″You don't have a soulmark. You're safe.″ ″Safe?″ Israel's lips curve into a kind of grin that makes me really rethink using this word to describe him. But before I can change my mind, he shakes my hand. ″All right, it's a deal.″ He winks. ″You've got yourself a boyfriend.″ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ Sam's soulmate is in love with her best friend, so she dates his worst enemy. It made sense at the time.

As nights grow longer and the moon shines colder, a writer's words flow a bit more freely. The scent of candles and twinkling of lights mix with cups of hot cocoa, all wrapped up in fleece blankets to create a beautiful composition devoted to the season. This is a collection of short stories composed during the Winter months of 2019. While it may not take long to read, sometimes the smallest moments are the sweetest. "Winter's Nocturne" is a collection of short fiction that encompasses every genre and creates memorable characters that linger long after the story is read. This was created as an anthology of short stories for The Great Wattpad Write-Off, a prompt-based competition where 40 talented writers were challenged to compose touching and well-written short fiction that covers all genres. Done in Survivor-style elimination rounds, the goal was to create something strong enough to survive from week to week. "Winter's Nocturne" was the winner of this competition, taking first place in 6 out of 12 rounds--and finally claiming the title of MasterAuthor. Hosted by @thereadingcafe_ and with a beautiful cover by the incomparable @DeannaHellerErskin, this is a feeble attempt at inspiration and versatility. Please enjoy!

HIGHEST RANKING #1 in historical fiction. Rosalyn is living her life. She's reckless, stubborn, unladylike and all the other things a Lady isn't supposed to be. In short, she's the bane of her brother, the Earl of Morley's existence. Theo is more than satisfied with life. Women fawn over him, he's rich and he isn't aimless like most of the gentlemen of his acquaintance. He loves horses and so does she. He needs to marry and so does she. But do they want to marry each other? Not so much. Read more to find out what happens when a consummate rake-Lord Theodore Fortescue and an adventurous hoyden-Lady Rosalyn Orford find themselves entangled in a not so ordinary friendship topped off with an inconvenient attraction towards each other. Will they find love or will their circumstances tear them apart? If you're goofy, unladylike and reckless, I'm sure you will be able to relate to Rosalyn :D Cover by @00Athena00

Alley, a popular girl from Tennessee, has a birthday on a special day, March First. Her mom, Ms. Grosh, takes her to see Justin Bieber perform in her city. When the song, One Less Lonely Girl, came on, Alley was picked for the girl. Justin found out that it was her birthday as well. He gave her back stage passes for her and her mom. A couple day's past and Alley finds out that she as to movie across the country for her moms job. She was excited but depressed to know that she had to leave her friends in Tennessee. In Justin's way, him and Selena broke up and then he feel for Alley. see what happens, only if you read the story.

Deep in the forest I play the piano. Playing the simplest notes just so I can let everything go for a moment, to just be me. I play the piano to save my family, to save my little brother. My parents don't afford enough money to pay the treatments for my brother with leukemia. That's why perform anywhere I can to save enough money for his treatments . When Scarlett Holt plays on her piano in the forest on a hot summer day, she decides to take a walk. Suddenly she hears the galloping of a horse. When she hides behind one of the trees she sees the horse all alone. When she walks closer to the horse the owner of it appears from behind the trees. "I can see he likes you, he hasn't run off yet." He told her when they both had stopped moving. He was on a distance, but Scarlett could hear him clearly. "My name is Ryan." What happens when Ryan visits Scarlett more and more? Will he find out her and her families secret?

Previously titled: Payback's a Bitch. After discovering her boyfriend is cheating on her, Elizabeth Andrews decides a little payback is in order and sets out to even the odds. She starts the band Poetic Justice and begins a journey of love & lyrics.**Initially inspired by Skip Beat**

Vanessa Laine is a college student and aspiring musician. She's got the look and she's got the voice. The only thing that's stopping her is her stage fright...and an opportunity. But opportunity knocks when pop-punk band, The Velocity, holds auditions for a new lead singer at the restaurant that Vanessa works at. Getting in was the easy part. Surviving as the only girl in the band is the hard part. Can she do it?

Alex is a girl struggling to find her place in the world. She's shy, nerdy, and a bit of a modern romanticist. She's watched her world fall apart in her head, and hopes that writing will be her savior. However, whilst trying to pick up the shards to her life, Elias Rios- a charming rocker- crashes into her life. Although they've both written different stories growing up, they both have one thing in common: Music. Music helps bond them together as he helps her rebuild her life, but what happens when Alex has a secret- a secret she's been too terrified to confront? Alex is about to face her biggest fear yet: Confession.

As far as dads go, Grace hadn't exactly lucked out. Blake Travis is a narcissistic rock star who has his sights set on making a comeback but he can't do it without his daughter's help. Thanks to a mountain of debt that her socialite mother accumulated, Grace reluctantly agrees with Blake's plan and works on proving to the whole world that her father, who hadn't been around for most of her life, was actually a real peach. Unfortunately, being on tour means singing on tour and Grace is a little out of practice. When the surly drummer in her father's band tries to get her to leave, will Grace stick around long enough to find her voice? And can a girl who doesn't know what it's like to have a father convince the world that her Dad is #1?

When Corinna Evans' mother is sent to prison, Corinna has nowhere else to go so she moves back in with her father and his family. Determined to make it through these last few months of school, she only wants to keep a low profile and get by but someone keeps getting in her way. Tyler Flynn has been best friends with Corinna's brother forever and she's never liked him. What happens when her feelings start to change? And will her family ever forgive her for her past?