I offer beta reading and developmental editing services in the romance genre. I specialize in editing contemporary romance,YA romance, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, fantasy romance and romantasy stories.
I can help you improve the big-picture storytelling issues in your manuscript such as theme, plot, character development, point of view, pacing, setting, genre conventions, show vs tell and dialogue and achieve your writing goals.
  • For writers who need detailed and thorough feedback to help them improve their manuscript.
  • Get constructive feedback on the theme, plot, characters, point of view, pacing, setting, genre conventions, show vs tell and dialogue of your story in a marked-up manuscript with suggestions and an editorial report to further guide your revision.
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
  • Free sample edit (1,000 words).
  • For writers with partial or first drafts who want to see what is working or not in their story and the potential directions it could take.
  • Get constructive feedback about the things that are working well, things that are not working well, compelling elements that can be used to make the story more powerful, perspective concerns and romance genre conventions in an evaluation report.  
  • ​Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
  • For writers who don't need thorough guidance or don’t have the budget for full developmental editing.
  • Get constructive feedback about the theme, plot, characters, point of view, pacing, setting, genre conventions, show vs tell and dialogue of your story in an editorial report.
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
  • Free sample edit (1,000 words).



  • For writers who need feedback from the reader's point of view and have no idea how to improve their story​​.
  • Get honest feedback from the reader's point of view about the plot, characters, point of view, pacing, genre conventions and overall impression of the story in a reader's report.​
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
​​Please read the heat/spice levels and the content warnings webpage to make sure we are a great fit to work together.
Every editing project is unique. Fill in this form to contact me and send me your completed manuscript along with any other related documents (synopsis, summary).
I will respond to you as soon as possible with a no-obligation quote for your required service based on the specific needs of your manuscript.
​"Maria provided beta reading of my contemporary romance novel, and her feedback was invaluable, especially after I had completed numerous revisions and was struggling to pinpoint where my plot issues were. I appreciated the chance to have a new and unbiased set of eyes on my manuscript. She pointed out an issue with a subplot that I had not considered before, which helped me to focus my revision efforts effectively. Her feedback was timely and thoughtful, and I'd recommend her to any fellow authors seeking beta reading feedback."
Kate Underwood, contemporary romance writer
"Maria did a beta read for a romantic comedy I had written, and I couldn't be happier with the feedback she gave. She had an easy to follow format of questions already prepared as she read my manuscript. It allowed me to see her thought process and what she found important as a reader. Her suggestions were very valuable and I hope to use her again."
Pamela Dean, romance comedy writer
"Maria offered me feedback on my YA coming-of-age romance novel. It was clear to me that Maria read my manuscript thoroughly, and she gave me thoughtful feedback based on her opinions as a reader. I found her feedback useful and would recommend her as a beta reader."
Sophie Bernbaum, YA romance writer