❝ 𝐃𝐔𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐒𝐓, 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐒𝐓. ❞ 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑 she was, 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 had always kept the real world out of her reach. When her grandmother's passing seemed to hold more secrets than she bargained for, Alana's hopes at an adrenaline-filled life quickly turned into nightmares of staying alive as she was thrown into the game of survival she had never thought of playing the protagonist of. The chosen one, they said, the only worthy descendant of the world's greatest assassin walking the line between reality and abnormality - but how much can one person take when the stakes of living a life of mystery and intertwined love are much higher than expected? ♰ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ♰ 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐄𝐒 they claimed to be, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 played the role of the stories you'd tell in the dark, the concealed identities of the world's bravest warriors. The legacy continues fifty years down the line, yet this time, there's no telling of how it will go down in history - for the light had made its appearance. Five, soon to be six, agents of the deadliest spying organization have one goal in mind - finish Operation Nightshade even if it meant risking your life. One mission that their ancestors couldn't complete, and one legacy to be fulfilled, but one question remains unanswered. Who will make it out alive to tell the story? ❝ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑. ❞ 𝗡 𝗢 𝗧 𝗘 ━━━━ • CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN

One Kiss changed everything. Hailey is done with college and on the verge of either losing her job or climbing the ladder and maybe restructuring her love life. When she's mismatched with the wrong person on a date, a stranger swoops in to be the hero. He may be charming, but he's the kind that breaks one like a promise - even if she can't remember what he looks like. Brandon, the CEO of Go Girl magazine and secret developer of The Aphrodite dating app, has been thinking of that kiss that made his heart skip three or four beats. He's sure that joining the app will help him find her, but he is not sure how many times he has to try before seeing her again. Will these two find their way back to each other, or will Aphrodite change the terms?

Deacon Blye struggles to leave the shadow of a demanding legacy to create his own. Working himself to the bone, he's now the popular mysterious country star for True Tone Records. Don't be fooled by his suave personality, Deacon likes filth... When a spanner is thrown in his works quite literally, he needs to rethink his plans and possibly swallow his pride. Harlowe Nichols is proud of the country music legacy her parents left for her to build on. She's the sensation for her family's Nickel Records & Publishing. But to be fair, shining in their shadow can be daunting. Fans and haters alike have named her, 'Music City's Sweetheart', not really caring if she truly has any talent. Harlowe is determined to forge a path for herself. The filth mentioned earlier, could stick and blemish both their images. What happens when the Mystery Man and the Sweetheart collide? Chasing Legacy is entered in the Open Novella Contest 2023. I'll use Prompt 44 (with a dash of Prompt 25 & 51, maybe...). Cover design: P.D. Vance.

[ONC 2023 Shortlister] When the world screams, only the dead will know silence. After an unexplained event occurs, people across the world begin to scream. And never, ever stop. As the world falls into chaos, Henna Blackmore tries to survive, looting and scavenging what she can, when she can, but the screams never stop. When her military ex-girlfriend, Cassie 'Cas' Anderson, shows up at her door, Henna isn't certain whether she is friend or foe, but Cas has information. Vital information that could save the world. They only need to travel half-way across the country to deliver it. And the Screamers are moving. Based upon Prompt 16 - The world did not end with a bang, or a whisper, but rather, one scream at a time. Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

"The pain of freedom is better than the pain of slavery." - Saladin *** For almost a century, a part of humanity has lived underground, in a bunker designated to shelter the vulnerable from the unending war. The people in the bunker, known as the Division Two people, had no knowledge of the outside world except from the reports of the news reporters. Amna, a typical twenty-year-old girl from Division Two, never questioned the absurdity of the rules until a series of strange events began to occur in her life. One by one, her friends were taken out-a punishment for those who defy the law. And when her supposedly dead brother appeared after her wedding day, she realised that everything was a lie. Together with all the 'fallen' people, they strive to overcome the upper class' control over the vulnerable people. Would they be able to bring about a revolution and save the people from being trapped in the bunker forever? ** Based on Prompt 67 from Open Novella Contest 2023. The war had been going on for over 100 years now. Not that you'd ever seen it, living in a bunker your entire life. But one day, a news war reporter suddenly says, "I can't do this anymore. Everything is fine! They're lying! Th-" And the signal cuts out. * Thank you for giving my story a chance. I hope you like it and I would appreciate your feedback. :) The cover is made by @bookloving_pearl

• 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

Miriam's good at what she does. Some might even say great. So talented, she's cornered the market, niche as it is, and is forevermore known as the only person who can make your cheating boyfriend weep in the blink of an eye. Ade's better. Suave and charming, smooth where most are jagged and frayed. So good, he often leaves a trail of adoring fans and broken hearts in his wake. All it takes is a well-timed smile and they're putty in his hands. Except Miriam. She, he quickly realises, is different. Achingly so. Round 1 Winner & Ambassadors Pick - ONC2023 ONC2023 Shortlister ONC2023 Honourable Mention Featured on Romance Reading List - Love Bites Featured on Stories Undiscovered Reading List (August 2023) Amby Romance Favourite 2024

Earth, 35th Century. You can cheat death by downloading your consciousness into a Virtual Universe, with thousands of imaginary worlds to choose from, and countless 'lives' to be 'lived.' But someone of vital importance to the Virtuaverse has been murdered offline. It's up to Daniel Crow Feather, Missing Persons Specialist, to find the virtual Zack Murkerberg in 30 days, because he may hold not only the key to finding his still-at-large murderer - but to the Virtuaverse's survival and that of the 4 billion bodiless virtuals who inhabit it. And in 30 days, without the code to permanently release his consciousness, Murkerberg will be deleted. But things are not what they seem.

The mission - colonize the slopes of Olympus Mons on Mars before the Pacific Alliance lands. The challenge - something isn't quite right with the site foreseen for the colony. Explorations reveal a cave where the support struts for the home dome are supposed to go. It gets worse - not only does the cave move, but it contains the impossible: a human skeleton. And there's a writing on the wall. What starts off odd, soon descends into total madness. But the next shuttle back to Earth doesn't launch until next year. ONC Prompt 59. The year is 2042. The first astronauts landed on mars. They find a cave with a single human skeleton and four words written on the wall.

What if having superpowers was not a gift but a curse? Would you still choose to use it? Aleksandra Leszczyńska works as an agent for a secret government organisation training people with superpowers - the Gifted - to work as a police support force. Working as a public servant to keep peace and order was always her dream, but she struggles as her gift is not as valuable for the field. Still, she refuses to be turned into back-office support. The situation changes when she rescues a cute Gifted from kidnapping and stumbles upon a deviant who dies in excruciating pain, consumed by his own power. After confirming that it's a fate awaiting most of the Gifted, every agent must question if they still want to remain in the organisation and keep using their powers. However, as deviants scheme to kidnap more innocent people and use them for their repulsive experiments, only the Gifted can stop them.