** The beautiful Snow White becomes the marionette of a sinister prince and seven unscrupulous rogues. But can the wicked stepmother really be overthrown so easily? ** "Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?" - Brothers Grimm - In a kingdom plagued by darkness and despair, Mairwen's beauty makes her the target of her evil stepmother Rhiannon's jealousy. When the faithful huntsman tries to make the poisoned princess disappear into the forest, he falls victim to a gang of seven merciless robbers. When the rogues discover the beautiful princess in her timeless sleep, they use her as bait to lure travelers into a deadly trap... Over the years, many noble princes and brave heroes come to rescue the princess and awaken her with a kiss - but none succeed. Until one day, a prince from a distant kingdom appears. However, he does not come to free Snow White from the villains' clutches but to use her for his own wicked plans. So, he makes the guards a tempting offer. Will the kingdom be plunged into eternal darkness? Or can true love flourish in the tainted soil to ultimately free the kingdom as well as Snow White's heart and restore peace to the land? **** BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2023 - @Lowfantasy **** 🏅 1. Place Wonder Awards - Short Stories 🏅 1. Place Snow Crystal Awards - Short Stories 🥇 1. Place Laurel Wreath Award - Short Stories 🥈 2nd Place Philosopher Awards - Thriller 🥈 2nd Place Campfire Award - Short Story **** A dark adaptation of the fairy tale "Snow White."

** When their beloved mistress is murdered, a white raven and a black fox embark on a journey for revenge. Will the brave familiars manage to recover the stolen heart in time - or would they lose themselves? ** "Sometimes love is what drives you to take your next breath. Other times, it's revenge." - ONC24EN Prompt #27 - When the guardian of a fairy grove is cruelly murdered for the source of her power, her two familiars and faithful protectors are left broken and lost. But soon, their despair changes, and from this moment on, they are driven by one desire alone: Revenge. They embark on a death-defying journey with the little strength they have left to reclaim the stolen heart. Will the black fox Cian and the white Raven Lir manage together to steal back the soul of their beloved mistress before their magic is used up and their lives are forfeit? Or will they turn back into what they once were and lose themselves forever? Time is running out, because the two nature spirits don't have much fairy magic left, as the cruel thief has his own sinister plans... *** English Version of our ONC 2024 Entry. Story by BellOfSilence & DearNovalee Cover by Thinkerling

** Could an undying love blossom in the ruins of a shattered world? ** And so the world of men was lost and a new one, our world, was born. - Morrígan Goddess of the Battle of the Túatha Dé Danann - 4th cycle anno Bellum. The Second World War, which drove humanity to the abyss, has not only left death and destruction in its wake but has also opened the door to another reality. When the situation threatens to tip over, German cultists resort to desperate measures: They use a magical artifact that changes the fate of all humanity. It ripped the veil to Thule apart and revealed the realm of myths and legends. Beings that once only existed in the tales of the ancients now rule the world. In the ruins of the old times and an emerging new society with mighty rulers, the so-called Vaesen, the few survivors fight desperately for their existence while the remaining Cultists of the Thule Society work secretly to seal the world's fate once more. But amid chaos and despair, hope also arises. A Shapeshifter driven by revenge and an Bloodhunter of the Strigoi who harbors secrets of her own becomes caught up in the intrigue. Together, they embark on a hunt that could decide whether the world remains the same or undergoes another bloody transformation. In a storm of attraction, prejudice, and magic, Zane and Myreille must not only sort out their feelings and overcome the hostile Vaesen's entanglements but also fight against the impending doom that threatens to devour the last lives. **** NOVELLA Translation of our german ONC contribution 2024 German ONC24 WINNER Alternate History, Dark-Fantasy, Romance, Noir, Mystery-Mash-up :D 🥇Milestone Awards - Fantasy 🥇Sunflower Awards - Fantasy 🥇The Prose Gem Award - Fantasy 🥇ELPIDA Awards - Fantasy 🥇 The Sapphirian J Awards - Fantasy 🥈 Cloud Awards - General Fiction

