Kristen Bertoloni
Associate Literary Agent

Kristen is open to submissions and eager to find projects she’s passionate about. Kristen is looking for commercial fiction, specifically horror, thriller/suspense, and romance.

She loves captivatingly creepy stories like THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Charlotte Perkins Gilman as well as the gothic elements of MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Kristen is looking for horror novels with dark twists, ghosts, and romance.

For mysteries/thrillers, Kristen is interested in ambiguous endings, contained whodunits, and twists that leave the reader guessing. She particularly admires stories like NEVER LIE by Freida McFadden and SURVIVE THE NIGHT by Riley Sager.

For romance, Kristen loves second chances, beach settings, and a coming-of-age story. Stories from authors such as Carley Fortune, Emily Henry, and Christina Lauren. Kristen is also interested in crossover romance that has fantastical elements similar to Stephanie Garber’s ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART and Rachel Gillig’s ONE DARK WINDOW.

Kristen is open to nonfiction submissions. Her interests in nonfiction lie in respectful true crime or collections of essays that are personal and poignant.