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When her office burns down an editor must work together with the most infuriating man alive or risk the promotion she's been working her entire career for. **** Chielozonam 'Elo' Williams is doing great. All things considered. It doesn't matter that the job she loves as editor at PerfectRomance, the publishing imprint she's been working at for the past five years has started to feel more like a chore these days. It doesn't matter that her judgemental father might be right about her wasting her life away by not using her full potential. What really matters is getting her dream promotion and enjoying the prime years of her youth. That is until the unthinkable happens. After Elo's office building burns down overnight she's forced to share an office with the one person that makes her blood boil: Connor Price. Archenemies since their days at college Connor makes getting under her skin an art form. He's brash and rude and irritates her like nobody else can with his scathing looks and contemptible behavior. It's not long before they're locked in a battle of wits, neither willing to back down or give up. When they have to work together to acquire a potentially lucrative manuscript, they are forced to put aside their long-standing animosity for an adventure that will blur the line between hate and desire until neither of them can tell where the fighting ends and the falling begins. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION meets ANYONE BUT YOU meets THE HATING GAME in this contemporary rom-com about resilience, self-discovery and two sworn enemies who can't tell the difference between wanting to kiss or kill each other. Beautiful cover made by @ToWolfKin THIS NOVEL IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD AND INKITT. IF YOU ARE READING THIS ANYWHERE ELSE, PLEASE INFORM THE AUTHOR VIA WATTPAD, AS YOU MAY BE READING FROM A MIRROR SITE WHERE IT HAS BEEN PLAGIARIZED AND YOUR DEVICE MAY BE SUBJECTED TO A MALWARE ATTACK.

A murder that took place two years ago is Tarons new current case to crack open and dive back into the year where a Journalist was killed in her home and the only murder suspect they had died a few days later, or so people think. But while uncovering the case, Taron finds out that people tend to keep secrets that can do a lot more damage once exposed. A town full of lying and not talking people, Taron has to be careful, because he's not only the new guy in town, but also comes with a mystery on it's own that no one should ever find out. ___________________ My take on the ONC 2025 with the prompt: It's not a Mystery -----it's the walls. They hold secrets but what are they hiding? Started: 24.02.2025

A theater, a journal, and gossip. In the capital, time is never waiting for you to catch up... Esias is under pressure. Between his editor pushing him to find the scoop that will interest all the socialites and his mother pushing him to find a wife, he has no time to think about what really interests him: theatre. And this attractive actress won't give him any respite, on either side... Aloyse has always known that she would have to fend for herself. While her passion for acting has always pushed her to the forefront of the stage, behind the scenes, she knows that she must use cleverness to survive. But when her plan is derailed by a rival, she must redouble her efforts to win the favour of high society; and it seems that a certain journalist could help her... Infiltrate a ball to ruin a reputation? Between scheming, writing and dancing, their investigation will be no easy task. But will they find what they are looking for, even if it is not what they expected?

ALIEN AMONG US is a small-town sci-fi novella filled with humor, heart, friendship, and enough secrets to make you wonder what-or who-might be hiding in plain sight. ************************************************************************ Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2026 | @OpenNovellaContest - Rules & Guidelines: here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/406004197-open-novella-contest-2026 **Main Prompt** 25. You live with four other housemates, but one of them is secretly an alien trying to learn how to act human. ©2026 E. S. Elias, All Rights Reserved. Book Created & Published to Wattpad: 02.01.2026 Book Marked as Completed: 00.00.2026 Book Cover: Me @DesignsbyEH Word Count: 2,222 / 20,000 Goals: ✔ Round 1 ✔ | 2,000 words ✔ | Round 2 ✔ | 8,000 words ✔ Round 3 _ | 20,000 words LONGLIST _ | SHORTLIST _ Round Winner? _ | Honorable Mention? _ | Ambassadors' Pick? _ Mentioned in Ambassador Newsletter _ Top-5 Winner? _ Rankings: #ONC2026: #ONC #2 02.03.2026

"The sky seems empty of the stars tonight," she mumbled, gazing at the sky. "Stop looking at the sky then." He said, coming closer. "Because they keep falling in your eyes." ________________________________ Violetta Evanston's plain and simple life takes a turn when she finds out that the person she trusts more than anything, the person who knows her more than anyone, the person whom she's been Penpals with, since years, is none other than THE KIM TAEHYUNG. Will she be able to protect her heart from the man whose dark, lethal gaze is enough to steal the heart of anyone he wants? ________________________________ [ONC 2020 LONGLIST] [ARMY AWARDS 2021 - 4th place winner in Taehyung Category]

Zaketa presents a carefully crafted mask to the world; one of sharp edges, privilege, and bravado. Only those closest to her, her most loyal guards, know the real Zaketa. And she is so much more than what her warlord father has crafted her to be. In the somewhat distant future, disease and hunger is commonplace. The celebration honoring the King's only daughter's coming of age is to be the event of the decade. It is to be a great leveler of men, a chance to and eat and drink to their heart's content. While her father sees an opportunity building for alliances, Zaketa is disgusted by the idea of being presented as a prize to carefully selected suitors. Masked and flanked by her loyal guard, Zaketa intends to use the opportunity to make an impression on her people and let her father know she'll more than just a tool at his disposal.

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Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs? You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these prompts as inspiration for any story you want to write - no credits necessary! Have fun!

In this book, you can find the ONC winners from the previous years.

