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Divine Ascension - Wattys 2024 (Book One Of The Divine Series) by Milicaorevi7
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🏆 16 AWARDS' WINNER 🏆 Ever since she was young, Melinda Grey knew she had a great destiny waiting for her. As a magical prodigy the likes of which the grand country of Obscuria had rarely seen, she had spent years and years training among those like her to preserve its glory. Unfortunately, when a great war led by a sorcerer named Patrick Hemingway manages to be worse than almost four decades of terror, causing Melinda to be faced with an evil she never could have imagined, the whole world is in danger of being ruined. However, that's only the tip of the iceberg. The trauma of a war-ridden country and many scarred psyches echoes throughout all facets of life, more horrible than the darkest of magic, especially as Melinda battles her dark side, searching for a way to preserve her tainted soul even as eldritch forces from above lead her astray, promising to reveal to her the secrets of the divine. Struggling against all odds, she gathers all her loved ones for a last stand, but will it be enough with all the odds stacked up against them?
Easy Peasy, Extra Cheesy by sandydragon1
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When Brie lands a spot on Cheese Whiz, a cheese-themed cooking competition, the last thing she expects is to run into Colby Jackson, the man who left her heart with more holes than Swiss cheese. ~~~ It was supposed to be simple. Enter the contest, win the prize money, open her own restaurant. Easy peasy, extra cheesy. So of course Colby freaking Jackson and his smug, entirely too sexy face just had to come back into Brie's life like an extra stinky wheel of limburger cheese. Surrounded by fierce competitors and legendary amounts of dairy, Brie and Colby exchange barbs sharper than any cheddar. Yet, as the competition heats up, Brie quickly discovers the mozzarella isn't the only thing melting. Against her better judgment, Colby is once again worming his way into her heart. Will Brie find a whey to make things work between them, or will he leave her feeling bleu? 🧀 Rivals to lovers 🧀 Second chance romance 🧀 All puns are fully intended Using prompts 29 and 89 for ONC 2026! Cover by @-DeeIsDead-
The Hollow by mythospaceink
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BOOK ONE Atlas Hawthorne, one of five pillars chosen to save humanity, embarks on a mind-bending mission to terraform Earth. Equipped with all the tools necessary for success, Atlas and her four companions lead a team back to their home, determined to restore it to its former glory and amidst the scientific challenges, monsters, and triumphs of restoring the ravaged planet; Atlas unexpectedly finds love, adding another layer of complexity to their already monumental task. ATTENTION: I OWN ALL RIGHTS TO THIS STORY (including the book cover)- DO NOT use without permission or legal action will be taken! WARNINGS: 18+, Blood, Gore, Violence, Death, War, Self harm, Explicit Scenes
Compatibility Confirmed | Romantic SciFi | ONC 2026 by HeideReynes
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The creator of a 26th century matchmaker is anti-romantic, but when an analyst challenges her views, she relives painful memories, exposing her technology's flaws and threatening her identity. 。 ✴︎ ⋆⚛ 🤖 ⚛⋆ ✴︎ 。 Kayla Lacson believes that love is a biological equation that can be solved. She is the brilliant mind behind Dorothea, the most advanced AI dating application of the 26th-century, designed to calculate compatibility with extraordinary precision. Kayla's world is crafted in data, logic, and predictable outcomes. That is, until Mathew Matel, a Behavioral Analyst whose brilliance matches hers, joins her team and challenges her views. When Dorothea's latest revision loses public trust and corporate pressure mounts, he becomes the catalyst that forces Kayla to confront buried trauma, uncovering the flaws of her creation and fracturing her carefully structured reality. Despite Dorothea's calculation of their incompatibility, Kayla finds herself drawn to Mathew. Flashes of his face begin to haunt her as she tries to unravel his unexplainable familiarity. And when her very identity is threatened by tangled feelings, she must decide whether love is something to manipulate or something to surrender to. 。 ✴︎ ⋆⚛ 🤖 ⚛⋆ ✴︎ 。 ONC 2026 Round 1 Winner and Ambassador Pick 。 ✴︎ ⋆⚛ 🤖 ⚛⋆ ✴︎ 。 Genres: Romance SciFi Speculative Fiction Unconventional SciFi Hard SciFi Slow Burn Romance
Waiting In The Sky [NBLW] by duckywritez
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𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 When a sentient shooting star crash lands into Carolina Callista's gardens claiming that a great danger is coming, she doesn't quite know what to think. Especially not when the star -- who answers to the name Whimsy -- is unlike any moonchild she has ever met before. Soon enough, Caroline is utterly transfixed. But it'll take more than the pair's growing connection to save the moonchildren from what's to come. Which just begs the question: what sort of magic does it take to banish monsters born from nightmares? DISCLAIMER: 100% of this work belongs to duckywritez. This story is entirely original and human made. Absolutely no AI was used in any part of the creative process.
The Bond between Us by debbigal
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A one piece fanfic. What if Uta,had not been alone ,what if she made a crew and spread her music all around the world. What would happen? Will she achieve her dreams or see them shattered ? Read to find out. Arc 1 of the story has ended. Arc 2 of the story has started(Water 7 arc)
Ambassador Picks 2 | Volume 2 by Ambassadors
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[NEW 2026] The Ambassadors are searching the community right now, scouting stories to bring you a fresh lineup of recommendations. Discover new writers, new voices, and maybe even your next favorite read with us.
The Drowning Truth by BuffyDorina
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'Monsters shouldn't have faces' But they wear my masks. A marionette bending to the will of her buyers strings. Playing right into their little dance. Until i realised it wasn't a game and i was an expendable pawn. A rough pair of hands snapping my head back at a weird angle gave me that clarity. Dragging my limp body away before I even hit the ground. In the bitter winter of 1888, Cassandra Thawne vanished from her family estate. To the world of heavy skirts and caged smiles laced with poison, she was a flighty girl escaping her father's doting care. But her sister's hunch that it was a cover up got out of hand as a trail of stolen correspondence urged an application for Blackwater. The one place a lady cannot go. Sheared hair and donning her brother's discarded uniform did NOTHING to dissuade Julian, a persistent meddler in her late night searches. Who'd saw through her act the moment she set foot in his territory. Just her luck, that this dogged man was illustrious, magnetic and unpredictable. The student party hung on his word like it was gospel and her professors couldn't praise him enough. Elara knew there was more to him. He spoke to her as an enigma would. A dusty book begging to be cracked open. "You're out late, Thawne," Julian whispers, his voice vibrating in the small space she was occupying, grating on her nerves. He didn't look at her yet, but his hand lingered on the shelf, effectively pinning them in. "Or should I say you're up to no good, looking for something that doesn't want to be found?" he scoffs, staring down at her with a heated glare. "Maybe it's a someone," she sneered up at him, her retort dripped with malice, hoping to puncture his rotten heart. He seemed so taken aback by her vicious response that he offered no resistance as she shoved past, not sparing him another second.
I Twinkle For You by Derascene
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A young graphic artist joins an aspiring valedictorian in her recklessly escalating schemes, from calculated late-night break-ins to launching borderline -legal homemade fireworks, for a chance at confession before graduation. Cover art by my friend XC Book cover by Derascene using GIMP Updates every Wednesday, 8 PM, Manila time.
Tales {1} : Tales From Panem  by Mintchoxlate
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Tales of Panem is book one in the Collective Fanfictiom series Tales. This book consists of compilation of consecutive and standalone chapter involving original Characters or my version of events The Original idea belongs to Suzanne Collins as well as a lot of lines and Chapters but most chapters are Majorly my idea please enjoy