Haunted by the past, Rhiannon Carmichael returns to her hometown for her father's funeral, only to uncover a web of secrets and a possible murder, forcing her to confront the family she left behind. *** Victor Carmichael, the titan of local construction industry...
Giles is a 15th-century holy man. Raised by a religious order since the age of two, he was very surprised to be twenty-six, dead, and in the sixth level of Hell. No training could have prepared him for that! After centuries of torture-- and therapy! --Giles is granted twenty days of freedom on the mortal plane. He has...
A devout moon priestess strikes a deal with a powerful Daemon, but her traitorous fondness for him complicates her mission to save her dying goddess. *** After devoting ten whole years to the Moon Goddess, Flurry is given a vision and a straightforward message to run and locate a stolen artifact. Even though doing so...
"The afternoon teacup, full of amber liquid, Promises respite from the day's turmoil." [Original] [Started: 02/23/2025] Cover made by @Purplemist14 *** [ONC 2025 Round 1 Participant] Written for the Open Novella Contest 2025, this story uses prompt #15: "A mysterious tea shop suddenly appears, and you can't help but w...
A war won. A triumphant return home. Ell is a member of the Lion Regiment, a special forces squad trained to be the very best. After years spent fighting insidious demon armies, he returns with his squad to their barracks on the outside of the royal capital. Just as the yellow sun breaks through the turbulent, volcan...
Burnt-out influencer Wynne Mayfield gave up on her social media dream five years ago. But a new sponsorship deal might be her second chance, even if it means returning to the island she has tried to escape. When she crosses paths with her former best friend, Sienna, Wynne can no longer avoid her. With only twenty days...
Not all that glitters are gold and things that are graceful should be flowers. ⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️🔅⚜️ The golden sands of Navapuri was getting ready to celebrate Theerthankara Mahadeepam. People had come from afar to witness the majestic festival of its times. But when he arrives, the entire place...
After returning to college, a scarred and reclusive college student must protect the woman sending him mysterious roses, all while navigating growing feelings that could change them both forever. ----- Kal had been receiving roses from an anonymous sender since returning to campus after an incident that left him sever...
A forgotten goddess, a love torn by fate, and a war that shattered the heavens-Elaria must choose between power, love, and the future of existence itself. 🔥🔥🔥 Eleanor thought she was human-until her soul bond shattered, awakening powers no mortal should possess. As memories of her past life return, she discovers sh...
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...
AN OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ENTRY A young witch must team up with a banished demon to reverse the curse on her village before she is persecuted. ⋯⋯⋯ Rakida of Apilsha has her life in order until a mysterious fire broke out and the townsfolk...
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...
AN OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ENTRY A misfit witch must find her missing twin before everyone finds out about her heritage and her family's deception. ⋯⋯⋯ Agatha Fairbard is a mystery. Having lived in a mirror dimension all her life, she was...
As water is depleted for its magic, a vigilante uses a cold heiress to infiltrate high society and steal their water before the world--and her family--burns. 🜄 After washing up in the desert, nearly dead and with no memories, twenty-something-year-old Lana had a feeling she was involved in something dangerous. "Vigil...
Bound to a magical bangle and a demon, sea drifter Ninnette has only three days to break the curse--or die trying. ---------- Ninnette is a sea drifter with the power to command water, dredging shipwrecks and salvaging lost treasure. But when she braves a wreck no one else dares to dive, she finds no gold, no jewels...
AN OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ENTRY A misfit actress must give a performance of a lifetime before her true identity gets uncovered and her hidden empire crumbles down. ⋯⋯⋯ Alyson Gardner, the misfit daughter of the Ocalira chief, is a master...
Rupa Mishra is born into a family that is much like any other, to a mother who is a mirror image of her neighbors, in a village that is no different than the others. She lives the typical brown life-her hair is always oiled and tied in a tight braid and her clothes are always thick in order hide her skin well. Her con...
Reverse Handmaiden's tale set in a fantasy medieval land. *** Fynn of Teleni is an orphan born and raised within the Great Kingdom of Teleni. The particularity of his home is its rare breed of virgin male soldiers. Currently stationed in the same barrack for nearly five years, Fynn is determined to climb in grade and...
[Set in Eilos, the world of 'Echoes of the Reach', and can be read standalone.] Where ripples of the past lead, the tidal waves of history soon follow. Jaster Brand is an artificing prodigy. From enchanted tools to automaton companions to his own right arm, his passion for arcane engineering has carried him to the Ma...
When the sacred Wind Scepter is stolen, the elven kingdom of Everdaile is plunged into chaos. Varelor, a disgraced prince, must uncover the truth behind the theft but his quest unravels a conspiracy that might paint him as the world's greatest threat. ❥๑━━ In a world on the brink of ruin, two elven brothers are bound...
𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓, 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍... **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 nighti...
An amnesiac goddess must rewrite her destiny before the evil reaper strikes out her existence. ••• 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩. When Ira wakes up in the corner of a dusty room with nothing but glowing rectangles around and no memory of h...
When Naomi's brother Jorge becomes infected with the world's newest killer parasite, she takes it upon herself to continue his research and save him and the remaining humans. : • Planique -- a parasite living within genetically modified mosquitoes. • Planique -- when passed to humans, it controls their behavior and...
Hiding from the strict French regime, a spirited revolutionist risks everything to keep the truth alive, until she uncovers a conspiracy that could erase her and her cause forever. - ༓ - In the dark heart of 19th-century France's reign, where print is tightly regulated, dissent is dangerous, and women are expected to...
When Rosalin arrives in the imperial capital, Livia, she carries with her a burden of secrets. Her purpose is not what she says aloud. But Rosalin is not the only one shrouded in lies: there is no sign of Empress Cassyna's twin sister, Servina, and everyone speaks of her as if she is a ghost. What Rosalin hoped wou...
Following in the footsteps of her parents, Carnage Sarpenhine has devoted her life to inventing a weapon that can bring down the cruel Frost King once and for all. However, when the betrayal of who she believes to be the captor of her heart crumbles her life-long plans, severing her arm in the process, Carnage finds h...
In the Kingdom of Thadia, only the strong can prevail - and Prince Ambrose could wish for nothing less. Being the next in line to a cutthroat throne and the most powerful royal that has ever risen to rule is a responsibility he has never desired. After debating his options, he finds one final chance to salvage his fre...
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...
• academic rival novella • The Structural Biology Lab has three rules: 1. Document everything. 2. Follow protocols. 3. Don't fall for your junior. Mr. Madhava Kamat, a fourth year grad student, is about to break one. Warning: Contents are under extreme academic pressure! --- The characters mentioned in this book belon...
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...