[ONC2024] Everyone can read minds except for Ethan Langdon. And Ethan Langdon has the dumbest (and cutest!) thoughts Lukas Hoffmann has ever heard. ____ Lukas Hoffman's life in Brambleburg is about as boring as you'd expect for a town where everyone can read minds. He's used to his routine of dusting the LPs at the r...
There's no bond like a girl and her first dog. And, once it's all said and done, there's no loss like it, either. Hugo has lived a long, happy life with Bay, his one and only human. When their time together comes to an end, Hugo watches Bay's life unfold from an afterlife designed just for dogs. While Hugo watches fro...
For him to live, a witch must die. Driven out of his village for the curse he possesses, Tavor is alone. With nowhere else to go, he must venture into the Eylderfell to hunt down the witch who cursed him. But the forest is dangerous, wild with magic and sinister spirits. And there is something lurking there, a darknes...
#ONC2024 Round two Ambassadors' pick. :D SHORTLIST ONC 2024 My prompt is number 3: Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the monster in the dark. Arabella Dagon was always afraid of the dark. In the darkness, there are terrible monsters that take away her innocence and he...
When Lottie takes on a professional mourning gig for her roommate, she isn't sure what to expect. But with a job that's going nowhere and an unfulfilled need for more, Lottie soon finds herself sucked into working for a family run funeral home and the young man who's taken it over.
One favor, one journey, one game-changing weapon. With tensions between humans and mystical creatures at an all-time high, going on a journey for rare blood was never going to be good. Especially when Vaughn knows he's the only one who can turn it into a weapon. As the journey continues, doubts soon begin to grow - be...
After stealing money from her wealthy but controlling stepfather, Nataly Collins makes the bold decision to run away with her four-year-old sister. But as she does, she crosses paths with an escaped convict from the local penitentiary, and he plans to keep the sisters hostage until he can safely cross the Canadian bor...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that all those who travel to Paris must have a good time. Dominic, however, isn't having much of a blast. That is, until his annoyingly attractive roommate Luc ropes him into a daring scheme: visit the city's most famous cemetery at midnight. Illegally. Père-Lachaise is a true ne...
What do you do when a teenage movie star makes it seem as if you've kidnapped him? After working two summers at his father's health club as a towel boy, Peter Fisk saved enough money to visit California. He literally runs into Lance Hardwood in his hotel lobby - and Lance just wants to have fun, incognito. Pete gets c...
In the depths of the Netherworld, where shadows dance and eerie whispers echo through the abyss, the formidable Demon Lord Caius rules with an iron fist. Known for his ruthless nature and affinity for chaos, Caius finds himself confronted with an unexpected twist of fate when he encounters a mortal child, inexplicably...
Seventeen-year-old Daisy Rios is the heiress to the throne of The Mystic Kingdom but due to her Earthling origins, she must prove that she is worthy to become the current Queen's successor. For that very reason, a test is set in place to prove that she's a true fairy. Assigned to help a chosen candidate find their tru...
Following the death of her husband Lady Kara McKaelyn takes Command of his army, swearing revenge on those responsible for her Husbands death. How far is she willing to go to claim her revenge? Time will tell.
[COMPLETE] ONC SHORTLISTER 2024 Senar Kil is a powerful vampire who harbors a deadly secret: she can no longer drink blood. If her secret gets out, the other vampires will kill her in order to claim her status. Adrian Namgung is an infamous vampire who knows Senar is hiding something and will do anything he can to f...
"Thirty seconds. That's all you have to stop the bullshit, or your son is dead." ~~~~ Six years ago, Chelsea Doherty lost everything when her husband disappeared without a trace and left her to clean up his past. Now living in Ireland, she has pieced her life back together as best as she could and runs a small tea sh...
Rose Veretta is the heartbeat of the nation. Her smiles on magazine covers are worth a million dollars and to just get one of her clicks was to die for. People loved her and she loved her audience. At least that's what everyone thought. On the other side of the newspaper was a shadow. A serial killer on the loose who...
