Deep within the mists of Tír na nÓg, Morrigan has been trained in the ways of the fair folk. They are a powerful, ageless people, far removed from the bloodshed of mortals. Life is simple. Quiet. But no length of silence can go unbroken. When a human hunter stumbles upon her home in the otherworld, Morrigan is confronted with a new way of life-one that is beautiful, strange, and endlessly harsh. Morrigan now faces a choice: stay sheltered within the safety of Tír na nÓg, or venture to learn all she's been hidden from. Truth is a dangerous thing. She can only hope it will not shatter her. ☽◯☾ ~ Standalone prequel to The Sun Sídhe ~ ONC 2025 ~ Prompt 118: You're feeling trapped in your current relationship and can't shake the urge to break free. ~ Prompt 31: Next time, ask yourself if your integrity can withstand the truth.

Liss Aguilera can see things that aren't there. The world is cruel to a girl it perceives as crazy, so she's learned to live her life in the quiet--to ignore the false voices, act normal, and believe in only what she can touch. Until the unseen monsters start to come for her. Her protector is just as strange as every other hallucination, but he's determined to convince her he is real and that he needs her help. He claims to be the servant of a guardian spirit tasked with defending humanity from behind the veil, but the spirit he serves has disappeared, and he believes Liss is his key to finding answers. He might still be imaginary. But if what he says is true, this could be Liss's chance to finally understand her own fractured existence--and maybe even save it. 𓁿 Credit to @Heuristic_Hashmath for the gorgeous cover

Celia had always been a planner. While people laughed and called her ridiculous, she continued to follow her life plans to the T. Now, married to the love of her life, all that's left for her to do is to make a difference worthy of the Nobel Peace prize. When the director of the top biomedical company in the county extends a position to her, Celia takes it without hesitation. After all, who wouldn't want to work for a company like that? However, during her first day, Celia finds herself staring at something she never thought to be possible, a biogenetic human. He's a monster. A creature with blood on his hands from the many lives he's taken. That's what they all say. They don't hear his voice in their heads. They don't see the way he protects his family. Celia does. She sees it all. And when she starts to put the pieces of this "honorable" department together, she finds something more dark lurking beneath. Something that could not only destroy her plans, but take the lives of all she has ever loved. Future cover will be made by @Heuristic_Hashmath

Nobody has been chosen for over a hundred years, but the Guardian of the cursed forest picks Runa in the ceremony, forcing her to face untamed magic, forgotten legends, and choices she never thought she had to make. Legends and Myths Magic Guardians and Villains Where do tales end and history begin? ☾ ↟↟♖⛰︎↟↟ The Guardians of the Forest is a fantasy novella for the Open Novella Contest. 129) The ink of our souls bind us beyond the pages of time © Copyright All Rights Reserved

**ONC 2025 LONG LIST** Eros (Cupid) gets rejected by Psyche for a newly-revived Narcissus. Convinced he is a failure who does not live up to his job description, Eros quits in anger and embarrassment, breaking his bow and his vows and retiring to Florida. -- After Hell's major overhaul, Kelsia-a repentant succubus and a hopeless romantic-finally gets a chance to earn her angelic wings back. That chance? Find Cupid a match and bring him back to work. -- Will they bring love and fireworks back to humanity, or will they doom all life to fizzle out like a sad, loveless, deflated balloon? This story contains strong language but no planned explicit scenes. Please do not skip the introductory chapter for trigger warnings.

She's an angel. He's a demon. What could go wrong? Sunny, studious, and chatty to a fault, Siah Umbrath can't wait to enroll at St Sybil's University, the prestigious institution of higher learning in Chthonia. Most angels would balk at setting foot deep into demonic territory-not Siah. When the Angelic Council appoints her father as ambassador to the demonic kingdom, Siah sees it as a thrilling opportunity. Her parents, however, view things differently, with her father issuing a warning not to get involved with the male students. It's an easy request, one Siah feels she'll be able to uphold until she meets a grumpy blue demon on her first day. Kion Fellrose looks tough on the outside-tall, with a stern, unyielding expression, and a dozen boxing titles under his (literal) belt. But his gruff exterior hides wounds few know about, very little understand, and no one new will ever discover. Uninterested in most things life has to offer, all he wants to do is graduate and move as far away as possible. Everything is going according to plan until his father, the deputy mayor of Cinderforge, assigns him to keep an eye on the new angelic ambassador's daughter. Initially annoyed, Kion finds himself being pulled into Siah's orbit like a moth to a flame. The earth may not shatter when an angel falls in love with a demon -- they might save it instead.

🏆ONC 2025 SHORTLISTER 🏆 Veyr Thalric was born beneath a blood moon, his fate inked in the past and bound to a future he cannot escape. The son of the slain Wolf, he has spent his life hidden in the shadows, waiting for the moment he can claim vengeance against the one who stole everything from him-Rowan Ashwood, the legendary hunter who wears his father's pelt like a crown. But vengeance is never so simple. The deeper Veyr treads into the hunt, the more the forest whispers warnings of paths that cannot be undone. A deck of fate waits to be drawn, its cards promising revelations he may not be ready to face. And when love enters the fray in the form of Amerie Rosarot, a woman with fire in her heart and tragedy in her veins, Veyr is forced to confront the question that haunts all doomed hunters: When you challenge the magic of the world, can you truly finish what you started-no matter the cost? In this tale of blood, betrayal, and destiny, the line between monster and man blurs. And in the end, the real question is not who will survive...but what will be left of them when the hunt is over.

28-year-old Calista's life took an unexpected turn when her parents died and left her all of their fortune. Her fiance Trevor came at an opportune time and helped her heal from their loss. Now, she is engaged and having the time of her life at her bachelorette party in Mexico with her friends. All that changes when she receives a message that will turn her life in another direction if she trusts her instincts. If she doesn't, her online protector will have to take things into his capable hands and use his hacking skills to keep her safe. ​‼️​ Trigger warnings ​‼️​ ⛔​stalking ⛔​kidnapping ⛔​manipulation ⛔​gaslighting ⛔​abandonment This novella will be for the 2025 ONC competition. I chose these two prompts: 88. Lately, your phone feels... off. It seems like it's watching you. At first, you dismiss it as paranoia. But one day, each message on your phone reads "I'm watching you." 104. While on vacation, you receive a cryptic message from an unknown sender, throwing your carefully planned itinerary into chaos.

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 their corrupt crown. Thrown into a whirlwind of scales and swords, she investigates the lies among fire-breathing beasts, while catching the attention of reclusive misty eyes. A voice filling her head. A presence over her shoulder. Watching. Waiting. As more secrets are uncovered about her heritage and the threat against Valerus' life intensifies, Ellery must decide not only her allegiance, but if winning his war will cost her a heart. Round One 》✔️ 2k 》✔️ Round Two 》✔️ 8k 》✔️ Round Three 》✔️ 20k 》✔️ Longlisted 》 ✔️✨️ | Cover by the lovely -MilaSteele | | An Open Novella Contest Entry |