*Round two qualified* This is for the 2024 open novella contest, I picked prompt 21." A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom." ***** Morte, the heir to the kingdom, vanishes inexplicably in a peaceful world. Tobi, a devoted friend, finds out about the king's failing health...
Mature: 18+ After splitting from her cheating ex, the borderline depressed, anxious introvert, Judith Ainbridge starts a new life in a new town in the Midlands. However, the new home is not quite as it seems as things begin moving and... Tidying themselves up? A peculiar case of OCD becomes apparent within the small...
Iris's brother has done a stupid, stupid thing by challenging a shadewalker from the Veil family to a game of Creznen Roulette. Unfortunately, he won. Now, the shadewalker's older sister is demanding Iris's life in retribution. In desperation, Iris's father has gone to Adrian Colt, another shadewalker, begging him to...
|ONC 2024 Round Two Qualifier| Ever been lost in a story so deep it traps you inside? That's where Amara finds herself, stuck in her half-written tale, cut off from her usual spark. But that's just the beginning... As her fantasy realm of Fae magic and captivating creatures starts twisting with a dark power, Amara g...
I didn't want to die young. I didn't want to be reincarnated into a book either. They say you get some, you lose some; so, here I am, fighting for my life in a dark magical story. I have to put an end to it and that is not because I'm some chosen child or a knight in shining armour. The reason is... Well, the reason i...
The year was 2078 when a sun flare destroyed half of the world. The order the world had, the chain of command: everything fell. It took only one day for the world to break and only one day for humanity to fall. Humans, when desperate to survive, will do anything they deemed wrong before. TW: gore, blood, violence...
In the magical, secluded village of Laeternas, Marissa Jenkins, the mayor's daughter, awaits Cristina Stevenson, her destined soulmate, so that they can marry on her 28th birthday and preserve the ancient tradition. However, not only is Cristina on the other side of the world with another woman, but she also dies in a...
In a world where violence defines power, Zee stands alone, refusing to shed blood for sport. Fleeing his tribe, he becomes the target of the vengeful horde. As alliances shift and loyalties fracture, Zee's journey takes him through unexpected friendships, deceitful companions, and a startling revelation about his true...
One sided love is like waiting for a ship in an airport. *** Antonio, a wealthy merchant who resides in Thilpsi is devastated after learning that his childhood friend and love Bassanio has already given his heart to the rich heiress, Portia. After discovering the bitter truth he cho...
Imogen thinks she may have found The One. For years she's been waiting for the right guy to come along. But now that he has, she's realised something about herself. Something that might ruin their relationship forever, she's Asexual. Most people don't even know what it means, so how will her boyfriend understand? Lia...
Libraries are places of information, mystery and wonder. They are safe spaces for all. But they may also have secrets. Powerful and dangerous secrets that should stay buried deep beneath their foundations, and the Bookery Library at the Coeus University has the biggest secret of all. *** Paige Literari has always lov...
In the heart of the bustling Bronx, amidst the vibrant chaos of Highbridge, where the rhythm of life pulses through the streets, a resilient 18-year-old Camila finds herself thrust into a nightmarish struggle for survival. Balancing the weight of two jobs to support her family, Camila dreams of a better life beyond th...
ONC 2024: Prompt #17: Your curse is to love so much and crave love more than life, but never be loved. Those who dare to love you will be subjected to the worst of fates. Fedya Zaravyrzhik is a siren--a cursed one at that. While most sirens are designed to seduce and kill, Fedya is flawed--he loves love. Fedya's curse...
When a group of assassins is onto her irritating escort, a happy-go-lucky bodyguard must ensure they survive their trip before his escort's past demons catch up to them. * * * No one expected easygoing Aspen Mendoza to be accepted into Interpol as a field agent, but she couldn't be any more excited to finally land...
SEQUEL TO ROYALLY BUMPED || After a whirlwind of a year, Mila Abbott is finally enjoying her life as a princess and mother. As wife to the new first in line to the British throne, Mila is adjusting to juggling royal work and being a mother, and the papers following her every move. With the royal family finally in a pe...
| Book 1 of the Night Crawler Chronicles | After being rejected by the man he thought he'd marry, Jesse travels to DeiganLupus for the Grey Moon Ceremony. However, when the ship he was supposed to take is lost at sea, he boards the Silver Treader to reach his destination. But the Galleon turns out to be carrying more...
Together, a demon goddess and a young woman will battle the Archons' system, which was designed to kill them one life after another. *** Lilith is the only woman, conceived by the Archons leader, Yaldabaoth. She is also the first one to say no to him. The first to have eaten from the tree of knowledge and evil. But no...
In a twisted game of truth and lies, Yuki Kobayashi schemes to win the heart of her academic rival, Rhett Tudor, and the college scholarship with it. But if he sees through her deception, it's game over. *** Yuki Kobayashi is the pretty, popular girl...
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin meets What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher, in this tale of fantasy and intrigue. *** A missing lady. A prince who is accused. A realm on the brink of civil war. Princess Maysa Memor must give her all to prevent a rebellion breaking out in Namiona. When Lord Edmund Eni cl...
#ONC2024 Round 2 Ambassadors Pick 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 kingdom of Unara has never se...
[NOVELLA] After a wish gone wrong, Brooke awakens in the seemingly psychotic body of another to find that she has come to live in centuries past. She has little to no connection with her former life back home and adjusts easily to her new identity, taking each day in stride after mundane stride. That is until she beg...
🗝️Detective Ryker Viltarin must uncover dark secrets before he loses not only his heart, but also his life.🗝️ You're on your own, far from home The wind is blowing in the top of the pines A gloomy sky where the sun never shines Deep in the woods, where the night is so cold You're lost, far from home Will...
Naomi likes to spend her mornings on the sand, walking, collecting treasures, and singing. She would never expect this simple hobby to pull her into a dark curse. As strange events make her feel like she's going crazy, she realizes some mythical creatures do exist. And this is no fairytale. ~~~ ONC prompt 36: "Fairyta...
2100. A mysterious ship, nicknamed the Chimera, appears in Martian airspace. It bears the symbol of the international space agency, the BASE, but there is no record of such a vessel. Word and rumour quickly spread. BASE investigator Leanne Ziegler is sent to inspect the ship and make contact with its crew. But the Chi...
A vampire named Citlali receives an email from an old lover who broke her heart centuries ago. The message says the immortal is dead and she left a key for Citlali in a bank in New York. But the same message had been sent to two other persons whose identity Citlali ignores and the safe can only be opened if the three...
Open Novella Contest 2024 Entry Cassia Rose made a mistake: she didn't believe the legends, but they're real. And learning this truth may just cost her life. After going into the local haunted manor to impress a boy, Cassia sees strange things everywhere, from floating lights to transparent people. When...
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...
Oscar's village prepares for the Christmas season. everyone is happy and singing joy. All except for Oscar. He never gets what he wants. Everyone else received all these nice gifts, and he's gets whatever his parents can afford. This year, he's about to receive a gift he never expects. ~~~ ONC prompt 68: You were give...
Marilsa lost her entire clan. What's worse? The darkness that took over now resides inside of her. can she keep the Eingu from destroying her people? ~~~ ONC Prompt 3: Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the monster in the dark. And ONC Prompt 45: Keep your happily ever a...
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...