[ONC 2025 Shortlister] An apprentice silversmith, haunted by his reflection. A wealthy family, falling to ruin. A patron spirit, searching for a pact. Five games will decide their fate. After acquiring great wealth from a boom in silver trade, the Blackwood family moves into a mansion that was mysteriously abandoned by its previous owners. The property has everything a family of established silversmiths could need: prime trade location, a smithing workshop, and a large mirror that was left behind. To Kyren Blackwood, the promises of a new life and the riches that come with it are more than enough to overshadow the eerie tale. But the mirror watches. Reflections are not what they seem. Driven to the brink of insanity, Kyren must uncover the mirror's secrets before his family loses everything. In a desperate attempt to free himself, he agrees to play five games with the spectre in the mirror. If he can win three, the curse will end. Lose, and he surrenders his soul to the silver spirit. ~An ONC novella, inspired by prompts 13 and 55. ~Set in the same world as Buried in the Sea but can be read completely independently (with no spoilers to one or the other).

In this collection of poems: A veteran and rookie police officer fake a relationship undercover, then fall in love. And a solo traveler meets a local who helps her find her path in the present and for the future. Written for National Poetry Writing Month 2023 using @WattpadPoetry Versification prompts and guidelines (limited to between 4-10 lines)

[CELEBRATE AFRICA AWARDS 2021 WINNER] 'The world has its Gods, and its Devils too . . .' The misfit. Denrele Ọrẹoluwa Balogun was set apart because he had the same red hair as those who have the ability to control fire. But while he lacked that ability, this didn't stop the society from treating him differently, until the day he set the world on fire . . . The assassin. Cass was only in The Damned Lands for one reason and there were supposed to be no detours. But what's a girl got to do when she met the intriguing Denrele and mistakenly killed hundreds of people? Definitely not kill more people, but that's what Cass-and Denrele-did anyway. Two connected people find themselves working together to save their lives and the lives of people they love, but the more they run, the more they seem to be entangled in a web of conspiracies from The Blessed Lands. However, sometimes, all you have to do is let the world burn.

The fire wasn't my fault, the wreak wasn't my fault, the breaking and entering wasn't my fault, the high diving wasn't my fault... now I'm being punished for it. I have to spend my summer doing community service at a community arboretum. Reed Redfield is wild and a little out of control, and Sage Arden is careful and controlling. Personalities clash, secrets come out, and bonds are made and broken as the summer continues. Even if this pair learns how to bend, will the world make space for it to happen? If you are looking at this story, just know that it is finished, but I will start up some significant edits to fill out the story.

Rowena Flores has problems...and we're not just talking about her anger management issues. After cursing her cheating ex-boyfriend, this home goods cashier's life is turned upside down when a pack of werewolf shifters accuse her of being a murdering witch. Will Rowena ever prove she's not a witch? Will the hunky pack alpha ask her out? More importantly, will she clear her name before she's burned at the stake? A Not So Cozy Mystery Series: Book I: Good Witch, Bad Alpha Book II: Never Cheat a Witch Book III: Oh, Shift! *cover made with Canva

Three girls trapped in one palace. Three clues to solve one riddle. Three women from different stories and cultures who are the key. And only one hour to solve it. WINNER OF: THE GREAT ESCAPE contest, held by WattpadMulticultural 12/9/2022

Prompt #52: Legend says only he who was fit to rule England could pull the sword from the stone. But the only one who manages to do so is a she. AUTHOR'S NOTE: I tweaked the prompt a teeny bit. I changed England to a fictional island called Moneres Islands and adjusted the setting from historical to present day (without the COVID vibes). According to ancient legend on the Moneres Islands, "He who is fit to rule could pull the sword from the stone." Is a short cute Korean girl from America fit to rule when she accidentally and drunkenly freed the decrepit blade in the dead of night? The answer is a resounding, "Oh hell no!" Except the people of the islands, including the current king, take the outdated myth very seriously and are set on crowning me - Winter Copeland, a 26-year-old photographer from Wisconsin - the queen in thirty days. While I'm safe from wearing clothes inspired by the Easter Bunny, I need to take crash course on how to behave like royalty. Apparently, queens don't joke about reverse harems, kick sleazy lawyers in the gonads, or prefer to hang out with dogs than converse with real people. With my best friend, Philomena, by my side, I'm ready to slay the etiquette classes and boring history lessons while evading my super serious and super hot personal bodyguard and the soon-to-be ousted prince with a perpetual frown on his handsome face. Some welcome the sudden royal change while others are determined to see me fail. Even I expect myself to fail on more than one occasion, but one thing I know for sure. Queens don't quit. They conquer.

Book 1 of It's You Series. Hwang Eun-bi, a boyish noblewoman, stumbles upon the Crown Prince of Joseon and is forced to participate in the Selection of the Crown Princess. ***** Clumsy, cheeky and ungraceful-Eun-bi defies all the rules of how a noble lady should behave. When she chances upon a highly regarded nobleman, one whose demeanour is as cold as ice, she takes up the challenge to break his rules and his walls. Will she win in the end? Or will she lose to his stone-cold attitude? What happens when she crosses the line and discovers that he isn't just an ordinary nobleman? Completed: 31/3/2021 (Word count: 110,000 - 120,000) This story contains PG13 violence and is a work of fiction. Characters, organisations, name of places and incidents may not be historically accurate. Highest ranking: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Drama #3 in Humor #28 in Romance ========================================= Copyright © 2020-2023 by Kim_Knights

Mercy, a young and talented weaver and seamstress, dreamed of spending the rest of her life with Jasmine. That was until the day the marriage decree arrived. Unwillingly betrothed to an equally reluctant blacksmith named Lance, she finds a way to break the contract: make three dresses, one of sunshine, one of moonlight, and one of stardust. This is the story of her quest.

A Kingdom is on the line. The Golden Flower has the power to save and destroy kingdoms. The prophecy stated that it can only be wielded by the chosen one, and anyone else who tries to wield it will cease to exist. Faylinn is a human who lives as a slave among the Fae but little does she know that her days of serving the Fae were coming to an end. The Light High Fae, Jairo, ordered her to go to the Dark Kingdom to pick the Flower but she was unaware of the power it held and the fact that since she could touch it without dying, it meant she was the chosen one. However, in completing the task she unexpectedly encounters the charming yet deadly Dark High Fae, Keir. Faylinn comes to learn of the prophecy and that she has the power to destroy a Kingdom with the Golden Flower. Which Kingdom will she choose to fight with and which one will she choose to destroy? The Light Kingdom or the Dark Kingdom?