May 15 Draft

Dear Agents and Editors:

I am writing to submit for your consideration my 325,000-word paranormal historical romance novel, LA FLEUR, in which Heaven and Hell battles for dominion over the holy family, for whoever prevails will rule the End Time King, Le Baton.

LA FLEUR is the story of Lela Chevalier Roberts set in New Orleans, Louisiana during the 19th and 20th centuries. At age 111 and having received her anointing as La Rose, Lela considers the cold heart of her great-grandson Julian, whom she sent away as a child after his mother’s death. They all insisted that he should go with his father; now only she remains to deal with him.

Gazing into the spirit, Lela watches Richard who vies for control of her family. He knows that if he fails to destroy Lela’s Holy Progeny, her seed will rise up in the Last Day and destroy him. Using willing spirits, he plots to capture her, for ‘he who holds La Rose, holds the gold.’ Jerémèy, the caretaker of the House of Chevalier, understands this as well, watching over and protecting the bloodline from afar.

Returning her attention to her great-grandson, Lela realizes that only the truth about their family and about his mother’s fall will save him from accepting Richard’s hand and becoming his pawn. Looking back over the decades, Lela wages war for his soul, relaying the family’s tumultuous past, revealing all. For Lela knows that if Julian falls to Richard, so will the House of Chevalier and its prophesied fruit, Le Baton.

I am a new author and La Fleur is my first novel in a series of three. I graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign with a Bachelors of Arts in English. If you wish to learn more, please email me at claudiahross@gmail.com or give me a call at 773-885-6719. This is a simultaneous submission.

I appreciate the opportunity to have you review my novel, LA FLEUR, for possible representation. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
Claudia Helena Ross