Naaz Rashid should have died. She doesn't know why she survived. She doesn't know what happened to her. And, at first, she has no reason to believe that her inexplicable brush with death has anything to do with the strange events that begin unfolding afterward. But strange things have a habit of becoming stranger. A curse is released. Old secrets begin resurfacing. People separated by distance and time find themselves connected by circumstances they cannot explain. The past begins bleeding into the present, while discoveries at the edges of science suggest that some things dismissed as superstition may be far more tangible than anyone would like to believe. There are haunted places, buried histories, impossible phenomena and people whose greatest threat may not be what lurks outside them, but what lies within. And somewhere amid the horror, the absurdity and the occasional moments of dreadful normality, one question remains: What, exactly, did Naaz survive? Because whatever happened that day was not the end of something. It was the beginning.

When the clock strikes midnight, the stories come alive. Welcome to The Midnight Ink Awards - a celebration of unforgettable stories, brilliant writers, and the worlds created through ink and imagination. From secrets waiting to be uncovered to heart-pounding thrills, from forbidden love and unforgettable romance to terrifying nightmares and worlds touched by darkness and magic, these awards celebrate the stories that keep us turning pages long after midnight. Whether your story hides a final clue, races toward a heart-stopping truth, explores a forbidden love, captures an unforgettable happily ever after, awakens our deepest nightmares, or transports us into a world of curses and dark magic, there is a place for your story beneath the midnight sky. Mystery. Thriller. Dark Romance. Romance. Horror. Dark Fantasy. Six genres. One unforgettable celebration. Step into the darkness, open the pages, and let your story leave its mark. Welcome to The Midnight Ink Awards. Where stories shine brightest after dark.

Ruthless. Handsome. Cold. Rich. Arrogant. Russian mafia boss Sebastian Koslov has recently taken over the most feared mafia organization in 1950s NYC. The mafia life is all he knows as the only son of his family. That was until he found a beaten up girl in the alley of his workplace. Will Olena Lovand, a broken girl with a strong spirit break down his walls or will the dangerous world she has found herself in swallow her whole?

Yusuke Haruki remembers nothing of his past. Living in an orphanage, he believes himself to be an ordinary human searching only for the truth of his origins and the name he once bore. But hidden within him slumbers a rare power, coveted by many: Memory Magic. His search for answers leads him into the war between angels and demons, where he discovers a world far darker than he ever imagined. Faced with horrors beyond his understanding, Yusuke chooses the only thing he can think to do: run away. But fate can never be escaped. As the conflict consumes everything around him and his own humanity begins to slip away, Yusuke must decide what kind of person he wants to become. To protect his own future and that of many others, he will have to accept the scars of his past, embrace the person he is becoming, and confront a world he once wished to leave behind.

In Peabody, Massachusetts, Luna Aldridge shares a home with her boyfriend, Kyle Tuttle. Kyle's odd actions, stokes her suspicion, as his every move is a shadow. A secret held tight. Sensing that something is off between them, she feels a stirring within, a yearning for something beyond their relationship. Driven by this, she seeks Laura and Victoria advice, the Salem Witches. The witches, with eyes like chips of ice, advise her to write in her journal to help sharpen her psychic senses. Following their advice, she befriends Geo. Her acquaintance. Schooling her in some of the craft, his presence gave her a warning, as she explores true magic. As she learns the trait of psychic witchcraft, she sees drama unfolding through her psychic visions. A swirl of dark images. Guided by the Salem witches through the expected series of events, they hold a witch's ritual with relics to heighten Luna's senses. Next Series: Little Monster; The Luna Aldridge Series (Part 2) *This story is mature. It contains bullying and some sexual content. It is recommended for 18 years and older. * Copyright © 2023 Jamie Sweet

(𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1990𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴) In an industry of wolves, she was raised as prey, and everything that loved her tried to consume her... The universe cleared the storms from her path, opening the gate to a freedom Rielle St. Clair never thought she'd claim. From the streets of Brooklyn to the neon-lit sets of music videos and glossy magazine covers, she rose as the ultimate '90s sex symbol her face captivating the world, her presence impossible to ignore. But the industry has a way of pulling you in. Young, ambitious, and just barely discovering her own capabilities, "Reckless-Rielle" finds herself swept into a world that worships her beauty, yet tests her limits at every turn. Fame is intoxicating, and desire is currency but every glamorous spotlight hides the cost of being wanted by everyone and owned by one powerful person. No longer chained to poverty or an abusive past, Rielle navigates the chaos with boldness and audacity, learning to wield her freedom, her lust, and her allure with precision. But as the world gazes, hungry for more, she discovers that power and pleas

For most of her twenty-one years of life, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙣 has lived in a gilded cage. Though as any young woman would, the princess longs for one thing only; freedom. Freedom to run into the sea, to dance under the sun... to be her very own. Sadly, as merely a pawn in a king's game and with war looming on the horizon, she is asked to put aside desire for duty. Destined to wed 𝙎𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣. A rakish brute of a prince from a heathen country without summer, in need of an heir and a broodmare to produce it. However, when an attempt is made on her life, Rosalyn is assigned a sworn-protector. 𝙎𝙞𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙩 The Butcher; a faceless knight of the Faith and retired crusader with haunted eyes and a penchant for gardening. The soft-spoken knight is unlike anyone she's ever met. A grumpy enigma always hidden beneath a helm. 𝘐𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦... When the threat of war increases, The Butcher is tasked with transporting the princess in secret. A perilous journey that will test not only Geralt's skill as a knight, his faith, his patience, but perhaps even his self control as a mere man. For when forbidden desire blooms, two questions arise: 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴? 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦... 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?

"You're a prince," she said breathlessly. "You could have anyone." Rowan's gaze roamed over her form. "I'm aware," he murmured. "I still want you." In the kingdom of Itrudor, a war against Thakar bleeds North with every passing season. Nineteen-year-old Aisling takes a servant's post in the royal castle to keep her mother fed. She expects hard work, but she finds Prince Rowan instead.

She wants to die. He wants to live. Will a Christmas miracle bring them to the same middle ground?

There was never anything remarkable about these days. Most of them slip away before we even notice. A conversation on a bus. Winter light resting quietly on a window. A stranger sitting across from you for a short while, then gone at the next stop. They remain only as long as memory allows And memory is never gentle for long. These pages are made from such passing things. Not because they were extraordinary, but because they were once ours. We wrote them down not to hold them still, but to let them linger a little longer than dewdrops on blades of grass. And if, for a moment, they feel like they might also belong to you, then perhaps they haven't entirely faded.