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A witch's curse turns cruel Lord Caspian into a beast, and causes Transylvania to suffer a century of snowfall and blood-shed. When the Hershel men trespass on the Beast's property during a hunt, Lord Caspian captures and threatens them with death. Harlan Hershel offers his daughter Rosalind to the beast for a month to save his sons. But when the Beast sees Rosalind, he believes she is the reincarnation of his late wife and becomes fiercely drawn to her. Though terrified at first, Rosalind grows fond of the abominable lord. The closer she gets to the secrets Caspian keeps, especially of the mysterious stranger in the violin room, the closer she comes to the darkness waking inside her. When Rosalind's true calling is discovered, that she is the one prophesied to kill the lord, her burning desire for him threatens to destroy the person she once was, and all of Transylvania. Rosalind must decided if she is strong enough to destroy Caspian and end his rein of blood, or give into the dark love she has found and become a monster herself. Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula. Other influences: Alice in Wonderland and the tale of Hades and Persephone. There's a sequel called Bellua. Highest ranking #1 Gothic, #1 Dracula, #1 Dark Romance, #2 Horror, #1 ONEMILLIONPROJECT. Amby Awards 2023 TOP PICK in Paranormal. Rosalind won first place in PrettyInPunk's Paranormal Romance category and tied for third place in the Paranormal/Supernatural including Vampire/Werewolf category in the One Million Project challenge. The beautiful cover was made by @KatrinHollister . Disclaimer: violence, dark themes, abuse, death, sex (not graphic but still hot), vampires, monsters, curses, and typical Christine darkness. This is not the final, fully edited version. Rosalind can only be found on Wattpad. It cannot be shared, altered, sold, translated, etc. without my permission. All rights reserved.

#girlswhotravel #lifegoals Recently dumped and going nowhere, Jennie Jamieson decides it's finally time to listen to all those inspirational Instagram hashtags and do something with her life. A visit to Antarctica has always been on her bucket list, so Jennie quits her job and blows her savings to follow her dream. Then, in the dark, icy hostility of Earth's final frontier, bodies start turning up... and no one can work out how-or why-they died. Join Jennie for mystery, adventure and thrills in the world's last true wilderness, and find out how much she is willing to risk for the #fame, #fortune and #followers of the perfect social media feed. This is my entry in the Open Novella Contest-a challenge to write a novella of 20,000 words, based on a prompt, in just a few weeks. I chose the "mystery in the Antarctic" prompt. ❄️Cover by @trista-❄️ 📱 Top rank: 26 in Adventure 📱

Heimur Dýranna. World of Beasts. The name of a new and popular MMORPG that incorporates a new type of technology: The Dream Disk. The Dream Disk provides hyper-realistic graphics and intelligent AI unmatched anywhere else in the gaming industry. But one day, seven thousand players of the Heimur Dýranna game are sucked into the virtual world, transforming into the characters they created. With death now permanent and an army of shadows on the rise, the foreigners must survive in the world they thought they once knew. Unknown perils, experiences, and journeys shall determine who is worthy to survive in the World of Beasts. Copyright: All Rights Reserved Started: November 16th, 2017 Finished: (Part One; January 31st, 2018) Part Two; - Part Three; - Current Word Count: 20,980 This story was a candidate for the #OpenNovellaContest and has passed Round One, Two, and Three (Also a finalist of the top 35 of the contest)!

She hadn't meant for it to happen. One moment Harper Holloway was out In the beer garden to get some fresh air and the next moment she was in James Wittig's body embrace, his mouth against hers in reality rather than just the fantasy she'd been living in for the last ten plus years. James is more than off limits. Not only is he her older brother's best friend and had been since kindergarten, but he's also her older sister's ex-fiancée, who has been trying desperately to win back his heart after breaking it last year. When the clock strikes midnight, all bets are off, but when daylight approaches Harper knows her horses must turn back to mice, her carriage must turn back into a pumpkin and she must turn back into the baby sister in the background. Because if that other glass slipper drops, everything in their lives will shatter.

[#14 in Wishes on 1 Jan, 2019.] [10K views on 27th April, 2020, 10:46pm IST] It had been years since he left and I was sure I didn't need him but someone else did........she did..... "You broke me, you made me cry, you left me and now you want me back? This isn't some joke and you know that! Stop ruining my life!" A realistic story revolving around heart-breaks, love, pain and longing.

