WATTY AWARD WINNER Completed • First Draft - not edited. A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't.

Jiang Yu, a freshman, died suddenly after staying up all night. When she opened her eyes, she transmigrated into a book and became the suicidal female supporting role in Fengyun City in the world of cultivation . 　　In the future, the young city lord will have his tendons cut by the villain and be made into a human skin lantern. 　　At the beginning, she stood on the edge of a cliff. In front of her was Shen Anzhi, the villain who had turned evil and slaughtered all the people in the original book. He looked at her coldly and said, "Jump, or I'll give you a ride." 　　He was born with a holy Yin immortal body, and with the power of dual cultivation, his flesh and blood were all medicine. Ten years later, his identity was exposed and he was framed and hunted. He turned evil and subverted both the good and the evil, engaging in bloodthirsty slaughter. 　　The original owner bullied and humiliated him in the early days, and was skinned and lit on fire by him in the later days, dying a miserable death. 　　[Original mission released: Please capture Shen Anzhi and stop him from destroying the world.] 　　Jiang Yu looked at the boy who could kill her with one move and forced a smile: "Shen Anzhi, Senior Sister will protect you from now on." 　　So everyone saw-- 　　He had a backlash attack, curled up in a corner covered in cold sweat, and she hugged him immediately: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." 　　He was wrongly accused of stealing a spiritual weapon, and she slapped him in the face in public, saying, "Whoever dares to touch him! I won't spare him. Everyone knows that my Fengyun City treasure house is at his disposal." 　　Later, Shen Anzhi liked to touch her hair, so she took the initiative to let him touch it; 　　He said he didn't know what it felt like to be in love, so she took the initiative to hook her arm around his clothes and stand on tiptoe to kiss him.

As Crown Princess, Wen Tingwan was the palace's laughingstock. People whispered that she was so obsessed with the Crown Prince that she bartered away a priceless heirloom just to marry him, humiliating herself with endless foolishness yet never once winning his affection. But one day, after falling into the water and waking up, she realized something: she no longer loved him. Looking back, her former devotion seemed absurd. So what if he never spared her a glance? So what if he never summoned her? Wasn't tending flowers, sipping tea, and enjoying the moonlight far sweeter? That same day, Crown Prince Jing Zhan awoke to a startling change his mind was filled with nothing but Wen Tingwan. He had despised her, yet now every smile and frown of hers seemed unbearably charming. Very well, perhaps he should indulge her a little. Except-why was she suddenly avoiding him as though he were poison? When he finally ordered her to his bedchamber, she sent word back: she was unwell. Enraged, he stormed to her quarters, seized her hand, and asked tenderly, "My love, where does it hurt? Shall I call the physician?" Wen Tingwan: ...Call him to treat your head. Go away! Months later, the love-swapping spell that bound them was undone. Jing Zhan thought she would cling to him again. Instead, she only smiled calmly: "Your Highness, rest assured. I will never trouble you again." For the first time in his life, panic struck. Even without the spell, he could not let her go. Servants soon saw the once-proud Crown Prince pinning his wife against a wall, his voice trembling with desperation: "Wen Tingwan, what must I do for you to forgive me?" Note: 1. Entire story is "chasing wife to the crematorium" trope. 2. At first, the Crown Prince's feelings were manipulated, but he was still a scoundrel. Later, he falls for her genuinely. 3. The spell only swapped their feelings for each other, not their personalities, intelligence, or memories.

In a remote village, a young boy named Li Yi lived a life of hardship and neglect. After his mother's death, he became a burden to his father and stepmother, Yu Rui, who doted on her own children, Li Yue and Li Chen. Li Yi was left to fend for himself. One day, Li Yi was dressed in lavish bridal attire by Yu Rui and forced into a sedan chair. He was whisked away and found himself on a stranger's bed, awaiting a man he had never met. Wei Ming, an honest and hardworking hunter, was the third child in his family. At eighteen, his mother, Wei Caiji, was determined to see him married. She arranged for Li Chen to be his bride, but Li Chen and Yu Rui swapped him for Li Yi, pocketing the bridal dowry. When the Wei family discovered the deception, they were furious and demanded justice. Despite losing fifteen taels of silver, Wei Caiji decided to keep Li Yi. Thrown into this unexpected situation, Li Yi resolved to prove his worth. He prepared meals and shyly kissed Wei Ming's cheek before his hunts. "You don't have to do this," Wei Ming said, surprised. "I want to help," Li Yi replied softly. Wei Ming was touched by Li Yi's genuine attempts. "This new fūláng of mine is truly adorable," he thought. Begin 14.12.2023 Finish ??

