Novella Stories

Aunt Mabel is dead, found lying amongst her daisies in her garden. Two eyes anxiously watch over her. The police arrive, but questions soon crop up. Is it actually Aunt Mabel? And who or what did it? A wild animal? A person? A baby dragon? Something strange is afoot in the Auntie's garden and it's up to Officer Holt Martinez, Estelle, and her cousin Julia, to figure it all out before it's too late. Little does she know that an unplanned trip to the Dragon's Lair Bookshop will upend everything she thought she knew about life, this world, and those beyond. * Respectfully submitted to Wattpad's Open Novella Contest 2026, under prompt #3, with subtle influences from prompt #41.

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. This is the famous law of Murphy which apparently, I had to learn the hard way...

Egy fiatalember megörökli elhunyt nagyanyja hatalmas házát. Amit alatta talál, attól nem csak a családjáról alkotott képét vonja kétségbe, de még az ismert valóságát is megkérdőjelezi. Vajon mi bújik meg a mélyben? S mit őriztek olyan féltve eddig odalent?

He is forgotten by everyone. She has forgotten everyone. Lost between the lines of dreams and reality, a film student no one remembers and an actress-in-the-making who remembers no one must find their way back. But as the line between dreams and reality begins to blur, they're forced to confront the memories they've buried while struggling to survive. Will they keep running from reality, or finally wake up to the people waiting for them back home? (Formerly known as Cupid in 2020) (updates every Tuesday and Saturday)

Elara Baker needs a boyfriend. Sebastian Ashcroft needs a girlfriend. So when one late-night conversation turns into a carefully written contract, fake dating suddenly seems like the perfect solution. To the public, they become the most untouchable couple: elegant, effortless, perfect. But somewhere between gala nights, family dinners, paparazzi flashes, and lingering touches that last too long, the line between pretending and feeling begins to blur. And breaking rule number three might ruin everything. "Rule number three ... Don't fall in love."

When Maescia is set aside for another, she vows to take back her place at the Summer King's side no matter the cost. ********** Things have settled down since the new Elven Queen took the throne and the Winter Queen was dealt with, but not all is as happy as it seems. Maescia is lonely. Her friends promised to visit, but they never did. Then the Summer King forgets all about her and replaces her with her nemesis, Astraea. The only one paying any attention to her is Corym, an annoying faery boy she wishes would stop meddling in her plans. Maescia vows to take back her place at the Summer King's side, and so begins a dangerous game. On her quest to ruin her nemesis, Maescia discovers the Summer King has been keeping secrets. Now she must decide which team to play for: her new friends, the Summer King... or her own. Maescia loves playing games, and this might be her most important one yet. This is a novella in the Lost Queen series (Book 3.5) Cover designed by GetCovers

The elders promised Violet, a self-described "scrappy" wolfling, that her metamorphosis into a full-fledged werewolf would reveal her purpose within monstrum society's strict hierarchy. Little did they know, that purpose would be to tear the whole thing apart, one bite at a time. Bite is a humorous and raw exploration of shame, exploitation, and feminine rage. Trigger warning: This novella deals with mature themes, including sexual misconduct, corporal punishment, discrimination, and child abuse.

When betrayal fractures the kingdom of Averon, Prince Cassian escapes into exile with only one loyal protector at his side. Rowan was raised as the sworn blade of the Crown. He knows the prince is the only man capable of saving their broken homeland. As they rebuild power in the shadows, they build an army unlike any the world has seen. They will restore the throne. They will end division. They will avenge the betrayal. But when unity replaces doubt, Rowan must confront a terrible truth: A kingdom without division may no longer be a kingdom of men. ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── DISCLAIMERS ✎ a work of fiction (historical, psychological) ✎ this book might have dark/mature themes that could be upsetting for some readers. please proceed with caution ✎ characters and plot are all a product of imagination. resemblance to real life people, dead or alive, is entirely coincidental ✎ technically not proofread ✎ personal work (this is an entry for the Open Novella contest) ✎ PLAGIARISM IS CRIME

The World of the Kingdom of Sero is a world mixed with smoke and guns and all kinds of magical creatures. An oneiric setting, stroked by the color of graphite. And soon, that world would be ruled by Prince Cory Elcidelibro. Or that's what was supposed to happen. For what he didn't realize was that there existed another world right outside. And his was just a fading ember, a fading scape. A burnt-out world that he would need to leave. Touched by the zeitgeist of the film noir genre and fantastical elements, the novella "Embscape" not only encapsulates a story, but the shades that come with writing one.

In which Elsey Dayton starts receiving paper planes in her school locker from her very own spider-man. ⋆☆⋆ #1 - ya [ 24/04/26] [ glassheart chronicles : #1.7 ] [© ataliass 2026 ]

Cal Porter is Highridge Secret's golden boy. Agile, accurate, and impossible to ignore, he's the striker everyone cheers for. Kess Caldwell is FC Iron Row's wall. She doesn't care how popular Cal is. If he gets close to her goal, she's taking him down. In the Barefield League, cleats are banned during play, and co-ed rivalries get messy fast, both on and off the pitch. Cal and Kess are sworn enemies. Little do they know, their rivalry will lead somewhere they least expect. The more they fight, bicker, and tease each other, the harder it gets to pretend it all still feels like hate.

