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A Heart for the Clockwork Curse | Romantasy  by HeideReynes
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Ninnette, a water-wielding Sea Drifter, has to ally with the destructive sea demon Kazi in order to break a deadly curse that binds them together before it claims her life. °:•.🪸.•:° Ninnette is a Sea Drifter with the power to command water, dredging shipwrecks, and salvaging lost treasure. When she braves a sunken ship no one else dares to dive, she finds a strange clockwork bangle that binds her to an ancient curse and to the infuriating Kazi, a demon who leaves destruction wherever he goes. The moment the bangle is activated, they are hunted by a secret order led by the relentless Priestess Aleja, who believes the armlet is the key to something far greater than treasure that no one is ever meant to possess. And she will sacrifice anyone to reclaim it. But the true danger isn't the order. It isn't the demon Kazi. It's the curse. When Ninnette puts on the bangle, a countdown begins. If she doesn't break the curse in three days, she will die like every wearer before her. °:•.🪸.•:° She commands the sea. He is a demon who has lived for centuries. They are both bound by a curse. Only three days to survive. °:•.🪸.•:° Set in a Maritime Steampunk world and inspired by Filipino culture. From Spanish influence to the seafaring Sama-Bajau. This story weaves dangerous magic, high stakes, and heart-aching romance. °:•.🪸.•:° ONC 2025 Honorable Mention Round 1 Winner Round 2 Ambassador Pick Round 3 Ambassador Pick °:•.🪸.•:° Romantasy High Fantasy Fantasy Adventure SciFi Steampunk Fantasci Young Adult
The witch and the assassin by Simmitrolls
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Witches don't survive long. Zayna knows that better than anyone. Magic is a curse that turns people against you and trusting the wrong person can be your death sentence. When Ruja witch Zayna steals a forbidden amulet and flees the southern kingdoms, she unknowingly sets a deadly chain of events into motion. Hunted by criminals, nobles, and assassins alike, her only chance of survival is Sahale - a lethal assassin bound to her by magic, carrying secrets as dangerous as her own. But the farther north they travel, the more the lines between enemy and ally begins to blur. Some monsters aren't born. Some are forged.
I Shouldn't Have Followed the Wisps by storyboardstories
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June is a 22 year old woman from one of those towns you never hear of. The kind that you'd have to be local to know of. She's a bit of a klutz and doesn't know what's happening 90% of the time. One day she finds little glowing lights floating outside her window and decides to check it out. Kaelth is a dark elf of the Unseelie court. He's spent his whole life being trained how to fight. As a member of the most despised race of the fae, it's imperative they learn this. One day he's off scouting with three others when they spot someone: a being of one of the most sought after races. A human. And it's a woman. Aemon is the older brother of Kaelth. While doing paperwork for their king he finds out his brother imprisoned a human. Filled with curiosity he rushes to the dungeons, only to find out something shocking: she's both pathetic and adorable. Kaelth's first feeling is pure disgust. Aemon's is intrigue. Hers is unrelenting fear. Kaelth decides she needs to be imprisoned immediately. Aemon instantly knows this is the human he wants. After months of being a prisoner to dark elves June decides this is where she wants to be. Kaelth and Aemon start to do the one thing all creatures are heavily advised against: falling for a human. Which one will she pick? . . . Just bear with me. This story is gonna be heavily filled with abusive behavior, sexual content, and a fmc that'll irritate you sometimes. Also, enjoy the two hot elf siblings. Start: January 15th, 2026 End: #2 in "elf": October 5th, 2026 #2 in "controlled": October 5th, 2026 #6 in "sibling rivalry": September 16th, 2026 #3 in "faery": September 16, 2026 #1 in "unhinged": October 5th, 2026
Brunette boy | Viscount Tewkesbury by _loveme_more
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Veronica SaintClair is a girl that wants to explore the world and go on adventures. Unfortunately her Father doesn't approve of such life and believes that she should attend boarding school and become a house wife. Knowing well that this future wouldn't make her happy she decides to run away. On her journey she meets a particular girl and a very self absorbed boy. But things take a turn when she gets to know that brunette boy. She finds herself falling for him harder than ever. Viscount Tewkesbury, Marquess of Basilwether story This story is based on the events in the movie Enola Holmes with a little of my twist. I don't own some of the characters in this book. This is my first story. So I apologize if it's not that good ☺️
Shadow by infinity_82
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I live in a pretty screwed up world. I mean, we all do, but mine's a little more screwed up than your average American city. First off, I have that cliché sort of crush on my best friend. The second part of that cliché is that he's interested in every other girl but me. Second, we have superheroes. A lot of them. Flying everywhere like annoying insects, teleporting like it doesn't scare the crap out of the rest of us, defeating bad guys like they're the new Mr. Incredible. The whole works. The third thing is, I'm one of those superheroes. My name is Kiera Knight, but the rest of the world knows me as Shadow. _________________________ Kiera Knight has been saving Cryptic City from her nemesis, Blaze, for two years now. As soon as she thinks she's got him under control, the wildfire spreads chaos through both of her lives-as Shadow and Kiera. But she soon finds out that masks can't hide every secret, and she might have been helping guard a secret that could put Cryptic City in ruins. "I hate supervillains. But after being a superhero, I think I'd prefer to be a supervillain now." _________________________ (I seriously didn't even think of Keira Knightley when I made up her name. Just thought I'd let you know.)
