Истории Naromance

NARomance contest in collaboration with @YARomance @YAMystery @YAFantasy and @NAShortStory

Lily is a successful novelist hiding a crippling secret: she is trying to write a love story, but is terrified of intimacy. Sent away to the red rock haven of Sedona to reset her creative block, she receives one strict mandate from her agent: "Stop writing love. Start living it." Isaiah is just looking for a place to breathe. Escaping a suffocating life in Los Angeles, he books a month-long retreat under a fake name, Jay, seeking refuge in a town where no one asks too many questions. He's here because he forgot what feeling anything was like. When they reach for the same blueberry muffin in a local coffee shop, they spark a connection neither saw coming. Their accidental encounters quickly evolve into a quiet rhythm of morning hikes, shared coffee, and late-night porch confessions. In a town built for exhausted creatives, they find safety in a mutual agreement: they don't ask what the other does. But their time in the desert is running out. As Lily's manuscript finally begins to feel dangerously real and Isaiah's self-imposed exile comes to an end, the secrets they left behind in Los Angeles threaten to shatter their sanctuary. Can a love built in the quiet spaces of the world survive the glaring, electric lights of reality? Find out in OPEN HEARTS

Written for NA Romance Summer of Songs Contest Song Inspiration: Katherine McFee Terrified

Seraphine Ashford is the weapon Northstar sends when failure is not an option. Cold, precise, and impossible to keep behind the line. But when a raid on a criminal warehouse uncovers two imprisoned soldiers left to die, Seraphine's orders fracture, and saving them becomes only the beginning. With Captain Lucas Hale's operation exposed, his team broken, and no one safe to trust, he is pulled into Northstar's hidden world of secrets, sacrifice, and impossible choices. As danger closes in, Seraphine's carefully built walls begin to crack, and Lucas realizes the woman everyone calls a weapon may be the one person Northstar cannot afford to lose.

when you're the cause of everyone's loss, you get tired. and that's exactly what she is. moving to a small town in the middle of nowhere is worse though. because whilst it'll end the addictive streak of her past...actions, it's pathetic and there isn't a single thing worth living for in this miserable place with its fake tranquility. she definitely doesn't deserve peace, but it's right there, on the other side of forgiving herself. the last thing she expects to face is a man who understands her more than anything. but when they discover each other's secrets will they lean towards forgiveness, or let the lies ruin them both?

Jules was born with the same faint birthmark that everyone else in the world was, fated to darken into a brilliant crimson color when she encounters the other half of her soul. Her true soulmate. The only hitch is, she doesn't know who he is, and she only has a year to find him before the marks fade. Will she be doomed to be alone? Or will he find her instead? #SpringIntoLove NARomance Spring into Love Contest Prompt#2: Legend has it we've all got our own soulmate waiting for us somewhere out there. Now it's your turn to show us your favorite fictional character find theirs and let their relationship bloom this spring.

Contest and challenge Entries

"It's surprisingly easy to kidnap a girl, Mona. Especially if you know everything about her." At the prestigious Emerson College of Arts, only the elite few have the privilege of graduating. At the end of their final year, the students take the biggest exam of their lives - either they graduate with the highest marks and a earn place in the art world, or they don't. Three women, eager to prove they're deserving of their places at Emerson, find themselves at the base of morality when they decide to kidnap their ex-best friend. At Emerson, no bad deed goes unnoticed, time unfolds even the darkest of secrets, and all roads lead to madness.

Evelyn can't get over the fact that she just lost Mitchell in a tragic crash that took his life. However, on Halloween, she sees a familiar figure in the cemetery....the figure of Mitchell.

Simply Waiting #NARomance On her way to her new job as an assistant teacher, Sahara's old pickup finally breaks down. With no way to get home, stranded on the side of Ericsdale Main Street, she has no choice but to wait for a mechanic. But when a black sedan pulls up beside her, she never expected to see Ryan Blue, a former classmate and former crush. -- #1 in #onceuponadecember23 (January 10th, 2024 & November 1st, 2024)

Love, a four-letter word that means a lot to different people. But for someone like Riley, who had her heart broken multiple times doesn't feel love at all. But out of nowhere, she meets him, Max, who loves her for the way she is. How could he? That's the first thought that rings her head. She pushed him away as much as possible making him leave. And one day they meet at a concert, where they fall in love with the music around.

