: Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Kate Alice Marshall, Ashley Winstead, Stacy Willingham, Mary Kubica, Ruth Ware, Julia Bartz, Sally Hepworth, Jennifer Hillier, Megan Abbott, Lucy Foley, Liz Moore, Julie Clark, Liv Constantine, Gillian Flynn, Marisa Walz, Andi Bartz

Women’s fiction

• I am actively looking for a manuscript that fills the gaping, Elin Hilderbrand-sized beach read hole in my summer!

• I love familial relationships and ensemble casts, especially those involving sister dynamics.

• Think: Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca Serle, Jill Santopolo, Kristin Hannah, Emily Giffin, Liane Moriarty, Lauren Weisberger

Upmarket and book club fiction

• Give me books that make me think, laugh, and weep all in one sitting, like The Wedding People and Margo’s Got Money Troubles.

• Think: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Alison Espach, Gabrielle Zevin, Emily Everett

Fantasy

• Send me a sweeping, epic tale that keeps me up all night (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) and dark academia blending fantasy and reality (Ninth House)

• Think: V.E. Schwab, Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, R.F. Kuang

In general

• I love an immersive setting / setting as a character (think Widow’s Bay), especially when the setting is New York City (think It’s Different This Time), beach or lake towns (think the Hamptons, Outer Banks, Elin Hilderbrand’s Nantucket, and Carley Fortune’s Barry’s Bay), Italy (think The Sicilian Inheritance), and elsewhere abroad. I loved how All That Life Can Afford transported me to London and St. Tropez, and The Rally sent me on a classic car rally around Europe. I also went to school with a gothic campus in the south so I love a marshy southern setting (think Stacy Willingham) and an immersive campus / dark academia / boarding school or university vibe (think I Have Some Questions For You, The Academy, Gossip Girl)

• I love stories about rich people (Crazy Rich Asians) especially when they’re behaving badly (White Lotus, Your Friends and Neighbors, Saltwater) and/or have a sibling dynamic (These Summer Storms, Succession).

• Give me books set in the restaurant world (The Bear, Blue Bistro, Sweetbitter), literary world (Book Lovers, Yellowface), and art world (The Cloisters, Tell Them You Lied)

• Give me stories that revolve around music like Daisy Jones and the Six and Broadway stories like Once More With Feeling

Adult Non-Fiction

• Non-alcoholic lifestyle/sober curiosity (Quit Like A Woman, Drinking Games)

• Chefs and restaurants

• Rock and roll ala Meet Me in the Bathroom

• Pop culture deep dives (I’ll Have What She’s Having, Sex and the City and Us)

• Broadway/theatre

• Parenting

• Personal development

• Nutrition and wellness

• Astrology

• Spirituality

• Travel

• Impactful memoir

• True crime

• Law, business, and finance

Young Adult Fiction

Romance, romcoms, and coming of age

• If it’s giving The Summer I Turned Pretty, I want to read it.

• Think: Jenny Han, Lynn Painter, Sarah Dessen

Thriller/suspense/mystery

• Think: One Of Us Is Lying, We Were Liars, The Legacies

Fantasy

• Think: The Atlas Six, Divine Rivals, Sarah J. Maas

Lauren is not the best fit for:

• Sci-fi

• Dystopian

• Pandemic

• Police procedurals

• Middle grade