Cheng Yujin was the elder sister of fraternal twins, who was supposed to have been engaged to an excellent man. However, she later learned that her fiance Marquis Jingyong had proposed to her because he mistakenly recognized her as her twin sister. Marquis Jingyong and her younger sister had a deep relationship, and after many twists and turns, finally broke through all hardships and became an eternal lover. While Cheng Yujin was the villain who replaced her sister's good marriage, kept framing her sister, and hindered the main couple to be together. A real wicked older sister and poisonous ex-wife. After the younger sister is reborn, she revealed Cheng Yujin 'conspiracy' early on. Everyone scorned her, and her so-called fiance was indifferent. Cheng Yujin sneered and tore off their engagement letter in front of her fiance. Everyone was gloating and happily waiting to see her regret her actions. However, before Marquis Jingyong had a chance to see Cheng Yujing's regret, he saw his former fiancee married her "ninth uncle." The ninth uncle of Cheng family was truly a hidden dragon, his real power frightening everyone. *** Cheng Yujin this coquettish little wife lightly lifted her eyebrows and casually said, "A mere Marquis Jingyong, is he worthy? Do you think that robbing him away will affect me?" Almost forgot to say, ninth uncle wasn't surnamed Cheng. His real name was Li Chengjing, the crown prince. Translated from the novel 九叔万福 (Greetings, Ninth Uncle) by 九月流火 (Jiu Yue Liu Huo)

I died. Got reborn. Married a veiny-handed warlord. Threatened his bamboo stem. Built an empire. Raised hell. Then raised kids. Still not sorry. Elsaiah Rosethorne was just a dark romance author with food allergies, a hatred for skirts, and a secret sadist streak-until a truck rewrote her fate. Now she's stuck inside the body of a runaway villainess bride... and married to a 190cm war god with tattoos, abs, and emotional trauma. Her goals? 1. Dominate her broody husband 2. Terrify the nobles 3. Mutiny the storyline 4. Raise a horde of tiny warriors 5. Die dramatically and look hot doing it With a chibi bunny system screaming in her head and her husband's submissive inner voice constantly panicking, Elsaiah turns every world she enters into chaos. From ancient palaces to beast dens, mafia kingdoms to matriarchal empires-she rides, rules, and ruins every cliché in her way. > Dark. Dirty. Unapologetically unhinged. This isn't a love story. It's domination-with style.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

--- Title: Two Weeks Before the End Genre: Apocalyptic Survival | Rebirth | System | Warmth & Hope Description: Lin Yue was an assassin-silent, cold, and deadly. When the world ended, she died alone in blood and fire. But fate gave her a second chance. Reborn two weeks before the apocalypse, she awakens in a young man's body-still her, but with a mysterious system, a hidden space, spiritual farmland, and a healing spring. Each drop purifies, strengthens, and awakens abilities. Plants grow fast. Powers awaken. Beasts mutate. And time is running out. But this time, she won't walk alone. She'll grow food in the chaos. Heal with ancient pills. Protect the weak. Build a home in the ruins. And one by one, five powerful men will choose to stand by her side-not as followers, but as partners. From a lone assassin... To one queen with five husbands. 👑❤️ In the ashes of the end, she'll create a new beginning. 🌿 Family. 🔥 Strength. 🌸 Laughter. 🌍 Hope. ---

"I'm not your toy." "Yes, you're my toy, Tesoro. Mine to fuck, and mine to do with as I please. I could break you in half too, if I want. So watch your mouth!" ~•~ After discovering the same woman he'd had a one-night stand with years ago owes him a debt, Giovanni, blinded by his own desires, uses the opportunity to abduct her and propose a twisted bargain. Elaine is given two options; pay in two weeks or pay with her body when the time limit is up. But this is the same man she loathes for ruining her five years ago after impregnating her which led to her disownment. She's had a hard life - working tirelessly to feed two mouths - hers and the son she loves so much. But knowing they won't be able to stay together if his father is aware of his existence, Elaine decides to keep the child a secret and tread carefully. It was meant to be just sex, but Giovanni has plans to reignite their long-lost passion from the first night they made love, and also break the sharp witted woman who's making him question his senses.