🏆ONC Honourable Mention 🏆ONC Shortlister 🏆ONC Ambassador's Pick ______ Celeste Hart, a rising music star, watches her dreams turn into a nightmare when she uncovers the dark truth behind her sudden fame. Lorelei Voss, a powerful and enigmatic industry mogul, is more than just Celeste's boss-she's a vampire who chose Celeste not only for her talent but because she is her fated soulmate. Bound by an ancient curse, Lorelei is irresistibly drawn to Celeste's blood, yet she can never taste it until the mate bond is sealed. Now that she knows the truth, Celeste's admiration and gratitude twist into fear, and a hatred far stronger than the undeniable pull she feels toward the creature who deceived her. She must choose: reject the bond and walk away or accept Lorelei for what she is. But how could she ever love a monster? Using these prompts: 9 - You've become famous, but there's a catch: your contract binds you to a demanding vampire boss who expects you to use your newfound fame to attract fresh blood for her. 11- Vampires are bound by an ancient destiny: Their soulmate is always human and this is governed by 3 rules. The smell of their soulmate's blood is irresistible, the taste is sweeter than anything else and if the love is unrequited, it can be fatal. Fearing the inevitable bond, most vampires try to avoid it. But what happens when one of them discovers their soulmate is a human who not only rejects them, but loathes them? 31 - Next time, ask yourself if your integrity is worth knowing the truth. Warnings -Blood -Language

Sky Jenkins has the biggest crush on a guy from her school. She takes a leap of faith and asks popular girl, Vanessa Adams, to teach her a few seduction tricks. Surprisingly, she agrees and they start hanging out everyday after school. Teaching her how to kiss and flirt. What happens when there's a school trip to Italy and a kissing booth fundraiser? Will Sky realize it's not the boy that she should be after?

When Josie, Maeve, and Lyra realise that their 30s are fast approaching, they each turn to a dating app as a last-ditch effort to find the relationship they've always dreamed of. But dreams don't always show up the way you imagined. What if the love they've been searching for... doesn't look like the one they pictured? Can they make it work-or will the dream slip away before it even has a chance to bloom?

If you ask Halle Greystone, some female dynamics are impossible, and that's just the way it is. Not everyone has to be friends. Toni Ann Davis is the villain in Halle's story. She's smart, self-assured, and she knows how to get what she wants. Halle is convinced Toni is out to get her. To be the bee that stings at every turn or the mosquito that sucks her dry. But the Summer before College changed everything, and Halle finds herself grappling to understand when the loathing transformed into something deeper-something gentler, softer.

A short story of two old friends who fell in love in the season of giving. Katelyn never believed that as a woman, she was raised just to be someone's wife and mother. She wanted more from life. She wanted to explore the world and pursue a career outside of ranching. So, she left Darwin the first chance she got, leaving everyone and everything behind. Daisy's whole life is in Darwin. She loves her father's old ranch and everything that comes with it. She's happy with everything she's gained in her small town and couldn't ask for anything more. That is, until her high school crush, Katelyn Roque, returned to Darwin for the Christmas holiday away from the glamorous life she once sought. Daisy now finds herself confronted by feelings she thought had been long gone and Katelyn learns that not everything that glitters is gold. **** There is NO smut so do not waste your time if you are after that!!!

This is a redemption romance. The last time Scarlet saw Gemma was on the night before their wedding. It has been six years but now Gemma is back to pick up where she left off. Not only that, but she isn't alone. Ivy is Gemma's daughter, her motivation to return to Hampton and bridge between the emotional distance between both women. They begin to rediscover each other in unexpected ways, confronting the pain of the past and trying to right their wrongs. But can Scarlet truly overcome the walls she'd built to protect herself? Or will her hesitance keep them from reclaiming what was lost?

In a world where darkness reigns and deception is the norm, Corissa, the daughter of the enigmatic Dark Lord, discovers a shocking truth: First of who her father is, then that his death was a carefully crafted lie. Joined by her fierce Guardian Rhea, and her dearest 'friend' Amy, Corissa embarks on a perilous quest to reclaim her rightful throne and restore balance to the Underworld. But betrayal lurks at every corner, and the shadowy figure behind the chaos threatens to upend everything she holds dear. As old enemies and new allies emerge, Corissa must confront her deepest fears and unite with her father to defeat a malevolent force. Their journey takes them from the depths of the Underworld to the dazzling heights of Hollywood, where they face supernatural threats, forge unbreakable bonds and fight to protect the Underworld from the forces that seek to destroy it.