[Bauhinia Legacy Series, Book 4.0] 🏅HONORABLE MENTION IN ONC 2023🏅 Written for the 2023 Open Novella Contest: It's easy to get away with crime in a packed, unruly and newly built city--Cantonesia: The Jewel of the Orient. That's what Amelia Yeung's family has been doing for decades. She's part of Cantonesia's most notorious and elusive mafia family, the Bauhinias. On Amelia's next mission, which involves the Governor of Cantonesia and his family, she makes a dangerous mistake that takes away her freedom. Thus, she is forced to make a deal with two formidable forces. But scandals and secrets await her wherever she goes, and Amelia unearths one that could damage the Governor's reputation. She begins to question the moral integrity of those around her as the situation unfolds. To make matters worse, government agents are on Amelia's trail. She knows if she's captured, it could be the end of the Bauhinias. Now Amelia has to evade the law and help them at the same time. Will Amelia be able to solve her Cantonesia caper? Or will the government get to her first? ****** ONC Prompts used: #15, 33, 75 ****** Accolades: 🥇1st: Best Writing in the Phoenix Mini Awards 🥇1st: Best Epilogue in the Starlight Mini Awards 🥇1st: Action/Adventure in the Serenity Book Awards 🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Katana Awards 🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Fluorescence Awards 🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Philosopher Awards 🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Ambrosia Awards 🥈2nd: Best Prologue in the Starlight Mini Awards 🥈2nd: Best Bright Cover in the Best Book Cover Awards 🥉3rd: Hidden Gems Category in The Phoenix Awards 🥉3rd: Action/Science Fiction in The Philosopher Awards 🏅Honorable Mention: Best Protagonist in The Ambrosia Awards 🏅4th in the Wonder Awards: Best Worldbuilding 🏅ONC Round 1 & 2 Qualifier 🏅ONC Longlister & Shortlister 🏅FEATURED on the ONC Ambassador's Pick Reading List 🏅FEATURED on APIFantasy ****** Cover by

" Marinette.... your pregnant?" The Ball, the dancing, the fun, the confessions, the danger, the challenges, and the love. It all leads to one thing... one thing that neither was ready for. It was the best times of their lives nonetheless... //Disclaimer: I wrote all of this before the second season of Miraculous came out. Anything new continuity wise I might have wrong in this book.//

Amara, a creature of the sea humans liked to call sirens, was as beautiful as she was deadly. All her life, she had one purpose, and that was to prey on humans, but the moment she laid eyes on that man something changed. Two creatures from two completely different worlds, how likely was it that they would cross paths in this lifetime? "Finding you was my fate and my destiny," HIGHEST RANKs #1 in siren #1 Lycan #9 in magical #10 in Austin #11 in -romance *DISCLAIMER: I am an amateur writer so there are bound to be some plot holes grammar mistakes, and inconsistencies in my book but I will try my best to keep it as minimal as possible.* ENJOY THE STORY! ❤️ If anyone would like to help proof read/edit my chapters please feel free to DM me :)

Settled into some semblance of a normal life, Henley Linden tries to catch up to everyone else her age. Between dating millionaire Bennett Calloway, working as his assistant, finishing her degree, and trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life, she has little time for outside drama. But as she's brought into the limelight, it also brings her unwanted attention. When strange notes began being left for her, and someone begins sending pictures of herself to her, she tries to ignore it, desperate to continue living a normal life. But when the mysterious stalker takes it a step further, she is forced to face them. Bennett Calloway thinks his life is going his way for once, but worries when it will all come crashing down again. With family issues put behind him, he tries to focus on rebuilding his company and strengthening his relationship with Henley. However, Bennett soon realizes that Henley and his differences go beyond just how they view the world. Not everyone is happy with millionaire Lee Calloway assuming the position of chairman after ousting his mother from the position. Not his imprisoned mother, not the shareholders, and most certainly not his boyfriend, Henry. Afraid the past might repeat itself, Henry worries over Lee's dedication to his job and wants him to take it easy. Afraid of too much work falling to his little brother who has finally found some happiness in life, Lee overexerts himself, stretching him out thin to keep everyone happy. Whether it takes a toll on his relationship or not. When a dream opportunity comes up for Ariana Sosa, she has to decide whether to stay with her best friend Henley and the two men rivaling for her love or to move away to follow her dreams and leave everything behind. But everyone's lives are disrupted as a person from the past reappears, setting off a domino effect that no one can stop.

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]