𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙡𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. Powerful alpha pursues a human afraid of dogs. She's timid and petite, he's a handsome womanizer. Kind of cliche. But what if she's the werewolf with the awakening lust and he's a mortal cursed to choose between love and freedom? Can this even work? 𝗢𝗡𝗖 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: »𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.«

Two ex-best friends are invited back to the reality TV cooking show that caused their ruined relationship three years ago. *** Three years. That's how long ago it was when Luci Baker shoved a cake in Shae Brown's face. That's how long the fifteen-year friendship of Shae and Luci has been extinct. Now, the show the hosted the infamous scene has invited Shae back to participate in a bake-off with other baking "Fiascos" that were featured on Tiana's Kitchen. Shae is embarrassed that their debacle made it into Fiasco territory even though the episode they participated in never actually aired. But, they are also determined to redeem themself from the humiliating experience. The problem? Luci was invited back too. And she wants to be friends again. Will Shae's pride get in the way of their friendship's-and their reputations'-redemption? Let the bakeoff begin! *** Cover from @TaeTaeGinger! WARNINGS: extreme profanity, themes of mental illness, alcoholism, mentions of domestic violence and abandonment, enbyphobia, on page panic attacks and autistic shutdowns with unintentional self-harm during these attacks Chapter Title Teasers for May: • May 8th: Prologue - Back to Tiana's Kitchen • May 13th: 9- I'm Stuck with the Most Annoying Chef on the Face of the Earth • May 18th: 10 - Lemon Cakes and the Moons that Live in Them • May 23rd: 11 - Winner, Loser, Who Gives a Shit? • May 28th: 12 - Maybe the Real Prize Is the Friends We Made Along the Way • May 31st: Epilogue - The Mystery of the Missing E 1st Draft Published: February 28th, 2025 1st Draft Finished: - 1st Draft Word Count: 24,970 Based on ONC prompt 36: Two exes-turned-rivals enter a high-stakes Master Chef competition. Can they set aside their differences in the kitchen or will their simmering rivalry boil over?

Paranoid prince summons demon expecting monster, gets flirty hottie. When Prince Leonard's own guards turn on him, he's forced to make the one move no sane person ever would-summon a demon. A terrifying monster of shadows, bound to protect him from the nobles who've mocked and plotted against him for years. Or so the book promised. What Leo gets instead is Razvain Nyxbourne: sharp-dressed, sharp-tongued, and far too handsome for comfort. Even with his yellow eyes and curling horns, Raz is too human-too clever, too charming, too much like the scheming nobles to not have his own agenda. But does that agenda include keeping Leo alive? To keep Raz strong-and to survive the court's deadly games-Leo must confront not only the betrayal that broke him, but the part of himself that still longs to be loved.

"No one believes you. But you're the only one who can solve this mystery-for all of them." I only told a story. An eerie story that felt unsettlingly real. My wife's face went pale, her eyes filled with terror. That night, she locked herself in the bathroom and called the police. I tried to explain, but it was useless. Hours later, sirens pierced the night, and I was taken away. But the story... was it really just a story?

After landing a coveted accounting position, an ambitious accountant must prove his worth to his new colleagues, especially a grudge-bearing associate intent on making his new role hell. *** How do you recover from unrequited love? For Mark Dawson, the answer is moving to a new city. But New York has not quite welcomed him with open arms. Nor have his new coworkers, with their less than enthusiastic reception and passive-aggressive behavior. Ever the optimist, Mark is up for the challenge to earn their respect and ensure they do not mistake his kindness for weakness, starting with the gorgeous ringleader of the group; a cut-throat financial analyst who was vying for the same position. Sara Cruz is not just a pretty face and she's tired of always having to prove her value and losing out on opportunities just because she doesn't have an extra appendage between her legs. The most recent sting leaves her bitter and resentful towards the easy-on-the-eyes transfer senior accountant and sets out to send him packing, proving she is the better 'man' for the job that's rightfully hers. But with each attempt to discredit him, she's met with Mark's frustratingly calm and understanding demeanor. Sara realizes the bigger fight she must win-besides resisting his easy humor and attractive selflessness-is avoiding becoming a cliché office romance. ONC prompt #133

