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Javier has had a crush on his friend, Caroline, for the last two years. But he's never told her how he feels. One morning, Javi decides to take Caroline on an adventure he hopes she'll never forget, even if it might land him in jail. ******* It's the last summer before university, and Javier Giordano is in Monaco, spending most of his time on his dad's yacht. But for Javi, the best part about being in Monaco is getting to see Caroline. They're just friends, but he wishes they were more. One night, Javier throws a party on the yacht, and things were going well until he danced with a girl who Caroline cannot stand. It was a momentary lapse in judgment, helped by some beer, but now he wants to make it up to her. So while Caroline is asleep in his room, Javi comes up with a plan to go on an adventure around the Mediterranean Coast. But on their impromptu trip, Javier, Caroline and their friends discover more than they bargained for. ----- *Open Novella Contest 2020 Longlister* Open Novella Contest 2020 Based on Prompt #11: We woke up and had breakfast out on the deck; like we did every morning. And long story short, we are no longer welcome in Monaco.

Failing her duty as an apprentice Limiren, Valena looks on as the great church bells of Villdesong toll the death of Saint Friar. Killed by an assassins blade. With only a handful of hair and a bruised ego, Valena must work to uncover where the assassin has hidden herself before she and Valena's career disappear completely. But greater events transpire behind the curtain of darkness and only a match sticks flame can suss it out. Valena will have to face what lies just beyond the embers, and take with it the responsibility this knowledge comes with. The Matchstick Assassin was inspired by the Open Novella Contest Prompt #26: Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world.

Chris and Aubrey always knew this day would come, but they didn't think it would come so fast. When their parents sign a marriage contract on their behalf, they are thrown into a situation neither of them ever dreamed of. The two unlikely allies must work together to keep up appearances as they try to find a way out of their marriage. Though their work lessens their distaste for the situation, it may not be enough to keep them together.

Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world. *** Alicia Robertson is a high school student who is constantly treated like an outcast. Bullied at school and neglected by her parents, her only solace is in her matchbox. One lit matchstick and she is transported to a world of her choosing. Things start to change when the mysterious new boy starts to take interest in her. It's all fun and games until she opens a dimension that was meant to stay shut... FOREVER!!! ********** Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are purely the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ********** This book is entered into the Open Novella Contest (ONC) 2020 Under the Fantasy and Science Fiction Prompt #26 ********** Other relevant prompts are: Fantasy and Science Fiction Prompt #24 Horror and Paranormal Prompt #49 Mystery/Thriller and Action Prompt #54 ********** Release will span through February to April

"I always come to collect what's mine, be sure of that." Mother Ludham's words rang in Alice' ears as she questioned if selling her soul to a witch was the best choice. It doesn't matter now, because it's too late. She is already on her way to the America's to once again be sold off to another husband she didn't ask for. This time she would change her fate though, even if means breaking a deal with the devil. **Part of the open novella contest! ***passed round 1 ❤️

[ COMPLETED ] - WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ON GENERAL FICTION - ❝Beneath every melancholic soul lies one brimming with past radiance.❞ Once upon a time, Kaylee was happy. Once upon a time, she had everything; a loving family and numerous friends. But that was long ago, back when her life was a fairytale. Now all remnants of her fairytale were in the depths of her dreams, where she'd travel to everytime she falls asleep, where her life was still a fairytale. Then one day, golden boy Gabriel appears in her dreams and speaks the three words she had never expected from him, ❝I am suicidal.❞ Open Novella Contest III | entry • Round Two qualifier • Copyright 2020 © Felicia Chen Zhihan

A extra curricular trip for a posh school leads to five girls ending up in a very unexpected situation, let alone making unexpected discoveries. There is more to the eye regarding the world around them, but also each other, something they as well as their teacher will end up discovering. Disclaimer - I don't own Pokémon. This story is written for Open Novella 2020. The prompt I chose was number 37, "eight days after the storm, they sighted land. Unidentifiable land." The story is also a retelling of an older fanfic of mine.

