In Regency-era England, Constance is powerless to change her social status or find romance no matter how lonely she might be or how much her family might depend on her. But when she's locked in a werewolf Lord's bedroom on a full moon night, she'll have to discover her own strength, and learn who to trust before she and her reputation are torn to shreds.

Scarlet Hood is a normal human who happened to be the heiress of one of the largest dessert franchise in Europe. The more she learns about her family corporation, Grandma's Bakery, the more she realizes that it isn't all cookies and creams. After the awakening of the truth, her mother suggests she take a quick visit to grandma's house in North America for Christmas. Never once would she expect to stumble upon a wolf who brings a history as twisted as Grandma's dessert.

Set in a continent called Irevalen, where the skies are ruled by dragon-shifters - immortal beings who can take human form, but never fully shed their beast. Centuries ago, a Blood Treaty was made between dragons and the last surviving human kingdom. To maintain balance and peace, a dragon from the royal bloodline must bond with a human every 500 years - not just a marriage, but a soul-binding, deep magic deal that ensures dragons don't destroy the mortal realm with their fire and fury. The catch? The human bride is always chosen by fate. No one picks. No one can refuse. Or so they say. --- 🔥 The Male Lead: Kaelith Vyron, the current heir to the SKYCOURT throne - feared warrior, emotionless strategist, and cold-blooded dragon prince. Has rejected the idea of love his whole life. Is terrified of what the soul-bond might do to him (dragons who bond can be consumed by obsession). Is pissed that fate tied him to a weak, mortal girl. Thinks she'll break. Plans to scare her off. But she doesn't. And it wrecks him. --- 🕊️ The Female Lead: Liora Vane, 22-year-old healer's apprentice from the far southern coast. Orphaned young. Grew up with books, herbs, and freedom. Hates the idea of fate deciding who she marries. Thinks dragons are cruel, inhuman monsters. When she's taken from her village and presented to Kaelith, she fights back - hard. Swears she'll never belong to him. But then... she sees pieces of his humanity. And it terrifies her more than the fire ever did.

Help him!? Help the prince of the kingdom that locked me up? Joining that man is the second last thing I want to do. The very last thing is to go back to the cell they've held me in for years. That's the deal the dark, intimidating prince offers me - use my curse to his benefit, and I'll be granted my freedom. What the prince doesn't know is that I made a vow - a vow to never harm anyone with my curse again. I agree to his bargain, but I must escape his grasp before I'm expected to fulfill my end. But escape isn't easy when the prince refuses to take his eyes off me. He's the first man to see beyond my curse, to see the girl beneath who just wants to belong. With time, I too learn to see past his frightening uniform and prestigious titles. My heart aches over the secrets I'm forced to keep from him, secrets that will bring his whole world crashing down.

18+🥵😈💋SMUT💋😈🥵18+ Your thighs part at the mere thought, and you feel the searing path of phantom kisses up the sensitive skin of your inner thighs-hot, deliberate, claiming. Each press of his mouth sends molten ripples through your belly, closer, higher, until you're arching helplessly, your hips bucking, chasing the pressure you crave. You whimper, the sound breathless, needy.

When paranormal investigator Christine and her team arrive at Blackthorne Manor to film their latest episode, they expect a routine ghost hunt-some eerie whispers, maybe a flickering light or two. But Blackthorne is different. The shadows move when no one is looking, and the walls seem to breathe with secrets long buried. As Christine digs deeper into the mansion's past, she unearths more than just ghost stories. The further she searches, the more the lines between past and present blur-until she realizes that the most dangerous presence in the house isn't a spirit at all.

[ time travel x greek mythology retelling with a twist ] Celena has always been a lover of books. As any sane bibliophile does, she wishes to escape into fictional worlds and forget about her monotonous life that's become slightly painful as of recent events. But what Celena doesn't wish for is to get sucked into the realm of Greek Gods in just a turn of a page - literally. She is trapped in an unbelonging world, becomes witness to an illicit affair of Gods and discovers a piece of the future that shatters her. Celena must do everything she can to alter the future and if forging a deal with a God is what it takes, she will take up the challenge. But will she really keep up her end of the deal?

A Thousand year old Forest guardian has loved only one human woman but can never have her. She often slips away from him through death and there was nothing he could do to save her. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, she was finally reborn again, but this lifetime is the last one she could have. She has exalted all her chances of reincarnation and should she die this time, she would stop existing. Knowing this and that his presence is the only threat she has, can he bear to lose her forever? Also, after waiting for her to reincarnate all these years, can he bear to stay away knowing she is within arm's reach? *** Mariah never thought that one day her perfect life wouldn't be so perfect anymore. Who would have expected that her father, the King's special adviser, would one day be accused of trying to kill the king and take his place? But even though no one thought that, it happened and her family became the king and kingdom's most hated enemy. Banished out of the kingdom till a befitting punishment is decided on, Mariah and her family had to move to the little house outside the kingdom and close to the forest which frightening stories had been told about. Mariah thought that things can never be worse but it all changed when she started receiving uninvited strange guests.

𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 | 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒙 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫. This is a story about the Grim Reaper and a twenty-year-old girl named Vivienne, and how they met on a random Tuesday night at the graveyard. Vivienne has had bad luck stuck to her feet since the day she was born. She lives with her grandma and believes she no longer has a bright future. But when she meets the Grim Reaper, who becomes dangerously fascinated with her, her entire world spins 360 degrees, and nothing will ever be the same again. Secrets, lies, and an important choice she has to make. But will she be able to choose the right path when the devil is breathing down at her neck? ♰ "𝐖-𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮?" 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬. 𝐇𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝. "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞." 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫. "𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞."

**SHORTLISTED - ONC2024** Prompt: "Fairytales are real" and there couldn't be anything worse." "Hi, my name is Rue, and my fairytale is worse than Cinderella's and Snow White's. In "The Worst Fairytale," I, Rue, dive headfirst into an adventure that twists the classic fairytale into something dark, thrilling, and utterly enchanting. Tasked with rescuing my grandmother, I find myself in a world filled with deceitful and magical creatures, including the tiny, troublesome fae and their captivating king. Navigating a realm where beauty masks danger, I discover unsettling truths about myself and the fae that blur the lines between heroes and villains. With each encounter, the distinctions between ally and adversary fade, challenging my every conviction. Join me on this journey of love, betrayal, and redemption, where my mission to save my grandmother might cost me more than I'm willing to sacrifice. Will I manage to outwit the villains and perhaps share a dance with the mysterious Fae King, or will this story spiral into my deepest fears? Delve into "The Worst Fairytale" to discover if I can forge my own happy ending in a world that defies all expectations." **** ONC 2024 Entry ****