As soon as she arrived at her estranged grandmother's house, Wynne wanted to leave. But her escape plan comes undone when she finds herself sucked into the Otherworld--an ever-changing realm where she encounters a disgraced Fae Queen, whom happens to look just like her. The queen makes a tempting offer that could improve both of their lives. But after a life of betrayal and disappointment, can Wynne really trust a stranger, simply because they share the same face? Inspired by ancient Welsh folklore.

When Veia Phelde is cursed, she hardly expects the ruin it will invoke, but will breaking the curse come at a cost more than its worth in blood? +++ Veia Phelde had been satisfied with her life in her small cottage in the woods, never bothering anyone save for her job as a blacksmith's apprentice. But when she loses her job, Veia is forced out of her comfort zone only to run into a simple book that means so much more than she wants it to. With blank white pages and a title carved by knife, the single word that scars the leather can only be the work of fate, and the danger it contains... well, let's just say that's fate, too. When a devilishly handsome traveler offers to take her to the City of Magic to break the curse, Veia finds herself hopelessly entangled in a danger more powerful than she could ever know. +++ ~ Featured Wattpad Picks: Hidden Gem (May 2020) ~ @StoriesUndiscovered Diamond list (2019) ~ 2nd place in action/adventure, Coral Awards 2021 ~ 2nd place in action/adventure, The Pantheon Awards 2020 ~ 3rd place in adventure, The Blue Rose Awards, August 2019 ~ Written for the Open Novella Contest 2019, gen fic open prompt (since expanded; 45k word count) ~ Also available on Inkitt, Prose, Sweek, and Quotev (but Wattpad has the best version) ;) Beautiful cover by @TheFashionPixie

There's a light. Washes everything in a sickly yellow glow. Cool, damp air weighs, heavy and cold. Dark cracks split white plaster. The light flickers. Peeling, yellowing walls, blacked out and bolted windows, steel locked door. Up on the ceiling, the light in the bulb winks in and out of existence. One hour. ...Count....

"Scars just prove you didn't get defeated. A scar simply means you survived." Orlon Kane has been a delinquent for most of his life. Before the age of 21, he has been in Federal prison for committing crimes against the government. Now the government wants him out. The president of the United States himself pardons Orlon for an important mission. A crucial political figure, Willder Gordon, has gone missing. Orlon is hired by the government to find Willder, but can he bring himself to work for the government when he's been against them for so many years? *Round 3 Open Novella Contest Finalist*

WIth werewolves finally in control of the crown, Danar doesn't want to lose it and become slaves to the Monarchy once more. With his father dead and people in his city disappearing, he doesn't know what to do. Then he hears from the former Vampire ruler, Josiah and has to decide to trust the person who has the most power to take him down if it means he can save his people. *** The prisoner panted loudly as two of the King's Guards held the man's arms tightly behind his back. "Let him go," Danar commanded. The guards did as they were told, though reluctantly. "Good evening, you former Highness." The man chuckled deeply, still gazing at the floor, his hands now supporting him as he coughed. When he had finally caught his breath, the last Vampire King looked up at Danar, a twisted smile on his lips. "And to you, Highness." Danar gave a quick wave of his hand and the guards moved slightly back, still close enough to stop an attack. Danar wasn't worried. "I never expected to see you again Josiah." Shakily the vampire, Josiah, stood. "Nor did I expect to let you, yet here we are." Though in clear pain the former King stood tall, his full length towering the werewolf's by at least by at least a foot. "Do you know who is taking my people?" Danar continued finally. "They are grey as stone, faster than the vampires, stronger than the wolves, stealthier than the merfolk, and more dangerous than anything you have ever known. With one wrong scratch, they can take down an entire world. They are taking down our world."

Life is nothing but a series of consequences. And for our protagonist, it might be deadly.

