Desdemona ''Des'' Winchester wants nothing to do with Melliford Academy. In fact, she's pretty sure her parents shipped her off to boarding school just to get her out of their hair. It's a move they'll come to regret if she has any say in the matter. Nothing humiliates posh folk like having a daughter sent home from t...
Submerged kingdoms, haunted temples, booby-trapped caves. Lara Croft has seen it all in her quest for ancient artefacts, which she sells to the highest bidder. But nothing prepares Lara for her latest, greatest discovery: a golden apple capable of bringing its bearer anything they desire. The only problem? The golden...
Yeju Hwarng no longer believes in love. After breaking up with her long-term girlfriend and watching her parents divorce over the summer, all her passion disappeared, including her passion for science that got her into her microbiology Ph.D. program. When a new roommate moves into the apartment, Yeju recognizes her as...
🏆ONC 2023 || Ambassador's Pick 🏆ONC 2023 || Round Two Qualifier One night is all it takes to change a life. There's something wrong with Felicity Farr. It's how she can't seem to do her job right no matter how hard she tries, and how she's still under her parents' thumb years after moving out, and how she looks at...
Ethan Wong, an ex-prodigy violinist, thinks it's not meant to be. After his latest mental breakdown at his last violin competition, where he placed tenth out of ten contestants, he's not sure why his music professor appointed him the soloist for their New York concerto. Cameron Langley, the star college baseball ath...
The purpose of the trip was to get away from the chaos and discord of the city-not to return as its epicenter. After a fourteen hour layover, a dead pair of AirPods, and a spilled overpriced vanilla cream cold brew, Avery Gallo is desperate for two things: replenished coffee and the ever-comforting voice of her best f...
An amateur medium races against the brink of her own sanity to track down a serial killer who is already in possession of his next victim. And she only has 23 days to solve the case or else. *** Devyn Brooks has only ever had one fear: don't become like Aunt Atheena. But after helping her boyfriend, Ace Jones, solve...
You don't go to the police when you think you've seen a witch. They won't help you. *** Political dissidents and nonconformists alike, colloquially referred to as witches under the paleoconservative, totalitarian regime of the New American Republic, are tracked down like animals, tortured, and swiftly put to death. ...
Within the opulent and bewitching city palace of Udaipur, an aura of mystery and suspicion pervades the air. The demise of Mewar's reigning monarch has left a dubious legacy in its wake. Amidst the ensuing chaos, Ashish Singh, a young man thrust into the spotlight, inherits his ancestral scimitar-a weapon steeped in a...
[Pride Awards 2023, hosted by official lgbtq , Romance Category Winner and 5th Place Grandwinner] The foster son of a former cupbearer marries the cursed king of Persia, becoming not only the first consort to survive after the wedding, but also a threat to many conspirators. **** Shahrya...
A mysterious garden. A forgotten prince. A forbidden romance. ------------ After losing her job at a large garden nursery, Waverly Harris travels across the Atlantic to spend a few months in England with her grandparents. The coastal village of Chepstow-on-the-Sea is as quaint a community as one can possibly find with...
Everyone knows Zenith, but nobody knows how the band managed to rock Zerkovkia's youth into starting a revolution... until now. Tolya Viktov is coming of age in the 1980s to the tune of spinning records, cheap liquor, and Zerkovkia's nine year war with neighboring Blivdova. The perms and denim jackets are hip, but it'...
Heroes sacrifice anything for the greater good and one hero is facing the biggest challenge of his life. His long time nemesis is about to cross a line that will change everything and the hero has to stop him. Heroes always stop villains. But this time the hero can't save the day and it appears all will be lost until...
Harley had a bright future ahead of her, but that dream died a long time ago. ***** Harley vowed she would never return to the city that broke her heart, but old wounds never stop hurting if you keep poking at them. When the phone rings, the city stops...
Legend speaks of a man with crows in his hair and stitches in his lips who will teach you his greatest trades. Some call him a monster. Most call him the Needle-Mouthed Man. But only the shadows know his true name, and they call him Master. As one of the dead, Minseo Park is a creature of the night, doomed to eternal...
