"Sometimes, the end is just the beginning." Every summer, William returned to Bellefield-a world of glittering mansions, secret hideaways, and the kind of luxury that could almost make you forget reality. Almost. He was drawn back year after year not just by the charm of his cousins and their circle-Jake, Alex, Lillian, Dylan, James, Jenny-but by Dream. His best friend. His secret love. The girl whose name felt like a whisper he was never allowed to say out loud. From the moment they met as children, something unspoken lived between them, growing deeper with every summer they shared. Bellefield was their sanctuary. A place where sunlit days melted into moonlit secrets. But that illusion shattered the summer everything changed. One tragic night. One death. And a web of buried truths unraveling in the golden haze of youth. Now, as William returns to where it all began, he's forced to confront the memories he tried to leave behind-and the love he never stopped carrying.

Everly Winter hasn't had a day without responsibility in years. Between dealing with her newly divorced parents and watching out for a suicidal best friend, Everly never has time for herself. But then Jace Wasson comes along, self-contained and enigmatic. He doesn't give Everly the best first impression, but the two of them just can't seem to stay away from each other. Everly finds herself falling- falling in love with someone who she never expected to like the slightest bit.

The blood moon is an ominous event, where sinister things may happen. Ana traveled thousands of miles away from her old life in a quest to find her true self. However, when one wanders into strange territories, they are bound to adventure into perilous paths. Would Ana find what she was seeking? Or she was going to find more than she asked for? __________________________ This two-part story is part of writing contest sponsored by @retold. The prompt: Across the Carpathian Mountains - (Based on Dracula) After ending up stranded in the Carpathian Mountains, you stumble across a large castle. The owner allows you to stay, but they have a terrifying secret. Photo credit: Found on Pinterest, thus, I do not own the picture and the all rights are reserved to the original owner. #ReclaimYourClassics

George Nicholson had, always, been a guy with a plan. Nothing was meant to happen on a whim in his life. As his last year of university loomed in the distance, George put together a plan to spend summer at his home town of Lakebay with his two best friends Cole and Farah. However, in a surprising turn of events, George and his best friends ended up spending four weeks in Sandburg, a destination known for summer breaks. Carrying his unease and his unfulfilled summer plan on his shoulder, George went to the City of Ocean where his life was about to be changed forever after meeting Leah. Leah was not just a stranger who barged into his life on one hot afternoon on the beach, but also came along with a mischievous gleam in her eyes and a plan of her own. Would George dare to go with her plans? Or Leah was going to be too much to handle? The story is complete. More than 50.000 words. This story is competing in #Wattys 2023.