When her estranged sister is involved in a near-fatal car accident, twenty-five-year-old Jordan Friedman finds herself the temporary guardian of her eight-year-old niece, Cory, who she has not seen since she was a toddler. To make things easier for everyone, Jordan moves Cory into the house she shares with her two eccentric and very opposite housemates. As the four girls navigate growing up together, Jordan struggles to balance caring for Cory, managing her comatose sister's affairs, and continuing to scrape by with her wedding photography business. The longer Cory stays with her, the more Jordan struggles to stay afloat. But Cory has nowhere else to go, and after six years of silence between them, Jordan is determined to do right by her sister, even if it means wedging a hesitant foot in a door that closed long ago. In the midst of tragedy, the four girls navigate growing up together and discover what being a woman truly means through heartache, a stray cat, and the unexpected truth behind the Womanhood Theory. *** Rated mature for recreational drug use, suicide, and passive suicidality. *** Main prompt: The door that closed to you many years ago has reopened, and now it's up to you to take a chance once more. (120) Additional prompts: You return home late one night only to find it's no longer your house. Nothing is as it seems. (56) A group of people wake up with no memory and find themselves adrift on an old steam passenger liner. The name? Titanic. (42) A famous singer and their pilot crash land on a tropical island. With no one else around, survival isn't their only challenge. (47) It's not a mystery - it's the walls. They hold secrets, but what are they hiding? (66) »You're wonderin' why half his clothes went missin'.« - Taste, Song by Sabrina Carpenter (124) »I've got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane.« (127)

" To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your Wishlist. " *** Three thousand years ago, Anna, a young girl, married Lance, one of the knights of King Arthur's court. They lived a good life, but one war changed everything. A boon became the bane of her life, tearing her and Lance away from each other. **** Annahita Singh Sisodiya was born into a royal family in Rajgarh, a small kingdom in the west of Rajasthan. Despite her royal lineage, she preferred to live as a commoner. Her life was not as lavish as that of a typical princess. Around 250 years ago, one of her ancestors summoned a Yakshini, only to be cursed by her-no girl born in his lineage would ever reunite with her true love. **** #OpenNovellaContest2025

Naoto Kamizawa , a world renowned J-Pop Star is pulled into an unnatural world when he finds out that his skyrocketing fame is indebted to a vampire who speaks far too archaic for his own good. Things turn even more worrisome when he is asked to leverage his position to get fresh blood for vampire. Moreover, questions remain hanging as to why he was chosen out of all people and what really motivates vampire who seem to know something far deeper about Naoto than latter himself. A whole new world opens up in his life and only time will tell whether Naoto will be able to stand steadfast in his ideals or transgress them to ends he can't imagine.

|ONC 2025 · BEST NEW FANFICTION SHORTLIST · WATTPAD CREATORS PROGRAM| When Freddie reads of hauntings at Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park in Ontario due to a mysterious lullaby, "Lucilla", he drags the gang on an unexpected canoe trip, where he's determined to prove that not only do ghosts exist but also that not every villain hides under a mask. *** Freddie, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy are leaving soon for college, which causes them to fear that their mystery-solving days are over. As the gang leader, Fred takes matters into his own hands and tracks down one last mystery for them to solve--the legend of the Ghost of Ontario in the Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park. While canoeing on Lake Anima Nipissing to search for clues, the gang runs into an amnesic hermit who claims he's only ten winters old and has never heard of the Ghost of Ontario; yet, whenever he's around, strange things happen, such as unexpected storms and angry spirits. It looks like he may be the gang's biggest mystery yet, but is this mysterious hermit a masked villain or something more? And what is this "Lucilla" that everyone in the provincial park keeps discussing? It's up to the gang, Scooby, and one brave young man to solve this mystery--for all of Ontario. *** *Don't ask... LOL!* *FYI: This story is based on a TV show, so expect a screenplay-like writing style.* *Moral Lesson: "Some people are not what some people think they are."* Prompt Used: #91 - No one believes you. But you are the only one who can solve this mystery--for all of them.

Ever thought of a picky succubus with high standards? One who demands respect and finds most men repulsive? One with a great affinity for modern city life? That's Morwen Emervane, the new girl in the college. Her intensity scares of everyone despite her attractive looks. Kumaran, the oblivious and skeptical descendent of a shaman, approaches her despite the risks. Upon accidentally stumbling upon her secret identity, he earns her wrath that almost gets him killed. By the hands of fate, something uncommon and unusual spark in between the picky succubus and the reckless mortal. With time, this spark turns into something more intimate and deep. However... their connection sets in motion an ancient prophecy that the demon king fears... a taboo. Will this unconventional love win against all odds? Read and find out! cover by: inky