**ONC SHORTLIST 2024** Heems is an energy vampire, a parasite draining xeir hosts' energy with a single touch. That is until xe meets handsome thief Shiro, the only person immune to Heems's parasitism. ---- Working as a doctor on dwarf planet Eris, Heems drains the energy of xeir unknowing hosts -- Eris's sickly hospital patients -- to survive. Heems's rare parasitic condition doesn't seem to have a cure until xe attempts to make a host out of an injured smuggler. Heems's touch has no draining effect on the handsome vagrant, Shiro, possibly the only person in the Solar System immune to Heems's parasitism. Galvanised by the hope of finding a cure, Heems is lured by Shiro into a world of criminality and obsession, setting them both on a collision course with powerful organisations desperate to keep hidden Eris's biggest secret: that parasites can be hosts too. ☉ Energy vampirism ☉ LGBT+ romance ☉ Non-binary main character ☉ Cyberpunk ~~☉~~ ☆ No sci fi knowledge is needed to understand this story. Basically Eris is cold, has no atmosphere (literally and figuratively), and everyone's broke. I will put some sci fi comments inline for those who are interested, or if you don't understand something, just ask me. I'm happy to help! ☆ Notes on gender: Heems uses xe/xeir/xem pronouns. This book is written in first person so don't worry if you're new to these pronouns since there aren't so many instances of them being used in the book. Content Warning: This book is rated mature. It contains potentially triggering topics such as extreme hunger, chronic debilitating illnesses, suicide ideation, drug misuse, sexual intercourse while under the influence of recreational and medicinal drugs.

Two brides. A love to die for. Let corpses litter the cathedral, drained bodies taking the place of roses. For one way or another- Vows will be exchanged. _________ Sapphic vampire-werewolf erotica, loosely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This gothic horror is set in an alternate universe in the Regency and Victorian Eras. _________ In 1814, Lady Marienne is left for dead on the streets of London. With her final breath, she makes an oath to the Goddess of Darkness, cursing herself to an eternity as a vampire. Marienne's lover, Lady Elisabeta, believing her to be truly gone, flings herself to her own demise. When Lady Marienne rises from the grave, she finds that the love of her life has ended hers. In her moment of despair, she calls upon the Goddess of Moons to bring back her lost love, inadvertently cursing her to reincarnate as a werewolf. Eighty years later, Marienne tracks down the reincarnated Lady Elisabeta, only to find that she has no memory of her past life and is now engaged to a Mr. Jonathan Harker. Marienne will take back her lost love, even if it means setting the world on fire. Lovers reunite in a dark entwining of souls; a morbid wedding of ghouls and ghosts. _______________ Warning This is an erotic romance and is rated mature (18+) for explicit content (smut, lol), as well as dark themes and potential triggers - blood/gore, and there's some murder (cause it's a vampire book, duh!) Basically, not recommended for younger audiences. _______________ Written for ONC2024 using prompts: "Horror is in the eye of the beholder." "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." "I will become as monstrous as I must"

Bee is anything but happy. Once a promising student and an A plus daughter, she weaves through life trying to make it through one day at a time. When she gets dumped by her college boyfriend, she seeks refuge in her grandfather's home only to discover her doting grandfather kept secrets of his own. And the secret is a familiar stranger. Can she trust her head to stay away? Or let the stranger into her heart at the cost of the safety she's always known? Prompt 15: "Why are you glowing blue?"

Nineteen-year-old Lily Rhodes thought she knew all there was to know about Jacob Turner. The son of a Lord, he's always been known for his rakish ways and outlandish behaviour that makes him the topic of gossip amongst the servants. When Jacob suddenly returns home from London, Lily quickly realises that the stories she's been told couldn't be further from the truth. When Margaret Bolton, a potential match for Jacob, arrives at the house for a visit, Lily finds herself entangled in an affair far more complex than it seems. Based on Prompt 28: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

When Bryony -- herbalist extraordinaire -- goes missing, Bella knows one suspect stands above the rest. The village's aspiring second witch, Daphne, comes from a family that's tried to take Bryony down before, and Daphne seems determined to carry on that legacy. For someone who's always been terrified of Bryony, she's a little too keen on looking into the disappearance. There's just one problem. Bella's insufferable fellow familiar thinks the kid is innocent... and he's been right about worse things before. If Daphne herself is to be believed, clues on the disappearance lead a whole lot closer to home than Bella would like. As the evidence mounts, Bella must choose to either stand by her values and the woman who raised her, or seek what might be a truth she would rather not uncover. Prompt #81: The town's witch has gone missing and no one is looking for her but her two familiars - a crow and a black cat, plus the teen who has always been scared of her. ❖❖❖ Written for Wattpad's 2024 Open Novella Contest. Longlister. Complete. Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn :)

