Jake hates roses. Each time he feels unaccomplished and discontent with his life, another rose blooms in his garden. He's grown to loathe the sight of it as the flowers keep multiplying as his passion for writing dries up and the dread stews in him. Xavier loves roses. He adores all things beauty and bright and soaking it all up. So when he stumbles into Jake and his field of flowers one summertime, he's eager to welcome him into the simple sunshine of his world. They find they each have something they can give, and can't quite get enough of each other. But can you keep holding onto flowers if the thorns are digging in? ONC 2026 Submission - Prompt 10 (Every time you feel like you've failed at something, a flower appears in your yard. You now have the most spectacular flower garden in the neighborhood, yet all you want is grass.)

In the midst of the Salem Witch Trials, a resentful woman employs the help of an executed victim's ghost to solve the growing mystery of the conspirator behind the trials. *** Salem, 1692: Witches are feared, and rumors are spreading of the wicked deeds they commit after dark. As tensions rise, more and more men and women find themselves at the mercy of their townspeople. One of the first to die? Elizabeth Varlett, an innocent woman. Anne Blight had the misfortune of watching her die while on trial - but she soon learns Elizabeth is far from dead. And when Anne starts to see strange visions and bloodstained memories that don't belong to her, she realizes that something far larger than false accusations is brewing within Salem. And if she cannot solve this growing mystery, then her life may be the next one at the stake. -----　✼　----- INCLUDES: ✼ Dynamic detective duo ✼ Race for survival ✼ Unraveling mysteries of history ✼ A fight for feminism FEATURED: ✼ @OpenNovellaContest Round One Ambassador's Picks, Honorable Mentions, @lgbtq's Pride Award Grand Winners ✼ @Mystery, @StoriesUndiscovered, @WattpadWitches, @HistoricalFiction, @lgbtq 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 02/07/2023 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 04/20/2023 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩: 26k 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧: @rissacorbyn © 2023 [First Edition]

Young cadet Lara Lorensky has one goal: to win the Selection, the only way people on Earth can ascend to NovaTopia, a utopia-like space shuttle orbiting the planet. Unfortunately, her longtime rival, Morgan Sánchez, also has the same goal--and their almost undefeated record in practices is Lara's biggest obstacle to victory. When an unexpected terrorist attack destroys Morgan's cyber arm, Lara's chances to win are significantly increased. But... what is the point of winning if her rival is not in their top condition? Plagued by guilt and a feeling she does not quite understand yet, Lara decides to help Morgan find a cyberlimb mechanic. As she ventures outside her sheltered bubble, Lara realizes that everything she was taught was a lie, including her identity. Perhaps the utopia she was fighting for all her life was also an illusion. Together, Lara and Morgan have a new goal: to find out the truth of Lara's identity--and the truth behind NovaTopia. {Part I & II COMPLETED!} *** - 'The Hunger Games' X 'Arcane' X 'Fallout' - Queer rivals to lovers - Non-binary cyborg love interest - Cyberpunk earth vs Utopian space Current word count: 57,000 words Planned word count to hit: 120,000 words Beautiful cover by @yadsdom on Fiverr

Getting outed to her parents and being sent off to a Christian boarding school was not exactly what Charlie had planned for her senior year, and falling for one of the straightest girls at the school was definitely not what Charlie walked in there expecting. Charlotte Brooke has always known that she didn't like guys, but being gay in a little Christian town in a family that went to church every Sunday, was an absolute disgrace--well according to her parents. Grace Rivers has everything figured out for herself. Perfect grades, head of the culture club and a plan to go to Harvard--all the things her family expects of her. But she has a secret. One that would get her kicked out of the school and be a stain on her family's reputation forever. She had done a great job at keeping her secret locked away until the new girl at school makes all those feelings Grace thought she locked away, resurface. When the two of them run into each other behind the dorm building at midnight, they form an unexpected bond. But as this relationship progresses, will they be able to keep it a secret? Or will all the secrets they share every night eventually come to light and send everything crumbling. *** [Ongoing]

||WATTY WINNER 2023🌟|| Two strangers pretend to be a couple to win a dumb bet. The wager: they must enrol in couples therapy and fool their counselor. _________ Six non-refundable couples counseling sessions. That's how many Clementine booked for him and his girlfriend to sort out their relationship problems. What he didn't see coming was getting dumped as soon as he informed her of it. Enter Everett, a chaotic, curly-haired boy who barges into Clementine's life. He offers to fake date and attend the counseling sessions with Clementine. Unfortunately, they are both idiots. Did they really believe they could safely fake-date in a Wattpad book and NOT fall in love? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Might bring to mind: "Heartstopper" but with a ton more baking and fake dating 🌈 🎼🎶 This book has a Spotify playlist with a song for each chapter. To download it you can search me on Spotify @itsmeimthevampire - the playlist name is "Idiots To Lovers." 🏅🏅🏅 Watty Winner 2023. Shortlisted in the Open Novella Contest 2023. Featured on Wattpad profiles: @Lgbtq @FreeTheLgbt @Romance 🏆🏆🏆 #2 lgbt #2 lgbtq 📆 10/5/23 #4 gay 21/5/23 #4 bxb 14/5/23 #5 boyxboy 13/5/23 #1 gayromance 5/5/23 #1 gayshipsareyayships 14/5/23 Written for ONC2023 using prompt 39: On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out.

