After Luna's father dies, her mother goes into a deep state of depression. She comes home one day to find she has sold everything and they are joining a man in his "community". Luna quickly figures out that she's in a cult and she doesn't know how to get out.

The last survivor on Earth has to watch the world burn in front of her

What story can you write only using 55 words? These are a few of mine, but if you have any inbox them to me. I'll give you credit for them, no worries!

A bank robbery starts off well, but ends horribly

Tabby has to rely on her brothers to keep a secret and hide a body . Thanks to AmberLJConrad for the cover!

Kevin is stuck as an English teacher. He is a writer, but has never been successful. When his latest novel gets rejected by a publisher, Kevin breaks down. Two protagonists from his novels come to life and teach him how to write a horror novel. This leads to a night of murder and terror.

Each day she wakes up in a different body, not knowing who she is, and each night that body dies. She is the Reaper Syndrome, and she's desperate to know why. ***** She doesn't know what's happening. Each day she wakes up in a new body, not knowing who she is. She has to pretend to be the person, and at the end of the day her new body dies. The media have a name for these deaths: the Reaper Syndrome. No one believes it's a person jumping from body to body, until Joe. He's a conspiracy theorist, but she can make him listen. He trusts her, and he can also see the mysterious man, Samael, that's following her. Why is this happening to her? Who can she trust? Every day it takes her to end the Reaper Syndrome, another person dies. She doesn't want the last victim to be her. *2021 Wattys Shortlisted*

Ash plans on stealing a cursed diamond that contains the souls people have sold to Satan. What could possibly go wrong? ---- Ash Gallagher is a professional jewel thief and killer. Cold and calculated, he always gets what he wants. However, the one thing he cannot find is a woman that does not want him for his money. Gracelynn "Emerald" Taylor is a dancer at The Cave, a club that exclusively serves criminals. She pickpockets almost every man she dances for. She hates the work but is saving money to get her older brother back into rehab. She is convinced that no man would ever want to date her because of her job. Ash and Gracelynn meet each other on a dating app called Flirtley. They each pretend to be wholesome and not the criminal that they are. This all goes well until they run into each other at The Cave. Ash recruits Gracelynn to help him obtain the Diablo's Heart, a cursed jewel that is being hidden by the Catholic Church. Together they go on a heist to find the gem, but together they discover that there are some things that should remain hidden. --- What is this? It's a smutty romance heist with a horror twist. UPDATES EVERY SUNDAY

Harley Sinclair finds herself attracted to bad boys. Not only do tattoos and motorcycles attract her, but she loves a walking red flag. Does he have a bad temper? Sexy. Does he tell white lies? Mysterious. Wears his baseball cap backward? Hot. Wilder Sharp is full of these warnings, and Harley is counting every single one. He's charming, cunning, and manipulative; however, he is always on her mind. He might be everything her mother warned her about, but the sex is too good to let him go. In her mind, she can change him, but that is an impossible task. Knowing Wilder is a nightmare is not enough to keep Harley from this gorgeous toxic man. ----- Open Novella Contest 2023 entry Prompt 51: The problem with red flags is that I'm attracted to them

When twenty-five-year-old nurse, Lorelei Collins suffers a bad breakup, her friends convince her to try out a new dating app. But all of the profiles are boring and discouraging until she matches with Jesse. His profile doesn't include the usual display of muscles and sunsets and pets. His pictures are of masked strangers in leather with sex toys Lorelei did not even know existed. She knows she should be scared, but she has to find out more about this man. Because even though up till now Lorelei has led an ordinary life, something about him feels right. Lorelei embarks on a dark sexual exploration and only time will prove whether Jesse is a waking fantasy or a nightmare. WATTYS 2022 SHORTLISTED