When I took another step back, my feet found a round structure instead of the flat floor that I had been anticipating. I realised, too late, that I had collided with the rolled rug and before I could regain my balance, I crashed down, the chalice spilling its contents right over my head, drenching me in blood. The devil cocked his head to a side, staring me down, but this time, I glared right back. I was going to file for a replacement because this demon wasn't working. ---- Sydney Hartley, computer whiz by the day, and devoted bridesmaid by the evening needs a date to her sister's wedding by the end of the month. With absolutely no other alternative left, and nothing much to loose, she turns to her friend's suggestion and tries to summon a demon to accompany her. What she does not expect is Lucifer showing up in the middle of her apartment even after a failed, and highly embarrassing, attempt to perform an evocation. Turns out, he needs a date to a wedding, too, but not just any wedding. A wedding for his ex-girlfriend, IN HELL. What's better than not having to sell your soul to the devil and getting away with such a simple transaction? Except, nothing is ever simple when it comes to the Morningstar. Specially not any deals. --- 2k milestone: 5th Feb '24 8k milestone: 5th Feb '24 10k milestone: 7th Feb '24 15k milestone: 23 May '25 20k milestone: 15 Jun '25 finished:

London Hartley has had enough of the high school experience. With a crush who never notices her, bullies who always do, and a former best friend turned queen bee who acts like a superior, stuck-up princess, London can't wait to get over with her senior year, already. On the last night before her senior year kicks off, she sneaks away to her fortress of pillows and logs into her Wattpad account, ready to forget herself in another world. Before she knows it, she is already wishing on a shooting star to send her a knight in shining armour just like the one in her favourite book. A desperate wish is always heard, and her's is answered the very next day. Only it isn't exactly what she had asked for. The universe sends her the tortured second-lead bad boy, Alexander Nash, who she has always hated, instead of the golden prince, Aiden Peterson, she had wanted. Now, she has to deal with an extra bully, who figures out almost instantly that she is the reason he has suddenly woken up in a different world. But London has been perfecting her how-to-survive-high-school guide for years. This time, she will survive all the bullies and the bad boys, instead. .... #1 in saynotobullying

Stories say that the Witch rained curses down on Devil's Corner, that she made the woods grow strange and wild, made shadows leap and dance and snatch up stray children for supper. In a small town on the edge of a dangerous forest, stories are never in short supply, and they are held dearer than truth. Thea lost her hand to the things that live in the wood, and she can't shake loose the voice that lured her there. But her Pa fed her tales of magic and heroes, and promises that even the darkest things have hearts. When her brother is attacked by the Witch's gruesome creations, Thea breaks into her cottage, determined to save him from a fate she knows all to well. Because in Devil's Corner, stories are true, and Thea knows the greatest one of all: the only way to break a curse, is to kill the witch. --- COMPLETE - 20,000 words Written for Wattpad's 2024 Open Novella Contest. ONC 2024 SHORTLISTER 2025 AMBY AWARDS ROUND 3 QUALIFIER

What do you do when a teenage movie star makes it seem as if you've kidnapped him? After working two summers at his father's health club as a towel boy, Peter Fisk saved enough money to visit California. He literally runs into Lance Hardwood in his hotel lobby - and Lance just wants to have fun, incognito. Pete gets caught up in a mad escape from Disney reps, paparazzi and a trio of Lance's superfans; and finds that maybe, just maybe - Lance has kidnapped his heart.

William has been in the entertainment industry for as long as he can remember. A has-been child actor for small commercials to taking on ensemble roles in community theatre, William knows that his big break was never meant to be. Instead, he remains behind the scenes, assisting his old mentor's son and latest hotshot actor, Gavynn Withers. While the stress and paparazzi frenzy should be enough to steer him away, William can't help but push for Gavynn's success. Being a celebrity is rough, but for Gavynn Withers, being the latest nepo baby to come under media fire has put a damper on his dreams of being an under-the-radar mediocre actor. But more than just being on the face of the tabloids, Gavynn just wanted to surprise his favorite personal assistant and long-time crush, William Hyland, with a long overdue vacation and possibly tag along for the ride. - an ONC 2024 Novella- Prompts 9 and 85