[WATTYS SHORTLIST - 2021] Penny Lane, a young florist with a dislike of weddings and a dream of opening her own flower shop, has to overcome her insecurities to find love with Haze Delacroix, the charismatic owner of Underworld Delicacies, who charms his way into her heart by means of culinary delights, namely delicious pomegranates. ---------- Contemporary Romance inspired by the myth of Hades & Persephone. ******** THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE - READ THE FULL STORY ON GALATEA

What would you do if your worst nightmares become someone else's reality? Julia Abbot is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life with the ordinary man of her dreams until an extraordinary twist of fate brings a new man into her dreams. Jahlin has been on the trail of evil his entire adult life, a trail that leads him to Granite Falls where his honour as a Shadow Sword will not be the only thing put to the test. Kelly Bradock's cynicism is what makes her one of the best detectives in her division, but how long can she pretend that things that do not exist are the very things she is up against in a battle no one could possibly win?

Writing Challenge for the Open Novella Contest 2020! Hannah is just a typical sixteen, going on seventeen-year-old girl, but has an added interest in magic. She ends up going too far one Halloween night as she plays with magic to impress her friends. How will she respond to the actions that follow? Only time will tell. Writing prompt used for inspiration is from the Horror prompts: 49. Legend has it, if you stand in front of a mirror holding a cup and a candle you can open a doorway between dimensions. But do you leave, or does something else come through? My beautiful cover is credited to - @MoranaGlinka and @JosefinaFAAD and all their hard work and talent. Just beautiful. 1ST PLACE - Fantasy Category - The Sakura Awards Spring 2020 3RD PLACE - Teen Fiction - The Jade Awards 2020

The world is a dark and scary place, full of psychopaths that feel compulsion to commit heinous acts and feel no guilt afterwards. But what if there was a way to feed these compulsions without having anyone die? Meet Dr. Clowd, a renowned Memory Therapist. She has made it her purpose to prevent such travesties from ever occurring by treating those classified as "pre-criminals", specifically deterring predicted murderers. The concept is simple: provide a memory of a killing for the urge to be sated. It will save lives. But the reality is not so simple. Dr. Clowd is thrown into an investigation, after sharing the memory of a young girl's murder with multiple pre-criminals, making the investigation that much harder for the lead detective. The only catch, it's her own memory she's sharing. Can Dr. Clowd help solve the investigation while keeping her dark side a secret?

To break his family's curse, Faolan mac Domnall seeks to marry the beautiful Saoirse, princess of Mide. Spirited and outspoken, the wild Saoirse wants nothing more than to escape the life that's been decided for her. Determined to outmaneuver a twist of fate and win her hand, Faolan searches between worlds to find the mysterious dreamweaver's daughter. Cursed, Siofra has lived as an outcast of both the human and faerie worlds. With only her magical weaving as company, she finds herself tempted by the promise of companionship. Despite the risks, she agrees to help the steadfast Faolan - even if it means he will someday leave her. When curses threaten to unravel their destinies, all three will need everything they have to survive: courage, cleverness, and something stronger than even faerie magic.

Getting married was not an item on Eddie's to do list until Myra put it on there. Now it's there, with thousands of sub items to take care of; all neat little boxes waiting to get crossed off. There is only one problem: Eddie doesn't know he already ticked off the 'get married' box years ago. Excerpt: Wedding proposals can be big and romantic, very small and intimate, or anything in between. You could take your beloved up for a ride in a hot air balloon, hiding the ring in the picnic basket. You could get down on one knee on a stage, watched by thousands of people who cheered for you. You could take them to your favourite spot in the park and declare your love right then and there. Or just propose after dinner in your own home, finding a quiet moment to tell them you want to be with them forever. Eddie guessed it depended on the couple: everyone did it in a way that suited them. You could say the way it went down for him, fitted them as a couple.

Wynton, a man in his early forties, is going through the attic of his recently deceased grandfather, Neston's, house when he stumbles upon what looks to be an old journal with his grandfather's name on the inside cover. The first entry is dated "April 05, 2192".

❝How far are you willing to go for me?❞ ❝Far enough to die for you, over and over again.❞ ** Athalia doesn't believe in past lives but being plagued by dreams of her death every night, Athalia begins to question herself. Why would dreams have pain so vivid it manifests in real life? Why does she feel cautious around her sister? Why does her heart ache around her fiance? Why does she feel like she's missing something? -- cover is made by the wonderful @aeris- This is my first story! UwU writing this for Open Novella Contest 2020! Prompt: #4 DEDICATED TO ALL FEMALE LEADS WITH TRAGIC ENDINGS

What would you give up to dive into your favourite story? Romantic, sharp-tongued, with a tendency to fall in love with tall, dark-haired, brooding men--Leah is the archetype of the "Pride and Prejudice" fan. TV series, movies, comics, musicals: she has seen and read them all. For her birthday, Leah's friends and family pool together to get her the ultimate Janeite gift: the Bridge, a virtual-reality gaming device. By granting access to her five senses, she can live her favourite novel as the iconic Elizabeth Bennet! As she explores Regency England and quarrels with the infamous Darcy, Leah cannot help but digress from the original plot to suit her modern-woman convictions. The longer she plays, the weirder her beloved characters act, until the lines between fiction and reality blur. ⚠️ Content and/or trigger warning ⚠️ This story contains one scene of (unsuccessful) sexual coercion, and mentions domestic violence and death by domestic violence, which may be triggering for some readers. 📖 Featured 19 times! Seen on: 📖 @beauty @SpeculativeFiction @Humor @ContemporaryLit @retold @WattRevenge @ScienceFiction @mystery @StoriesUndiscovered @WattpadGaming @ChickLit @Fanfic @NA @generalfiction @classicauthors @WattpadHistoricalRomance @HistoricalFiction