[ONC 2022 SHORTLISTER] In a small city, catering services are not the best business to opt for - too late for Lucas Schneider to realize that. With a catering company on the verge of bankruptcy, he is at his wits end. He has no choice but to give up on his dream job not until a certain Mr. Pheles decides to hire him. ...
In a post-pandemic world where class and privilege are determined by immunity status, Seraphine, Isolde, Beck and Griffin are about to find out what they're made of. When a nightclub bombing and its aftermath challenge everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other, will they flourish or will they...
[First draft, unedited] July 13, 23: 1st place in the teen fic category in the DAZZLE - below 500 awards hosted by @rockshower September 1st, 23: 1st place in the general fiction category in the Lavender Awards hosted by @grandeur_cat with a great score: 94.4% + Life was nothing but numerous crossroads woven together...
[Featured in @mythandlegend's Myths from Around the World reading list; Featured in @lowfantasy's The World Among Us reading list; Featured in @asianfantasy's Summer 2022 - Cultivation Month Catalog; First and Second Round Qualifier for ONC 2022; Longlisted in ONC 2022] The little town of Hangle has always been a dull...
After one of the bloodiest battles in fae history, where a betrayal rocked the Light Court, Elora finds herself in a terrible position. To take the crown she was born to she must find a Consort to rule at her side. Tradition requires her to hold a tournament and allow Lords and Ladies from across the Isle to compete f...
"They tell you all these things to prepare for someone's death. They warn you about the funeral expenses, the hospital bills, and the implications it could have on your mental health; but they don't tell you how to live after the love of your life dies." -A ONC 2022 Novella-
Rik couldn't afford college, so he took a janitor job at a virology lab. One night, he cleaned up a broken test tube. Soon, his beard stopped growing. His Cheetos-and-donut paunch disappeared. Suddenly, when he talked, people actually listened. Sure, he could see spirits, too, and a high-ranking devil may or may not b...
The sun disappeared on Lilith's sixteenth birthday, and ever since she's been living with the curse that lingered in her blood since birth. She was dhampir, and the chosen liaison between the Vampire Lords and their human counterparts, whether she wanted it or not. It didn't help that her best friend was the local p...
Bianca Daleman only has two rules. First, never lose control. And second, never marry anyone until she is certain it won't end in divorce. While in Vegas for her best friend's bachelorette party, Bianca discovers her ex-boyfriend is engaged to a supermodel. Thrown back into the heartbreak of his leaving her, she br...
["MY HERO ACADEMIA" MEETS "THE MAGICIANS"] Nin, a coffee-obsessed college student, exists in a world ruled by Senses-those with extraordinary Senses become Heroes, while others fall through the cracks and live their lives as Neverheroes. For Nin, appearing Sense-less, it's an uphill battle. ONC Prompt #51: "Life hasn'...
Sadie takes her dream trip to Australia where she embraces solo travel life until she crosses paths with quirky Irish traveller Neil. The two discover they share more than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they complete bucket lists they'd planned with their exes. As their connection strengthens, Sadie conside...
❝Was this all just a game to you?❞ ❝No. It was a godforsaken tournament.❞ ♡♫♡ With reference to Aaliyah Banerjee, the historians would be right to call her and Nathan Cruz best friends. But when she learns that her BFF wants to change his label to BF, she lets loose the compu...
I'M NOT THE MONSTER YOU SHOULD FEAR. A world of bloodshed is all Yazia has known despite never having struck a blade to one's heart-that is until everything changes when an attack lures her into a spiral of revenge for her parent's death. With nothing but the throne of Sankori left to her name, a new war threatening...
Two authors decide to swap genres when they both get into writer's block one day. There's one issue, neither has any idea how to write the genre they were assigned. - Phet "Boo" Thongdi is a horror writer with small notoriety online. He isn't the most famous writer around but his viewership is nothing to scoff at. Sti...
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 promisi...
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 W...
[ONC 2022 SHORTLISTER] She was running from something while he was running to something. When strange circumstances throw them together, they realise that home isn't just where you sleep at night. When Lily Gilmore visits her family home over Christmas, she didn't expect to be humiliated and broken by her old childho...
Sealed within Kealie Gothalis are the secrets of a magic destined to flood her kingdom. Trading her Mortality to disguise the heritage her mother fears most, Kealie is gifted with a blessing. She need only do one thing; keep her kingdom in the dark until the dusk of her twentieth birthday. But her control over the anc...
|| WINNER AMBYS 2022 VAMPIRES CATEGORY || || FEATURED: FOODKART || When single mother and baker Autumn Milford is hired to cater a high-end party in the Berkshires, she discovers the "special ingredient" she is required to use isn't just the quirk of an eccentric millionaire ... ------------ Autumn Milford has been d...
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 h...
Elena, star reporter of her high school newspaper, must survive interviewing her crush, Chase. Chase, the star player for the soccer team, cannot overcome friend-zoning Elena without sacrificing his future. Will both be able to put their differences aside and surrender to their feelings? Or will one have to choose bet...
[SHORT LISTED IN THE 2022 OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST] [Featured in @mythandlegend's "ONC 2022 Myth and Legend Makers"!] [[This is the UNEDITED and UNREVISED version of The Lost Oracle. Please click on my linktree to find the complete version!!]] The Oracle of turns into ash every century, reincarnating again to keep peace a...
Unjustly accused of murder, the Demon of Wrath joins forces with the Archangel of Justice to find the true culprit. ____ Sannarah lives from one deadline to the next. As a Wrath Demon, she is obliged to provide a certain number of human souls to the Fallen God every month so she can stay in the Human Realm. If she fai...
Death is a shadow that follows you through time. Vera Langley thought she would live and die and be forgotten. As a pathologist she knew the limitations of life and the vastness of death and she wanted nothing more than to be forgotten when she was nothing but dust. It was a thought she took solace in repeating. Unt...
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕟𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕘𝕠𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕤. 𝔸𝕥 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕒𝕪𝕤. GREY is doing alright, all things considered. She's the reincarnation of a legendary moon goddess, on the run from the death cult that raised her. So far, laying low in the crowded neon city of...
Losing your soulmate to a herd of bloodthirsty chipmunks is never a good way to start your day. Not learning his name before his untimely decapitation? That's even worse. Wattpad-obsessed Sophie has never been in love. When a handsome new student proclaims his love for her after one conversation, she's delighted. Appa...
***NOTE*** Under heavy revisions to adjust the Russian elements of this story due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. I'll announce when the changes have been made and published. Thank you for your understanding. *** Kait had big plans for her 18th birthday. Go to the mall, dye her hair, leave behind her crappy home life...
*entry for ONC 2022* prompt seventy: his [her] eyes were cold and lifeless as he [she] stared at me. "you have no idea who i am, do you?" - It's only been three weeks since Vera Watson and her father moved to Goldhurst Lighthouse. She's trying her best to settle in, but it's hard when they're the only non-white family...
☆[ONC 2022]☆ ___________________ "Why fight for your right when it's all gonna end someday?" "Exactly the reason why" "What?" "This world has magicians, it's not gonna die so soon", he whispered, falling asleep for the millionth time. ___________________ 2024 arrives with the face of a new sun, rekindled hopes, and a...
A ranger, pirate, thief, herbalist, mage and knight walk into the forest... The King's only male heir has been poisoned and his best options to retrieve the cure is a ragtag group of misfits from the dungeons. They only need to retrieve a rare magical flower from a wyvern's gift and they'll earn their freedom. Shouldn...