In a twisted game of truth and lies, Yuki Kobayashi schemes to win the heart of her academic rival, Rhett Tudor, and the college scholarship with it. But if he sees through her deception, it's game over. *** Yuki Kobayashi is the pretty, popular girl...
When Elven assassin's enslave a Fae Queen within her own mines - Chyrie is blood-sworn to forge the very iron meant to strike her down. With only a few months to sever the oath, her only hope lands in the palms of a forgotten Captain and his Sea Wyrm. ...
When Eventyr spirals into war, three young foxes from its divided kingdoms must discover themselves and their united purpose if they wish to save their home from being destroyed. -❈- A reluctant heir. A living mistake. A misguided ambition. One knows nothing but violence, one knows nothing but deceit, and the last is...
Kindness is magic, or so they say. Gabriella has always done her best to turn the other cheek. Even when her family pushes that cheek into the mud she finds ways to forgive and forget. She's got plans to leva one day anyway so what's a few bad days? A chance meeting and a dance at a ball escalates her timeline and she...
[[ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER ONC]]Grace finally has it all together. Her smoothie bar is running and generating profit, she's got a second store in the works, and no one is around to break her heart. Not this time. When her coworkers decide she needs a vacation she jets off to Hawaii to refresh and reset. The last person she...
After killing the electricity-stealing dragon, Janick and Seloniel are awarded control of a decrepit fief by the Supreme Council as a reward for their heroic deeds. As they set out for their fief, they plan on putting their new fief back on track with magic. Little do they know is that their plan, while it may ensure...
"What if I told you that a love potion wasn't a potion, but a person?" Snuffed among gods and men, Lilith has kept her divine head low. Lust is only beautiful when you want it, but it can taste bitter when someone drinks too much. Now, the unimaginable has happened; a human has found a way to capture her and harness...
Life, dating, men had never come easy to Alley. At every turn, she sabotaged herself, owing a lot of her misery to the anxiety left over from her awkward teen years. Tired of dealing with men and their antics, she turns to her the witchy forum for advice... and finds a ritual to call upon the spirits of the other side...
John Smith lives a pretty normal life. He works at an insurance firm, lives in a three bedroom house, has a Honda Civic and drives to visit his parents every fortnight. What he doesn't have is a smartphone or a fancy laptop. One morning, John gets ready for work as usual, but when he walks down to his car, it looks li...
When Sawyer Smith is given a second opportunity at life, she finds herself stuck in the pages of the last book she read--her ex-best friend's rom-com. ****** Sawyer wasn't expecting to be given a second chance after a deadly incident, but she's willing to do anything to get back to her real, normal...
Ever since a string of bad boyfriends left Leigh cynical and dark, she kept her heart closed off. With the help of some dark magic, she sarcastically wishes for a devil to dance with at her cousin's wedding, but her worst nightmare shows up instead. Charlie, a cheerful but reckless army playboy, had always been releg...
Ever since he was a child, Robert has never liked his family's business, but neglecting his family's legacy has never been an option-as the only way out is through or by death. On one of his missions for a client, he broke the major rule of being a bounty hunter, which is; never get attached to your victim, and as a...
All Rights Reserved: Aleksandra Mihaleva /@justthebadassme/ 2024 Open Novella Contest 2024 >>> O N H O L D <<< > 2000-word milestone completed The city is seductive, but yet so cruel. And still, it hides me from anybody's eyes when all these hundred millions of windows are watching. Maybe billions even! A mur...
Anton Vitalli had grown up dreaming of making it to Hollywood's big screen - not as a star, but as a screenwriter. Flash-forward a decade, and now he's in his late twenties, still living in NYC. Instead of the creativity he was hoping for in life, he works as a copywriter for a tasteless retail corporation. Things h...
Desmond is the family member no one ever speaks of until he's named heir to the Blackwood fortune. He cares little for the status, and even less for the money, but when his brother tries to claim it for himself, Desmond steps up. The only problem? He needs to prove he's capable of commitment. And what better way than...
