Alycia Tornetta

Alycia Tornetta – Editor

RITA-nominated romance and YA editor who has worked with many USA Today and NYT best-selling authors.

Overview

As an experienced editor who has worked with many USA Today and NYT best-selling authors, my aim is to make your book the best it can be. I excel at developmental editing--helping with things like overall structure, character and romance arcs, and pace. I also line edit, proofread, copy edit, and beta read. I like to work as a partnership, offering suggestions and ideas as needed.

I've edited many category, single-title, NA, and YA romances of all genres (historical, contemporary, suspense, etc.). I've even had an author be nominated for a prestigious RITA award. I know romance, and I know how to help authors perfect their manuscripts, so let me help you make your book a five-star read.
Services
Fiction
Contemporary Romance Historical Romance New Adult Romantic Comedy Romantic Suspense Time Travel Romance Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English (US)
Awards
  • RWA RITA-nominated editor

Work experience

Self-employed

Mar, 2012 — Present

Portfolio

Discover the New York Times bestseller that SLJ called “A fantastic plot that makes readers think about the blurred lines between right and wrong.”What would you kill for?After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of surviv... read more
The Break-Up Album

Lauren Blakely

A sexy standalone novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren BlakelyRead the book RT Book Reviews gave 4.5 stars: "It's impossible not to fall utterly in love with the humor and passion between her tempting, talented hero and remarkably resilient h... read more
Read the book Kim at Reviews by Tammy and Kim called "Sweet, fun, fast, and steamy!”Jamie Lansing has had it bad for firefighter Smith Grayson for as long as they've been friends. Yes, he's ridiculously charming and she might stare a little too long at his abs... read more
Read the book NYT bestselling author Whitney G called "a sexy, fast paced read that'll leave you hot, panting, and completely captivated!”Fire captain and bar owner Becker Thomas usually spends his nights alone, trying to escape painful memories from his past.... read more
Fall in love with a Lauren Blakely romance, which NYT bestselling author Carly Phillips calls “The perfect blend of sexy and emotional, with sparks and heat!”Dog trainer Cara Bailey wants to find "the one," but fantasizing about her sexy-as-hell client, firefi... read more
Amazon Top 100 Best SellerAmazon #1 Best Seller Romance Series / Hot New Releases Teen and YA RomanceAlessandra D'Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her f... read more
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language, swoon-worthy kisses, and sexy hockey players. It may cause you to watch a hockey game...or ten.Sixteen-year-old Claudia Waring has never kissed a boy. Never been popular. Never been to a hocke... read more
Karen Webber is in small-town hell. After her mother’s death, she moved to Corrigan Falls to live with strangers—her dad and his perfect, shiny new family—and there doesn’t seem to be room for a city girl with a chip on her shoulder. The only person who makes ... read more
Eighteen-year-old NHL player Logan Balanchuk came to Corrigan Falls to distract himself from his career-ending injury. He doesn’t want to even hear the word “ hockey,” sowhen he meets Dawn, a beautiful, free-spirited girl who goes skinny-dipping instead of wat... read more
Made of Stars by Kelley YorkWhen eighteen-year-old Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad's for the first winter in years, they expect everything to be just like the warmer months they'd spent there as kids. And it is—at first. But Cha... read more
When I'm asleep, I'm afraid someone else might take my place. It can happen in a flash. One minute she’s kissing her boyfriend, the next she’s lost in the woods. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Cox is losing time. It started out small…forgetting a drive home or a conve... read more
Some secrets are best kept hidden…Anastasia Phoenix has always been the odd girl out, whether moving from city to international city with her scientist parents or being the black belt who speaks four languages. And most definitely as the orphan whose sister is... read more
What do you do when you learn your entire childhood was a lie? Reeling from the truths uncovered while searching for her sister in Italy, Anastasia Phoenix is ready to call it quits with spies. The only way to stop being a pawn in their game is to remove herse... read more
Holding Court