The Nix Duology Book 1. Morgan Nix hates Christmas and this year looks like it will be the worst Christmas he's ever had. His fiancé broke up with him four months ago, money is tight at the children's home he works at, and he just found out that his ex was cheating on him for months before their breakup. Always one to hold a grudge Morgan decides to get revenge. And what better way to do it than by pretending to date his ex's boss? The unattainable and gorgeous sorcerer, Nikolai Iarnă. The opportunity is presented to him when Nikolai asks him to pretend to be his boyfriend for the holidays so his relatives will stop setting him up on blind dates, as they have for the past 10 years. But what was supposed to be a fake relationship starts to feel very real and that's something Morgan doesn't think he's ready for. He's already had his heart broken once. He doesn't want to get hurt again. Is Nikolai someone he can trust or will he be abandoned once again when the holiday season ends?

When Summer makes a bet with his best friend to remain romance free for the summer it seems easy to him. He has rarely dated or had much interest in dating and it's the last thing on his mind right now as he recovers from a bad depressive episode brought on by the recent loss of his mom. When a beautiful boy with the prettiest brown eyes comes to stay with him for the summer he isn't worried. But then he can't get him out of his head and as he gets to know Caleb more it becomes harder and harder to keep himself from falling for him. Summer might end up losing this bet after all.

18+ The most reckless thing a girl can do is love without fear. Nora's mother is suffocating. Her heart is numb. Maeve has a whole house to herself, all her sisters have left. The girls meet, instantly becoming inseparable. To the outside perspective, they are the best of friends. Hidden away, however, they have each other's bodies memorized and their pleasure mastered. Love can be dangerous, especially when it breaks the bones of societal expectations. Love can be dangerous, especially when it is between two girls who are hungrier for it than anything they've ever tasted. *** "What?" "Do you have a knife?" "Why would I have a knife?" The girl seemed to think for a moment, then she shrugged and giggled. "Actually... I think I have one," she exhaled, grabbing her bag and throwing it over her desk. Neither she nor Nora noticed that she had whacked the student in the desk in front of her with the strap of her bag. They didn't care about that guy. The girl was searching for a knife she absolutely did have and Nora was searching the girl's face. Both were incredibly busy. The girl began pulling out item after item, all of which seemed like things you either didn't need for school or you certainly should not have been bringing to school. She pulled out a stack of brightly colored menstrual pads and set them on her desk, followed by an extra pair of socks and two knitting needles. She gasped when she found a small bag of rings, interrupting her search to slowly try on every one, modeling them for Nora. Nora gave her a thumbs up, instantly wishing she had done something else with her face. *** #1- gayness- May 2, 2026 🥇

There's a beautiful dead girl in the fine print of Kai's housing contract. HOW TO MAKE A HAUNTED HOUSE INTO A HOME: 1. figure out how to feed the birds on the windowsill 2. fix that leaky shower 3. find out WHY there are eyes following them in from the corner of their vision (kinda hot though-- Kai HAS to get out more) and the sound of a girl's laughter in the vents that haunts them every night and seems to give strange dreams and-- Oh no. How is Kai going to navigate their life around their phantasmic, beautiful roommate when they can't even leave their own home due to their severe anxiety? All Rights Reserved.

A misdelivered love letter meant for the school's cheerleader lands in her twin brother's locker, sparking an unexpected friendship that forces Oliver to face family secrets, his identity, and his growing feelings for the one boy he was never supposed to love. *** Oliver Grant wasn't trying to fall for Max Ellis. He had one job: slip a love letter into locker 166 and finally confess to Kate Ellis - the cool, untouchable cheerleader of his teenage dreams. Instead, it ends up in locker 168. Which belongs to Max Ellis - Kate's twin brother. Broody. Quiet. Star football player. Definitely not the person Oliver was supposed to fall for. And the worst part? Since that day, Max Ellis has been way too interested in Oliver Grant - showing up, sitting too close, smiling like he knows exactly what he's doing. The more Oliver tries to avoid him... ...the harder Max makes it to walk away. Now Oliver's life is spiraling into awkward hallway run-ins, mixed signals, and a growing suspicion that maybe - just maybe - the wrong locker wasn't a mistake at all.