Six young adults with severe sleeping disorders go to a holistic sleep camp called Camp Hypnos. The bond developing between these ordinary heroes will be the start of a memorable summer in 1996, one that will put them at odds with an extraordinary killer. Prompts: #15, #56, #60, #40, #26 #4 #41 #43 #9 #63-ONC Entry 2020 Cover by @Amaboo *2nd Place in Short Story in The Hypergraphia Awards 2020 *1st Place in Paranormal in the Sassy Awards 2020 *1st Place Winner in Horror/Paranormal in The Mind-Blowing Awards 2020

In the future, the actions of the human race have devastated the planet. On her seventeenth birthday, Aera strikes a match, igniting a bigger blaze than she could have ever expected.

Sunshine Moonlight Stardust Each holds its beauty and each is chased after. They are mimicked and sought. People do this so that in a way they can prove themselves that much better. Aurora never understood it, all she wanted to do was help her sickly mother. However, when a king comes to her little business and requests that she make dresses out of these materials, she soon finds herself on an adventure that would lead her farther away than she had ever been before. Is she up to the task? (Previously known as "The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars)

When Liam Yang asks Dakota to go dreamcatching, their first answer is no, absolutely not, never in a million years, NO. Dakota is just fine with how life is going for them, and they definitely do not need the added anxiety of managing a fifteen-year-old kid with the brain capacity of a preschooler. But things start to change when Dakota finds out there are other dreamcatchers lurking around LA. It soon becomes evident that these dreamcatchers aren't like Dakota: they're ruthless, sinister, and won't stop until every dream in the world belongs to them. Faced with a terrible choice and only a day to decide, Dakota decides to accept an offer of help from Liam himself. But when things start to go astray, Dakota fears they might be too late. (Contains mild cursing and violence.) ✺ HIGHEST RANKINGS ✺ #419 in dreams 4/23/20 #1 in antiques 5/3/20 ✺ FEATURED ON ✺ Wattpad General Fiction - "A New Level" 5/11/20 Wattpad YA Romance - "Of Rainbow Colored Hearts" 6/17/20 Wattpad YA - "Stardust" 6/23/20 Wattpad LGBTQ - "Non-binary / GenderQueer / Trans" 6/30/20 Wattpad StoriesUndiscovered - "Mega Mash Up" 9/14/20 Overall word count: ~37,700 ✺ ONC 2020 Prompt #30 ✺

[EDITING] One day on the farm, Ciara climbs her favourite tree, only to find a magical creature lives there. A white dragonfly transforms to a baby dragon when she reaches to touch it. She lands in a world of magic, where she finds the mysterious Skye-voice from her dreams has decided she is the one who will speak to the Council of Magi and prove she's the 'sign of courage' they need. She must approach the Dragons of Aulde and reunite the humans at last with the Heart of All Lands. [ONC 2020 - Children's Fiction - 20K goal - Prompt #2] Heartfelt thanks to Hafsah @GeminiGraphics for the beautiful cover.

~~When she lights and blows out a match, he appears.~~ Mirai doesn't have any issues with her life, really. She just goes with the flow and enjoys herself. However, there is one thing that she's desperate for- knowledge of the disappearance of her lifelong friend. The devil she named herself- Raimo. **Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2020- Prompt 26: Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world.** ***Disclaimer: The cover is done by me, but not the digital art of the boy. Please let me know if this artwork is yours- I couldn't find where is originated from.***

In a world not that different from ours, Lily Arianell is a royal seamstress tasked with creating clothing from sunlight, moonlight, and stardust for the royal family of Sylvania, but in order to do that, she must ask for help from beings who... let's just say don't have that good of a relationship with her kind. The royals of the kingdom start to wonder about her past as mysterious things start happening around the palace in her wake. What secrets could she be hiding under that cool facade?

