[COMPLETED] Have you ever wondered who your soulmate is? In the world of 'Moonlit Dreams, Moonlit Fate', you get to meet them in your dreams, right after you turn twenty years old. However, you do not know what they look like. As Yvonne Blythe keeps dreaming about her soulmate on the nights following her twentieth birthday, she becomes determined to find them. During her relentless search for the person of her dreams, she meets Reid Wells, a senior at her university. The encounters do not stop there - Yvonne and Reid keep running into each other at the most unexpected places. But, these encounters make a realization dawn on Yvonne - Reid was not just a random guy, he felt like the very person who had appeared in her dreams for the first time. Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026. Prompt used: 21

Everyone thought she was an angel. Gentle voice. Soft smile. Always hungry - never satisfied. I was the only one who saw the teeth behind her kindness. The way she fed on secrets, admiration, silence. By the time they finally noticed the devil, I had already learned something worse: Nobody believes the victim when the villain looks like an angel. Book for the Open Novella Contest 2026. Prompt: 112 Also participating in The Nano Watt 2026 A.I. Usage ; Girl on the book cover

Melinda starts her first day as shift manager of Cozy Retreat with a personal disaster. After spilling coffee into the lap of the most influential food blogger online, she is sure her brief carreer as shift manager was over. An unexpected connection forms and all she needs to do is believe she deserves a second chance. But can Melinda trust her heart as she struggles to keep the secrets of her past and the footprints of her memories beat a path to her door? @XxxSistersxxX is my cover artist. Thank you for the amazing work.

Cordelia Green is a spirited and temperamental nineteen-year-old with a deep devotion for music, living in Philadelphia at the dawn of the year 1905. Her carefully ordered world collapses in the most humiliating and distressing manner when, by a cruel mistake, she sends a letter that was never meant to see the light of day. One in which she confesses her forbidden love. By fortune or misfortune, the letter does not reach its intended recipient. The true calamity begins when Cordelia receives a reply. The sender should not exist. What follows is a tale of unexpected romance and tangled emotions, of hearts drawn together and torn apart, bound and released by the quiet, inexorable hand of destiny. ⭑*•̩̩͙⊱•••• ♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧••••̩̩͙⊰•*⭑ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 79. A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist. Secondary prompts: 24. Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take. 2026 Umi Moriko Original

Aiko Miller moved into her tiny house at the edge of the city for one simple reason: she wanted something that was hers. After a childhood shaped by military relocations, strict expectations, and the constant pressure to be perfect, quiet feels like freedom. For one week, her mornings have belonged only to coffee, sunlight, and the small garden she planted with careful hands. Then she finds a dragon sleeping in her flower beds. Before she can decide whether she is hallucinating or losing her mind, a calm, infuriatingly composed stranger appears at her door and insists the dragon must be retrieved before anyone notices. Unfortunately, someone does. Her mother arrives unannounced. Now Aiko must juggle a baby dragon the size of a Saint Bernard, a classified magical secret, and a fake boyfriend who is far too convincing for her own good. As the day spirals into improvised love stories, cultural interrogations, and near-disastrous bursts of smoke, the lie begins to feel dangerously close to the truth. And when the lying stops and the smoke clears, Aiko will have to decide whether independence means standing alone-or choosing who gets to stay. ཐིཋྀ.𓈒𓂂𓏲܀.𓈒𓂂𓏲𖥔܀.𓈒𓂂𓏲܀❀.𓈒𓂂𓏲𖥔܀ཐིཋྀ❀.𓈒𓂂𓏲ཐིཋྀ܀ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 3. You don't expect much excitement in your quiet garden until the day a dragon suddenly appears among the flowers. 2026 Umi Moriko Original

🏆 ROUND 1 & 2 WINNER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 🏆 To assume her mother's title as the forest's guardian, a young elf-witch works with a common thief to unravel the truth behind a life-devouring blight―and the ancient dragon at its heart. ⋯⋯⋯ Princess Adalese has two problems: a life-eating Blight is devouring the forest, and her soulmate is destined to kill her. Mikal, a jaded thief from the Wastelands, has two options: steal a dragon's heart for coin or starve. His only obstacle? An eccentric princess and her overbearing witch-mother who seem determined to end him. As the Blight sweeps into Terrelis, Adalese and Mikal band together to uncover the truth to the ancient dragon's magic and the Wasteland's past. But in a world where magic and defying fate require hefty prices, saving the forest may mean losing each other. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2026 (First Edition) [25,000 - 35,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby] 🏆ROUND 3 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 🏆ROUND 2 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 🏆ROUND 1 AMBASSADOR PICK - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 🏆ROUND 1 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026

In the gilded boardrooms of Nairobi, the "Angel" is a devil in silk. Maxine Hector has spent a decade perfecting the globalization of her image. As the CEO of a multi-million dollar firm, she is the "Angel" of the Westlands-untouchable, resolute, and flawlessly swanky. But beneath the ornate lace and red silk of her public persona lies a labyrinthine secret. One reckless night, the facade begins to crumble. A clandestine encounter .When discovered the first bit of shrapnel is launched. Now, Maxine is caught in a visceral game of cat-and-mouse. Her auslander husband is digging for the truth, her partner-in-crime is eyeing the nearest exit, and the pristine life she built is becoming a dilapidated wreck. In a city where influence is currency and betrayal is an art form, Maxine must decide how many people she is willing to level to stay on top. One Night. One Earring. One Empire about to burn. Official Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2026 (Prompt #12). As of 17/4/26 #1 in corporatethriller #3 in kenya #3 in nairobi #3 in africanfiction #5 in powerplay #5 in secretlife #6 in crimedrama #9 in doublelife #13 in wattpadcontest #14 in heist

Keywords: romance | opposites attract | hollywood | mutual pining | murder mystery | time travel | inspired by a song You time-travel back to 2012, only to be cornered by a celebrity who insists you're "the key to saving their future," and they're determined to take you with them. "Because, you know, there's no end to the hypocrisy of the human heart." Open Novella Contest (2026) 🏅 Round 2 Winner & Ambassador's Pick 🏅 Round 1 Winner © 2026 EmmaJD The views and actions of the characters in this story do not reflect those of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Inez Xue Ran, an escapist, found herself tucked between the pockets of the living, the dead and a past. Faced with the surge of reality, Inez clawed her way for survival as her reputation preceded the mask she had put on for two years. Caught between the polished lover, Julian Wei Chen and the elusive jewel, Rahel Valies Seo Xuan, Inez was forced to explore the depths of the seas she so carefully tucked away in the attic of her heart and soul. The fragments of her past began to unravel at the least expected moments of her life, forcing her to commit to herself. As the battle trampled further into her life, Inez realised that more events were boiling close to her than her past. Blinded by the comfort offered to her, Inez knew she had to place her trust in the right person to secure her future. A past exposed to be vindicated only by law. Will she choose the polished lover or the elusive jewel? || This story can be found only on Wattpad and is written in conjunction with the Open Novella Contest 2026.||

Zara is a hardworking baker and one contract away from success. David is the corporate king of Abuja real estate, a man who values order above all else. When a collision in a VIP elevator douses one of David's most vital land documents in hot espresso; their two worlds finally clash. David views Zara as a chaotic, sugary mess, Zara sees him as a cold, unyielding wall of stone. But when David is caught in an ugly custody battle with his volatile ex for their daughter, Annabella; David realizes he needs more than just steel to save his family. He needs the one woman who isn't afraid to get her hands messy. Now, Zara and David must decide if they can build a future on the ruins of their first meeting.