Ten years after Emmaline Kenneth ruined her life in more ways than one, Darya Connor visits her one last time to find closure. But when she's there, she finds that her memories with her are stronger than her desire to move on. ﹉﹉﹉ First loves are always difficult to forget. Ten years after Emmaline Kenneth shattered her heart and her reputation, Darya Connor returns to confront the past she's tried to outgrow. What begins as a search for closure quickly unravels into something more complicated, as memories of secret nights and quiet betrayals surface with brutal clarity. Caught between resentment and longing, Darya must face not only the woman who once ruined her, but the self she became in the aftermath-and decide whether she is ready to finally let go.

When high school's golden couple, Rhea and Louis, fall apart after a petty Scrabble game spirals into a messy breakup, they're forced to team up for a class project on forgiveness. As they navigate awkward exercises and reignite old feelings, they must decide if their rivalry is stronger than their love or if they can rebuild what's been broken. ✦✦✦ Rhea Kumar and Louis Sinclair were Rutherford High's golden couple-perfect grades, perfect relationship, and the envy of everyone. But when a simple game of Scrabble spirals into a massive argument, their picture-perfect world falls apart. With her senior year dreams shattered and heart in pieces, Rhea comes up with a plan to get over breakup and maximize the most of her situation: a class project called "How to Forgive a Cheater 101", where she and Louis are forced to confront their issues through ridiculous exercises. Louis-her ex, her academic rival, the rumored cheater, the one person who's always been able to push her buttons. Desperate to fix his reputation and desperate for Rhea, he agrees to be part of the project. As the awkward exercises drag them through public apologies and emotional chaos, old feelings start to resurface. It quickly becomes clear that some things are harder to move on from than they thought. Maybe, just maybe, love is one of them. ✦✦✦ ✯ never have i ever x 10 things i hate about you ✯ book cover designed by the fantabulous @-DeeIsDead- <3 ✦✦✦ ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2025 ʙʏ ᴀᴜᴅʀᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ.

| Round 2, Ambassador Pick | When media mogul Richard Langley demands his children declare their love to inherit his empire, the refusal of his youngest daughter sparks a bitter family feud, forcing her to choose between healing old wounds or securing her place in the business world. ✦✦✦ The year is 2025, and the world of family legacies is as ruthless as it is glamorous. When Richard Langley, a powerful titan of the industry, announces his retirement, he demands his three adult children-Gwen, Riley, and Cora-profess their love for him in exchange for their share of the family empire. Gwen and Riley fall in line, but Cora, the youngest, refuses to bow to her father's demand and offers only brutal honesty. Enraged, Richard disowns her, casting her out of the family. As his mental state unravels, Gwen and Riley fight tooth and nail for control of the Langley legacy, manipulating their father and each other in a battle of wills and ambition. Meanwhile, Cora, heartbroken but determined, builds her own path to success in the media world. But when Richard reaches out, desperate and broken, Cora must decide whether to heal the rift or walk away for good. ✦✦✦ ✦ A modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear x Succession ✦ Cover design by @TheWildCyde ✦ Open Novella Contest 2025 | Prompts 31, 110, 111, 129 ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2025 ʙʏ ᴀᴜᴅʀᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙʀɪᴇ

✿ Updates every Tuesday ✿ When a quiet high school junior is chosen as Hall Monitor, she uncovers a disturbing pattern in the previous candidates and begins to unravel as eerie events push her to the brink of madness, forcing her to confront the dark secrets buried within her school-and within herself. ------------------- Avra Bennett never asked to be Brookfield High's Hall Monitor, but when the unwanted title is thrust upon her, she quickly realizes it's more than just a trivial duty. Strange occurrences begin to plague her-whispers in empty hallways, cryptic notes left in her locker, and shadows that vanish when she turns around. As Avra delves deeper into the history of the Hall Monitor role, she uncovers a pattern of madness and disappearances connected to the school's dark past. With her sanity on the line, Avra must uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim of Brookfield's twisted secrets. But as the pressure mounts, Avra starts to question if the real danger lies in the school-or in her own mind. Cover by @MilaSteelesHearts ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2024 ʙʏ ᴀᴜᴅʀᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ Qᴜᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ.

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