ONC 23
50 stories
Divided [ONC 2024] by GeoffreyHarrison
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After a near death experience, James Jones, or Jimmy to his friends, begins to see ghosts. While in surgery, he meets Henry Costa, a renowned ghost buster. Henry is dead, but he's about to become Jimmy's best friend. when he's recovering from his surgery, Jimmy learns his sister has gone missing, and may also be dead. Flying off to America, he sets out to find his sister.
The Guardian *ON HOLD FOR REWORK* by kaylahardy120
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"Due to an error by the clergy, instead of a guardian angel, you've been assigned a demon."
Mated to the Mafioso by Cheerful_Abyss
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[FEATURED BY WATTPAD!] Werewolves, shapeshifters, and mafias, oh my! /// Andrea is a struggling shapeshifter who's trying to understand her past--and not get used for her abilities. Dante is a werewolf mafioso who's trying to destroy his pack from within--and to not destroy himself in the process. After a few fated run-ins, Dante pays Andrea to be disguised as Dante's arranged future mate and fiancée, Bianca. Unfortunately, things go sour--a mating ritual links Andrea and Dante together instead. Two strangers, one of whom hates the other's guts. As they try to break the mating ritual, NYC's crime--and attacks against the supernatural--rise. Andrea and Dante are stuck in the middle of it all. Chance draws them together. Fate cannot pull them apart. *** Follow this exciting, slowburn, and dark enemies-to-lovers romance that's a new blend of contemporary crime thrillers, werewolf drama, and strange magic. Updates at least once weekly!
The Cousin - ONC 2023 by shellzels
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Round One Ambassador Pick. Emily Hollyford fell in love with Oscar Trentham, Earl of Riverstoke, when she was just thirteen years old. All she wanted in life was to marry her prince charming in front of the most important people in her life-her parents. Oscar, on the other hand, only saw an annoying child who pestered him day and night while he was trying to enjoy his visits with his cousin Henry. Due to a series of devastating events, their paths don't cross again till many years later and Oscar can't help wondering what happened to the outgoing and vibrant Emily? Overshadowed by her cousin Cecily and treated horribly by her mother's brother and his wife, Emily is a shell of her former self. But with Oscar back in her life, can she overcome the hurts of her past and find herself again? And more importantly, can she still get her happily ever after? Prompt 33 They had their arrow aimed at their target's back, a perfect shot despite the crowded ballroom. Taking a deep, steading breath, they pulled the bowstring taught and prepared to let the arrow fly. But then their target turned and looked directly at them, finding them in the eaves as if they'd known they were there all along. The target winked.
Excalibur by cosmic_lattes
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|𝟏𝐱 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃/𝐎𝐍𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒| When the apocalypse arrives 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐄 is ready to accept death after living a cursed life. But fate has other plans for him. Whisked away by a mysterious taxi driver with a silver tongue, Kane finds himself caught up in the world of faes, vampires, werewolves and even dragons! What was supposed to be a quest to get answers regarding his family's elusive past transforms into a journey to make him into a warrior capable of saving his dying world. Enter 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐒𝐓. Blessed by the gods and a Lady of the Lake, her tongue is as sharp as the blade she wields. She has no love for Earth and could care less about its demise. But she too has a troubled past that she wants to rectify. If there's any hope at getting what she wants, she needs to whip Kane into shape as efficiently as possible. Kane is cursed. Tempest is blessed. Together they have the power to silence the banshee's world ending scream before it causes Earth's annihilation. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 & 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟎𝟐/𝟎𝟑/𝟐𝟑 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐍/𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏𝟔+ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 & 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: @𝐗𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡
The Dark Side Of The Moon | ONC23 by DreamingAboutCats
