I have many projects, but the book for which I am currently trying to find an agent is Zaire Escape.
Zaire Escape explores an alternative social structure wherein men are locked underground and women rule. Zaire Wiels, an eighteen-year-old boy who dreams of feeling the sun on his skin, must pass an impossible test proving he is the “perfect” man or stay trapped underground forever…
Like all males, Zaire is controlled by the Women Soldiers for Order (WSO) and ranked by how “perfect” he is. That ranking determines everything about his life, including whether or not he is even eligible to take The Test.
So, when the compound’s Commander offers Zaire the opportunity to improve his ranking and finally go aboveground, Zaire doesn’t hesitate to take it. His assignment is to spy on Symphony Garcia, a new member of the female guard. Symphony doesn’t shy away from saying what she thinks, a privilege Zaire doesn’t have. And the more Symphony says, the more Zaire can’t help but be drawn to her.
However, Symphony’s actions come with consequences, and it soon becomes apparent that not everything is as it seems, especially when Zaire learns the real reason men are kept underground.
Zaire Escape is a YA dystopian novel of approximately 110,000 words and would appeal to fans of The Grace Year by Kim Liggett and The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. A YA counterpoint to The Handmaid’s Tale, Zaire Escape crystalizes why learning history is so important and traverses the gray area between retributive and restorative justice. The story is told through a humorous, self-deprecating voice and is for anyone who appreciates solid worldbuilding and powerful themes.