A misdelivered love letter meant for the school's cheerleader lands in her twin brother's locker, sparking an unexpected friendship that forces Oliver to face family secrets, his identity, and his growing feelings for the one boy he was never supposed to love. *** Oliver Grant wasn't trying to fall for Max Ellis. He had one job: slip a love letter into locker 166 and finally confess to Kate Ellis - the cool, untouchable cheerleader of his teenage dreams. Instead, it ends up in locker 168. Which belongs to Max Ellis - Kate's twin brother. Broody. Quiet. Star football player. Definitely not the person Oliver was supposed to fall for. And the worst part? Since that day, Max Ellis has been way too interested in Oliver Grant - showing up, sitting too close, smiling like he knows exactly what he's doing. The more Oliver tries to avoid him... ...the harder Max makes it to walk away. Now Oliver's life is spiraling into awkward hallway run-ins, mixed signals, and a growing suspicion that maybe - just maybe - the wrong locker wasn't a mistake at all.

**WATTYS 2025 HONOURABLE MENTION** Cas and Vish are best friends whose feelings run deep. Whilst Cas is clever, sporty, and on the brink of a bright future at university, Vish has no such prospects. A painfully shy artist, Vish's horizons end at his daily routine of pills, sensory issues and panicking parents. When they celebrate what could be their final summer together by painting wildlife and swimming at a secret wooded wetland hidden in the Fens, the lads awaken something ancient and sinister lurking in the water. A voice in Vish's head -- Charlie -- tempts him to spend longer and longer in the woods. When villagers begin to disappear and Vish becomes increasingly secretive and distant, Cas is convinced that Charlie intends to claim Vish, body and soul. Lies, heartbreak and obsession push their friendship to breaking point, but nothing will stop Cas from protecting Vish from Charlie's onslaught, not even a fight to the death. --- This book started life as an ONC 2025 prompt: 105. Your childhood imaginary friend who disappeared years ago returns - only this time they're real.

❝𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞❞ ✦. Welcome to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 -a mini celebration of brilliance teetering on the edge of the unknown. Inspired by the mysterious pull of 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬, this is not just an 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤-it's a tribute to the stories, creators, and voices that burn so brightly, they reshape the very space around them. ◐. ▨. Here, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 has a voice. 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 is a power. And every nominee is a star caught in the elegance of collapse-transformed, remembered, and reborn. ✶. ◖𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲.◗ ❥. They 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫. ❥. They 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. ❥. They pull the unforgettable into 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝. ˗ˏˋ 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬. ˎˊ˗

KILL ONE TWIN, FREE THE KINGDOM. On the island of Wyrith, death has a name: Morana. Gifted - or cursed - as the realm's last necromancer and most lethal assassin, her power is a whisper from the grave. However, even she struggles to bridle the magic clawing under her skin. Life breathes through her twin sister, Ilyana. The urge to heal even the smallest of wounds fuels the tips of her fingers, yet not even her blessed magic can bring back the family she's lost. All that's left for her to inherit is a duty of isolation and sacrifice. When an archaic necromancer curse awakens, sealing in Wyrith and taking lives one by one, the sisters face a harrowing choice. After a decade apart, will they unite to unravel the ancient magic before it's too late? Or will secrets and enemies shred their last hope for Wyrith, leaving nothing but an island of corpses? BOOK ONE - COMPLETE || WORD COUNT: 100K - 110K || | x6 ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ | 2024 © -DeeIsDead-