A cursed siren and a noble prince fall into a forbidden love, but every touch threatens to doom them both-forcing them to defy fate, sacrifice everything, and embrace the call of the ocean. When Nerisa trades her voice for a chance at love, she never expects the price to be a curse that forbids her from ever kissing Adrien, the prince she was destined to enchant. Drawn together by an undeniable passion, they battle courtly intrigue, dangerous temptations, and the relentless pull of the sea. But as Adrien's wedding looms and the curse tightens its grip, Nerisa is faced with an impossible choice-let him go or claim his heart at a devastating cost. In a world where love and fate collide, they must decide if their passion is worth the ultimate sacrifice.

**ONC 2024 Shortlisted** **Featured on @Fantasy Reading List** Pristine Marvin, a shy sophomore harboring a secret crush on her classmate Andrei, finds herself unknowingly entangled in a web of mysterious events after a fateful encounter at an eerie shop. As the case unravels, Alan Alteiner, the manipulating hero of Caperwood, embarks on a quest to uncover the truth surrounding his friend, Andrei's demise. At the same time, Avril Alteiner, a distraught son with no possibilities of attaining supernaturalism, gets overshadowed by his family members, making him seize a risky opportunity that leads him down a perilous path. With Pristine on the run from a falsely implicated crime and Alan on the trail of a startling revelation, the entangled mess begins to unveil it's powers. Will Pristine navigate her route through the treacherous forest and clear her name? Can Alan untangle the twisted threads of the truth before it's too late? Or will Avril succeed in his evil conquest?

Serialized Spotlight | Historical Fiction | AmbassadorsIN | Fantasy It is said that nothing escapes the blessed eyes of Medjay Ka Alexandros, so Inanna must work harder to hide her magical identity as well as their passionate bond. **** Alternate Universe Kemet. In a world where magic is forbidden for the commoners, a secret guild is run in Ta-Seti. Young mage Inanna strives to be a Dreamer, although she fails at it miserably. Their career as secret mages faces danger when a plague hits the capital of Luxor. The medjay suspect it to be the work of necromancers. A chance encounter with the Head of Medjay, Ka Alexandros, leads Inanna and her friends to Luxor where they must disguise themselves as assistants to the Medjay while being undercover mages. As more proof comes to light, fingers point at necromancers, and Inanna begins to question if her race is really siding with the dark force. Her pursuit of truth is further complicated with the sizzling collisions she has with Alexandros. As if that wasn't enough, Inanna finds that her calling isn't to be a Dreamer, but to worship the dead- a Necromancer. Features: Ambassadors: Rainbow Fiction, JustWriteIt Hits Historical Fiction: Serialised Spotlight, Time Slip AmbassadorsIN: Serialised Spotlight Adventure: DiverseLit Adventure, Historical Fantasy: Dark Fantasy, Serialised Spotlight Justwriteit: Top 8CC Stories || July-August

[in Noir reading list of @mystery in Diverse Fiction RL of @Ambassdors] In the small town of Chandaneshwar, a young woman by the name of Amba works as a flower seller. After the death of her father, she is offered a job to work in the temple of Raja Vijay Mukherjee. Although poor, she is a Brahmin woman, so she has knowledge about the divine. One night, while fleeing from the beastly hands of Tirtha Mukherjee, she witnesses something she shouldn't have. Next morning, the fifth murder of the year takes place. Amba might not have solid proof, but she is sure these are the doings of the Mukherjee. These are all human sacrifices- narabali.

Cover by @MoranaInDesign | BOOK 2 in Maya Mysteries series While investigating the case of Abhinoy Das' death, Maya is plunged into the hidden world of Bengal's dark creatures, one of which takes a secret interest in her. **** After her success in the case of Devipuram, Maya has gained fame as a detective with expertise in handling paranormal cases. Soon this name invites her to Khatra to investigate the mysterious death of the youngest son of the affluent Das family. But unknown to her, many more deaths are occurring in Khatra, and all of the attacked are virgin females. Despite being asked to not venture outside her case, she does what her heart wishes to. And this time, her heart will be caught. [Book is not a standalone and cannot be read without knowing the events of Daughters of Kalika] Word count: 56k-57k

The life of a goddess isn't as easy as it seems. | On the morning of Palya's arranged marriage, a mark appears on her forehead, indicating that she has ascended into a deity. She learns that she has become a void-goddess with the ability to undo the other gods' blessings. Believing that she would betray them and lose control, her fellow gods declare that she must submit herself to an eternal slumber, which would restrain her power. Unless, of course, she could learn to master her gift. The new void-goddess must bind her power to the soul of a mortal who will die if she uses it beyond what the situation demands. Palya thinks that nobody in their right mind would be willing to risk their lives for her freedom--until Iloyu, the man she was supposed to marry, volunteers for the task. Can the timid but hopeful Palya and the brash but noble Iloyu navigate the perils of godhood and fall in love along the way? (Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024, Prompt 18: With powers they said were a shame, a goddess is tamed into submission and fears her own destiny.)

