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A broke, shopaholic musician races to unravel clues hidden in classical music while evading a local crime ring that also seeks the treasure.~What lengths would you go to for some cash?For Cerise Lenoir, an unstable job and compulsive shopping are not the ideal pairing. When she finds herself rejected from another orchestral audition, Cerise knows her spending habits must change. That is until she gets a really, really desperate idea. Rumors claim that the Silverenn Songs hold clues to treasure - one that could change Cerise's life forever.But even if such a prize awaits in the finale, surely there are others after it. And they aren't afraid to take out whoever stands in their way. ✧Second Draft✧ 🎻✧ONC 2022 Longlister 🎻✧Third Place Dream Awards 2022 - Action/ Adventure Category 🎻✧Open Door Awards 2024 - Best Opening Line2x Featured: @Music and @MysteryWord Count: 65,000-75,000…

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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 getting paid enough to be involved in. As time goes on, she glimpses a fantastical realm of individuals that prefer to keep their powers a secret, and will do anything to remain unseen. Once unveiled, there is no going back to blissful ignorance.It all started with a paycheck. But in the end, Cleo may be the one paying - with her life.~cover by Laine from @avadelsticker by @SuVida777*ONC 2024 Honorable Mention and Shortlister*Open Door Awards 2024 New Adult Winner*8CC participant January-February 2024Completed Word Count: 31,180Featured: @mystery100. In a concert hall filled with hundreds of people, only you are hearing different lyrics to what everyone is singing.27. Sometimes love is what drives you to take your next breath. Other times, it's revenge.…

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Elyminai are rampant in Cyber City 354431. They hold no formal ties to any of the three gangs controlling the city, though they'll steal or kill for anyone for the right price.After her sister, Stellae, signed on to a CryoFuture project, testing the latest developments in prolonging human life, Sol assumed the alias Aurablade. While many Elyminai capture and sell the final breaths of their victims on the black market, Sol collects them for herself, using them to visit the underworld, where her sister's consciousness is supposed to dwell while she's in a state of suspended animation.Except after two years, Sol still has not found Stellae.Sol suspects there's more to The CryoFuture's project then they have revealed to the public. And she is determined to unmask it at all costs.Pronunciation:Elyminai: Elim-in-eyeSol: SoulStellae: Stell-ay#ONC202461. Your new car just might be the doorway to the underworld, and it needs more than gas to run.ONC 2024 ShortlisterCover by @thatwomanlywoman321Sticker by @SuVida777…

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Jessi Albright needs a vacation. With few clients for her life makeover business, it's hard to justify getting away, even for a weekend. But when she finally gets away to a much-needed retreat in Saltport, her vacation is undermined by a misplaced credit card. Desperate for some cash, she makes an emergency stop at the local ATM. It was supposed to be a short detour, five minutes max.She got far more than she swiped her bank card for. Prince Tewen, a merman, kidnaps her and the $70 million dollars the ATM mysteriously gave her. The only way out is for Jessi to transform the prince into a human in twenty-four hours and get him into a gala in thirty-six. Even if such a makeover is feasible, it's certain to cost a fortune, a $70 million dollar fortune.From yachts to New York to sea urchin extract, this part-comedy part-absurd tail is sure to **make you question your life choices as much as Jessi.#ONC202374. You have an ATM that gives you the exact amount of money you need to survive for the day. How you spend it is your choice. Today you are given $70,000,000.ONC 2023 ShortlisterOpen Door Awards 2024 - Best BlurbONC Milestone Road Map:Chapter One: 2,321 words (2k)Chapter Four: 9,184 (8k)Chapter Nine: 20,241 (20k)Word Count: 25,310…

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𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐫. 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.Five years ago, Princess Odeia, heir to the Saursi throne, was executed after being convicted of murdering her step-mother, Queen Dianne. The case always perplexed Princess Aylo as Odeia had nothing to gain through the crime and never seemed to be crazy or jealous, like the court claimed she was.Aylo's suspicions are reawakened from an unexpected discovery: Odeia's journals. And when another death turns up the night after a kingdom festival, Aylo wonders if it's connected to those from years ago.That fateful night, everything changes. Though new piles of duties and a covert match-maker intrude on her agenda, Aylo digs into the past. Deadly secrets unfold, enough to put a target on her back. Aylo must discover the truth before the murderer strikes again or she's whisked into a betrothal.Expect the unexpected in this fantasy-mystery novel inspired by Swan Lake.✧Complete - First Draft✧Cover by @Dayisdemigod✧Featured: @Music…

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Celisae's life has always been a series of compromises. She spends most of her time with her tribe, yet she blends into the background, as if she weren't present at all. The garments she weaves are far more skillful than the others, though she dare not reveal why. She cares for her exiled mother in secret, teetering between a longing for her mother's approval and shame due to her past.After battling years of prejudice and gossip, Celisae finally seems to be finding a place among her tribe. That is, until a mysterious person discovers her secret and blackmails her into weaving three robes of sunlight, moonlight, and starlight. Celisae must fulfill the demands if she is to have any hope of garnering the life she has always wanted, the life that is almost in reach. But what is the cost of her compliance, both to herself and her tribe?Cover by @Farleykins2x Featured ~ @Music & @StoriesUndiscovered#NaNoWriMo2022…

