Opennovellacontest2019 Stories

"I dare you to kiss me." It started out in a game of truth and dare. It started out as dare, a kiss to be exact. A dared, unexpected kiss. truth or dare || jjk ♠

One look at her and you want to envy her fighting spirit. But in actuality she had mastered the skill of pretending. pretending to be okay, pretending to be confident, pretending she doesn't care. Join Susan Lee the omega as she meets her mate- who has to sometimes show her tough love to teach her to love herself, maybe even more than he does.

Aria has played in the woods in her back of her house since childhood. But one day, she learns the woods will soon be cleared for new housing. She goes out for one last walk to reminisce when she stumbles upon a frightened creature that shouldn't exist. She realizes the discovery of this creature could spell disaster for her, the creature, and possibly the world. She decides to hide the creature in an effort to keep him safe but time is slowly running out.

The Earth is dying, yet humanity survives. Pollution and radiation run rampant on the surface. The government rations food and clean air for everyone. The glass domes provide some sense of security, but they are only for the rich who can afford the astronomical price of providing precious clean air to a whole city. Nym and her family live outside the dome when the disease breaks out. Spreading through the Minor City Shelter and then to Shelter's around other cities, nothing seems capable of stopping it. People are going mad and dying off like flies. There's no cure they can find. They only know one thing. Their last precious resource is going to be the death of them. [ Open Novella Contest Shortlist | ONC Ambassador's Pick ] #TheCosmicAwards2019

Every year a man seeks out a tarot card reader, hoping for a different future.

In a poor village outside a large kingdom, there's a young girl in danger. She's being hunted for her unique abilities, passed down by her family's prophecy...or curse. She must save herself and the kingdom from the evil thriving in the darkness. Her name is Luna, and she's the girl with white hair; the one who possesses Luellyn's Foresight. ~ will eventually rewrite ~

Ever wondered what it would be like to be forbidden to step outside at night? Prince Elio of the Kingdom of Thea wonders the same. Join Prince Elio as he unlocks the mystery of the Eventide Wanderings law, as he meets the daughter of the moon, and as he learns the deadly truth behind the Poison Flower of old. #OPENNOVELLACONTEST2019 ************ON HOLD FOR NOW*****************************

Travelers. That's what they are called. Time travelers who jump from era to era trying to stop the Time Thieves. This is a group of people who discovered the way of traveling back and forth in time causing chaos. The travelers train their entire lives to save the world. My name is Violet Greer and I was raised in an orphanage. The only thing I have from my parents is an amethyst necklace they left with me when Amelie, my adoptive mom, found me at the orphanage steps. It only took one second and a stupid necklace for my life to be turned upside down.

The rarest jewel in the world is said to be cursed. But that won't stop the most infamous group of thieves from stealing it. What will happen? Have they ruined their own lives? Or simply made their lives better? Read to find out. Credit to @creakysmirk for the cover

Vera and Vale aren't stupid. They know that the Crystal Soul Amulet is cursed. But they're not going to touch the amulet- let alone steal it. No, they're going to let their "friend" steal it instead. The same friend who doesn't care whether they live or die. The one who bosses them around constantly. The one who broke one of their other friend's hearts. The curse placed on the amulet was pretty vague- but it doesn't matter to Vera and Vale what happens to Flint anymore. They're done with him. Forever. ___ Hey guys! This is my submission for the Open Novella Contest for 2019. The prompt for this book is in the Thrilling Fiction section, prompt 5- or the one about the cursed jewel and the jewel thieves. Enjoy reading my book!

The crew of the Embrine Corporation's Deep Colony-50 are explorers sent to begin the colonization of a new world on the edge of Earth Conglomerate space. In a time where faster than light travel is common place alien worlds are the settings for epics and adventure throughout the Federation. Unfortunately the crew of Deep Colony-50 are not adventurers, and they aren't prepared for what what awaits them. Highest Rank: #2 Fantasyfiction April 2019

It's the summer of 1952 and the small town of Fouques is at it's best with a population of 15,000 people. However, a hit and run on the main street leaves the small town shaken. A young mother and her son were struck and killed on the crosswalk, causing a cry for justice. Vincent Jules, a police officer, and his misfit crew of co-workers are given the task of cracking the case. Will they be able to solve it in time, or will the criminal get away? (Cover credit to Smileyfacecompany)

[LONGLIST] [COMPLETED] The Burden of Breaking Hearts Club. Never once heard of them, or even know they existed. What did they claim they were again? A poetry club? Fishy, for me. Because as far as I'm concerned, no poetry club would name themselves that.

(Complete) Rumors aren't new to the beach community. When an unidentified couple is seen kissing in the shadows and a beautiful stranger arrives the speculation starts. As word of her entertaining men at night spreads, wives wonder whose husband will be next. Set at a time when life was just a little simpler. There were no smartphone and most people who had cell phones still paid per minute, so rumors spread by mouth. Where would it end and how many lives would they affect in the process? The Open Novella Contest Long list.

Lorrine Miller, a successful eventologist and a sought-after wedding planner, experienced another heartbreak from the man of her dreams. This breakup changes her entire perspective in love - in happily ever after. How will she fulfill everyone's "happily ever after" if she no longer believes in it? In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities. A story about dreams, love, and reality. (On Going) ©️ 2019 *** Check In a Perfect World's Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/12152311368/playlist/7wn3bfEfAfzlS5JW3wsoUS?si=Y0s7K2HQTpaRbo6TPWs9-A

(ONC II ENTRY) Michelle was forced to retire at the height of her professional racing career due to an accident. Realizing a normal life with a normal job was just out of her reach, she discovered a new passion for street racing along with a new identity as Shelly. A series of unforeseen turns down unexpected roads led Shelly to become a getaway driver. When a mysterious man relating to her past shows up asking for help, she realizes this may be her road to redemption. --- Life is a series of beginnings and endings. Most of my life was about starting lines and finishing lines. It became my state of equilibrium. I loved it because it was so clearly defined. Until one day, it wasn't so clearly defined anymore.

Killed in an effort to save her loved one, Heather Murphy has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime. If she can pass the challenges set by the Angel of Death himself, then she will be granted the gift of resurrection. Can she make it through these deadly challenges? Or will her interests alter throughout the course of the competition?

(Originally written for Wattpad's Open Novella Contest II) When a stranger with a strange sword falls in the hands of Reiner-a jobless, singled father of the Grey Kingdom, there is only one thing to do: make forgeries and sell them at a higher price!

Montelishrian scholar and archaeologist Kaidan Tadegan is working on a new site trying to prove the myth that two armies of the gods clashed there. While digging, he discovers the evidence he's looking for, but he gets more than he bargained for when he discovers a woman's corpse in a section of the dig site where no other corpses have been found. As he digs the bones out, he discovers a journal with the woman's body, which tells a story that---if true---will turn the myths of the old world and the established concepts of good and evil on their heads. Startled by the find, Kaidan sets out to discover whether the diary's claims have any validity.