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Jane doesn't quite believe the magic bean is real when the tooth fairy accidentally drops it into her sister's bed. She plants it anyway and finds herself climbing to the sky on a giant beanstalk, just like her cousin, Jack. The Giant catches her and gives her an ultimatum: steal her weight in gold from the dragon or never go home again. Fortunately for her, there are good friends to be had, but will they be enough to overcome an ancient dragon? Jane is determined to try.

[Book 1 of the DUO, Webtoon coming soon] The Department of Unnatural Occurrences, better known as the DUO, is an organization dedicated to solving the strange happenings in the port city of Portia. Within it is the Investigation Squad, a small group that acts as detectives to solve most, if not all, of the major crimes in the city. After the death of a journalist close to the Squad, Greyson Saffirus, a young member of the Investigation Squad, realizes that the DUO is keeping a secret. The Underworld, a group responsible for the recent string of murders in Portia, is looking for something, and only gives the DUO three pieces of information: its codename is Demon, it's inside the DUO, and they must give it to the Underworld or suffer the consequences. The only problem is that nobody knows what Demon is. With the help of the journalist's notes, Greyson and the rest of the Investigation Squad find themselves faced with a choice: find Demon and give it to the Underworld, or face the group and stop them, even if it's just temporary.

Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2022 | This version of the book was posted solely for the ONC. A final, even more, polished version will be coming soon to Amazon! All feedback on story pacing, character development, and the overall plot is most appreciated. | ©2022 E. S. Elias All Rights Reserved. Published to Wattpad 02.01.2022 Cover: Esther Hadassah @DesignsbyEH (I used Canva and Dream by Wombo) The Lark's Pearl (A Standalone Romantic Fantasy) | ✔ Ariabella is a young woman who receives the gift of pearls from a bird of mysterious, playful nature: a Lark. How does this sweet, little bird come by these pearls and what will Ariabella do when she finds out why this bird chose her? This wholesome, romantic fantasy, can be enjoyed completely on its own without fear of a cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed. #13 (Top 20!) in #ONC2022 03.13.2022 - #10 03.14.2022 #1 in #YAlit 02.09.2022 #10 in #cleanromance 02.13.2022 - #4 02.22.22 (Top 100!) #25 in #opennovellacontest2022 - 02.22.2022 #5 in #Romantasy 02.25.2022 | #1 03.13.2024

A duo of gamers... An invisible portal... A gameworld of magic... Overnight, a wimpy kid got teleported and transformed into a foolhardy game character who would stop at nothing to find his friend and get back home in a perilous gameworld. But there's more than just finding his friend: Finding a Sphere. Finding himself. Then finding his way back home.

DARKLINGS, FYI: a new, longer version of Heaven can be found here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/321729586-heaven The arrival of a new priest, Father Caleb Hill, causes ripples in the sleepy community of Heaven, Arizona - a place full of people who have lost their faith in God. Disgraced and damaged, Sina Noir works as a stripper at a local club catering to the needs of those who desire to drink enough to forget their existence. When the two men meet, everything they thought they knew about themselves and their beliefs shatters and they find themselves entangled in a forbidden romance. They weren't supposed to meet. They were never supposed to fall in love. The prompts I'm using for the ONC 2022 are #39 (as my main) "Fine, make me your villain." -From Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and #79 (secondary) A love so forbidden it was unspeakable. Who would have ever thought an Angel would fall for a Demon. Warning for: bad language, dark situations (drinking, drugs, smoking, trashy clubs, etc.) and typical Christine darkness.

