A Kind of Magic

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.

Iron & Ice #ONC2024

"I will become as monstrous as I must." Five hundred years after the Great Freeze, the empire of Britannia stands, untouchable, as the greatest power in the world. The Britannia that emerged from the Freeze is an empire built of iron and ice, of blood and ash and bone. Its rulers govern a strictly-organized society, w...

Of Gold & Sins | ONC 2024

[ONC RD2 AmbassadorsPick] ** A fairy with a desire for revenge. A fallen angel with the burden of guilt. Two lives unexpectedly intertwined by sin, magic and fate - well, and bloody murders. ** "A righteous God displays his wrath every day; if someone does not repent, he will sharpen his sword." (Psalm 7:12) In the...

DEPTH OF FIELD/ #ONC2024

Finn and Fenna. Fenna and Finn. They were inseparable. Two peas in a pod. Soulmates. The envy of everyone. Until that night in July when everything broke apart. Fifteen years later, they live on opposite sides of the world. Finn is a talented photographer, and Fenna spends her days teaching high school English. Life h...

The Lethal Encounter | ONC2024

"Well, maybe there is one advantage of being in love with a killer. I won't hesitate to kill for you. As long as you are by my side, I got you, sunshine." 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪───※ ·✯· ※───𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 When a cold-hearted assassin falls for her sweet target, she must make a choice: murder her or betray her organization to protect them bot...

Mayan Moon [ONC2024]

When an orphaned, DACA, pre-med student with a secret gift and a fiery CEO with a legacy to protect are forced into a marriage of inconvenience, the Mayan Moon isn't the only thing causing turmoil. Roger Catzín, a pre-med student with a knack for healing wounds with a whisper and a touch, never imagined his nightly st...

The Bird People | ONC2024

COMPLETE An ONC2024 Novella. Main Prompt #56 A cursed girl. The man who loves her. A questionable death. Native American lore. Elemental Guardians. A village built on sacred burial grounds. What could go wrong? In 1600s Virginia, a small colonial village sprung up unceremoniously on the sacred burial grounds of the Na...

The Janus Discord (ONC2024)

Based on ONC Prompt 53 - The co-worker who irritates you the most just asked you for a big favour. They're not who or what they appear to be. And they know you're not either.

The Girl with Scars | #ONC2024 ✔ Shortlister

#ONC2024 Round 2 Ambassadors Pick | Shortlister (Finalist) When Prince Oskar decides to disguise himself and goes out into the village to see what the people are like, he is met with a shocking sight. There are orphaned children in the streets, beggars at every corner, and people fighting for their next meal. The king...

Love & Other Curses, 1985 | bxb | ONC 2024

Bad boy Adam Lawson is cursed never to know love until he's placed in a Mormon foster home and meets Thomas, an innocent boy who dares to love a monster no matter the cost. [Frankenstein meets 1985, the AIDS epidemic, and a bad boy desperate for love.] ONC Main Prompt: 17 (chapter 1) ONC Side prompt: 95 (chapter 6) No...

Sugar Daddy Season (ONC 2024)

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 | 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 When Mara Santiago is laid off from work and dumped by her boyfriend, she moves in with her parents. Struggling to find another job as a ballerina, she begins go-go dancing at Penthouse---a high-end nightclub in San Francisco where her br...

7 Nights with the Bogeyman [ONC2024]

Single mom Selina Sardi would do anything for her 6-year-old son. Eager to turn their new house into a real home for him, she's devastated when she discovers that the monster under his bed is not a figment of his imagination but the real deal. Elias Zwarteveen started his bogeyman career twenty-four years ago and he...

Half a Lady

Ever since she was injured in a terrible accident, Cordelia Williams has felt adrift. The accident claimed more than her limb; it ruined her reputation and destroyed her dream of becoming a famous painter. Worried that her disability makes her a disgrace to her prominent Regency family, Cordelia tries to find other wa...

Charon

My name is Charon, not Karen. I'm a modern ferryman, (technically a ferrywoman), and I take souls across the river Styx in my 2004 Chrysler Crossfire. It's like being the Uber of Death. In real life, I'm a high-priced Life Coach. I like helping people find their way. So, what am I to do when a desperate librarian begs...

The Midnight Moon [ONC 2024]

The Midnight Moon...or according to Hereward Slaine's case files...The Case of the Missing Witch Hereward Slaine is a puzzlesolver in the town of Morteton. When the town witch, Mistaria Heath, disappears, it seems he isn't going to be given a moment's peace until he takes the case...which he doesn't really want to do...

Forget It (ONC 2024)

Inventor Selene Mintz and her partner Arch Kenton are on the cusp of breaking into the upper levels of Inno-Tech with their latest inventions when she is rocked by a devastating betrayal. Unsure who to trust but hellbent on making the person pay, she fights for control of her idea before the materialistic tech company...

Divided [ONC 2024]

After a near death experience, James Jones, or Jimmy to his friends, begins to see ghosts. While in surgery, he meets Henry Costa, a renowned ghost buster. Henry is dead, but he's about to become Jimmy's best friend. when he's recovering from his surgery, Jimmy learns his sister has gone missing, and may also be dead...

Where It Ends | ONC2024

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...

Don't Look Back

ONC 2024: In college, it was a case of wrong place/wrong time. Eight years later, they have a second chance. But will they take the leap? ___ Prompt 14: "My muse, believe me, waiting for you has been a form of freedom." ___ Excerpt: "Don't look back." Ian stares at me through the screen with his dark, intense gaze. "...