K.C. Held

Sixteen-year-old Jules Verity knows exactly what's in store at her new job at castle-turned-dinner-theater Tudor Times. Some extra cash, wearing a fancy-pants dress, and plenty of time to secretly drool over the ever-so-tasty-and completely unavailable-Grayson... read more
Gramps always said that when the crickets were quiet, something bad was coming. And the crickets have been as silent as the dead. It started with the murdered deer in the playground, a purple foxglove in its mouth. But in the dying boondock town of Emerald Cov... read more
"Engel makes good use of her setting; the fight for survival on the cusp of winter stokes the sense of danger in a way that matches Ivy's roiling feelings, and the love story moves with the slow-growing heat that Ivy needs." ―Kirkus ReviewsBeyond the fence. I ... read more
Single mom Daisy Sorensen doesn’t believe in fairytale endings—at least not for her. All she wants is to enjoy a much-needed, stress-free family vacation at a friend’s Lake Tahoe home. So of course everything that can go wrong does. Including a gorgeous man an... read more
Doctor Benny Sorensen has had it up to here with her party-throwing playboy neighbor. She’s declaring war. She doesn't care how gorgeous or charming he is, he's going down. That is until he proposes something she's not sure she can say no to...Wealthy ad man H... read more
Betsy Harris has worked hard to make sure her life appears as normal as possible. With how shy she is, she’s sure everyone in Shamrock Falls already knows there’s something different about her, but she’ll do anything to keep them from learning her secret. Espe... read more
Natalie Holden wants three things: To be the best chocolate chemist in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to prove her chocolate recipe can help teenage depression, and to get over gorgeous Luke Elliott, the guy she’s had a crush on since birth. Unfortunately, he’s the mi... read more
Stranded in the middle of the road in big sky country, Wyoming, at eight months pregnant isn’t exactly what Sofie Pennington had planned when she decided to pack up and surprise her sister. Fly Creek is a fresh start for her, one where she’s finally free from ... read more
One little white lie leads to more than she planned… Straight-laced lawyer Kate Matthews always plays by the rules. But when her ex gets engaged and a big promotion is on the line at work, she blurts out that she has a new boyfriend. And now that she's proved ... read more
For most women, working for a sexy soccer star would be a dream come true. All except single mom Felicity Shaw. She has no interest in playing personal assistant for a stubborn, injured playboy—no matter how nice his abs are. But with bills piling up and mouth... read more
When teacher Sasha Honeycutt kisses a handsome cowboy in a bar on a dare, she never expects to see him again. To her surprise, though, he walks through the door of her classroom for a parent-teacher conference. Sheriff Remy Fontenot might be sexy as sin, but S... read more
Conflict of interest is an understatement…Since being disowned by her strict father, Cass Stone has spent her adulthood trying to prove him wrong. Her drive has led to more success than her family ever thought she’d achieve, and life is looking great. Not even... read more
Three years ago, artist Emily White's grief and survivor's guilt sent her to the small Wyoming town of Fly Creek. Since then, she's kept her emotions safely tucked away—until she meets the new rancher at Sky Lake Dude Ranch. Stetson in hand, the gorgeous cowbo... read more
Single mom Peyton Brooks’s first Friday night out—with adults—in forever isn’t exactly going the way she’d expected. She can line dance at the local dive bar with the best of ‘em, but she can’t shake the feeling she’s completely out of her depth. Then the firs... read more
How to Fall

Rebecca Brooks

One week of adventure might just lead to love…Julia Evans has always put others ahead of herself—her high school math students, her troubled best friend, and her ex. But with New Year's approaching, she buys a round trip ticket to Brazil. For one week, she can... read more
"Brooks' heroes will melt your heart . . . and your panties." - Jennifer Seasons, author of Throwing HeatAbbi Haas likes them big, bad, and out of her bed the next morning. So when a smoking hot firefighter shuts down a possessive ex by pretending to be her bo... read more
"Intensely sexy and packs an emotional punch!" - #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely on Make Me BegClaire Collins has always been good—except when it comes to bad boys. Or one bad boy in particular: a tattooed musician as skilled with her body ... read more
Bartender Mackenzie Ellinsworth has always gone it alone. So when she has a chance to open her own bar and restaurant, she's got a plan for how it should go. Not in that plan: a ripped and rugged playboy stepping in to take over. Mack doesn't do players, and s... read more
Samantha Kane is about to solidify her father's legacy by developing sleepy Gold Mountain into the most profitable ski resort in the country. There's one man standing in her way though. One very sexy, rugged man. When she shows up to convince Austin Reede to s... read more
It's not every day you wake up to a stranger getting into your bed.Only, he isn't a stranger at all, he's my best friend's hot older brother…and apparently my new roommate.Having him in my space, driving me crazy, isn't a problem at all. Nope.All I need to do ... read more
Melody Bryant has heard it all before. Sure, she's the epitome of the stereotype for a librarian. Loves order. Loves rules and deadlines. Loves books. But what she doesn't love is still being a virgin at twenty-four. Unfortunately, the only guy she's ever been... read more
A satisfying category romance novella from Entangled's Lovestruck imprint...Rule number one: don't fall for the wrong guy.Gracie Greene has a shopping list for men. Career, financials, family...and a long list of rules to determine a guy's suitability. She's a... read more
One fake relationship shaken not stirred...Bar manager Paul Chapman is sick of his family's traditional ideals. Marriage, babies, and a white picket fence? Not his gig. But now that his 'golden child' big brother is tying the knot, Paul's screwed. His ex will ... read more
Self-confessed perfectionist Paige Thomas isn’t used to failing. But when a critical error in romantic judgment sends all her big city career dreams crashing down, she scrambles to find a job—any job—to make ends meet.Noah Reid may as well have “trust issues” ... read more
Trouble Next Door