Four strangers are trapped in an elevator and forced to reveal details about their most malicious deeds within the hour to prevent a fall to their death. But as secrets are exposed, tension escalates, leading to a reality no one is prepared for. ***** Tasha Pierce receives an anonymous invitation she believes is from...
Reviewing restaurants is normally a safe pursuit, but Kate and Lorne face torture and death when they try to unravel organised crime's infiltration of the fine dining scene. Kate is a novelist and a dining columnist. Lorne is a lawyer, a prominent wine writer and an incognito restaurant reviewer who, since his teens...
When a boy comes to Nolan's dead town claiming to be the Pastor's grandson, the townspeople are eager and curious, hoping the boy will stay. Everybody are infatuated, following the boy like watching over a young puppy. Nolan, on the other hand, doesn't fall for the Pastor's grandson's charm. Even after the boy express...
▪︎ Deep in the Zimbabwean bush, a lion roars, a woman screams and two men hunt down their human prey. ▪︎ When a group of friends goes for a weekend away in the middle of Hwange National Park they expect to see some animals, play some drinking games and escape from their daily lives for a while. What they don't expect...
The Obsidian Coven of formidable vampires, one of the oldest, most powerful tribes of creatures in the magical realm, had become an enigma. It slithered away into the darkness but now its future hangs in the balance as a new threat arises. Jeff was punished by the coven after breaking its most sacred rule, sinking hi...
** A thief with very exceptional skills is trying to steal the most precious thing from the ruler of snow, ice, and frost: the winter itself! ** "When she embraces you, your heart turns to ice. She comes in the night when you are all alone And when she whispers, your blood turns cold You better hide before she finds y...
| 𝟏𝟐𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 | An ex-gamer enters a virtual reality ruled by a rebel AI in order to rescue her younger sister and shut down the death game. * * * Eight years ago, Mori Fukutomi held the rank of number two player in the tactical hero sho...
The Dwindling End is here. I cannot stop the feeders, but I will save as many as I can, one soul at a time until the last light falls. Humans are violent, desperate creatures. I know well their hatred, their mistrust, and their fear. My purpose in this final act is clear, but my commitment is tested at every turn. ...
What if having superpowers was not a gift but a curse? Would you still choose to use it? Aleksandra Leszczyńska works as an agent for a secret government organisation training people with superpowers - the Gifted - to work as a police support force. Working as a public servant to keep peace and order was always her dr...
||WATTY WINNER 2023🌟|| Two strangers pretend to be a couple to win a dumb bet. The wager: they must enrol in couples therapy and fool their counselor. _________ Updates every Friday at 2pm (BST) _________ Six non-refundable couples counseling sessions. That's how many Clementine booked for him and his girlfriend to...
[ONC 2023 Shortlister] The Hanscome Vacation Retreat had brought fun and happiness to hundreds of families over the years. But, when the last Hanscome guardian of the sprawling home dies, the once beloved hotel falls into ruin until developers give it a new lease of life. Now, potential buyers find themselves trapped...
DISCONTINUED (Eliminated round one) They call her the DreamCrafter, known for her ability to sneak into peoples minds and swap out their memories for carefully crafted lies. One of the revered Façonneur Magique, Amethyst has never known friendship. The other fae always treated her with respect, if only to avoid her t...
Humankind has long since perished. But life goes on. Nature is slowly reclaiming the planet. A fire forces a young red fox named Kip to flee her den for the first time. Now alone and left half-blind, Kip must struggle to find refuge for herself and her two cubs. One thing is for certain: this nascent and feral world i...
A contemporary Scandinavian adaption of the legend of Jack Frost/Jokul Frosti. *** A first kiss changes everything. When Joakim kisses his childhood friend Anton it puts their relationship and also the weather in turmoil. Snow starts to whirl over Stockholm, turning the capital into a chaotic state. Is Joakim's emotio...
ONC Shortlister 2023! There are few rules in the Kingdom of Kadotaru, and punishment is not kind, even for the young prince who wishes he was anybody else. Tied to the crown, to his family, to his kingdom, there isn't much he can do. He isn't born to bear the crown, to rule over all the creatures of Kadotaru, but it s...