[ONC 2025 HONOURABLE MENTION] A witch's broom is for flying and should never be used for cleaning unless you are Isolde Cromsbane. Her notorious clumsiness often ends up in a mess she has to deal with and there is only one job that can suit her, a librarian. But when a warlock comes looking for a forbidden book, which she had already burned to ashes by mistake, she is forced to cast the magic by herself. It's just a single spell after all. Yet apparently, her infamy should never be underestimated. It takes only one spell to reduce the library to ruins, leaving behind nothing but smoke, silence, and two lifeless bodies: hers and the warlock's. *** This is for ONC 2025 PROMPT 139: Oops, I did it again, muttered the witch as sparks flew wildly around the Hidden Library, narrowly missing the charming warlock who smirked and replied, Well this is already more exciting than finding that rare book. PROMPT 110: 20 days of freedom PROMPT 20: In a pink and red library filled with candles, you find a book with a rose on it. Inside, there's a spell that could bring back your lost love - but at what cost? © Copyrights Reserved 2025

In tennis, love means nothing. In life, it means everything. Karenina "Nina" Sumer has always been the quiet girl in the background: shy, bookish, and used to being overlooked. In a town where the sun burns bright and tennis reigns supreme, she's content as a silent witness to the lives swirling around her. She never thought of herself as someone who could stand at the center of anyone's world. Then there's Sabino Alvarez: charming, ambitious, and on the path to becoming a tennis star. Tennis is his life, his future, and his entire world... or so he thought. Until his gaze drifts to Nina, perched in her window seat, noticing her in ways he never has before. As the days turn into golden evenings, the scent of bougainvillea lingers in the air, and the steady thud of tennis balls echoes through the streets, the sun-drenched town of Palmera Viva in Murcia, Spain, sets the stage for a slow-burn romance about first love, longing, and the quiet moments that change everything. Between stolen glances, tangled emotions, and the push and pull of growing up, Nina and Sabino must learn what it truly means to love and to be loved in return. ***** Language: English, Spanish, Tagalog Date Started: 1/31/2025 Date Ended:

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.