A disloyal knight, a missing Diviner, and one terrible secret that must be kept for the fate of the world depends on it. *** A royal knight like Safina is supposed to follow the King and Queen's every order without question. But when Safina is ordered to assassinate the court Diviner, who vanished one night before the prophecy is made, she can't help but question. The Diviner is supposed to foresee and reveal the identity of the chosen one who will save the world from the apocalypse-it makes no sense that the nobility wants her dead. Safina faces a difficult decision. When questioning means you stand alone, do you dare question? Or do you shake your doubts and follow your orders? Safina planned on doing the latter. And then an orphan boy with red eyes and an unshakeable faith that Safina will save the Diviner shows up at the palace gates. - A novella written for (N)ONC 2022

Ellie Harris (they/he) has hit a patch of bad luck. Their dad died, they lost their job, their boyfriend cheated on them, and, to top things off, they literally trip over a black cat. What else could go wrong? Then Ellie learns their dad was a witch, the cat is not a cat, they're the heir to the 'Ivy Throne' (whatever the f -k that is), and certain people want to kill them for it. 'What else could go wrong?' is soon a question Ellie learns not to ask. - - - Open Novella Contest prompt # 91: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺. - - - Copyright SG Gardner, 2022.

In this book of Breaking Gods, Meriwa, a genetically engineered monster hunter who gave her life to save her soulmate vampire, must now overcome her greatest challenge: her own death and the call to lead a war against evil supernatural creatures and monster Hunters. ***** In the last book of the Breaking series, Meriwa must contend with what is perhaps her greatest challenge: death. Will she overcome her own demise as the world she knew erupts into warfare? Will the people she loves find the peace she prays for? Secrets will be revealed as wars are waged in Breaking Death. 𝔅𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔰 Breaking Imhullu [Book 1] Breaking Order [Book 2] Breaking Death [Book 3]

In this Breaking Gods book, Meriwa, a genetically engineered monster hunter who has discovered she's soulmates with a vampire, must explore not only how to be in a committed and healthy romantic relationship but also how to help her lover keep his people safe from evil forces which threaten to overwhelm them. ***** In the second book of the Breaking series, genetically engineered monster hunter Meriwa Short must learn about the supernatural Head Order and grapple with what it means to be a human, a former Hunter, and a current supernatural mate. As Carbry Alesky's monstrous history threatens to drive a wedge between the two of them, they and the rest of their Knight Corp family are forced to contend with increased Hunter attacks as well as political infighting from the Head Order, which seems hell-bent on undermining the peace Alesky has fought hard to cultivate in the American Order. Will figures from both Carbry and Meriwa's pasts come back to haunt them? Is possible to be redeemed after having perpetrated unspeakable evil in the past? And, perhaps most importantly, is love powerful enough to avert disaster? 𝔅𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔰 Breaking Imhullu [Book 1] Breaking Order [Book 2] Breaking Death [Book 3]

Meriwa, a genetically engineered monster hunter with a penchant for cheap whiskey and cracking terrible jokes, lands a job working for a vampire-led corporation where she discovers true love with an eccentric billionaire vampire CEO, a once in a lifetime passion that challenges her to confront her past and fight for her future. ***** Created and raised in a brutal Arctic research facility where the strong preyed on the weak, escapee monster hunter Meriwa still believes everything she was taught about the mindless wickedness of monsters until her confidence is shaken by an unlikely romantic interest who teaches Meri that the world of monster-hunting is not black and white; good and evil are subjective, but good whiskey isn't; and true love is about acceptance, respect, and patience. But, will the tight-laced vampire named Carbry and the free-spirited human named Meri overcome their differences and work together to combat the evils of the world, or will Meri's terrible puns and lack of filter drive the excccentric yet charming billionaire vampire away? Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of violence. 𝔅𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔰 Breaking Imhullu [Book 1] Breaking Order [Book 2] Breaking Death [Book 3]

Eliza is an executive assistant. Not a secretary, an Executive Assistant. She works for the Owner, Founder and CEO of Knight Corp, Carbry Alesky. Knight Corp is a conglomeration that has significant holdings in various industries from health care and medical research to sustainable farming. Oh. Also. They are run and manned by supernatural creatures, Eliza included. Knight Corp's primary mission is to forge peace and safety for humanity and supernatural alike. Eirene has devoted her entire undead existence to one thing. Hunt Death and repay him for the evil he wrought through the world for the past seven hundred years.. A weapon crafted at the end of the crusades to hunt other vampires, she will find the man who calls himself Alesky and remove his stain from the face of the earth. She'll also clean up the mess of evil from other supernaturals along the way as well. It's the people, the collateral that get between Eirene and her target, that give her pause. As she is hunting the evil of Death himself, she runs into a past that she is unable to forgive herself for and a future she doesn't dare dream of. Has she hunted monsters so long, that she has become the worst one of all?

High school heart-throb Ethan Gray is forced to falsely come out as gay to all his peers. Soon enough, he finds himself getting a bit too friendly with art nerd Vincent Samuel, but Ethan swears he isn't really gay. Or is he? Troubled with a lot more than what meets the eye, the two boys fight against all odds to make it. Highest Rankings: #1 in homosexual (23/12/18) #1 in lgbtfiction (10/02/19) #12 in gay. (12/05/19) Started: 16/07/18 Completed: 30/01/19

❝this tree was grown with rotted roots.❞ Nerluce is Darkest Shadow. He is that great and terrible entity, prophesied over a thousand years before, more like a hurricane than a man. His hair falls crooked, poorly cut by his family's blade. His fingers curl like claws, stained black by ash and war. Aristide is the Angel of Death. He is that man-made divinity which no prophecy was able to fortell, a monster made of ice and bone. Frost clings to his lashes as blood clings to his palms. CONTENT WARNINGS (16+) Profanity, violence and gore, alcohol and drug usage, non-explicit sexual content, self-destructive actions and suicidal ideation, minor character death, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things. [[WORD COUNT: IN PROGRESS]] COVER BY APHRODITE270

West Rickert is an asshole. He's a crackhead, and he's a drunk. At least, that's what everyone says about him.