🗝️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 -Mustash- Ryker Viltarin, a former soldier and now a private detective, is asked for help by an old comrade: He has to find his ex-wife, who has kidnapped their child because of their impending divorce. At first, this sounded like an easy case for Viltarin. The search for the missing leads the investigator to the sleepy little town of Silvershore on Everbreeze Lake in Canada. When he moves into the small guesthouse Pineview Cottage, Ryker is convinced that he has found an unscrupulous child abductor. But why does this impression change more and more the closer he gets to her? Why does every step toward the truth raise more questions than answers? And what is the significance of the mysterious key that suddenly ends up in Evelyn's possession? Will Ryker succeed in saving Evelyn and Liam, or will they also fall victim to the killer from Everbreeze Lake? 🗝️ "Taking You Home" is a romantic and gripping mystery-drama story about love, betrayal, and the shadows of the past that must be overcome to finally understand the true meaning of happiness. 🗝️ *** ROMANCE READS 2024 CONTESTANT 🥇Frosty Flavour Award - Adult 🥇Wishing Socks Awards - Others & Best Blurb 🥇TheGemstoneBookAwards - Romance 🥇Inferno Awards - Romance 🥇Cloud Awards - Romance 🥇Black Lace Award - Romance 🥈ELPIDA-Awards - Romance

𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓, 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍... **A mirror-wandering thief and a knight who has lived hundreds of lives try to return the most precious thing to the Queen of Ice and Snow: the Heart of Winter itself. ** "When leaves have fallen And skies turned to grey The night keeps closing in on the day A nightingale sings his song of farewell You better hide for her freezing hell" - Ice Queen, Within Temptation - Keir, a self-proclaimed master thief, finds himself in a very unfortunate situation after a failed robbery: in exchange for his life, he agrees to free the stolen daughter of the ice-cold Winter Queen from the hands of the Summer Court. However, Keir is anything but a shining hero. To succeed, the infamous 'Mirror Walker' must use his extraordinary abilities and join forces with the noblest soul under the sun: Ser Drustan, also known as the Iron Knight. The two unlikely companions must work together to brave the dangers on the journey to the Summer Court, especially since Keir is still wanted in the desert country for murdering his former master, a mighty sultan. When Keir finally manages to break into the Amber Palace amid the rust-red deserts, he discovers much more is at stake than his own life. Can a former slave, a heroic knight, and a stormy shieldmaiden change the fate of the Ringrealms? Or might dark intrigues and the war of the High Courts bring ruin to the mortal world? **** Cover by Thinkerling ONC2025 Start: 06.02.2025

** 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. The young widow Rebecca must choose between her old love or the chance of a new beginning. ** "You're still here When I close my eyes I still see you I still feel you And we'll never be apart You're still here Still here in my heart" - Natasha Bedingfield - Rebecca and Aiden live a perfect love story - until a plane crash ends their happily ever after. Overwhelmed by grief and the loss of the love of her life, Rebecca reaches for her cell phone in a moment of despair and writes a message to Aiden's old number. To her great shock, she receives a reply with Aiden's typical vow of love: "Forever yours." Touched by the comforting messages, Rebecca soon clings to this mysterious connection to her deceased husband. It is only when she meets Ian, another mourner, at a grief therapy session that she slowly begins to open up to life again. But while Ian tries to help Rebecca escape her grief, his desperate attempts collide with the mysterious messages of a past that Rebecca simply can't - or won't - let go of. Will Rebecca find the courage to fall in love again, or will she remain trapped in her longing for Aiden and continue to cling to the messages from the afterlife? "𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒 - 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠" 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝘩𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. *** English Version of my WSC Story

** 𝑰𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇? To prevent the downfall of Avalon, the young priestess Morgana must retrieve the magic sword Caliburn and save the mysterious man from her visions. ** "Fate is a mysterious thing. It can carry your soul upwards like the wind or guide you through the darkest night as the stars. But it can also end differently. Then fate can shackle you more tightly and relentlessly than any iron chain in the world ever could." Since childhood, Morgana has felt a deep connection to the legendary Avalon - the ancient trees, the holy waters, the voices of the Mother Goddess and the Sidhe. Beyond the mists, she seems to have found her destiny. Yet on the day of her sacred initiation, when Morgana must cross the veil between life and death and return as a re-born priestess, she witnesses terrifying visions of a dark future: the bloody end of Albion, Avalon and all those she loves. And who is the stranger she sees in the mists, whose face she cannot forget? Determined to avert this dark fate, Morgana defies the laws and boundaries of Avalon - and the high priestess Nimue herself. At the side of the mysterious Myrrdin, the young woman leaves the isle in the mists to prevent the impending tragedy. Can fate be outwitted? Is it possible to determine a person's destiny? Or will each step Morgana takes only push Avalon and herself closer to the edge of an abyss? **** Cover by Thinkerling Prequel to the 2026 upcoming AVALON trilogy

