People in the city of Straga are dying. Rumor is spreading that Olesya Volinski--the daughter of a confessed witch--is responsible. She isn't responsible. She's just another victim. Waking up in a forest in the dead of winter soaked in her own blood was not how Olesya planned to begin her 25th year. Now she's in a race against time and the Church to find the true culprit behind the murders, including her own. When a stranger appears, claiming he knows her and what happened to her, Olesya finds herself pulled into a world of vicious magic and lovely monsters. If she can't find the culprit, she risks catapulting Straga into a full-fledged witchhunt. That, she doesn't think she'll survive.

Earth's attack on the planet Zucar and the Zucarians who lived there sparked a flame of revenge in the daughter of its leaders. When the Earthlings stole her brother, the crown prince, it only added fuel to the fire. Now, fourteen years later, there are three thousand Zucarians left alive, living in fear that the Earthlings will return to finish what they started. The weak treaty between the two planets is barely enough to keep them from attacking again. With the sudden sickness of her parents, Zara is finally granted the ability to lead a search for her brother on the planet Earth. Once she takes her brother back, there will be nothing left to stop her from executing her revenge. - - - - - #opennovellacontest2021 Prompt 1: "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" - from The Dark Knight.

It would be fun, she said. A great way to blow off some steam, she said. Con should have known better. One look at the inn and he could have told anyone it was going to end poorly. But his sister had already spent the money and he already had enough people questioning the state of his mind. Supposed hauntings. Strange guests. Shadows and warnings around every corner. He wasn't going to last the week. At least the room service is good. (Though this started as an ONC project, it is now a full-length novel) Beautiful cover by @StormRidden Copyright © 2021

SOOO we obviously didn't make the deadline lol. This story is unfinished and will remain that way. This is the best example of a rushed concept with no actual plot lol. I wrote blind and hated most of what I had written. I've redesigned this concept and I'm rewriting it with a stronger concept and a laid-out plot. I will release the rewrite when it's done. I'm keeping this published so I can look back at my growth and so others can also see the transformation if they are interested. [ROUND THREE QUALIFIER] Simone's family is her life until she is called as one of the hundred winners given a chance at a new life. When Simone Moss enters the Healthy Human Dome, she is pushed into a deadly game that challenges her in every way possible. While this dark game is filled with blood, it also forces her to face her inner demons and grow in unexpected ways. "Every life you take raises the price of your own. Are you worth more than any of them?" This is my entry to the 2021 Open Novella Contest. Thank you for reading, commenting, and voting. This is my first story outside of fantasy as well as my first 3rd person story. Good or bad, I'd love to hear what you think, it'll help me grow as a writer.

El trabajo de un ángel guardián se limita a cuidar de un ser humano asignado, Kael lo tiene claro, pero cuando conoce a Emma encuentra un propósito: asegurarse personalmente de que ella siempre sea feliz, incluso si eso significa perder sus alas. ----------- Iniciada: 06 de febrero del 2021.

Lady engaños, engañada. Era algo que muchos estarían esperando y no era para menos, la famosa mujer de Londres quién se había liberado de la carga de ser hija de nobles, era considerada una belleza extraña que provocaba a los hombres intentar ir tras ella a pesar de que la joven mujer los mandara a volar con el chasquido de sus dedos. Sophia Pemberton tenía sus propios ideales, no odiaba el amor, pero no era su prioridad en la vida ¡Ni qué decir de tener hijos! No, para ella 1903 era un año de renovación de búsqueda de nuevos horizontes y luchas por lo que era justo a su ver. Pero lady engaños, cayó en una trampa y de quién menos se esperaba. Se enamoró de la persona equivocada y por esa misma razón tendría que perseguir a un hombre para rogarle que se casara lo antes posible con ella. Y no cualquier hombre, sino un duque al que todos clasificaban como un monstruo, un ermitaño apuesto que tenía una cara permanente de repulsión. [HISTORIA SIN EDITAR] [DISPONIBLE EN AMAZON] [HISTORIA REGISTRADA EN DERECHOS DE AUTOR, POR FAVOR, NO AL PLAGIO]

Clara's problems can be summed up in two words: responsibility and family. After the loss of her mother, life for Clara was never the same. Although she loves her three siblings and tries to be the best sister and lady she can, the weight on her shoulders grows the more she learns and the more she has to know. When her father remarries to a secretive widow, Clara's responsibilities triple overnight. Through no fault of her own, Clara is thrown into an adventure she never counted on-- one of magic, tragedy, and romance. Through palace ballrooms, enchanted forests, and encounters with a handsome stranger she really shouldn't care for, Clara soon realizes that the only way to help her family and fix the problem is to do it herself. The only trouble is that she doesn't know how. A Cinderella Retelling. ----- Cover design made by solidarity_! First draft! *featured by Once Upon A Time as of 9/24/2015*

EXCERPT ONLY How do you shoulder responsibility... when responsibility is everything you ever feared? Fred Thorne takes his duty seriously. When a stove fire destroys his home, plunging livelihood and family into chaos, he sets out to lead his younger sisters to a safe haven. But the terrifying burden of protector weighs on him, and he waits eagerly for the moment to pass it on. If only it were so easy. Misfortunes and setbacks multiply. Peril stalks even the safest roads. And as a wedge of resentment deepens between the siblings, Fred is losing his own self under a relentless spiral of guilt. Where will the Thornes find their place of safety? More importantly, can their fractured relationships weather the intervening storms? ORIGINALLY POSTED ON WATTPAD, 2016-2018. I wouldn't be anywhere without you amazing fam.

Princess of the Highlands Trilogy Book 1 ~~~ A TIME OF DARKNESS Six years since the Danes invaded Scotland, slaying her finest men. Five since the Highland King married one of the enemy, betraying his countrymen and losing the Lowlanders' support. Three since the king died and the Danes imprisoned the remaining blood heir to the throne. Her crown stolen, her country desolated, Fiona McCurragh now faces the looming threat of execution. The Lowlanders, weary of enemy rule, seek to free their stolen homeland. With the aid of a blind harper, they attempt to rescue their Highland princess when the Danes ride in on Lowlander territory, shattering the fragile peace. The Scots are left with no choice except to launch a war in the face of the coming winter. If they do not attack now, the Scots-and their princess-may not live to see the spring. In the face of despair, Fiona McCurragh finds courage in friendship with two chief's sons. Yet conflict lies on more than one side, and for some of the Scots and their allies, loyalty no longer has any meaning. --- **FEATURED on Wattpad's Blast to the Past List** **Highest Ranking: #34 in Historical Fiction 8/24/2020** January Book of the Month in Historical Fantasy in The Gladiator Pit Top 5 in The Historical Award 2019 Best Technical Skill in Fiction in The 2019 Futhark Awards Best Historical Fiction Chapter in What a Chapter Contest 1st: Earnesty Awards 2017 Hidden Gems Awards 2017 The Paper Plane Awards 2017 The Chaos Awards 3! The Carnation Awards 2020 The Chic Awards 2nd: Treasures of the Past Awards 3rd: The Rarity Awards 2017 The Monthly Awards 2018 The Dream Awards 2020 5th: The Golden Writer Award- 1st Edition © Cheyenne van Langevelde 2022. All Rights Reserved.