Bankrupt Publisher
My publisher just went belly up....
Thankfully, since my book had not yet launched, I was able to have my rights reverted and contract terminated in short order. But now I am stuck in the query trenches once again...
I’m revamping my query letter and need help with my blurb. The blurb is essentially the teaser on the back of the book. Does this sound interesting to y’all? Comment below with your thoughts and throw me some likes if you’d pick it up!Â
Blurb:Â Katie Thompson, the fifteen-year-old daughter of an FBI agent, is kidnapped by drug-lord and human trafficker, Midas, in an effort to subvert her father's investigation. While most victims of kidnapping are killed once the ransom deals have ended, Midas turns his prey into slaves, extracting what little value he can from their labor before they end up in a shallow grave.
Jared Kelley, a scrawny and ill-temper traitor who has sold out his fellow slaves in exchange for better living conditions, rules over the others. While his own sister fights for scraps in a lice-infested shack, Jared has his own quarters and receives amenities such as cigarettes and weed. But when her captors assign Katie a job working with Jared, she discovers hidden messages being sent to someone on the outside, food being distributed under the noses of their captors, and Jared’s hand tremor that shows he’s close to cracking. Escape is a death sentence, but mere survival might mean losing everything else. Â