** Marian, a thieving nobleman's daughter with too big a heart, meets Robin Hood, a daring thief with a huge ego. Will they be able to overcome pain, longing, and, finally the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham? Or will the legend end before it begins? ** "Hope, be it never so faint, bringeth a gleam into darkness, like a little rushlight that costeth but a groat." ― Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - In the heart of Nottinghamshire, the noblewoman Maid Marian has a secret double life as a thief by night. She steals from the chests of embezzlers and distributes her loot to the poor. When she crosses paths with the self-proclaimed King of Thieves, past and present collide, soon forcing her to choose between loyalty to the crown and the law - or rebellion. But it's not only the dangerous raids that swirl her life: soon she is torn between her feelings for the charming Robin Hood and the honourable Guy of Gisborne. Will Marian be able to bring justice to the kingdom? Will she lose her heart to the King of Thieves or will the righteous Guy of Gisborne be able to preserve her honour? In a story of love, courage and resistance, Marian's fate interweaves with the legends of Sherwood Forest. **** Part 1 of the Sherwood-Dilogie **** Wattys2023 GERMAN WINNNER + Special Price for Most Engaging World Cover/Banner by Thinkerling *** 🥇1st Place Literary Book Award - Adventure 🥇1st Place Lavender Awards - Historical Fiction 🥇 1st Place Ambrosia Awards - Best Cover 🥇 1st Place Ambrosia Awards - Historical Fiction 🥇 1st Place Phoenix Award - Best Cover 🥈 2nd Place - Tricolor Triennial Awards - Historical Fiction 🥈 2nd Place - The Wonder Awards - Fanfiction 🥈 2nd Place - The Nebula Awards - Historical Fiction 🥈 2nd Place - The Aster Awards - General Fiction ****

[WATTYS 2022 GRAND PRIZE WINNER] ** Die perfekte erste Mission für zwei unerfahrene Sucher: Ein kleines Dorf inmitten finsterer Wälder. Dunkle Geheimnisse. Grausame Todesfälle und rätselhafte Ereignisse. Kyle Crowford ist selbsternannter Meister der Arkanen Künste, leidet an einem viel zu großem Ego und sein Partner Dr. Archer besitzt einen geladenen Revolver. Was also kann da schon schiefgehen? ** „Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. Die Welt will betrogen sein; werde sie also betrogen!" - Motto des Ordens der Sucher - London 1898. Wo Geisteranrufungen so normal geworden sind, wie Cricket und Tennis, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Fantasie und Realität. In der feinen Gesellschaft gehört Okkultismus und eine Zugehörigkeit zu 'geheimen' Logen zur aktuellsten Mode. Eine besonders exklusive Gruppierung dieser Art, ist der Orden der Sucher, welcher sich der Erforschung, Geheimhaltung und Vertuschung übernatürlicher Ereignisse verschrieben hat. Kyle Crowford und Dr. Benjamin Archer sind Frischlinge im Orden, haben ihren Initiationsritus gerade hinter sich und brennen voller Tatendrang auf ihre erste Mission... bis sie erfahren, dass jene sie in ein abgelegenes Kaff mitten in Dartmoor führt. In einer Welt jenseits des Offensichtlichen, in der Magie die Realität verbiegen kann und Alpträume Wirklichkeit werden, müssen sich die Agenten den Rätseln um die geheimnisvollen Todesfälle stellen - im Idealfall, ohne selbst die nächsten Opfer zu werden. Denn neben ihren eigenen Geheimnissen, lauern unerwartet finstere Abgründe in St. George. *** WATTYS 2022 GRAND PRIZE GEWINNER EDITORS PICK APRIL 2023 TOP 25 WATTPAD HISTORICAL AWARDS 18 x WATTPAD FEATURED 🥇 1.Platz Blue Pegasus🐎Award 2022 - Übernatürliches 🥇 1.Platz Regenbogen🌈Award - Mystery 🥇 1.Platz Schneeflocken❄Award 2022 - Mystery 🥇 1.Platz Voxes Summer Award🦊"Bester Klappentext"