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For as long as Skyler McDonald can remember, she can't remember much. She'll remember the big things. Her old address, the name of her elementary school, her favorite teacher, and the friends she held dear while she lived there but for the most part, Skyler lived with hardly any memories at all. After the death of her friend, Zara Bazemore, Skyler and Hiro find themselves moved to Ohio, where they continue to live the rest of their high school lives. Sticky notes, note pads, constant alerts, and reminders make up Skyler's life until all she can see are the appointments she doesn't remember, the details that slip past her, and the memories she doesn't have. It felt like pages and chapters of her life were gone, lost in the void to never return. And then she met the cat. Chloe that followed her home was now leading her to the abandoned house at the end of the road. The walls were peelings, the windows cracked and suddenly, Skyler is spiraling down a path she never would have expected. Memories long forgotten are appearing for seconds, slipping through her fingers only moments later. The voices in her head became that much more real. The trauma of Zara's death and others that she didn't even recall ever having before coming back full force. Skyler's life is in shambles. She never expected a cat could reveal the truth of her childhood. But Chloe revealed a secret about her past that Skyler had been denied up until now. It's time to rearrange her identity. (Copyright 2022 by Ursula Inc. All rights reserved. Full disclosure. This book is written with care and to the best of research and facts that are relevant currently. Am looking for a sensitivity reader in order to make this more accurate. Characters are written with care and research. Published for the Open Novella Contest 2022 under prompt 91.)

Growing up in a family of thieves responsible for some of the most famous heists throughout all of Alaspire, Rhiannon didn't think much of it when her younger sister, Radley, told her she'd stay with a friend for a night. Until Adriel, her best friend and bounty hunter, informs her that there have been posters promising a reward for whoever brings in her little sister dead or alive showing up all throughout Alaspire and Rhiannon discovers that her sister's target was none other than her ex-boyfriend's father and one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the kingdom. As a man-hunt for her sister starts up throughout the kingdom, Rhiannon takes on the job with a single goal in mind: Find Radley and bring her home before anyone else gets their hands on her baby sister. Even if that means going up against the whole of Alaspire, including the man she's been in love with for years. The man who hates her now. ONC 2022 | Prompt 69 (c)2022 by @lenoxtitia

Will the love still remain the same even after the wall that has always stood in between them has been destroyed?

Entry for ONC2022 Cheryl is a young woman who runs her own catering company. Her apartment isn't the best looking out there but it is her home. She has a reputation to uphold but what happens when a few customers give her trouble? A new neighbour moves in and immediately starts trouble. What happens when she goes to confront this person? Will it be sunshine and rainbows or will it just blow up in her face? Cover by @Exequinne

"There was something inside [her] that wouldn't stop until the whole world was blood." The kingdom of Ostrova has been at war for centuries, and to feed the unending cycle of violence, every year, the day after the New Year, every sixteen-year-old in the realm is conscripted. A notoriously difficult exam called the Proving determines where in the military they will be placed. Norah Tasca is a peasant girl from Ostrova's oldest colony, Navaria. When she passes the Proving with a perfect score, she becomes only one of a handful of commoners ever admitted to the Citadel, the training program for Ostrova's future commanders. But at the Citadel, Norah is an outsider, and all is not as it seems. Those chosen to train there were not chosen for the intellect or their aptitudes, but for something else, something that challenges everything Norah has ever known about the world and the balance of power.

What will happen when an angel sent to spy on the demons falls in love with a demon?Will she stand by the side of the demons or still by the side of the angels? Will the demons accept an angel who is thier ultimate enemy?Will heaven accept the angel who has betrayed them? What will happen to the angel who has always loved the spy angel?Will he still support her even after the betrayal? What will be the fate of the angel and her demon lover?

Giselle Landry shows up to her first date in years, expecting to have a lovely dinner with the tall, dark and handsome man she's been talking to online for months. Instead, she finds herself in a restaurant full of strangers. Eventually, it becomes obvious one of the men there is the guy she has been talking to. But he looks nothing like him. She did not shave her legs for this. Hunger overtakes embarrassment because a girl's gotta eat. So, Giselle pulls up a stool at the bar to grab a bite and immediately strikes up a conversation with the handsome bartender, Feliciano Arias. Sparks fly as he shows her parts of the city she never knew existed. On the surface, everything is charm and excitement. But Giselle can't shake the feeling that she doesn't really know the man behind the tattoos. Is she being catfished again?

