Indulgence Submission Guidelines

Indulgence is an innovative line of category romance novels, priced at $2.99 and sold digitally only. We’re looking for fresh voices and realistic stories that reflect how women live and love in the new millennium. Whether funny, mysterious, dramatic, snarky, sexy, or heartfelt, these stories are active, fast-paced, and dialogue-heavy. Be bold. Be daring. Get out of the box.

Specifically, we want:

• Quality storytelling
• Bold authors who aren’t afraid to push creative boundaries
• Prolific authors who can write three to four books a year
• Proven category tropes such as matchmakers, ugly duckling, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, reunited lovers, Beauty and the Beast, emotional rebirth, lovers from different worlds, rags to riches, cops, cowboys, CEOs, etc.
• Stories featuring alpha heroes (from billionaires to the oldest brother who runs a bar) and the confident (or by the end of the book confident) women who love them
• Sparkling dialogue
• Active story lines. A minimum of narrative sequel and passive over-examination of feelings
• Emotional depth depicted through strong conflict, theme, symbolism and sub-text
• Stories focused on the heroine and hero falling in love
• Sensual stories, but the heat level should grow organically from the characters, their situations and emotions. We are not looking for erotica. Authors who represent the kinds of stories we’re seeking are: Sarah Mayberry, Barbara Dunlop, Susan Mallery, Day LeClaire, Natalie Anderson and Kate Carlisle
• Manuscripts must be 45-60K words in length.
• Revised backlist titles will be considered on a case by case basis.
• We accept both agented and unagented submissions, though agented submissions receive first priority in the slushpile.

To submit a manuscript for consideration, paste the following into an email:

• A one-page query letter containing your genre, title, wordcount, a brief blurb about the book, and any pertinent writing credentials
• The first three (3) double-spaced chapters
• Where we can find you on the web (links will do)
• Established authors are welcome to query with a standard proposal package of three chapters, a synopsis, and a query.

Send your email to indulgence-submissions(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com.

Queries may also be sent directly to the editors:

• Lori Wilde, Editorial Director – loriwilde(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com
• Alethea Spiridon-Hopson, Managing Editor & Senior Editor – alethea(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com
  Wishlist: Boss-secretary with a twist: not actually bosses and secretaries, but in different setups like Leanne Banks’ Shocking the Senator. Makeover stories, but the heroine’s personality can’t change and it has to be done in such a way that the hero didn’t just finally fall for her because she changed her appearance. Best friend’s little sister, single dads, millionaire playboy, reformed Rakes/ Bad boys, the bet, enemies to lovers, best friends to lovers, nanny to wife, temporary fiancée.
• Liz Pelletier, Senior Editor - liz(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com
  Wishlist: Best friends, misunderstood heroines, ugly ducklings, revenge plots, CEOs and secretaries, really just about any common category trope except sheiks and royalty-related. Personal preference is for heroines with snarky voices, but a sweet-natured heroine who makes a cold millionaire smile can win me over.
• Libby Murphy, Associate Editor – libby(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com

Wishlist: Best friends, best friend’s younger sister, millionaire playboy, athletes, relationship because of a bet, arranged marriages, bad boys, revenge plots, reunions, adventure (Indiana Jones meets Bridget Jones!), romantic comedy, forbidden love, geeks (hero or heroine), and military heroes. I’m not likely to request sheiks or royalty, but if the royalty is the heroine, that’s definitely more likely.

• Kerri-Leigh Grady, Associate Editor – kerri-leigh(at)entangledpublishing(dot)com
  Wishlist: I like reunions, BFFs, marriage of convenience, ugly duckling, [strong] woman in jeopardy, man in jeopardy, alpha nerds, high stakes adventure and suspense, forbidden love, fish out of water, and smart romantic comedy. I’d love to find a military hero where the romantic conflict rings true and is related to the challenges of being a mil-girlfriend or milspouse.

PLEASE NOTE: A rejection from one editor is a rejection from all. Please do not query another editor with the same manuscript unless invited to do so.

If we request your manuscript, please adhere to the following format:

• RTF files only
• 12 pt Times New Roman font
• double-spaced
• .5″ indents

Please allow up to six weeks for a response to queries and requests.

Note: Unless we request a revise and resubmit, full manuscript rejections are final.