I was five the first time my life changed and Mum married Ben, and a better step-dad I never could have asked for. I was eight when it changed again and I found out my family was different, that they weren't human like me. I was thirteen when more change came and I lost my protector, when Nico left and never looked back. I was almost eighteen when it was changed irrevocably, when Ben died. For some unknown reason, Ben's death brought Nico back to me. Only he's not the Nico I remember. He's familiar and foreign all at the same time. And I'm drawn to him even though I'm not supposed to be. We're forbidden, whatever that means, but I've never been privy to the secrets of the lycanthus. But Nico's not the only one who's changed. Neither is he the only one who hears the steady beat of the moon's Wild Heart when we're together.

When Winter McArthur starts university she meets Reuben Beaumont, an alluring young man in her painting class. She is fascinated by him and his incredible artistic talent, but his extreme shyness makes it difficult to get close to him. Winter soon meets Henry, Reuben's self-assured elder brother, and his desire for her is clear. Should Winter allow herself to be seduced by Henry, or wait for the brooding Reuben--however long that might take?

Winner of the NARomance Honey, Bee Mine flash-fiction contest! After all of her friends find dates to the dance, Beatrice (Bee) is left trying to figure out what she will do. Will she find a date in a school full of couples?

Gilmore Girls meets Sweet Home Alabama in this Watty-Award winning, small-town, second-chance romance! Quinn is hustling to make her dream of owning her own business come true. But first, she'll have to survive a week of hosting her small town's Founder's Festival with her ex-boyfriend. Could Quinn Kelley's summer be more stressful? She's hustling to complete the certification program she needs to launch her own business. She has enough ongoing family drama to keep up with a Kardashian. And, oh yeah, her ex-boyfriend is back in town for the first time in years. Quinn would have been perfectly happy to continue pretending Ty Rossi doesn't exist. But when their mutual friend has a family emergency and has to leave town suddenly, Quinn and Ty are left in charge of their town's Founder's Festival. If they can survive an entire week of co-hosting events without murdering each other, it'll be a miracle. Their tempers ignite like flames set to paper anytime they're together. But the more time she spends with Ty, the more Quinn questions if all those sparks are fueled entirely by hate. 2020 Watty Award Winning Novel! [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]]

Colt Spencer - 'The best bad reputations are made in small towns. ' That's why Sandy Oaks has my name written all over it. One night stands have always been my thing. Fun no-strings hooks ups? I'm there with bells on. Or at least, I was. You see, Darcy Williams has done a number on me. She's the one girl I've always wanted. The one who has always been out of my reach. Now fate has brought us on a collision course together. I'm determined to make her see how right we can be

Welcome to LOVE IS IN THE AIR! We will publish all our interviews of different Wattpaders here so if you are interested in being featured, please read more to find out how! This is opened to EVERYONE!

❛❛Your eyes still show the same confusion, the same disbelief, the same hurt as when I told you the first time. This whole scene is one big déjà vu, like a film I've seen before. I didn't like the ending last time. But I don't know if it'll be the same ending this time. It hasn't been long, but I don't know you anymore, not enough to predict what you'll do.❜❜ *** For her, it's the dead of winter, a remote cabin, a cheerful class reunion--until he shows up. For him, it is the first time seeing her with her new boyfriend. The need for civility is understood. But what will happen when emotions run high? Inspired by the song "exile" by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver. Content warning: some swearing Word count: ~1400

Lauren Mathew is a young small-town girl who is traveling across the country for the first time in her life. But what happens when her friends compel her to sit with a 'hot' stranger in the plane? Is it the effect of emerging spring air, or is it the hint of rising passion? How would she focus on the journey, when the chemistry between the two peaks at an unknown height? You would know.... When the fire sparkles in the Flight... ✈️