A cursed family heirloom and vivid daydreams that seem to come alive once written down. At the night of her twentieth birthday, Thea's life takes an unusual turn and she's undecided if it's a good thing or not. Especially when people start getting hurt; in her dreams and in real life. ___ A Open Novella Contest II Entry ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©copyrighted Freya Winters 2019

#Open Novella Contest 2019 Shortly after the unfortunate incident that had almost destroyed Felix's life, he had been approached by Seth Calvarez, a young man responsible for recruiting new members. Seth had explained in great detail how the club worked and had made a proposal that had been just too good to be rejected. Just a few days later, Felix had found himself standing in front of an old janitor's closet in the basement of the Gilbert building at the Stanford University campus. He would have never thought that day that the hidden club beyond the closet would become his second home and the main source of his income. Two years later, he was a full-fledged member, and his aim was to become one of the Elite - a group of the best heartbreakers in The Heartbreakers Club. ******************************************************************************************* "I'm so sorry." He kneeled to help her pick up the books. "You should watch where you're going. Or being the popular kid means you expect everyone to move out of your way?" Maddie stared right into Felix's eyes with lips pressed tight together. "You really think that low of me, Maddison?" The boy stood up and offered his hand to help the girl up. She snorted, stood straight by herself and adjusted the emerald skirt she was wearing. "It really brings out your eyes." Felix eyed the girl with a soft smile forming on his lips. "Just give it up, Withers. Your perfect hair and that stupid smirk of yours won't impress me." She flipped her hair and started walking away.

Nightmarish abuse. A car crash that took everything. Some things, there's no coming back from. Connor Everson knows that better than anyone - but this year is different. A twist of fate has gifted him with the man of his dreams; and, no matter how unbelievably shittastic his own life may be, he is determined to make his holiday one of hope, happiness, and new beginnings.... Even if it kills him. Which, at this point, it just might. Long listed Open Novella Contest entry! LGBTQ+ Winner of the 2019 Earesty Awards !

EDITORS' PICK (November 2019) || COMPLETE Nick Buckingham is three things if nothing else: salty, antisocial, and the quintessential gay theatre nerd. He's content to drift through the rest of senior year throwing himself into productions to avoid his peers - until it arrives. As an anonymous classmate begins courting Nick via text, he's suddenly desperate to figure out just who this dashing secret admirer is--even if it means actually socialising. He'll be fine--so long as he keeps his wits about him and doesn't fall for this probably-catfisher. Can't be too hard, right?