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When you think of vampires, you probably think of Dracula or--shudder--Edward Cullens. You know what I mean: the romanticized, sexy version of a vampire. The one with sparkly skin and a charismatic compulsion. Hot. Sexy. Let's be real here, Gary Oldman really set the bar, right? But what fiction doesn't tell you is that being a vampire is messy and, quite frankly, HARD. It's ugly and lonely, and don't even get me started about tracking down blood. I'm wanted in every province (ever hear of the Bloody Killer? Yeah, that's me. Totally lame serial killer moniker, by the way, RCMP). I didn't have the choice to turn into a vampire, but, boy, did my creator pick the wrong person. Out of control, clumsy, drunk, messy, blah, blah, blah. You get the idea. I know, I should probably see a therapist, huh? Well, my trail of bloodless bodies soon catches up to me when a chance encounter with a hottie in a cafe leaves me with his phone by mistake, and I realize just how f***ed I am. And as I do my best to keep him away (while trying to survive as a vampire), I can't help but fall for the cafe hottie, putting a stake on my life. *** ONC '26 prompts: #56 and #81

King Uther of Forland is old and failing. His grandson and heir, Prince Richard, lives the good life: anything that gives him an adrenaline rush. He gives cursory attention to his duties and means to keep living the life he enjoys. The prosperous Duchy of Westmere can only be inherited by a male. The Duke of Westmere, Prince Sean, despises the Royal Family for shunning his parents when his father married a commoner they called unacceptable. Richard dies unexpectedly. Sean, now King against everyone's wishes, is the one man who can keep the Kingdom together. And he wants to break Forland in two. With no choice but Sean, the Royal Family and Government plot to keep Sean in line by marrying him to a cousin. He has other plans for his country and his heart. He wants to marry Isobel, twice-divorced, beautiful, scandalous and ambitious. She wants the advantages of being Queen. Sean is forced to meet any number of hopeful young women but plays the field. He decides to force the Family and Government to allow him to marry Isobel by selecting the least suitable girlfriend he can find. Pam is a clerical temp, a foreigner, and the opposite of princess material. She's no Cinderella, beautiful under her rags, but a tired young woman who lives paycheck to paycheck. They have nothing in common. Sean tries to hire her to pretend to be his girlfriend. She says it is deceitful. Her mother's financial troubles lead her to accept. He arranges generous compensation for her help that will relieve her financial quandary if she can make Isobel look good. Their relationship is platonic despite appearances. He starts to depend on Pam more and more. He misses her when she is away. Sean is pushed to choose his cousin by the Government, Isobel by his desires and Pam by his heart. The Family demands he marry his cousin and the Government begins to favor Pam. She wants to return to the US. Sean must choose between his heart and his country or find a way to unite them.

The Open Novella Contest is back for 2026! Join fellow storytellers and plant the seed of a tale that will blossom into a 20,000+ word novella within 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2026, so mark your calendars with this date!

Alina Von Lübeck, one of a hunted race, was born in the 1100's in a small part of what is now Germany. Several 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 years later and she's hiding, -sorry- living in New York. 𝚁𝚞𝚍𝚎. But the year is 1939 and World War Two has just broken out. 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊- And Alina won be able to hide for much longer. 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗! 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚛- Will she run? Or will she throw Just a little bit of magick at it? 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜. Added to Magic's Teen and YA Reading List - 1st August 2020!!

You and I are different. So different, so let's play a game. A game of colours. Sounds interesting, right? No? Okay. Well, the rules are simple: we have two colours - red and black. You'll paint me red because you love me and I will paint you black because I want you gone. Easy enough. Now, shall we begin? ✦⋆✧⋆✦ Maxine had only one freaking job to do. Act coy and innocent, retrieve information and destroy their opponent. But the future had other plans. Stupid plans that had something called love.

Captured as a pup by a ruthless hunter, Rowan has spent years fighting for survival in a cruel zoo on the outskirts of Silverbrook. With no pack and forced to perform for the hunter's sick entertainment, he's lost touch with the life he once knew. But everything changes when Oleander, a fragile Omega werewolf from a prestigious pack, is thrown into his world. Will this be the spark that ignites Rowan's fight for the need for freedom he never knew burned in his heart? ------- This is my entry for the 'Open Novella Contest 2025' #Prompt 92: A love story unfolds between two werewolves, now trapped in a zoo by a ruthless hunter. With their powers lost, they must escape and return to their pack, before it's too late.

Otto Paimon is a demon, a demon with a love for city life. When he's forced to move to the countryside, his life is tipped upside down when he meets the occult fixated journalist, Emmett Turner. Together, the ghost hunting duo decide to search for a missing brooch, finding both mystery and love on the way. My entry for ONC 2020.

[ONC LONGLIST] When the Goddess rages no more, And the Seven Virtues meet demise, Then will the enemy no longer wage war, And the Supernal take their place on high... For a thousand years no one knew what the Prophecy uttered by the Fates meant, until Anveya Carnel was brought to the Numinous Atheles school for witches. After discovering her powers resemble the Supernal described in the Prophecy, her life has become controlled by everyone but her. Forced to train beyond her limits, Anveya journeys with her close friends to fulfill her supposed destiny to tame a raging Goddess and kill the Seven Virtues. But there is a twist, one the Prophecy does not mention...because to expose the truth would be the end of the Witchcraft World. AWARDS: ⚜️ 2nd place in Magical Mini Awards (best supporting character) ⚜️ 3rd place in Magical Mini Awards (best antagonist male) ⚜️ Open Novella Contest Longlister **COMPLETE** *Side stories ongoing * If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe form, please go to @Yovarneine on Wattpad. Thank you.

Fresh out of a troubled marriage, Annie Nolan is faced with picking up the broken pieces her ex left behind. She moves back into her parent's pool house and reconnects with her old friend, Noah. With a Pandemic taking over the world, Noah wants to be the one to fix her problems. Is it possible that after fifteen years, Annie and Noah could move past the friend zone and become more?