Finley Birdwistle has never been a troublemaker, and has always strived to do good in life. But when their best friend is put into a coma that the doctors say she will never wake up from, Finley is forced to make a decision that will change their life forever.

Sienna Diaz has lived the life of a nameless face, a retreater from threats, and a thief of lives. Every time she lights a match, she is transported to another world. Surviving as a woman with many pasts and identities, she can hardly call herself her own. Despite her desire for control, however, the fire -- her matches -- remain her only escape. But as a pawn to the universe and to the flames themselves, Sienna finds that escape is only a delay of the inevitable: a life of wandering and loneliness. After an accident, another burnt match Sienna lands in a new world where Fire is an entity, a deity to its citizens. The opportunity is clear: overpower Fire and rewrite her identity. This time, starting afresh would be real and permanent. Settled. But this Fire is unpredictable and temperamental, worshipped by his priests and guarded in his own temple like a treasure. When Sienna Diaz was younger and still lived in a place she remembered as Nevada, her parents told her to never play with fire. She agreed -- no, she would never play with it. She would kill it. *Open Novella Contest 2020 Entry* *Awesome cover by @CelticWarriorQueen17*

"Well, that was a New Year's Eve kiss you won't forget anytime soon." When Ilaria and Darien cross paths at a New Years party, Darien AKA Bitter Man, gives Ilaria a kiss that makes her plant her feet on the ground. Ilaria and Darien run into each other after that night and start to get feelings for each other. But with Ilaria's plans to study abroad and her strict Catholic parents controlling every aspect of her life from 4 hours away, Darien and her just might be victims of "right person, wrong time."

*ONC || SECOND PART QUALIFIER* When King Edward decides that it is time for his daughter, princess Victoria, to marry, he initias a a competition in order to find her a suitable husband. The man who brings her the most beautiful gift gets his daughter's hand in marriage. Brandon, who was already in love with her, sets out to find a dress for her that will make her the most beautiful woman in the universe. But in order to get it, he and his travel companion, the mage Rose, will have to travel through treacherous lands and face dangerous beasts. Will they be able to get the dress before the competition is over? Or will they never fail in their quest?

After the tragic death of her fiance, Jordan, Blithe Murphy is so broken she doesn't know how to live. Hoping to escape the loss and the heartbreak, she packs up the necessities - clothing, toiletries, and her best friend, Juniper the Bull Terrier - and flees to a new town, a town where everywhere she turns she's not reminded of what she's lost. When Nolan Anderson discovers his long time girlfriend has been in an accident and is in a coma, he's devastated and heartbroken. He's lucky he has his Bull Terrier, Ajax to keep him sane. When the events leading up to his girlfriend's accident surface, heartbreak quickly turns into betrayal and devastation into anger. The two find themselves continually bumping into each other. Is it just a coincidence? Or are their dogs leading them to each other?

Life cannot treat Alexia Grey any better. She has amazing family and friends and gets perfect scores. She is destined for great things. She has envisioned a life with her boyfriend, for whom she has sacrificed her entry to the state's best university. But fate has other plans. The perfect future she has pictured shatters into pieces one fateful day. Alexia Grey is a happy-go-lucky girl who has been dumped by her high school sweetheart. Things get more unbearable when it becomes the talk of the town. People either give her looks of pity or laugh at her. Left without a choice, she leaves for the city to start afresh. In New York City, she meets the cold and aloof Matteo Knight, whose mysterious vibe draws her towards him. Matteo is an introvert with great ambition. To achieve his lifetime goal of becoming a famous doctor, he refuses to get distracted by anything. As a result, he has grown distant from everyone around him. Enter Alexia Grey who has now become his neighbour. What kind of sparks will fly between a boy who is driven by his desire for success and a girl who wants a fresh start in life? *** [Open Novella Contest 2020] Prompt #61: After being jilted, you move to the city to hide your embarrassment, lick your wounds and start afresh. Started: 8 February 2020 Completed: 4 May 2020