A sci-fi novella set in the universe of Shadow and Steel. In the city of Rift Dome, secrets are buried deep within the moon's ancient fractures. But some won't stay dead. Jace lives for the rush-the speed of the chase, the sting of blaster fire, and the high of outrunning death. But when a heist goes sideways, he unco...
Natalya wakes up in a hospital with no memory-only a torn piece of paper leading her to a remote cabin. With nowhere else to go, she follows the clue, hoping to uncover her past. For days, the cabin is quiet. Isolated. Then, her phone-silent since she woke up-begins to glitch, flashing the same eerie message over and...
At nineteen everyone receives a power that reveals their true self except you. When you finally do you're even more different than everyone else now. Books become gateways to living magical realms as a scribe you're tasked with retrieving a stolen book that has the power to control reality itself. To stop a dangerous...
Giles is a 15th-century holy man. Raised by a religious order since the age of two, he was very surprised to be twenty-six, dead, and in the sixth level of Hell. No training could have prepared him for that! After centuries of torture-- and therapy! --Giles is granted twenty days of freedom on the mortal plane. He has...
|ONC 2025| 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. ...
A Journalist, Elena, and an FBI Agent, Nathan, find each other in a lighthouse. The lighthouse has guided many ships to sail, and it has guided the two of them to pursue a bond beyond the badge and the camera. But of course, their work lives keep interfering with their personal lives. By exposing them to threats and p...
Rennie Fitzgerald is nearly forty and has finally realized that there is no timeline for adulting, no ticking clock for setting a date for marriage, and no pressure to have children. If only Imani Aguillon's parents had reached the same conclusion... What do you do when you're on the cusp of middle age and under pres...
First Time Entry in the Open Novella Contest 2025 What happens when the Goddess of Night and the Goddess of Dawn come together to save both vampires and humans from destruction? This is the story of the origin of the Blood Match. Long in the ancient past, vampires were given an opportunity to choose another path and...
The Open Novella Contest is back for 2025! Join a society of writers and take on the challenge to create a timeless 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2025 - so mark your calendars with this date!
**When an innocent teen is murdered in prison, his older sister convinces her ex-friend turned officer to arrest her in order to investigate.** After eight years abroad, Lana Lippian has returned to the frozen asteroid of her childhood as a Lieutenant in the Intergalactic Disciplinary Organization. It is now her job t...
ONC 2025 _______ Dr. Merilyn Bascom Quartermain was scheduled to return to the Olympus Moon Colony a month ago. Now, her father, a high ranking official with T-CUAS, The Center for Universal Astronomical Studies and Air Force Commander, Jethro Bascom is sending a military team to go and bring her in. If they can find...
(ONC 2025) In the quirky town of Dullsville, where mysteries are as rare as tourists, young and ambitious Ray Tanner dons his fedora and trench coat, ready to take on the world of private investigation. Armed with his favorite jar of strawberry jam and an old tattered satchel full of who-knows-what, Ray finds himself...