Two rival paranormal investigators arrive at the same haunted hotel on the same night, only to find out there's one vacant room left. Begrudgingly, they decide to share it. But as they set off to investigate, and the night goes on, rivalries slowly melt away. Too bad there's a real live haunting to get in the way of their potential romance... Short story written for the What in the Wattpad contest. Prompt used: "One bed... and it's haunted." Total word count: 1997 words (which was really difficult, 2000 words is very little to work with :'))

One choice changed the fate of Middle Earth forever. ~~*~~ Fingon and his people have been betrayed by those he once held most dear. But upon reaching Middle Earth and seeking those who owe him recompense, he finds his half-cousin has been captured by the Dark Lord and suddenly he must make a choice: To allow hatred to bring about the doom of the elves, or to put it aside and rescue the cousin who betrayed him to bring together the sundered kindred. An elven epic in three parts. Or, how one prince's choice saved Middle Earth. ~~*~~ "...he dared a deed which is justly renowned among the feats of the princes of the Noldor: alone, and without the counsel of any, he set forth in search of Maedhros; and aided by the very darkness that Morgoth had made he came unseen into the fastness of his foes." - The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien

This is a longer version of my original short story, The Eagle's Flight, elongated to submit to the Ambys 2025. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus - from the viewpoint of Aethon, the eagle cursed to tear out Prometheus' liver as a punishment from Zeus.

A wartime story set in England in 1940 Originally written for TEGSA2025 (The Ever-Generating Story Awards 2025) What with her lack of friends and family, mental health struggles, and responsibility of caring for her senile and increasingly abusive father in the midst of the Second World War, Margaret Crawford's life becomes bleak and empty - until she meets Terence Davies, a dashing and talented musician who knows how to strum the strings of cellos, guitars - and Margaret's ravaged heart. But will love conquer the challenges presented when Terence has to go to war, or will their romance end in unforeseen and devastating consequences...? Read Margaret's diary, truly a memoir of lovetime war. For as Terence would say, that's what it is, isn't it? Lovetime war rather than wartime love.

Meredith had always known about magic. Her family was magic, one of the most powerful mage lines out there. Having lost her parents to all the fighting though, she stayed far away from it, focusing on school and lading a primarily normal life. Until magic came knocking on her door. Someone in her family murdered one of the Shade vampires, and under treaty law, they must offer up a life in exchange. Mages are too precious, too valuable, but a single girl who refused to dance to their tune, well, not as much. Meredith is thrust into the world of the dark as a sacrifice to pay for her family's crimes, and she finds herself at the mercy of a cold vampire who hungers for her body and soul Somethings are inescapable. The dark past of her parents who she's never met. The power of creatures that thrive in the night. The call and will of magic she's fled from. While Meredith may not have signed up for the world of magic and the clash between the vampires and mages, she is now deep in the murky waters that divide the two. What lies in her family's past? Can she figure out the man who is now her owner? What does she do when her magic finally awakens and breaks free like a desperate animal free of its chains? One can run from magic, but it always gives chase. Ranked #2 in VampireRomance 10/2025 Ranked #1 in VampireRomance 10/2024 & 8/2023 & 04/2021 & 06/2020 Ranked #1 in Werewolf 05/2023 Ranked #2 in Fantasy-Romance 06/2020 Ranked #1 in EroticRomance 07/2020 Ranked #1 in Spells 08/2020

(Nocturnal Law Series) Vampire lawyer Lucius Bloodworth knows the law isn't black and white. Its hazy shades of gray and blood red. When Lucius' new client comes to him as a ghost, begging for him to save her granddaughter from a wrongful murder charge, he realizes he has no choice but help unless he wishes to be haunted for the remainder of his eternal life. Merritt Lark is an advocate for the dead. Working as an intern under Bloodworth's wing, he finds himself in a haunting predicament when he lets a spirit get attached to his new boss. The dead have followed Merritt all his life, and even in a new workplace full of vampires, that hasn't changed. All Merritt wanted was a simple internship to help boost his career as lawyer, but what's a witch to do when the dead come begging them for help? The case brings them very close together, perhaps even too close, as newfound feelings blossom into something much more. But neither are ready for romance or relationships. Not with all the skeletons in Bloodworth's closet and the past Merritt just simply cannot bury. Lovely cover created by @Lasophie79 Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Thriller (Gay Romance) Current word count: 40,100

