What do you do if an elf appears in your apartment and asks you to fill in for a sick Santa? Easy, you let him kidnap you to the North Pole. Finding out the truth behind Santa's sudden disappearance from the mortal world decades ago was not part of the plan though. ----------------------- This book is a short story for the adventure contest. Word count: 996 words 🏆 1st place Festive Adventure Craze contest on @adventure

Every witch is supposed to hunt and kill a dragon to sacrifice their heart to complete the coven's sacred transition ritual, turning them into a full-fledged witch. It occurs when the very witch turns 20. When the time came for me to plunge my dagger into the dragon... I couldn't do it. We have a connection I can't ignore but it's completely Forbidden. ~~~~~~ This short story is for the Unlock The Love collab contest by @WattWitches and @Watt-Dragons. #9 in bwwm

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"Let's go for a party." They said. "It'll be fun." They said. Well my best friends were so wrong. So very very wrong... My world literally turned upside down after that one night. It was supposed to be my first High school party and it was the day before my 18th birthday and in case your wondering, my birthday is on Halloween. Pretty cool right? Not. At the stroke of midnight like Cinderella or some shit, my powers were unlocked. And get this... I'm a witch. And there's this evil demon lady called Lilith who my mom and dad locked up in the depths of hell that is hell bent on killing me for some reason (pun intended) and I have seven days to find a way to stop her. Urgh! The only positive thing about this is that Lucas, the son of Lucifer, is helping me, along with his wolf familiar Sydney. I may be catching feelings for him and I think he feels the same. I'm Melody by the way. #5 in princeofhell #8 in familiars #10 in portals

My name is Gemma and I'm the white wolf. My life has been really, really shitty. At 3, the pack I stayed at was attacked, I lost my mother, was kidnapped and abused by some people. They asked me to reveal the identity of the white wolf. I was only 3 for goddess' sake! How was I supposed to know? After I was deemed useless to their search, I became their maid. I lost 12 years, 12 freaking years, to these people but I escaped. I had planned it for a long time and managed to get from America to England. I met my mate there. Alpha Conner Hughes. I love him. He helped me figure myself out and taught me of gifted wolves. I'm a gifted wolf, scratch that, His Gifted Luna. Everything was quiet for four years, four beautiful years, until fate just decided to fuck with me and send me back to my old pack to deal with hunters. Secrets will be revealed, hardships will be overcome and hearts will be broken. I just hope i can get through it all with Conner by my side. #1 in gifts #1 in secondchancemate #4 in conner #1 in newfamily

When she was 14, Dalia was sold to Matteo Martinelli, the former leader of the largest Italian mafia. Flash forward with his son, Vittore Martinelli as the new leader, Dalia is given to him as a birthday present after years in spent in the "safe house". Dalia struggles to fulfill a promise she made and get her old self back as Vittore tries not to fall for the black beauty. Will they go through all the lies, jealousy, betrayal, envy, lust and murder together all in the name of love? Because at the end of it all, she is still Property Of Vittore Martinelli. * * * "Lift your hand," I said looking at how he held onto his bicep with a tight grip. "Let me take a look at the bullet wound." "No tesoro. I can do this myself," Vittore grumbled and I gave him incredulous look. "Don't start that bullshit with me Vittore. Remove your arm and let me help you or..." I trailed off, not able to say more. I was still in shock but I could do this. "Just... just let me help." "No." I glared at Vittore. "Why are you being so damn egotistic?! Let me help you! Do you know what it was like to find you like... and to..." I couldn't even get all the words out. "Let me help you. Please." Begging wasn't something I'd ever do but I just needed him to let me help him. "No-" "Why?!" I suddenly exploded. "Why won't you just let me help you?!" "Because I don't know how to handle it ok?!" Vittore suddenly exploded, his dark eyes glaring at me. "I don't know how to handle these... feelings. Fuck tesoro you drive me crazy! Don't you see that? You make me question everything I've ever known and... I can't..." I watched Vittore as his expression turned determined. "Fuck it." He leaned forward and pressed his lips on mine. * * * WARNING! Mentions of death, torture, gore, abuse and other things related to the mafia.

Lori's just looking for little time to focus on work after a bad breakup - until a steamy encounter with a sensual stranger leaves her looking for much, much more. ***** Ben Stone is used to getting exactly what he wants. Being a successful businessman and known playboy allows him his pick of beautiful women. He loves them all - but just for a night. That is, until he seduces Lori at her friend's bachelorette party and can't get her out of his head. For Lori, men do not make the short list of important things in her life - but then again, she hasn't met Ben before. When their relationship must be kept a secret they're forced to make a choice: prior obligations, or their burning flame? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Cover designed by Lucas Fisher

Emery Thompson just wants to finish nursing school. She is tired of surviving just to get through and wants to be able to finally move on so she can start her life. She has made a lot of mistakes that most people couldn't begin to imagine and the effort to keep those dark mysteries secret becomes an impossible task when she meets Colton, who seems determined to break down her walls. Colton Hayes enters his final year of college hoping to make it a memorable one before he has to grow up and enter the real world. It's his last chance to follow his dream of becoming a professional soccer player and playing in the big leagues. The unknown of the future ways on him as does the pressure from his parents to pick a career that will offer him stability. When Colton gets paired with Emery for a class assignment, their worlds collide and gravitate together, helpless to resist. She gets under his skin and enters his every waking thought. And for the first time in years, he finds himself passionate about something off the soccer field. But the closer they get brings back emotions from the past they both had long since tried to bury. Will these two broken souls darken further or will they realize that sometimes two wrongs do make a right? This book is for mature audiences as it will contain mature content and mature language. Please don't steal or copy mine or anyone's work. Book cover credit to @bottle_of_rum Won first place in The Lavender Awards. Won first place in The Sunflower Awards. Disclaimer: I do not own the photo used for the cover of this book nor do I claim any ownership of the photo used. All rights and credit are reserved to the rightful owner.

[2021 Wattys Shortlist] All debts must be paid regardless of the person who settles it. People must be eliminated if they have no use. Sacrifices are encouraged for the development of the country. Willow Bare is one of the Gifted; people with abilities that help them preform better than the average human. Unfortunately, Willow's gift, an abnormal high tolerance for pain, comes with effects that threaten a system aiming for perfection. Willow must now, with the help of her family and best friend, Kane, battle a society that deems her useless and demands her sacrifice.

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