🏆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

With the support of her triplet sister, Special Agent Emilie LaRue, and Detective Molly Harris, Chef Amelia LaRue Ross escapes an abusive marriage that held her captive for years. But love isn't done with her yet. Now, Amelia must decide: Is she ready to open her heart again, or will the fear of history repeating itself keep her from the love she's always yearned for? You will need to read Second Life, New Life and Another Life before you read this.

Esme Dossett is living a life of secrets and sacrifices. Trapped in an arranged marriage to Jonathan McClellan, a union orchestrated to save her family's empire, Esme's heart belongs to another-her true love, Korina Lamis-West. Despite the façade of a perfect marriage, Esme and Kori have been secretly engaged for years, their love a forbidden bond that defies societal expectations and family obligations. As Esme navigates the complexities of her double life, she finds solace in stolen moments with Kori and the unwavering support of her close-knit group of friends. But when Jonathan's desire for a child threatens to shatter the delicate balance Esme has maintained, she is forced to confront the reality of her situation. Torn between duty and desire, Esme must make a choice that could change her life forever.

This is a sequel to DREA. After Emilie turns everyone, giving them superhuman abilities, Drea and Julia find themselves working hard to navigate life as newlyweds, new parents and newly gifted individuals. Can they do it or will they crumble under the pressure of all those responsibilities? Read DREA and August Skye first! Thanks! :)

Mrs Julia Robinson, the wife of American figure skating Olympian Adrian Robinson, is nervous about finally meeting her husband's family. After two years of marriage living in Amsterdam, they've decided it's time to move back to Virginia and give Julia the opportunity to meet the rest of her husband's family. The most important of them all is his close sister and best friend, Adreanna Jones. The flight to Virginia was long, but the car ride to Adreanna's house was short. Despite the short distance, the couple never made it there. Julia wakes up in a hospital, broken and alone. She learnt that they'd been in an accident that claimed her husband's life and sent her into a coma for 12 days. Heartbroken, depressed and disabled, she found herself stranded in a foreign country with no one to lean on. Or so she thought. Adreanna loved her brother more than anyone in the world. He was her father, mother, and best friend. He was her everything. Then he was gone. Julia was the closest thing left to her brother. Adreanna's intentions were to just get to know the woman her brother married, look after her on his behalf until she could look after herself again and eventually return home. But life wiped out those plans before they even cemented as the two women, in a time of hurt and grief, seeking closure, companionship and love, formed a bond they didn't even realise was growing until it was too late. Now they're stuck at a crossroads, having to decide between love and ethics. The sequel to Drea is out now. It is called Mrs Jones. You can find it on my profile. <3

Follow two top notch lawyers as they go from rivals to soul mates. Law has been a part of Drew Taylor's DNA since she was conceived. Both her parents are lawyers and she followed on that path, seeking to provide justice for the ones who the system often seems to fail. Then Reilly Reid moves to town, a defendant who seems to enjoy getting under Drew's skin. Drew suddenly finds herself humbled, confronted by her past, and falling in love...with the enemy.

Creative artist and musician, Willow Luis, mysteriously finds herself married...overnight... to one of American best! Singer /songwriter and musician, August Skye! Does their marriage have a chance to soar, or will it just crash and burn?

What now? Well.... As new mothers, Emilie, Sierra and Grace find themselves trying to adapt to parenthood. Even more so after the birth of their twins. But when Grace makes a detrimental mistake that threatens to ruin their marriage, parenthood isn't the only source of their exhaustion. Grace convinces them it's not what it looks like. Emilie believes it is even more than what it looks like. And Sierra begins to think that maybe, it's not the worst thing in the world to love Dr Sloane Stephenie Grey, too. Can Emilie open her heart up to yet another person? This is book 3 in the series. If you haven't already, please read 'Second Life ' and 'New Life' before reading this. You will be severely confused otherwise😅 I'm making some plot changes to this story so if you're in the middle of reading, please forgive me. Update/// Changes are completed!

From best friends to enemies to.... Lovers. Trigger warning for SA & teen pregnancy so read with caution. Thank you by the way!

"If you wanted me to fuck you, all you had to do was ask," Tazmin said, her raspy voice lowered as she drew one of her hands up the inside of my thigh. I clenched my jaw, "I didn't," I gritted, even if we both knew it was a full-faced lie. Especially with me bent over her desk with my hands held behind my back. "Oh so this..." she trailed off, suddenly running her fingers along my damp underwear, "Is all for someone else?" I drew in a deep breath, feeling the needy ache between my legs grow as she caressed her fingers back and forth against my covered core. "Anyone else," I forced out tightly. ♤ There's a delicate balance between law and order. And Milena Azhari fought ruthlessly for that balance as a defense lawyer, who is on the brink of achieving her lifelong dream... Making partner at her law firm. But she quickly gets lured off track, dipping deeper into the criminal world she once assumed she understood, until it all crumbles away from the surface. Milena's number one priority was always her family, but that quickly lands her face-to-face with her demons and the corruption that binds them. How far is she willing to go for her family? More importantly... how far is she willing to blur the lines of everything she once fought so hard for?