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Kieran is already dealing with a flirtatious boss, disdainful coworkers and a heavy workload and writhing self-insecurity that gives him a perpetual migraine. Now the cute boy he met as a child had turned out to be a handsome, adorable... werewolf?! Salva opened their wings to their city neighbors in Bellport's greatest time of need, but will the divide between the two cities be greater than the chasm that seperates the them both or can they work together to find the solution to the virus that plagues them both? #ONC2026 #2k #8k Formerly "Now There's Werewolves?!" Cover by the amazing and generous @Lasophie79 (Kersie Lasalle) Genre: Fantasy-Supernatural, Werewolf Mature (16+): Mention of abuse, Bullying, Profanity, Gore/Violence Copyright© 2025 short_flame

Usually, after-work suggestions from coworkers mean drinks and karaoke, both of which Opal normally declines in favor of a good nap. Finding herself in a creaky house surrounded by candles and spiderwebs? That should have been her first red flag. The ghost of the house realizes someone can finally see her and suddenly promises are being made to help a sister move on. The sister? A cop with her own vendetta. Opal is dragged into a cold case for a ghost she'd rather not be able to see because apparently, normal life was too much to ask for. Between late nights, dark corners, and dusty old documents Opal finds herself talking to the dead whether she likes it or not. Either they'll find the answers, or they'll be adding to the ghostly population.

-Honorable Mention in the Open Novella Contest 2022- Ally receives more than she bargains for on her adventure to the local sanatorium, a spiritual attachment! Plagued with nightmares, taunted by a shadowy entity, and now experiencing physical attacks, she seeks the help of the eccentric, ghost hunting Jackson and begins her journey deeper into the supernatural world.

🏆 SHORTLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 🏆 A misfit painter who gets drafted to the front lines has to investigate his brother's death, find an ancient artifact in the heart of war, and buy his way to freedom. ⋯⋯⋯ Alistair Wyckholm, a student of the prestigious Lyllan University of Magic, is a painter, not a soldier, but after his brother's death, their father sends the next best thing―him. When news of an ancient but cursed artifact found in the front lines broke out, Alistair may just go to war, just not to fight. Juggling adventure and the trenches is never easy, especially with the mysterious circumstances surrounding his brother's death. Now, with a case at hand, a treasure to seek, and a war to survive, Alistair must fight for his future that may never come. From the author of the award-winning novella, 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘳𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯, comes a story of privilege, wealth, and the divide between the elite and the common. Ideals are a salvation for many, but in the quest for freedom and power, sometimes, they are the first to go. AN INSTALLMENT OF THE LYLLAN UNIVERSITY OF MAGIC AND MISFITS SERIES ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2026 (First Edition) [25,000 - 30,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

Leith Dyer is a columnist at successful online magazine Marigold. After two years of writing low-stake lists and occasionally helping to create a crossword puzzle or two, Marigold's editor-in-chief thinks it's time for Leith to write her first actual column - also known as an 'in'-piece - for this year's summer editions. The catch? The column has to be a witty, swoon-worthy commentary on today's dating market, with the red string tying everything together being nine first dates. For someone who's never dated before, that's a lot. But Leith seems to have no choice. In the midst of publicity chaos, online opinions, ship-wars and trying to hone her craft, Leith decides that the only way to not completely embarrass herself for all of the internet to see, is to take on a character. But when the success of her column starts to spiral out of control, the lines between the character Leith, the person Leith, and the columnist Leith start to blur. How much of her is real, and how much is fictional? And when it all comes down to it, which of these nine men even know the real her? A contemporary workplace romance about visibility, authorship, and the uncomfortable truth that some stories don't stay within the boundaries you set for them. New chapters every monday! Achievements :) #1 in firstdates #1 in cerebralpalsy #3 in freeyourbody

𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑰𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. Cordelia Whitcombe has never known a world without Nolan Harrow. Raised side by side in an orphanage, bound by scraped knees and shared secrets, they grew into something deeper than friendship, something that felt unbreakable. Even war, she believed, could not sever what they were. She was wrong. When Nolan marches to the Eastern Frontier, Cordelia promises to wait. But waiting becomes its own battlefield. As regiments are ordered to hold doomed ground and the Dominion advances across blood-soaked fields, letters falter. Rumors spread. Silence stretches. Then a death notice arrives. Cordelia descents through grief; from denial to fury, from bargaining to a quiet and terrifying acceptance. And just as she prepares to surrender herself to the river that once carried their childhood laughter- A letter arrives. Signed in familiar ink. Claiming the impossible that he is still alive. The handwriting is steadier. The sentences are more measured. More thoughtful than she remembers. There is something in the tone; restrained, deliberate, almost solemn that does not quite match the boy who once splashed beside her in the shallows. But hope is a powerful thing. And grief will believe what it must. In a world where names are misplaced on lists and boys vanish into mud and smoke, how much faith can be placed in paper? Ink Between Trenches, a haunting epistolary novel of love, war, and survival, told through letters and fractured moments across the front. How far would you go to save someone... even if it meant becoming someone else? Highest Ranking: #1 in epistolary- 16th July 2026 #9 in soldier- 23rd Feb 2026

A reimagining of the enchanted fairytale we all know as Sleeping Beauty, in which the evil fairy has a son. ~ The unseelie fae know many stories. Their favourite is that of their mistress's son, Draco. The unseelie prince of thorns. With his vivid eyes and small horns, his brave, kind heart and his unexpected adventures. For when his mother, known as a witch amongst the humans, cast a spell only to be broken by true love's kiss, no one would've expected that Draco would be able to break the curse. No one expected him to love a human princess. No one expected Briar Rose to love him. However, it is for this very reason that the unseelie fae love the story of Draco and how he came to love Briar Rose. How the two of them reunited a realm torn apart, the humans and the fair folk. And how they brought peace and joy amongst their people, creating a story lost with generations to come. ~ Wattpad ONC 2026 LONGLISTER

A wedding crasher with a broken past. A mafia boss who doesn't believe in accidents. Some love stories begin at the altar. This one begins with an interruption. °°° Male x male romance This book might contain mature content -most likely words that feels illegal to use :). Please be aware of that.

"When the star-flower blooms beyond its mountain, The one who endures shall mend the fracture of worlds. Neither sky nor stone shall sway her heart, For through her steps, the frozen paths shall thaw." Astraea Edelweiss has always dreamed of seeing her favorite flower in real life. She never imagined it would find her. One star-shaped bloom appears overnight in her backyard-and the moment she touches it, Astraea is hurled into a world of magic, prophecy, and danger. A realm built on a prophecy meant for a savior she is not. The Keepers admit their mistake: they summoned the wrong human. The realm is fracturing. Winter spreads unchecked. Monsters slip through cracks in reality. They want her gone. But Astraea refuses to leave. Not to fulfill the prophecy-but to rewrite it. She discovers the truth long buried in ancient scrolls: the prophecy never said "he." It said: "The one who endures." In a world that rejects her, with fate stacked against her, Astraea must defy magic, challenge myths, and prove that endurance-and courage-has no gender. Book Cover: Created by a good friend of mine.