My first ONC attempt. Connor Jarvis is dead. He drowned on a beach holiday when he was young. Now he helps souls cross over to their rightful place in heaven or hell. It's work he's used to, but he doesn't enjoy it. Mostly because of interference from guardian angels who think they know better. When the soul of mass...
Pretie Panton, princess of Aecora and sole heir of the Panton bloodline, does not want to marry - at least, not the prince her father has arranged for, who Pretie has never met. However, when her attempt at escape is quickly put to an end, Pretie finds herself in an even worse predicament: cursed to take the form of a...
She's waiting on her true love while he's waiting for his soulmate. One wishes for a happily ever after while the other wishes for total destruction. One embraces the light while the other caresses the darkness. Ember learns a few thing in life. One you can't trust a stranger even if it's your own mate. Two, soulma...
[ROUND ONE & TWO QUALIFIED] Emily Walton is a 25-year-old young woman who has had a difficult life ever since she was a child. She never received love from her mother or her boyfriend, which made her feel miserable. As she nears the end of her life, Emily desperately begs for another chance. She yearns for a life fil...
❝ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀꜱᴛ. ❞ Vesper Anso has worshipped the Goddess of Life for as long as she can remember. Never did she expect to encounter any dark magic with all of her protective sigils and talismans, especially not an assistant of Death himself. With cruel creatures of pure shadow following her around...
| ᴏɴᴄ 2024 ᴀᴍʙᴀꜱꜱᴀᴅᴏʀ ᴘɪᴄᴋ | ❝ ᴀ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴍɪꜱᴇ. ❞ Deathly Delights is a bakery specialised in the art to kill. Poisoned filled muffins, venom coated pastries, cakes decorated with toxins - if you can name it, Taerane Aviris can make the delicacy designed to slaughter. However, when a request comes i...
❝ ᴀ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴘʀᴀʏ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ. ❞ All Elvira Grythras has ever wanted is to climb the ranks of Velux Emporium to become a head perfumer. She has trained tirelessly for her entire life to reach the acclaimed title. Finally, when the day arrives for her goal to come to fruition, it's snatched away from her by the cold...
[ONC 2024 Prompt 18] The once-famous temple dancers are now left to destitution; their status is akin to that of prostitutes, and hence they hope for a saviour to help them reclaim their lost glory. There are hushed whispers of the prophecied Nateshwari, the earthly Goddess of Dance, who is to be born amidst them, but...
Raven is running. From whom or what she can't say. Her speech is gone, terror pushes her to run. She has left behind bodies. Death follows in her wake. Put it all together, she is the monster in her own story. But is she the villain? You decide. * Science fiction, horror, mystery, thriller
My ONC 2024 entry inspired by prompt 21: A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom.
Two dueling tornado chasers compete to impress a famous self-taught scientist and storm-chaser, follow in his footsteps, and become his renowned protege. *** Twenty year old Halle Brennan's obsession with mega storms was born out of intense grief and feelings of powerlessne...
Libraries are places of information, mystery and wonder. They are safe spaces for all. But they may also have secrets. Powerful and dangerous secrets that should stay buried deep beneath their foundations, and the Bookery Library at the Coeus University has the biggest secret of all. *** Paige Literari has always lov...
In the heart of the bustling Bronx, amidst the vibrant chaos of Highbridge, where the rhythm of life pulses through the streets, a resilient 18-year-old Camila finds herself thrust into a nightmarish struggle for survival. Balancing the weight of two jobs to support her family, Camila dreams of a better life beyond th...
Grady just wants to grieve the loss of his ex in peace, but then Quinn's younger sister, Taryn, whirls into his Texas hometown, looking to stir up the past. She brings in a wave of goons with her and a mystery that's well beyond his pay grade. Still, it's Grady's job to serve and protect, and as much as he may want to...
Marilsa lost her entire clan. What's worse? The darkness that took over now resides inside of her. can she keep the Eingu from destroying her people? ~~~ ONC Prompt 3: Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the monster in the dark. And ONC Prompt 45: Keep your happily ever a...