Gemscontest Stories

Emily Evans was never just a normal witch. Nor were her adventures. After studying abroad in Germany for three years, Emily comes back to her family in England. She thinks going to Hogwarts would be as simple as the disarming spell. But it isn't. There are secrets to keep, memories to forget, a disappearing room and... a mysterious boy lurking in the shadows. How could it get more complicated?

Laila ~ "Night" 'Hoot, hoot.' "The stars scream the rhythm of my mind, body and soul. They say the things I never can." Cover by @elasticamerican °Some bad language° © 2015 | All rights Reserved | HoldMyWings ♥

It has been 5 generations since Harry Potter was the present. Now it's a fairy tale. A forbidden fairy tale. "If you aren't with the Ministry, you are against it and you will be destroyed." Since Harry Potter and the ones loyal to him died, the Wizarding World has been at it's worst. All those who believe in Harry and his achievements were locked up in Azkaban or killed. And there is nothing anyone can do. *** Thank you to SophieOsgood for the amazing cover! ON HIATUS

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Most people -- if they invented a story-creating computer program -- would stop at nothing to make it work somehow. If twenty-five year old Charlotte Lang wasn't so held back by her past and her tedious job as a computer animation artist, she'd probably do that, too. But after years of being overwhelmed by guilt as a result of something that happened to her beloved sister, she has lost the will to fight for her invention. Charlotte's half-hearted attempts to get her story-building program to work have been less-than-successful for the last seven years. When she gives the main character on her latest attempt a fatal flaw, she doesn't expect it to make a difference one way or the other. It probably won't work anyway, right? Unfortunately for this flawed character, the program does work. Paris Verloren, a mechanic in a dirty, gray-skied city doesn't belong in the white side of town or the black. He has some problems of his own. Aside from his inability to love-thanks to Charlotte Lang-he doesn't relate with his elder half-brother, the business at his mechanic shop is slow, life is hard, and there's a girl who has attached herself to him. Femi, a colorless, mute painter whose name means "love me", has nothing if not her painting, and no one to speak of who cares about her. When Paris comes upon the scene of her painting an alley, she seizes the opportunity to love someone. With Paris' inability to love, and Femi's clear need for love in her lonely existence, what will become of the two? Will their creator, Charlotte Lang, do anything to counteract the impending misfortune written in the form of fact? #678 General Fiction 3/30/16 ©2015 Alyssa Tidmore All rights reserved

The two most popular and biggest rivals in their high school make a bet over the affections of a girl. Caleb Winters doesn't believe bad boys attract more girls than good guys. Alec Montgomery would beg to differ. Harper Adams gets thrown into the fray as both boys attempt to prove their points. But what happens when both boys realize that Harper is not the average girl she seems to be, and both end up far over their heads?