An introverted graduate student accidentally signs up for a reality TV show and navigates the pressures of sudden fame and a budding relationship with an infuriatingly charming athlete. * * * When Bridget Campton moved to sunny California to pursue a PhD in Biochemistry she thought it was her ticket to finally becomin...
After landing a coveted accounting position, an ambitious accountant must prove his worth to his new colleagues, especially a grudge-bearing associate intent on making his new role hell. *** How do you recover from unrequited love? For Mark Dawson, the answer is...
Magic and justice collide when witch lawyer Gwyneira Grimheart fights to save vampire Emrys Hawthorn's sorry fangs. Sanguine City is notorious for corrupt bat cops, human trafficking, highly addictive fairydust, and contract killings orchestrated by the bloodthirsty vampire mafia. But even these lowly criminals deser...
AN OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ENTRY Two teenagers embark on a cross-country music tour to outrun the threat of war and curtailed creative freedom. ⋯⋯⋯ As Ash finishes identifying his parents' remains from a full-blast attack, he should have s...
[ONC '25] What is love? For some, it's all rainbows and smiles while for some it's fear and power. For some, it's suffering while for some it's mere convenience. ⟡ Alex is a florist. However, he doesn't get many customers daily because of his scary appearance and cold persona. However this one lady comes to his shop...
Fame, fortune, and millions of followers can disappear as quickly as they come, especially in an era where getting ''cancelled'' is just one viral scandal away. Hollywood's former golden boy, Finnegan Braxton, knows this all too well. Once a beloved teenage heartthrob, he's now branded as a notorious player, arrogant...
**A free STEAMY Novella** Sofia Reyes has spent the last two years clawing her way up the ranks at Kingston & Co., the most prestigious law firm in the city. She's put up with late nights, impossible deadlines, and worst of all her insufferably hot boss, Xavier Kingston. But it's all been worth it because tonight, at...
K-pop idol Minjae and eccentric home chef Hana meet at a cooking competition, sparking a simmering rivalry that turns into a recipe for romance - and potential disaster for Minjae's career. ___ As the golden voice of the K-pop group Starlight, Minjae has the world at his feet - adoring fans, sold-out concerts, and a...
ONC2025 Jade Salvador is your typical dissatisfied, burnt-out twenty-something-year-old. Crushed by the weight of her family's name and unfulfilled dreams, she finds herself working a dead-end job, hoping for something more out of life. Looking for a purpose, she makes the drastic decision to start catfishing would-be...
*ONC 2025* Prompt 118: "You're feeling trapped in your current relationship and can't shake the urge to break free." A young French woman, Rosalie Ballou, is solemnly betrothed to the enigmatic Scottish Duke, Campbell, a union orchestrated to secure and preserve the noble lineage of her family's spectral abilities. Un...
When a mysterious thief steals a treasure from a reckless prince, his knights spring into action. They're hunting for the precious necklace intended for the prince's bride, but the prince knows better. His heart was stolen, and his heart is priceless. The only way he can recoup this loss is to find his thief before th...
Maya and the Enchanted Playlist 🎵 Hey music lovers! Ready to dive into a world where playlists hold magical powers and mixtapes open doorways to other realms? Drop a comment with your favourite song - it might just make an appearance in Maya's magical playlist! Don't forget to vote if the chapters hit the right notes...
Don't let him set his deadly gaze on you. Not when he is anything but a fish. * * * * * Kira knew better than to have herself killed at the young age of twenty-three, and that also by a handsome, yet very deadly sea-creature. Meanwhile, he had only one goal. It was to finish Kira off if she didn't help him find hi...
What happens when seven people from four nations across Asia meet in 1940s Rangoon and begin unravelling each other's secrets? Information gets traded. 𖤓 Open Novella Contest 2025𖤓 𖤓 Prompts 31, 110, 126 𖤓 The story is available exclusively on Wattpad, and remember that plagiarism is illegal.
She's an angel. He's a demon. What could go wrong? Most angels would balk at setting foot deep into demonic territory -- not Siah Umbrath. When the Angelic Council appoints her father as ambassador to the demonic kingdom, Siah sees it as a thrilling opportunity. As a history buff, she eagerly awaits her enrollment at...
A stormy night shattered Dawson Sanders's life when she was only sixteen. Ten years later, she returns to her sleepy town in Maine, still reeling from the scars of her past. Settling into the home of her late great aunt, she discovers a secret that could hold the key to redemption, or it could trap her in everlasting...
Quite frankly, I don't give a fuck about you or Christos. What I care about is that some Cartel punk has stepped onto my island, messing with my business, so we are going to use you as bait to draw him out. ~~~~ Five years ago, Solara Doukas escaped from a strip club in Tijuana, just to learn that her new husband is a...
A successful lawyer meets a carpenter through an AI (artificial intelligence) machine, hoping to find love. But what they find is more than what they bargained for. __________________________________________________________ Ursula has all the book smarts and not an ounce of social skills. After a year of loneliness, s...
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.
Lorelei Engel is at the peak of her career. Her songs are performed by dozens of popular artists, but her own versions top them all. A meeting with a top city bureaucrat pays unexpected dividends when she discovers a second set of documents hiding unethical and illegal contracts. She takes the folder of files with...
What's the worst that could happen when a socially anxious nerd crosses paths with Paramount High's golden boy quarterback in a game of Fear Pong? Spoiler alert: Everything. °*° Clark would rather fake his own death and live under a rock than go to a party. But thanks to some questionable life choices, he's now locked...
Naoto Kamizawa , a world renowned J-Pop Star is pulled into an unnatural world when he finds out that his skyrocketing fame is indebted to a vampire who speaks far too archaic for his own good. Things turn even more worrisome when he is asked to leverage his position to get fresh blood for vampire. Moreover, questions...
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...
ONC 2025 _______ Dr. Merilyn Bascom Quartermain was scheduled to return to the Olympus Moon Colony a month ago. Now, her father, a high ranking official with T-CUAS, The Center for Universal Astronomical Studies and Air Force Commander, Jethro Bascom is sending a military team to go and bring her in. If they can find...
It all starts with a bouquet of roses. A renowned ballet dancer with her own studio, Lily is miserable in her spiralling career. But when she's delivered flowers by an anonymous writer who says she inspired him, she finds herself finding that spark again. Olly Gilbert is a has-been, or that's what people call him. Wit...
For The Open Novella Contest 2025. Lila Moore is an art curator who knows the truth about her boyfriend, Malcolm Cain, and he's a demon, tasked with collecting lost souls. Despite his dark nature, Lila is deeply in love with him, believing their bond can overcome his monstrous duties. But as Lila begins to recall her...
Jocelyn Jones' life has always been practical - maybe a little too practical. At 44, she has spent years worrying about everybody else, trapped in a marriage whose spark fizzled ages ago. A tomboy at heart, Joss has never been the type to swoon over fairy-tale romances, nor has she ever conformed to society's idea of...
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...
Megha has her fair share of problems--a broken wrist, a derailed career, and a future that looks more like a foggy maze than a path forward. In her attempt to escape her own life, the last thing she needs is more trouble. But fate has other plans, bringing a handsome yet infuriatingly stubborn young man named Suwahas...