*ONC2024 Shortlister* This is for the 2024 open novella contest, I picked prompt 21." A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom." ***** Morte, the heir to the kingdom, vanishes inexplicably in a peaceful world. Tobi, a devoted friend, finds out about the king's failing health...
"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." [Original] [Started: 02/25/2024] [Completed: 05/01/2024] Cover made by @Purplemist14 *** [ONC2024 Shortlist Qualifier] Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024, this story uses prompt #41: "I shot Cupid because I didn't wan...
"An eye for an eye, a kiss for a kiss." We all know the story: Honor's pragmatic world collides with Levi's unconventional life-with a revenge kiss. Newly single, she crafts a strict guide to finding "the one." However, her plans take an unexpected turn as she finds herself falling for the guy who challenges everythin...
When Essa sees their villainous future, they use the prophecy as a ploy to defeat their three brothers and force each one into a better work-life balance. Their first so-called battle restarts an old tradition for family dinner, leading Essa to bond with their brothers, all while struggling to balance their guilt and...
Sometimes, the known roads we take in life bring us to unexpected turns that alter the course of our lives. When Jahan Fatima decides to give up her job to travel the treacherous mountain roads of Northern Pakistan, she isn't expecting it to involve murder and mayhem. Soon, Jahan's quest for justice will take her down...
A Princess longing to prove herself to be as brave as any prince, a sorcerer hired to save an ailing kingdom by spinning straw into gold, and a spinning wheel. A fairytale unlike any you have heard before. * * * When a magical mishap leads to Rumpelstiltskin and Princess Rosa switching bodies, a dangerous misunderstan...
|CROSSROADS x LEAP YEAR | Eighteen-year-old April Lewis flees her troubled home, desperate to escape her emotionally distant, controlling mom, and seek out her dad. Little does she know a chance encounter with her classmate will take her on a cross-country ride: a journey that will change April's life forever. A vent...
What will Elijah do when A-list movie star, Aria Sterling, crashes his well-earned vacation? As a lawyer fighting for the rights of LGBTQ youth, he doesn't have much sympathy for some spoiled actress who is trailed by paparazzi wherever she goes. But, surrounded by aggressive photogs, they'll realize they have more in...
Severn: A kingdom where humans were just the facade. The real power stayed hidden in the shadows - strong, dangerous, and silent. In such a kingdom, lived a young and naive girl, Xolani. Unaware of the evil around her, she falls in love with a man, not realizing he's the literal Devil. Her naivete and innocence knew...
Round1✔ Round2✔ ---------------- This is based on/inspired by a true story. On a very beautiful and warm day, Tara found herself hitting rock bottom. Five monsters shattered her life, stole her dreams, and tainted her inside out. Alone in her despair, she was consumed by disappointment and betrayal, and then left a sp...
[ONC 2024 Longlisted] Marek has worked for the Society of Powereds in Service of Community (SOPISOC) for as long as he can remember. He's got a great superhero team, his best friends, fighting supervillains by his side. But there is one supervillain he just can't bring himself to fight anymore-the love of his life, Va...
Attend opera concerts. Run a few errands. Enjoy a luxury apartment, wardrobe, and car, all expenses paid. Sounds like a dream job, right? There's only one catch. After nights of haunting musical messages and retrieving strange, pulsing items for her eccentric employer, Cleo unravels a conspiracy she definitely isn't g...
Regina Patrissia, the hundredth consort of King Rex III enters his harem at the age of eighteen. Widely known as the "Quiet Mouse" whose existence is ignored by all, in two years the "Quite Mouse" has become a ferocious predator who could put anyone's intelligence, beauty and skills to shame. But the only opponent in...
In a ruined world, what traces of humans remain? In an overgrown corner of a once-intact room, nestled in the roots of a young tree, a barely functional camera watches over the decay. Maintenance calls go unanswered, leaving it to conserve power, turning on its lens only when things get within its proximity range. Its...
"All I wanted was a peaceful getaway and now all I want is to get away from you!" "The feeling is mutual," he snapped. "So, stop running into me!" - - - Bethany Summers has been dreaming of this tropical vacation ever since she was little. The summer she turns twenty-six, she has finally managed to save up enough mon...