Parfait (n) 1. a rich cold dessert made with whipped cream, eggs, and fruit. 2. perfect (linguistics) All Summer wanted was a peaceful summer with her friends and study her dream major in the upcoming fall. Instead, she got a job at the local ice cream shop along with one of her least favourite people in the world, lo...
When Lyn falls for a girl who is out of the world, she did not expect her to literally not be from this world. *** Lyn Bronte is a talented lightning mage and an up-and-coming quester--someone who takes up quests against magical monsters and beings for money. When a cute waitress at a cafe, Cydney Yen, reveals her hid...
A new world is revealed to Moira Codwell. One of dripping fangs and dancing sprites. An old world that's always been here, yet has remained hidden from many. Moira is plunged into the occult, but how will she fare in her new life as a preternaturalist? Those who learn what should be unlearnable. Find out in Coruscate...
A teenager kidnaps a dead classmate from his own funeral and brings him back to life with the intention of helping him graduate high school. Instead, chaos ensues when he unearths a murder and a mystery that goes beyond the grave. -1st Place in the Imperial Awards-
[ONC 2021 Grand Winner] After the events of Ragnarök, the God Vidar has settled in the nice and quiet city of Antwerp where he keeps an eye on the local paranormal community. Nearly a millennium later, Vidar is a grumbling bookstore owner by day and a lazy paranormal detective by night (albeit a slightly furry one dur...
*ONC ROUND ONE QUALIFIER* *ONC ROUND TWO QUALIFIER* *ONC AMBASSADOR'S PICK* *COMMUNITY CURATOR PICK -- JULY 2020 & FEBRUARY 2021* *MINI AWARD WINNER FOR BEST DIALOGUE -- OPEN DOOR AWARDS 2021* *SUN WINNER - FIRST PLACE FOR FANTASY -- OPEN DOOR AWARDS 2021* ❝ how can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, an...
After the sudden death of his best friend, Cedar Lockwood's life came to a standstill, filled with nothing but illusions born from grief and sighs carrying the hint of unending exhaustion. That is, until one day, he finds a random stranger he met in the graveyard sitting in his bedroom, claiming to be the one assigned...
When a fun-loving beauty with brains and a stone cold hardliner are forced to work together...the situation will be volatile. Paige Adesanya is a free-spirited, first year Pharmacy student at Landmark University, England. Adulting is tougher than she expected and the pressures of campus life leave her feeling overwhel...
psyche /ˈsʌɪki/ the mind, or the deepest thoughts, feelings, or beliefs of a person or group. Thoughts, those which flutter, those we set aside, those we cherish, those we reminisce and those we avoid. This, is what my psyche says. ★ Winner of Ibby Awards 2021, 1st place in poetry category ★ ★ Winner of Big Dipper Awa...
For years, Rowan has been hiding. The shadows are where he belongs and where he stays, for in them, he can remain virtually invisible. Because Rowan carries a secret, and a dangerous one at that. When an enigmatic boy and a girl carrying several knives arrive, knowing something about Rowan's past that no one should, R...
The world is a cold place for Kilian Kilroy. Hunted, haunted, and alone, the former teenage superheroine makes her way across the American south and toward the Mexican border, in the hopes of escaping her would-be killer. It's just a real bummer for her, all around. Far away from anything she's ever known, Kilian find...
An angelic halfling, thrown into a brutal war - not her own. Can she survive, can humanity? Angels or Hellion, Sky hates them both, hell, she even hates half-breeds like herself. She has only known this war, waging long before her birth. Because of it she has been running all her life, leaving behind a trail of bodies...
| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | What do you do when everyone seems to want you dead? Kill them first, of course. Minerva Pyroline, assassin by night and heir to an empire by day, has one goal: Survive. No matter the obstacles. No matter the cost. But with political tensions on the rise, strange feelings...
Shell shocked and suffering from achromatopsia, 1st Lieutenant Daniyal El Gohary's world has become a monochromatic and solitary one. After three years of serving in the war, he is finally free to return to his ancestral home in Alexandria. Lady Sabreen Hassan, an unusual soul for her era, hates nothing more than bein...
"TALES OF SHADOWS, TALES OF BEASTS, UNRAVEL AS THE SHADOW SPEAKS" Aeraji; the continent of magic, the mother of legends, old and new. A place where gods and heroes, monsters and witches are very much real. Despite hailing from foreign grounds Arden knows every tale by heart. For all its history of harboring everything...
Greed and ambition have nearly driven the kingdom of Aefither into ruin. Lily, one of Aefither's faithful guardians has suffered greatly. Imprisoned and punished for a crime she never committed, Lily sets off a series of events that threatens to destroy everyone. Aurnia is haunted by the promises she could never fulf...
🏆 ONC AFRICA 2021 WINNER (SPOTLIGHT STORY) "Would you sabotage someone's career to protect your own?" Teniola Oyeyinka travels from New York to Nigeria after receiving a call from her estranged, terminally ill father. She is distraught by the experience, but eventually embraces new friends and family and decides not...
MAGIC BRINGS POWER AND POWER BREEDS WAR. There hasn't been magic in the Five Nations since The Last War, but something dangerous is brewing and the Grand Duchess can't seem to run away from the destiny that calls to her. After the Yeladelian royal family is slaughtered in their sleep, the surviving Grand Duchess Many...
When Hell and Earth collide, sparks are bound to fly. Saddened by the death of her lover, Tora tries to take her own life only to learn that her name is missing from the system of the Fates. She sets out on a journey to correct the glitch but lands herself in trouble, becoming a wanted criminal on the run. Trapped in...
Madeline Winters. When people hear that name whispered in the halls of McGregor high school, they think one of two things: a quiet and somewhat awkward girl to pick on, or nothing at all. What no one realizes is that they're tearing her down with each hurtful remark. Cue Asher King moving into the school, acting as hi...
Trigger warning. There's self-harm, smoking, depressive content. If you're triggered by any of those, you've been warned.
Can an insecure beauty tame a self-sabotaging beast? *Winner of a 2017 Watty Award in The Originals category. Julia Swift is terribly sexy. Unfortunately, there's nothing she can do about it. While attempting to hide in plain sight from a world she fears only wants to use her, she is claimed as a personal stylist b...
"I don't know how long I waited for Jamie at that street corner. I think I would've waited forever. That was the last time I ever saw Jamie Reed, and I never found out why."
Separated by circumstance... Raised together in the Cotswold Hills, Laine and William are thrust apart when the course of William's life is altered dramatically following the death of his older brother. Though the two remain the best of friends, the requirements of his new position and societal standards threaten to s...
Years ago, the Trolls were banished into the Nether, a void of evil and darkness between the magical realms. With their greed and treachery locked away, peace has reigned throughout the worlds. But not for nineteen-year-old witch, Aramina. Being discovered to be a non-magic-a witch with waning powers- has cost her eve...