[ONC Longlist 2024 | A Medusa Retelling.] Sydney 2112. Young men are disappearing without a trace. On the other side of town, an up-and-coming sculptor's works eerily resemble the missing men. Can the Inspector solve the riddle before her son joins the collection? *** Keya Sapkota needs to create artworks for her first sculpture exhibition at the prestigious Museum of Contemporary Arts, but a recent date-gone-wrong has left her a mess. She has no memory of what happened, but a feeling that something horrible transpired that left her with broken lips and bruised body. Keya hides in her loft, chipping away at her marble columns on autopilot. The more she chisels the more lifelike her statues become, ones she can't remember carving, but does she care? She needs exhibits for her show and the strange figures may as well be her pieces. The new Stone2Stone sculpture exhibition at the MCA catches the eye of Inspector Reina, who is desperately searching for her son who disappeared from a nightclub on his twenty-first birthday. Reina can't put her finger on it, but the sculptor, Keya, seems strange. Then there's the eerie marble statues that share their likeness with young men who have recently disappeared. Inspector Reina is determined to find answers before her son's sculpture turns up in the artist's collection. --- ONC Prompts: 60. "Look what you made me do." -Tayler Swift 3. Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the Monster in the dark. 95. "I will become as monstrous as I must." Features: - @Fantasy - Urban Fantasy (Oct 2025) - @paranormal - Investigations & Academies (Sept 2024) - @action - Thriller (Aug 2024) - @APIFantasy - API Fantasy & Science-Fiction Entries (March, 2024) Trigger warning: Slight depictions of SA. Please read at your own discretion. [Strictly no copy, translation or adapting of this story in part or whole is permitted without the author's permission.]

"You mean our grandfather is kidnapped?" *** "I always had a doubt on Pandit Aditya." *** "This is an anagram!" *** "What's 79° 41' E?" *** "We have tricked that spy." *** "We have to save the Natraja Statue." *** "Quickly! Use that door." *** "They have entered into Pichavaram marshland." *** "I can leave for Hong Kong tomorrow." *** "They have guns!" *** Five kidnapped priests from five temples of South India; three grief-stricken granddaughters; one anagram; the Statue of Natraja. How can three granddaughters save their grandfathers and the Natraja Statue? [Completed] [Third person POV] [Unedited] *** Highest Ranking : #12 in Adventure on 23/1/2017 #10 in Adventure on 16/6/2016 #7 in Adventure on 30/6/2016 ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

|CROSSROADS x LEAP YEAR | Eighteen-year-old April Lewis flees her troubled home, desperate to escape her emotionally distant, controlling mom, and seek out her dad. Little does she know a chance encounter with her classmate will take her on a cross-country ride: a journey that will change April's life forever. A venture that will lead her down a path of self-discovery and unexpected love. *** When eighteen-year-old April Lewis' mom walks around like a zombie, evades all attempts to talk and controls her every move, April decides she's had enough. She leaves home one warm summer evening with nothing but a yellow backpack filled with her coveted dad's letters he's been sending her for the past months, and some bare necessities. She's determined to seek him out and go live with him down on the West Coast, where he has a temporary job. The last thing April expects is almost being hit by a car. The owner of the vehicle? Her classmate, Dave Rivera, a troubled boy whom she almost never talked to before, and who can't be more different than her. After making sure April is just a little banged-up, Dave strikes a deal with her: he'll help her get to the West Coast free of charge, as long as she doesn't report him to the cops. The two embark upon a road trip from NY to LA, navigating through stunning landscapes and meeting a colorful cast of characters. While sharing life stories and exchanging experiences, armed with the wisdom from her Dad's letters, April and Dave discover that they are a lot more alike than they originally thought. The journey slowly becomes more important than the destination, and their path takes an unexpected turn when a shocking secret comes to light. © 2024 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 4! Which is (I shan't leave ye hanging :P): "When life gives you balloons, you fly up into the sky."