Stefanie London

McKenna Prescott is the queen of picking the wrong men. When her latest boyfriend dumps her, she decides to devote her time to “exploring herself” (read: drinking wine and ordering sex toys online) and starting her freelance makeup business. That is, until an ... read more
Stella Jackson would rather stab herself in the eye with her own stiletto than return to England. Especially in winter. But to fulfill her grandfather’s last wish, she has to spend Christmas at the estate she inherited from him…with the one man she wishes she ... read more
It was only supposed to be a little white lie. When Emmaline Greene pretends to be Sarah, the confident, sexy woman she wishes she could be, she figures no harm, no foul. Her one-night stand will never find out. Wrong. The gorgeous guy she slept with isn’t jus... read more
What would you do for a second chance at your first crush?Brynn McAdams isn't the awkward geek she was in high school--she's grown up and confident, or at least she tries to be. But when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer... read more
Resisting her brother's best friend is futile...Faith Fitzpatrick isn’t looking for a hero. Burned one too many times in the past, she’s now sworn them off completely. And when her brother’s best friend, Connor, convinces him to join the dangerous SWAT team, F... read more
Lyla Wilder is done being the shy, chemistry nerd extraordinaire. While every other college student is out having fun, Lyla is studying. With her cat. Well, she's played it "safe" quite enough, thank you. So she creates a "College Bucket List" with item #7 bei... read more
Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her. She's sworn off love, Prince Charmings, and happy endings and she's happy... read more
I just met the girl of my dreams. Megan Davenport is funny and smart, and she’s as much of an insomniac as I am. She’s also my team captain’s little sister, which I only found out after our passionate kiss. Megan is completely off-limits—her brother makes that... read more
After getting her heart broken by a player again, Whitney Porter is done with men. She's focusing on her future career and her first assignment at the college newspaper: Posing as a sports writer for an exposé on the extra perks jocks receive. But Hudson Decke... read more
Confession #1: I used to be a puck bunny, but after a hockey player broke my heart, I gave up all things hockey. Now I'm just focused on finding a way to pass my math class so I can graduate college.Confession #2: Ryder "Ox" Maddox's deep, sexy voice sends fuz... read more
Chelsea is smart, funny, gorgeous, and the best friend I’ve ever had. Ever since she left, I’ve been a wreck. I’ve been focused on keeping my family’s MMA gym afloat while I train and coach fighters, anything to not miss her more. But now she's finally back, a... read more
Ways to screw up the MMA comeback I've been working so hard on:1. Check out my trainer's little sister in front of him, which gets me hit in the head2. Make excuses to stay at the gym afterhours so I can watch her face scrunch up while she balances the books3.... read more
England, 1817. Miss Adeline Hays is out of options. Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, Adeline plans to deliberately allow herself to be caught in a compromising position at a house party with the much kinder man she’d hoped to marry. Instead, ... read more
Tobias Walcott, the Earl of Blade, has learned it is best to exercise rigid control over his passions and emotions in all that he does. Uncaring that it makes him seem cool and aloof to most in the ton, he is content with his desire to only woo agreeable and d... read more
Beneath Lily Layton’s sweet and charming exterior beats the heart of a vixen—one with shocking and scandalous secrets and desires. But as a genteel lady, she confines her forbidden fantasies, like those about her employer’s devastatingly handsome son, to her d... read more

Alycia has 5 reviews

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Nickie C.

Nickie C.

Jun, 2020

Alycia did a wonderful job with my manuscript. She did a thorough copy edit and proofreading for me. I was very impressed with her work. That said, the only complaint I have is that she was not very responsive at all to my status update requests once we were a couple of weeks past the completion date. She also did not communicate any expected delays on her end, which was a bit frustrating for m...
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Kelly D.

Kelly D.

Dec, 2019

I was very pleased to work with Alycia on my current WIP. Here feedback and edits were very helpful and I'm already looking forward to sending her another submission for a different WIP. She's very timely with responding to my emails and the edits I requested came back as expected within the allotted time frame. Her valuable experience has helped my writing and I'm excited for the next opportun...
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Lisa S.

Lisa S.

Nov, 2019

Alycia did an excellent job with the editing, but she was slow to respond to emails and missed the completion deadline.
Victoria J.

Victoria J.

Jun, 2019

A joy to work with. She is thorough and I highly recommend her.
Amy B.

Amy B.

Mar, 2019

I feel for editors because they have to be able to handle neurotic writers over and over again. It's hard to believe that as creators we have such low self-esteem. That said, I loved her delicate but honest feedback. My story has only gotten better with her guidance and if all goes well, I'll work with her again. Honestly, the best editors probably feel like therapists. I swear I'm a strug...
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