As part of their final project before graduation, Lyn and her friends-- Ben, Mark, and Cynthia-- had to search the library for an old book, but instead of finding that book, they came across a cursed yearbook. One that is linked to the mysterious deaths of previous graduates. To disprove the yearbook's gruesome histor...
Hex, a sorcerer, is frustrated with his lazy pixie servant, Pickles, and teaches him a lesson by turning him into a carpet beetle. Meanwhile, a goblin called Giggleton, struggling with hunger and an empty treasury, visits the horrid Prince Horace for help. Prince Horace agrees to help Giggleton with his cash flow cr...
Ivy Rosewood - or Ivonne, as her parents call her - never wanted to be a princess. Her role always fit her beautiful and charming older sister Eloise much better, but now that they are both receiving marriage proposals from foreign kingdoms, she's forced into that role as well. Unruly and with a tough attitude, her pa...
When one part of the galaxy claims their souls aren't compatible, but another part says they are perfect for each other, Enya believes in the Moon Goddess over her sister, the Sun Goddess, running to Alpha Hiro and his forbidden love, but the natural's council rules a mated witch and werewolf to be punished by executi...
Celine never believed in magic, at least, not until she stumbled upon a broken unicorn horn in the forest. Now she's being hunted by a secretive organization determined to claim its power, but they're not the only ones searching for the missing pieces. Soren, the prince of a forgotten kingdom wants back what's his...
Zayma Rahman doesn't believe in love. Cold, logical, and haunted by the past, she prefers solitude over emotions. Zain Abbasi, a charming yet infuriating romance consultant claims that he can change her mind. But he isn't only a relationship expert; he is an undercover detective hunting a serial killer who targets wom...
Reyna the Unyielding was once a legendary warrior, feared on the battlefield and respected across the land. But after hanging up her sword to raise her newborn, she thought her days of heroism were over... until an ancient prophecy declares that her son is destined to defeat the dark sorcerer, Malekar the Malevolent. ...
Despite the golden rays and flowing waterfalls, the lands of the kingdom of Tiarella hide a growing greed and lust for power. The unity and legitimacy of the ruling family, which had only become one through Sylph's marriage, stand proud to all but those who know the dark deeds it took to rise to begin with. Sylph, tra...
First Time Entry in the Open Novella Contest 2025 What happens when the Goddess of Night and the Goddess of Dawn come together to save both vampires and humans from destruction? This is the story of the origin of the Blood Match. Long in the ancient past, vampires were given an opportunity to choose another path and...
When a powerful witch hunts the demons responsible for her parents' murder, she finds herself face-to-face with one of the very creatures she despises. But this demon is unlike any other. Dangerous, mysterious, and irresistibly charming, he offers her something no one else can-answers about her parents' death and the...
**A mirror-wandering thief and a knight who has lived hundreds of lives try to return the most precious thing to the Queen of Ice and Snow: the Heart of Winter itself. ** "When leaves have fallen And skies turned to grey The night keeps closing in on the day A nightingale sings his song of farewell You better hide for...
She was meant to die. He was meant to burn. But fate had other plans, and now they're bound together. 𖤐 𖤐 𖤐 Born with a dying heart, Corina was never meant to live past the age of twelve. Her father the kingdom's greatest doctor broke the law, stealing a heart to replace her failing one. But the heart he took was...
Shapeshifting cats, magic tea shop, and a hot neighbor who hates all of the above. ~~~ Tabitha is becoming a cliche of a single woman since she's always surrounded by cats. She volunteers at the shelter, fosters kittens, and has a soft spot for the neighborhood strays, even if it scares off her hot neighbor, who only...
In the timeless embrace of Zenith-a mansion woven from echoes and moonlight-Adina Grace walks among ghosts, bound by blood to a fate she never chose. But in the hushed stillness of the night, she feels him. A presence like a breath against her skin, a whisper in the dark. Azrael Silvino, a cursed spirit, forever yearn...
Ellery Mazick -a low grade shifter tasked with guarding the missives of war generals and commoners alike- never expected to be drafted for war. When General Valerus, a self-proclaimed Bloodtracer, charges into her world with frosted veins and a challenge hung over his head, Ellery's bound to hate the man who serves th...
