When her office burns down an editor must work together with the most infuriating man alive or risk the promotion she's been working her entire career for. **** Chielozonam 'Elo' Williams is doing great. All things considered. It doesn't matter that the job she loves as editor at PerfectRomance, the publishing imprint she's been working at for the past five years has started to feel more like a chore these days. It doesn't matter that her judgemental father might be right about her wasting her life away by not using her full potential. What really matters is getting her dream promotion and enjoying the prime years of her youth. That is until the unthinkable happens. After Elo's office building burns down overnight she's forced to share an office with the one person that makes her blood boil: Connor Price. Archenemies since their days at college Connor makes getting under her skin an art form. He's brash and rude and irritates her like nobody else can with his scathing looks and contemptible behavior. It's not long before they're locked in a battle of wits, neither willing to back down or give up. When they have to work together to acquire a potentially lucrative manuscript, they are forced to put aside their long-standing animosity for an adventure that will blur the line between hate and desire until neither of them can tell where the fighting ends and the falling begins. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION meets ANYONE BUT YOU meets THE HATING GAME in this contemporary rom-com about resilience, self-discovery and two sworn enemies who can't tell the difference between wanting to kiss or kill each other. Beautiful cover made by @ToWolfKin THIS NOVEL IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD AND INKITT. IF YOU ARE READING THIS ANYWHERE ELSE, PLEASE INFORM THE AUTHOR VIA WATTPAD, AS YOU MAY BE READING FROM A MIRROR SITE WHERE IT HAS BEEN PLAGIARIZED AND YOUR DEVICE MAY BE SUBJECTED TO A MALWARE ATTACK.

Blake Sullivan was supposed to die at 10.45 pm that fateful night. He had it all and lost everything. But when a beautiful woman offers him an opportunity to regain everything including his life, he makes a deal with her. He didn't realize that he was chosen because he was the perfect candidate - embodiment of seven sins. The bargain came with strings attached. Strings which will later transform into serpents strangling the lives of his beloveds and himself. He thought had won; but he was merely borrowing time. How much is a "Golden Boy" worth when he made his deal with the Mother of all Sins? ************************************************************************* © Ana_Miga, 2025. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or mirrored without the author's written permission. Unauthorized copying, reposting, or scraping-including automated mirroring on third-party websites-is a violation of copyright law. ************************************************************************* Open Novella Contest 2026 Prompt used: 100. A human summons a demon, and their first conversation quickly reveals the human may not be the one in control. *************************************************************************

ONC 2026 In a world woven with secrets, silence can be deafening. Eighteen-year-old Luca Kant has never known the sound of her own voice; born deaf and raised under the suffocating grip of her controlling father, she is haunted by the shadow of her mother's mysterious disappearance. Did she flee from the clutches of a man who could be a monster, or did something more sinister happen? Nineteen-year-old Boy Harrison lives at the wrecking yard. He can speak, but hasn't spoken since he was four. He is haunted by nightmares that echo a woman's voice warning him that to remain safe, he must remain silent. Fate draws Luca and Boy together. Long-buried memories and cryptic connections between their lives begin to unravel. As they delve deeper into their entwined pasts, eerie parallels unfold-did Luca's father play a role in the dark mystery surrounding her mother's fate? Does he hold the key to both their truths? How is Boy connected, and who is the woman he dreams of? In a gripping tale of identity, resilience, and the haunting weight of silence, Luca and Boy must confront their monsters and uncover the chilling revelations that bind them on a riveting journey where silence speaks volumes and whispers could change the course of their lives. PROMPT 80 - Monsters don't live under our beds. They live in the recesses of our minds. (Variation of Edgar Allen Poe's famous quote.) My interpretation - Monsters didn't live under your bed. They sat at your table.

If destiny is pre-determined Then what is fate? Ten years ago, Eimi was found guilty of killing her parents. Now, kidnapped from jail by someone she thought was her friend, she is being thrust into a world she didn't know existed. Across town, Dyne wakes with a strange mark on his skin, and no idea how it got there. He can barely remember the night before. He blames the alcohol. When a black cat shows up on his door, his entire life is about to change. But their paths are about to intwine in a way they didn't know was possible, and everything they've ever known is about to be questioned when they ask themselves, How far would you go to find your prophecy?

In the middle of an enthralling house party, nerdy senior business graduate Igor meets Aurelio, a sexy, risktaking gangster who changes his life in ways he never imagined. ONC PROMPT 46: "We love broken, beautiful people. And it doesn't get more obviously broken and classically beautiful than you."