The Machine Rules ✔️ by belaserednickis
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In the year 2930, in a dystopian world where a machine, an extremely developed program takes over the world, making the entire population drop on their knees. There is no more famine in the world; everyone has access to health and school. But there are still poor and rich, honest and dishonest, the controllers and the controlled. No one goes unsurveilled; no one goes unnoticed by the machine, the program. It knows what everyone's doing, where they are, who they are, where they live, every day and every second of their lives. Lilya Xander lives in this dystopian world where no one has privacy. There are cameras wherever she goes: cafe, school, streets, shops, her home, even her bathroom. She is used to living in a controlled, zero privacy life. She has no parents, lives on her own, barely surviving each passing day in the city of the future. What will happen when those cameras aren't just looking at her for control, what if it's something else? ------------ None of the pictures I use are mine unless I explicitly say so. If any of the pictures I use is yours and you want me to take them down, please send me a message, and I will take if off gladly. Highest Ranking: #1 utopia #1 computer
Experiment Zero by dangeroustoken
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There's more out there than you think. Ashley Cartwright works on a secluded island for her father as a secretary. The lab her father works at it planning on discovering something big, something Ashley doesn't find out about until it's too late. They aren't the only secluded island, and there is another species no one has ever known about until one of them is captured and brought in. Subject Zero. Cover by blck_n_whte (EDITING) #1 in Science fiction 8-2-18 #15 in Romance 1-4-19
In Search of Home by RegTheRag
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Viktor didn't expect to be abducted by aliens when he went to school one morning, and he certainly didn't expect to be thrown into the alien equivalent of a dog-fighting ring, either. But when fighting for his life quickly becomes his routine, will he be able to muster up the strength to break that mold? Especially when the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders? *** The Vokkrus, a warrior alien species, go to Earth with the intention to 'rescue' the human species from their dying planet. The catch is that they believe humans to be nonsentient and incapable of intelligent thought. They are treated as nothing more than the common animal. They are a commodity, something to fawn over and ogle at. Humanity's strength and stamina are nearly unrivaled on this new planet, and when Viktor is taken to an alien fighting ring, he quickly dominates the competition. Mercy has no place in the arena. When Viktor is adopted by the leader of the Vokkrus, an intimidating alien whose intentions are unclear, he is forced to shed his wariness and convince the alien king to save humanity from his accidental oppression. *** Please don't advertise other stories in the comments! They will get deleted. Cross-posted on ao3 under the same title and username. Wordcount = 350,000+ December 22, 2022: #1 in #alien-abduction January 13, 2023: #2 in #found-family February 22, 2023: #19 in #science February 22, 2023: #1 in #spaceship February 22, 2023: #2 in humanpet
Her Star Mates by afewmorewords
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When Remsie's boyfriend asked her to go on a tour of the NASA Space Center, she assumed the most interesting thing she would see would be a rocket. But she couldn't have been more wrong... After falling through a top secret portal to another world, Remsie wakes nauseous and disoriented in a world she wasn't built to survive. When she's discovered by a tall alien warrior and brought back to his den mates she's determined to keep them at arms length. But that's hard to do when they believe she's a deity come save their species from extinction. Caught in the complicated pack games of this foreign world, it is not only reality as she knows it at risk of being lost forever, but her life and maybe her heart... ___ #1 in alien on 09/03/25 #1 in science fiction on 10/22/25 #1 in scifi fantasy on 10/22/25 #1 in romantasy on 11/14/25 #1 in paranormal romance on 12/22/25 #1 in why choose on 3/26/25 #1 in steamy on 7/14/26
Room 303 by fifs825
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She fell asleep in her room and woke up in room 303... Rachel, a loving wife and mother ends up trapped in an asylum not knowing how or when she got there. Stripped off her freedom, her family, and everything else she possessed, Rachel becomes determined to fight all that comes her way in order to get her life back on track. Will she succeed, or will she simply lose the battle? Follow Rachel on her journey as she discovers the awful truth behind her arrival to the asylum.