Six hundred years is a long time to be alive, and Freya is not looking forward to her birthday, the next in a long row of lonely days and only fickle mortals for company. She just wants to get away, reinvent herself once more. Getting catfished was not really part of that plan, and neither is finding herself face-to-face with her greatest nightmare and her oldest dream. A journey through the past and the yet-unknown future. Featuring: non-stereotypical sapphic vampires, sword fighting and betrayal, hanging out in a grocery store and watching the stars. _______ an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2022 based mainly on prompts 76, 33, 39 and 38

When a strange old woman comes to the village of Little Plimpton, her arrival sparks a conflict that could bring the entire population to the brink of war. And by 'war', read 'a series of petty grievances aired in public'. Humphrey, caught in the middle of the ensuing whirlwind of accusations, threats and mildly aggressive and/or violent actions, must try his utmost to bring Little Plimpton back to some semblance of serenity and, if he has his way, at least quiet. If only so he can read his newspaper in peace. A novella, written for #ONC2022. Based upon Prompt No. 6 and in the General Fiction category. Cover created in Canva, using a Pixabay stock picture.

"People come and go, but video games are always here for you." That is something Felix Baker has decided to fully live by ever since a bad breakup he wishes to completely erase out of his mind. In order to get his life together and move on from his heartbreak, he gets back into one of his old-time hobbies: gaming. Through his gaming journey, where he starts uploading gameplay and gaining popularity and support, he accepts a single friend request. That is the start of a beautiful friendship that Felix cherishes from the bottom of his heart. After three years, the two decide to meet up, but what will happen when the person that Felix meets up with is the one who originally broke his heart by cheating on him? Will he truly be able to recover, or will he be giving his heart a second chance to either be mended or shattered even more? *** [Open Novella Contest 2022] Prompt #77: Having had your heart shattered into pieces by a particularly tough breakup, you turned to a popular multiplayer online game, through which you met your new best friend and virtual soulmate. After three years of talking and playing together every day, both of you agreed you were long due for meeting up in person. But when you meet, you realize it's the same person who broke your heart all those years ago - the person you caught cheating on you. Cover by @calistacyq

When one door closes, another window opens. Meet Jang Miyeon and Park Siwoo, two strangers who meet after experiencing devastating life-changing events. Life can change in a split second, but different people adapt to changes differently. When her boyfriend of four years suddenly proposes a breakup, Miyeon's daily routines change drastically. To get over him and fill the vacancy in her heart, she decides to fulfil the bucket list they planned together alone. In another part of the city, under the same sky, Siwoo receives news that his girlfriend of seven years has lost her life in a tragic traffic accident. Things go south from this moment on, and it feels like the world is against him. With the encouragement of his family, he decides to fulfil their bucket list to honour her life. As the two meet while trying to heal from the pain of loss, they decide to help each other fulfil their bucket lists. Amid their grief, perhaps they can form the light at the end of each other's tunnel. *** [Open Novella Contest 2022] Prompt #74: After a bad breakup, you decide to fulfil the bucket list that you had planned with your ex-partner alone. On halfway through fulfilling your bucket list, you meet a person who is going through the exact same situation and you decide to help this person out. Ideated: 1 February 2022 Started: 26 February 2022 Completed: Ongoing

In a frozen world, Kismet rules. Following Kismet's rules is the only way to survive. So what happens when Kismet has determined you die? **** In the frozen wastes of North America, a biodome holds the market on heat, providing light, energy, and a suitable life for a sizable population of humans. Amy, who has spent her entire life in the Youth Camp waiting for her chance to be admitted, is finally about to enter her new life, the life written for her by Kismet. But all Amy gets in her file is a single line, identifying her as a murder victim. Kismet writes everyone's lives, determines every aspect of existence within the biodome. But in order for Amy to have that life, she would have to submit to being murdered. ONC 2022, Prompt #85