Scarred by the treacheries of war and memories of her lost father, Eleanora is left with no option but to migrate to a land wearing the veil of the black flame; Sylveria. They believe the land is bestowed with blessings but it turns out, the blessings are renamed as a curse; a malediction that spread like veins and snatch the soul out of their bodies. Exasperated by the unfairness, Eleanora tries to discover roots of the curse binding and blinding them but her nemesis and her ruler, Fèlix Watari, makes a surprise appearence and shake the bridges of her resilience. She is Already tired but his challenge pushes her off the limits and dares her to do what her inner demons don't think her capable of; step foot in Caelith, where the dragons rule and are bowed to. Will Eleanora be able to fight her inner demons and conquer what she must do in order to save her land and herself? Bound by Curse and Flame is a YA fantasy novel, where Eleanora and Fèlix discover the threads of their relationship enclosed in hatred and where Eleanora becomes a savior no one, including herself, deems her capable of.

Her life has always had one path, but what happens when it gets derailed? April is a champion figure skater with big ambitions and even bigger prospects. At the rink, she's a winner. Beneath the surface, the pressure is slowly killing her. When a devastating accident leaves her with career-stalling injuries, she's sent to a mindfulness retreat with none other than the boy who caused the accident. She now has to deal with her infuriating enemy, Caden, who also happens to be the star hockey captain. When April begins to realise that there's more to Caden than meets the eye, their relationship begins to change. He challenges her in ways she's never been challenged, and she craves the warmth that she sees in his eyes. But April has sacrificed so much for her career, and now she has no direction. She doesn't know if she can forgive Caden, but if she doesn't, her anger might consume her. This romance is complete. Read After the Fall now.

When college student Celine Marlowe finds a piece of a shattered unicorn horn in the forest, she doesn't expect it to contain ancient magic connecting her to its owner Soren, the exiled prince of the Velkeros. With Soren's magic trapped inside her and the remaining pieces of his horn still scattered around the world, Celine is pulled into a centuries-old conflict between a corrupt scientific empire called the Argent Accord, and the once mythical beings they exploit. The Accord wants Velkeros blood for immortality, Soren wants to reclaim what they stole from him, and Celine just wants to make it out alive. Magic was never supposed to end up in Celine's hands, but the more she learns, the more she realizes that her and Soren's connection might be the key to saving everything. This story is my entry in the 2025 Open Novella Contest! Follow @OpenNovellaContest to be notified about the next one! The prompt I chose: #12. While hiking through a forest, you stumble upon a unicorn's horn.

Every secret wears a veil. When scholarship student Elara Cruz receives a mysterious invitation to the city's most exclusive masquerade, she expects glamour, not danger. But beneath the glittering chandeliers and crimson silk masks, she discovers a world ruled by whispers, betrayal, and blood. A single scream shatters the gala. A body falls. And when the lights return, Elara is holding a blood-stained veil-making her the prime suspect in a murder tied to an underground society that hides its sins behind red silk. Drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, Elara must decide: trust the masked stranger who swore to protect her, or risk unmasking the truth on her own... even if it costs her life. In the world of The Crimson Gala, love is forbidden, loyalty is tested, and survival means learning what truly lies beneath the red veil.

When university student Theo Rodriguez has a chance run-in with Officer Mara Delaney, a solitary and sharp-witted policewoman with a past she keeps tightly guarded, neither expects the encounter to spark an unlikely, age-gap friendship that reshapes both their lives. Set against the backdrop of a tense campus protest, institutional scrutiny, and public misinterpretation, Parallel Lines explores the fragile space between trust and assumption, intimacy and visibility. As Theo navigates accusations, alienation, and the weight of being "too close" to someone like Mara, the two form a bond that defies categorization-one forged not by romance, but by mutual recognition in a world that prefers simpler narratives. When whispers swell into hearings and headlines, both must decide how much they're willing to risk to remain part of each other's lives. Spanning years, careers, and quiet acts of devotion, Parallel Lines is a story about the quiet heroism of platonic love, the resilience of chosen connection, and what it means to stand beside someone-especially when the world tells you not to.

In an Earth like world called Earthen a metaphysical veil separates the world from The Abyss where demons, fallen angels and eldritch anomalies exist. The Abyss has three planes, Deamona where demons thrive, Angelus where fallen angels take wing and Anomalia where eldritch anomalies lurk. Opposite The Abyss the world Earthen lies, most citizens blissfully unaware of the dangers lurking in the sky, on the ground and around every corner. The 10% of demi-spirits, angels and humans with high spiritual awareness and abilities do know about the threat however and actively fight it so they can one day close the veil and ultimately bring spiritual peace to the world. The children of fire and ice however, Phenics Amaterasu and Yuki Yuuki, two childhood friends separated for 11 years and reunited after those years are the two heroes on the forefront of fighting these "Visitors" and as prophecy has foretold they are the ones who will seal the veil. Phenics armed with Phoenix Fire and Yuki armed with Yuki Onna frost and snow will fight until they seal the boundary and the last enemy falls at their feet... This is their story. This is Action Bound Children Of Fire And Ice.

When 14-year-old Yelena Romirova transfers to Redwood Summit High for her freshman year for the 2006-2007 school year, she braces herself for a fresh start -- but fate has other plans. After losing touch with Drake Hawkfield after fourth grade, she unexpectedly reunites with him at school. As old memories resurface, Yelena has to confront a question she never saw coming: can a friendship lost to time blossom into something more?

Trent, a teenager who is looking to become famous by posting some of the craziest videos that he can think about. Trent will come at the end of his limits, afraid of not achieving the success he wanted, he decided to start a live that will change his live forever.

Guinevere Spektor is convinced her life would be 500% better if the weather goes in her favor. After all, in Rayos del Sol, it never stops raining. Trapped in a town that's always soaked and gloomy, she finds her escape in dreams-where she can bend the weather to her will. Only to find out that the dreams aren't hers, and someone else wants their skies back.

Two centuries ago, under the cursed glow of the violet moon, vampires lost all sense of rhyme or reason-and committed atrocities that still echo through time. On that fateful night, Frate lost someone he loved dearly, a loss that hardened his heart and bound him to a promise he's never spoken aloud. Now, two hundred years later, a bright and curious young woman named 'Amira dreams of attending a study abroad program in the mysterious land of Transylvania. Her mother is vehemently against it, sensing dangers she can't explain. But when Frate meets 'Amira, something stirs within him-something ancient and protective. Against all odds, he sponsors her journey and secures a job overseeing her stay. But what begins as a simple gesture soon unravels into something far more complex. Shadows from the past awaken. Secrets buried deep claw their way to the surface. And in the tangled web of love, betrayal, jealousy, war, and vengeance, Frate finds himself torn between the duty to protect and a haunting truth he can no longer outrun. This is not just a story of guardianship. This is a story of the violet moon-and the girl who may be the key to everything.