|| WILL BE REMOVED OCTOBER 1 || An entry-level cartographer, Liadan is the least interesting, least important member of the Nautical Guild. Well, that's what she needs everyone to believe. When a warning at sea forces Liadan to flee the Island of Tirisea, she must choose if she returns to safety or trusts a stranger who promises her the impossible: a life where she is free from a duty that was inflicted on her at birth. No matter what, she must not let the mist find her, nor allow the key to fall into malevolent hands. One wrong move, and the world will crumble. Cover by @raizelrose3 ONC 2026 Prompts: 7. One morning, the ocean washes up a message. One you've been waiting your entire life to hear. 62. They say every door has its own key. Except for one, a key said to open them all. 79. A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist. ONC 2026 Round 1 & 3 Winner ONC 2026 Third Place Winner Word Count: 26,177

"Monsters in the dark make better friends than the saints in light." Everything was fine with April Lowell. Even her bleeding bitten nails, tangled hairs and the bandages that wrapped her hand. But when a new boy moves into her town, one who everyone seems to like... Things aren't quite the same as before. Even with, notes piling her desks, eyes filling with anger upon seeing her and a monster lurking in the dark who threatens to steal her life as she knows it. Everything Is 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦. Beautiful cover by @raizelrose3

♱ WHEN LOVE REFUSES TO STAY DEAD ♱ Felix Harper, an indie filmmaker with his career on the rise, has always processed grief through horror. His new project is no different: an intimate retelling of Dracula meant to exorcise feelings he'd prefer to see dead and buried. But in his search for the perfect lead actor, the person he's least expected to see again walks into the audition room. Raphael Montrose is Felix's ex-best friend, the person who once knew him better than anyone. The person he hasn't spoken to in years, not since Felix sacrificed their friendship in a desperate attempt to protect what he loved. The person who still makes Felix's heart beat in his throat. Casting him would go against any sort of common sense. But when it comes to Raphael, Felix has never had any. As the two navigate filming a potential cult classic and rebuilding the fragile trust between them, old feelings resurface and the lines between past and present, performance and reality begin to blur. But when the ghosts of their past return to haunt, will they be able to face them, or will they be forced to bury their feelings for good? For readers who enjoyed If We Were Villains and The Picture of Dorian Gray, a gothic second chance/friends-to-lovers romance spanning years of yearning, tenderness, betrayal and artistic obsession. ♱ cover by the amazing @raizelrose3

Whispers say that a ghost haunts the halls of Upvelm Academy. But those are just made-up stories, until someone ends up dead. Only one student takes up the task of investigating to preserve her position at the prestigious institution. Is the ghost real, or is something far more sinister wandering the Academy's halls by night? Beautiful cover by @raizelrose3

ྀིྀི Sometimes the Cure costs more than the Disease. ྀིྀི ⋆༺𓆩⚔𓆪༻⋆ The Embassy failed Hokora the eve four Emissaries came home in coffins instead of carriages. Now, The Land Without Time is on the brink of collapse--Akasha is just the only one willing to admit it. When standing vigil leads to a letter from the Ambassador, the headstrong Shapeshifter finds herself playing a strange game of Roulette for the chance to avenge her former mentor, meanwhile searching for the final, missing Emissary. Her only goal? Climb the ranks of the Embassy to discover the truth behind her family's long-cold disappearance--or become human in the process. Luckily, infiltrating the human state of Kutcani will require just that; humanity. Unlucky for her, however, is the odd team of outcasts she's forced to partner with for the investigation. Particularly a certain lying Siren who seems to see through her every breath, right down to the core. But as tensions in Kutcani escalate and the uprising leads down a much darker, violent path, choices will be made and spirits will be broken. Discovering her truth, unravelling several strange disappearances, and the motives lurking underneath is only the beginning of a much more twisted crime. || Book One : Ongoing : Est. WC 80,000 - 110,000 || || Cover Created by Raizelrose3 ||

When Eleanor rescues a raven during a winter storm, her life changes in more ways then she can every imagine... To everyone around her, Eleanor's life is falling apart. With a dead father, a mother with Alzheimer's and her sister heading off to start her new life in New York, Eleanor has never felt more alone. The only joy in her life, a little raven that visits her every other night. However, this raven is hiding a secret that will not only change Eleanor's life but will also change the life of thousands of Avianan people. Theron is her soulmate and, in a kingdom where change is looked down upon, the more Eleanor tries to fit in, the more she's realizes that maybe, just maybe, if she wants to be the best queen for this kingdom, she truly needs to learn to stand out.

"Keep your happily ever after, it ain't mine." Doomed to live forever as a side character, a dragon-shifter resigns herself to her fate. Story after story, she creates the main characters' happy endings, even at the cost of sacrificing her own. In her latest story, she inhabits the body of Jia, the best friend and third wheel in a cheap romance tale. However, when characters deviate from the script, 'Jia' must navigate the unpredictable plot twists to prevent the system from crumbling. Failure could mean being trapped in that world forever which forces her to enlist the help of a mysterious thief lurking in the shadows who holds the key to her escape. Thrown into the spotlight for the first time, will she rise to the challenge? Or will succumb to her inevitable fate, forever the side character? -------------------------------- Prompts used: ONC 2024 Main- No. 45 Secondary- No. 59 FEATURED ON THE ONC SHORTLIST 2024 @humor Ambassador's Monthly Picks July 2025 @Amby's Favourites 2025/26 for Fantasy Novella Cover credits: @raizelrose3