In a world where humans and mythical beings coexist, Saeris, a half-elf warrior, falls prey to the Chosen-- a ruthless faction of mythics bent on domination after shattering the fragile peace. Rescued and healed by the Dawnbringers, a resistance group, Saeris vows to destroy the Chosen and their sorcerer leader, who w...
An apprentice silversmith, haunted by his reflection. A wealthy family, falling to ruin. A patron spirit, searching for a pact. Five games will decide their fate. After acquiring great wealth from a boom in silver trade, the Blackwood family moves into a mansion that was mysteriously abandoned by its previous owners...
Jet gets by as a back-alley mechanic in the dangerous neon city of Karys, using her unreliable scrap of magic to keep herself afloat and her block bright and alive. Things are fine, if a little unsteady, until the infamous Nightmares catch her at it and blackmail her into stealing a hyperdrive from MageCorp for reason...
In a remote mountain village of Southern Atlantis, where mist rolls through ancient peaks and crystalline rivers carve through the valleys, the world stands on the precipice of change. For the first time in history, a sentient android walks alongside humans. Ashur Napahu is the first of his kind. Designed using code f...
In the realm of Vellara, books are not just stories-they are living worlds, inked into existence by the hands of ancient scribes. For centuries, the Grand Archive has safeguarded these enchanted tomes, ensuring that no one disturbs the delicate balance between fiction and reality. Kael Dain is a young scribe apprentic...
**For the Open Novella Contest 2025!** "If he could learn to love another and earn their love in return, the spell would be broken...for who could ever learn to love a beast?" When she receives a cryptic but urgent text message from her father, Isla Lamborne returns to her childhood home in Long Island to find her fam...
PROMPT#11. Vampires are bound by an ancient destiny: their soulmate is always human, and this bond is governed by three rules. The smell of their soulmate's blood is irresistible, its taste sweeter than anything else, and if the love is unrequited, it can be fatal. Fearing this inevitable bond, most vampires try to a...
Markus has left everything behind to live in a remote cabin near a lake. He wants to be alone, but in the middle of a snowstorm, a stranger knocks at his door and asks for shelter. Prompt 44: In the middle of a storm, a stranger arrives at your cabin, and you offer them shelter. But the storm's forecast says you'll be...
Sometimes, it's better if you're ugly. *** This work is an entry to the Open Novella Contest 2025.*** Regine has always been bullied because of how she looks. People call her a monster or a demon straight from hell. Only Leo, the most popular boy in magic school, treats her like a proper human being. Naturally, Regine...
ONC2025 entry based on Prompt 110. 20 days of freedom and Prompt 77. In a world where art and entertainment are forbidden, you're born to challenge the system and change the world.
On the morning of her wedding, Edrea is prepared to seal a political alliance with the man she despises. But fate, or something far darker, has other plans. An empty box appears in her garden. A hidden path leads her underground. And a deck of cursed cards delivers her into the hands of Malphas, a demon bound by an an...
It started with a shooting star. Something meant to be magical and beautiful could be the beginning of the end - for Lyora Bryan, and for the world. Lyora was supposed to be just another human. She had dreams of becoming a lawyer and marrying the love of her life, Ethan Burton. But Lyora has always felt special as if...
Main Prompt: #1 Sub Prompts: #2, #7, #12, #13, #39, #75... For as long as she can remember, Ivy Reece Tauria has worn an unbreakable ring on her finger. A childhood relic, a forgotten gift...until the day it opens. It happens after she stumbles upon a door made entirely of briars and thorns, hidden deep in the forest...
When young Nevae loses her grandma to the hands of the Big Bad Wolf and kills him in self-defense, she doesn't expect the shapeshifter's children to kill the rest of her family as payback. Orphaned and alone, she takes refuge in the house of a witch, becoming the old woman's apprentice and vowing to kill all the shape...
For ONC 2025 | Prompt 14 A middle-aged witch. One successful murder, one less successful murder. Add a dash of yearning, and it's the perfect recipe for disaster...or romance. Lee Morose, pronounced Mo-ro-say, is an appeals witch, which means she works her hardest to get innocent magical beings out of their punishmen...