Teleya lives a privileged life, she has a decent sized house, her parents are rarely home and they will buy her almost anything, but there is one rule. She's not allowed to open, touch, or go near the closet located on the third floor. Involves a sleepover, the reappearance of an old friend turned enemy, and something we like to call the Otherworld. (For the Open Novella Contest) I do not own the picture I edited for the cover. And I will not be putting the open novella sticker thing on it till I get eliminated. Which will probably be next round. Notes: There might be some editing now and then, will try to update maybe once a week? The title and the cover are subject to change. Grammar is stupid as is punctuation. And lastly this story does include a minor integration of the German language, some of the maybe harder to understand things I will translate while using The Book Thief novel as a model because as some of you might know, that book has a decent amount of German in it. This story is based off the Open Novella Contest portal writing prompt, though I did change a few minor things. Note: This does include a crossover (maybe 2) with previous things I have written that you will not be able to read (maybe)

⭐️ Highest Ranking #255 in Paranormal 01/01/2018⭐️ For two hundred years the Crown was safe under the protection of the werewolves. A new threat has risen that places not only the Crown but the very existence of all the species, inhuman and human alike, that walk the earth in peril. There was a distinctive stench carried through in the light breeze that caressed her fur. A rotten smell mixed with wet soil. That stench had been toying with her for the past week. She had been out to hunt twice and it annoyed her that she had not been able to pinpoint its location. "Maila, come on. It's time to head back," Luc shouted. She growled in protest giving him a good view of her sharpened teeth.

There is a world existing and living in a symmetrical dimension and system that seldom comes in touch with the human one. It is a world of shadows, of darkness, of wicked sprites and malicious spirits, ruled by violent and dangerous laws and governors. A vicious and violence-lusting new creature challenges the Lady of Shadows' realm, and it cannot be killed nor destroyed by her powers, magic or sword. Only one is destined to this fight: a broken human being named Conor with a difficult past of drugs addiction and a precarious present. A journey of challenges, struggles, magic, dark sentiments, damnation or redemption is laid before Conor and he has one choice only, if he wishes to go back to his own world. But does he really wish so? This story is written for The Open Novella Contest in the genre of Fantasy.

Qualified for the final round of the open novella contest hosted by Wattpad!!! ------------------ It will be fun she said. You'll learn a lot she said. Well, she was wrong. Jessica, a University of Minnesota college student, convinced herself and her friend to go on this tropical rainforest hiking trip and now it's up to her to get them home safely. A few weeks into the trip and already there has been a death and other casualties in her group. And to add to their problems, now Jessica's best friend has disappeared without any sign of why. Slowly, Jessica starts to gather haunting clues as to what is really going on in this rainforest. While trying to survive Jessica must solve the mystery behind her suspicious trip leader and figure out how to get her and her group safely back to civilization. -------------- Cover by: @ArtisticAmy

Living limited thanks to a curse, dragons walk the Earth with little to no power at all. They are nothing more than a legend to humans and an example for the other mythological creatures. For centuries they tried to find a way to end the curse, but came empty handed, accepting their new reality, until now. -Entry for The Open Novella Contest 2020, prompt 24-

On the outside she's made of thorns, but on the inside she's a beautiful rose. *** It's been 5 years since the day she left her abusive mother. For 5 years she's been staying in garden after garden, fighting for her survival. There's nothing unique about Rose, she's cold, she's lonely, and she's defensive. That's until she discovers her extraordinary ability to nurture plants, especially flowers. Curious to find the origin of her ability, and her drive to save lives, her and her newly found friend Cara venture to the cold depths of Antarctica. Running into missing crew members, and unexplainable events, Rose fights to save the lives of the people that've helped her. The question is; Will she ever be able to trust again, even if it means saving the lives of the people close to her?

-1st place in the Runaway Awards, Fantasy category! -Was a finalist in the Open Novella Contest! This story is the tale of Navin, a "normal" teenager who is the last Bearer of the most powerful weapon on Earth! A weapon with the capability to destroy armies, cities, and whole civilizations. As Navin wields this legendary object, he sets out on an adventure to save the world, along the way he will meet many monsters, companions, and gods (especially a very prideful god of trickery). Copyright: All Rights Reserved My cover for this story is not my own work! Current Word Count: 20,699 Started: 11/18/2017 Finshed: Not yet! Awards: * First place in the Runaway Awards Fantasy Category!

In Karen's old bedroom is a music box which can pull you in, quite literally. When her sister is swallowed by the strange object, Karen will have to face the life she fled from years ago: a world of her own creation, where reality and fiction were submitted to her will. A world which changed on its own while its owner was away. An entry for the Open Novella Contest. Edit: this story has advanced to round 2 of the contest. I have something I like here, and will go for a longer format, out of Wattpad :)