SHORTLISTER + ROUND 1 WINNER ONC25 || Running from a war-torn world, Aulka and her pack find refuge in a Dream where there is no suffering, no pain, and no death. It's a well-needed reprieve...until Aulka is attacked by the very creatures that killed her family. She is rescued by the mysterious, Dream-dubbed "hero", Kaone, who tells her that the Maikai is dying and the Dream along with it. And she, the Dream-dubbed "healer", is the only one who can heal him. But there are things in the Dream that will do anything to stop her, and Aulka quickly finds herself caught in a Coren's Challenge, her own grief, and a desperate race to where the star weeps before she's eaten, Kaone's killed, or Maikai dies. There's one thing for certain: she must finish what she started. -||-||-||- ONLY ON WATTPAD. If you're reading this anywhere else, your device is liable to malware! NO AI TRAINING || ONC 2025 ROUND ONE WINNER 11/3/2025 || ONC LONLISTER 21/5/2025 || ONC SHORTLISTER 1/6/2025

Levi is a nineteen-year-old asexual wizard with too many problems and not enough friends to help him with them. The magic and the price for using it is taking its toll but he refuses to give up before he has fixed what he broke eight years ago. But when magical beings start disappearing around him he is forced to acknowledge he is in way over his head. He needs help. But the price for that help may be even greater than that of the magic. Placed third in the Triple moon awards (2025) Longlister ONC 2024 Winner Round 2 ONC 2024 ONC 2024 Prompt 48. The curse of magic is that for every reward, there is a great loss. For every spell that goes right, there is something else-in the real, natural world-that goes terribly wrong. Nature loves its balance. Mature rating is due to on-page description of (magical) substance abuse in chapter 13. Cover by Supreme Rat Queen Rai who just said nope to my feeble attempt (as I knew she would :P)

Anyanka Morozova was not chosen, yet her fate is sealed when her infirm sister is. Set on a path of certain death, she is surprised to find that the evil witch of the woods is not all that she was taught to fear. Through trials riddled with magic and bonds formed with a cast of unusual characters, there is no stopping the effect the journey has on her. What she expected to be her demise, instead leads to self-discovery and redemption, in this dark fairytale-retelling. Wordcount 20k NanoWatt 2025 - Novella {Winner} ⚔️ Open Novella Contest 2025 {Shortlist}📜 #1 - You stumble upon a mysterious door made entirely of briars and thorns. As you step through, you're granted extraordinary powers. ⚠️CW: Though there is no explicit content, there is mention of blood, mild gore, death, and peril. 🎵 Recommended playlist 🎶 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nJhpIHnyyDQK52m4V5VSy?si=e7e6c7b50f2e4ae4

"His fate was the nightmare of every boy and man in these lands. The scary story told over tavern tables in hushed tones." Anaïs is the strongest witch her coven has seen in three hundred years. And with all that power, she certainly never expected that a mere man, an esclave at that, would be her undoing. But when a particularly vicious tradition within her coven brings Aiden into her life, everything changes. Amidst threats of a power-hungry human lord, and her scheming aunt Vienne, Anaïs has to prepare herself to take her mother's position as High Maîtresse. But she also has to figure out how she's going to keep Aiden alive in this hostile new environment she's put him in. Especially when everyone wants to use him to get to her. And on top of all that, there is also the mysterious rebel group laying claim from the shadows. And their enigmatic leader Etienne, whose dark secrets could shake the coven's beliefs to their very core. This first installment in the Bound series welcomes you into a world of dark witchcraft and electrifying romance. A perfect read for fans of the romantasy genre! Cover credit: @madebymayvee on Instagram