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ONC Shortlister(✓) Won The 2023 NanoWatt Awards in the category Novellas. August 1st, 23: Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered - Tales of Adventure. September 1st, 23: 1st place in the Vampire/werewolf category in the Lavender Awards hosted by @grandeur_cat with the highest score: 95.5% September 11, 23: - 3rd place winner in the fantasy category in The Book Awards hosted by AlexandraLing2000. - Featured on @adultfiction - On Stranger Tides September 13, 23: featured on @SpeculativeFiction - Fantasy (mature reads) September 15, 23: featured on @Fantasy - Romantasy September 23: featured on @HighFantasy - fair Verona (romance) May 8, 2024: featured on @DarkFantasyReads on two of their RLs: "Myth and Folklore" and "Fantasy Romance" ------------------ The moon. The moon. The moon. So bright. Rays bathing the earth beneath, illuminating paths, and breathing life into barren lands. However, what about the dark side of the moon? Spending a thousand years stuck in an abyss of nothing but emptiness, loneliness, and darkness is the only life Adaliah has ever known...until she grants someone the gift of life and he grants her the gift of love in return. ------------------ Warning: Violence, death, gore, blood, and...sexual tension. + If you are reading this on any site other than Wattpad then it is being unlawfully shared. Mirror sites often contain malware so please protect yourself and the work of this author by reading only on Wattpad. ------------------ [ONC entry - 1st draft - unedited]
Burn the Evidence #ONC2023 by happyperson081
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Ava Kingsley is basking in her post-senior year summer- until she gets a phone call that sends her universe spinning in a completely new direction. - The disappearance of 22 year old diner waitress Jamie Clark and her son Tyler is a cold case closed 10 years ago, until a phone call dialed to the wrong number causes Ava to be spun up in the secret life of Jamie and the secrets she was keeping from the world in order to save the mother-son duo before their kidnapper grows bored of the game they are playing. - ONC 2023 Longlister ONC 2023 Shortlister - FEATURED on Stories Undiscovered for the Month of April Under 'Be THAT Girl' - cover by the talented @MuniWilliams
Blackbird by sarah3534
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🏳️‍🌈ONC2023 Shortlister [A queer retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern day California.] Tate Parker and Alex Benitez are sworn enemies, but it's not a battle line they've drawn. As the sons of warring co-workers, the pair are destined to be at odds by association. With this comes inherited rumors and social stigmas that each is desperate to break. But when the opportunity arises, their newfound kinship threatens one's redemption by putting them in a situation where the rumor about them might become true. And for the other, he must choose which to sacrifice in the court of public opinion, his father or friend? Both come at the risk of driving their families to the brink of war. PS - Nobody has to die at the end. Yay.
The Wilderness Years by The_Al_Chemist
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• OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2023 • SHORTLISTER • AMBASSADORS' PICK • FEATURED STORY • Artemis Hexley used to be the famed Curse-Breaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, she isn't even a Curse-Breaker anymore. The events that shaped her formative years may be behind her, but with the Triwizard Tournament approaching, her past might be about to catch up with her... This new stand-alone story features Artemis Hexley, the protagonist of the Hexley Saga, as well as a cast of characters from the Wizarding World. The Wilderness Years was written and shortlisted for the Open Novella Contest 2023. It has been a featured story for: • Wattpad Urban Fantasy • Wattpad Potterverse
The Red of the Writing by StarSpeckledSkies
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Three women, who have never met. Three secrets, never meant to be known. Three lives, tangled together in horrific ways, as fate plays with the strings. * * * * * Rani Altario has a secret. A threat to her life and her country leaves her with little choice but to flee, hiding herself behind a new identity for protection. But make no mistake; Rani isn't running. She's waiting, struggling to keep her flame lit. And it is all too simple for even a small fire to turn into an inferno. Maliha Sarrow has a secret. By day, she's the breathtaking young maiden, whose hand is wanted by what feels like every man in her hometown (never mind that she doesn't want any of them). The ultimate prize to be won. But by night, she's someone - something - different, darker. Something Maliha never wanted to be. But for the people she loves, there's no limit to what she'd become. Rija Nazari has a secret. Injured and betrayed, she leaves behind everything she's ever known for a nation that won't welcome her. It's a risk - scratch that, it's a suicide mission - but Rija is alone, afraid, and out of options. But will leaving truly save her? * * * * * Originally written for the Open Novella Contest 2023! Prompt #15 (MAIN): Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives. Prompt #49 (SECONDARY): "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can." Michael Scott, "The Sorceress."