When Essa sees their villainous future, they use the prophecy as a ploy to defeat their three brothers and force each one into a better work-life balance. Their first so-called battle restarts an old tradition for family dinner, leading Essa to bond with their brothers, all while struggling to balance their guilt and their alter-ego, Muse, whose name comes with a reputation of its own. **** Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024 (ONC), using prompt 87. Cover by @Nicoismysenpai

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. ~ This is my entry for the Wattpad ONC 2026 contest.

When Letitia Sharpe is pursued by her odious guardian, coerced to give him her hand in marriage, she flees to the only friend she has: the dashing Lord Archie Pemberton... her favorite author. Except the man she flings herself onto isn't Lord Pemberton at all, but Robert Lilley, his beleaguered secretary. At first, pretending to be Lord Pemberton-- as Archibald commands-- is a bit of a lark. Robert finds he enjoys being able to take the credit for the books he wrote, and quickly realizes Letitia is far more brainy than Lord Pemberton and her guardian both assume. Still, he knows he can't fall in love with her-- he's pretending to be Lord Pemberton, and Lord Pemberton is engaged. But when Letitia's wicked guardian comes to take her away and wed her against her will, and Lord Pemberton's elegant fiance descends on Brook House, the truth will have to come out...

*New chapters every Wednesday at 3:30 PM (GMT/BST)!* Experience the magic of Constance M. Burge's Charmed as you've only imagined! Join the third iteration of the Charmed Ones as they struggle with the loss of their sister and the implications of her untimely death, and continue their destined battle against the forces of evil. The Halliwell sisters' destiny has been rewritten, and life as they know it has changed-more than they realize. After the tragic loss of their younger sister, Phoebe, Piper wants nothing more than to put her life as a witch behind her, while Prue is consumed with vengeance. However, when the Source of All Evil surfaces, they discover the existence of half-sister, Paige Matthews. As reluctant as they are to accept Paige, Prue and Piper must put aside their feelings to protect her and reconstitute the Power of Three; only then can they begin to uncover the truth about their sister's death and the larger mystery surrounding it. I͏N͏F͏O͏R͏M͏A͏T͏I͏O͏N͏ Genre: Fantasy/Mystery/Drama. Style: Novel format retelling/reimagining, third-person omniscient perspective, American-Style English. Word count: ~1.5-3.5K per chapter (~230K total once completed). Continuation publishing dates: Relaunched 03/03/26. Novella publishing dates: Started 05/08/24, completed 30/08/24, edited 30/08/25.

My family thinks I'm schizophrenic. Maybe I am. But the spirits I see feel pretty real to me. I've been living with them for years. Watching them. Talking to them. Being the only one who knows they exist. Until one night when everything changed and my whole world fell apart. Because of that night I can't live my life anymore, not really. The spirits don't help, real or not, they're a reminder of my mistake and stupidity.

【Written for the 8Letters June Writing Challenge】 Solaira "Soli" Saldarriega has come home three times. She never stayed. The first two times, she had reasons. This time, her lola is in the ground, the house is full of relatives who keep asking when she's going back to Manila, and the ache in her hands hasn't stopped since the bus climbed past Baguio. Aven "Ven" Ragasa is still here. Still rooted. Still the person the whole barangay calls when something needs fixing. She's watched Soli leave twice and she has no intention of watching it a third time. There is a three at the edge of the Saldarriega property. It's old, older than the town, older than the family that's tended it, and something is wrong with it. Soli knows exactly what it is. She has known since she was seven-years-old, in the same way she has always known what she feels when Ven is in the room. Two hundred years in a mountain town an hour past Baguio. Three generations of women who loved someone society said they couldn't. One debt that has been waiting a very long time to be paid, and only one way left to pay it. Some things you inherit. Some things you have to come home and claim.

Collection of my short stories. You'll find a bit of everything here: betrayal, sorrow, hardship, but also happiness, carefree moments, and, of course, powerful stories. Join me on this immersive journey!

Two strangers fall in love without ever speaking a single word. He pours his heart into ink, writing what he could never say aloud. She lets her emotions breathe through sketches, each line holding a piece of her silence. A lost diary and a shared number quietly pull their worlds closer, turning coincidence into something deeper. In a story where words are absent but feelings are loud, they begin to understand each other in ways no conversation ever could. Because some love stories aren't spoken... they're etched forever. # Also published on Amazon and honored with a Special Mention in the Writeathon by Learner Circle-check my bio for the link. ✨

(Completed offline, updates twice a day) Isabel has no reason to live. At least she thought she didn't. Join Isabel as her father mistakenly mistreats her for another wolf, the Evil Alpha captures her into the Echoed Dungeons, and Isabel has one lost loved one she wants to make proud. Will she be able to defeat the evil alpha before it's too late? Or will she fall to her demise? Read to find out! Don't know when or if I'm going to edit this. Just wait for it T_T Started: June 3rd, 2024 Finished: September 27th, 2025 If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack and reading a plagiarized copy of my work. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/RachWriters. Thank you.