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For years, Madelyn's worst fears have only resided in her head, feeding off her heightened sense of her surroundings and unfortunate experiences and accidents in her past.That's why her schooling is more than just assignments, tests, and high school drama. The Eralyn Academy of Secondary Education provides her with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to develop her special ability. It's her safe haven, a place where she can strive to one day control her ability and anxiety - at least, it is until things take a deadly turn.When Madelyn is dared to sign up for the school's joke of a dating app, she reluctantly complies. But when she arrives on the first date, she realizes that she's been matched with a dead man. Caught up in an investigation and ruminations running wild, Madelyn seeks to uncover who the real murderer is in a desperate attempt to outrun one increasingly deafening thought:Is she a killer?*Open Door Awards 2024 - Honorable Mention for Mystery/ Thriller2x Featured: @Fright and @mysteryUpdates: Every 1, 3, & 5 Sunday…

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The ocean can be gentle, lulling one into a false sense of security. But the waters are never calm in the Bermuda triangle, and when the waves pick up, one may be dragged under the sea.Kiara Vatelle's love of the ocean brings her to The Bahamas for her senior trip.It is her dream vacation - four weeks of sun, sand, and quality time with her sister. Only one thing can foil her vacation, and that is the ocean itself.The Bermuda Triangle hides a secret: mermaids and mermen. After swimming a little too far from the shore, Kiara finds herself in an ancient, undersea realm of mythical sea creatures. This new world is enchanting, and the mer-folk treat her like family, but are they just a little too eager for her to stay?From the ancient Kingdom of Oamer, to the hide-out of Pisces and Nereids, to a cursed Island and Tocona Isla, the odds seem to be against Kiara. Because even if she outwits those standing in her path, the seas always have their own plans.A tale of shady mermaids, astrological guardians, and a summer ocean adventure.✧Second Draft✧Cover by @_Foxicious───｡ﾟ ♆ ﾟ｡───⚓︎ Featured | @talesofthedeep - Fintastic Reads ~ Sea Creatures⚓︎ Featured | @mythandlegend - Atlantis and Legends on the Sea⚓︎ Featured | @StoriesUndiscovered - November/ December 2020⚓︎ Finalist | @Fantasy Every Day in May contest 2019⚓︎ Honorable Mention | @PsychologicalNovel Reads Contest 2020…

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He's never been one to break the rules, much less get in trouble with the law. But after receiving a mysterious message at the airport, Claude Wintsor finds himself in an unimaginable situation. He is forced to complete six, high-crime jobs in exchange for his freedom.The one catch: Claude has only twenty-four hours to complete the tasks. And failure to do so could cost him his life.#ONC2021Prompts:Your job is to track down vigilantes and infiltrate their groups, with the aim of gathering information and turning them in to the authorities. You're successful at your job, until one day, a group of vigilantes changes everything. (Prompt 6)'Your safety is of the utmost importance to us' is displayed on the handwritten parchment letter thrown into your hands previously. "Yeah, sure, except there is someone that just died a few minutes ago!" (Prompt 49)* ONC 2021 Round One Ambassador's Pick* ONC 2021 LonglisterONC Milestone Road Map:11:00 p.m. - the day before: 2,278 (2k)3:00 a.m. - 9,689 (8k)1:00 p.m. - 21,026 (20k)11:00 p.m. - 33,801…

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When the highly-skilled Agent 23 is captured by rival spies, a covertly-engineered clone replaces her on a mission to unmask a mole among international diplomats before they learn top-secret weapons plans. Afterward, the clone must stage Agent 23's escape.~Xara Oclen, nickname Agent X, is the foremost spy in the International Intelligence Agency. With a sonographic memory and high attention to detail, she has all the tools she needs to be a top agent. But that also means that she has one of the largest targets riding on her back. The Director of the International Intelligence Agency (IIA) gets word that at a world leaders conference, one of the diplomats will be switched by WAOIC, an opposing spy agency who specializes in collecting data about other countries and selling it to buyers. Given Xara's abilities, and the weight of the mission, she is the only logical choice for the job. But opposing forces will do anything to stop her.After an unfortunate mishap during the case, the leaders of the International Intelligence Agency must decide who will replace Xara and her unique skill set. After some deliberation they decide on the person who is best equipped for the job: Xara's clone who was secretly engineered eighteen years prior.Not only does Xara's clone have to navigate the ins and outs of the dangerous mission, but she also receives the task of going into WAOIC's top secret prison and freeing her double - the real Agent X.Completed: 123,000 wordsCover by @aiceleste…

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A mystery/ thriller anthology➺ Blood Sparkling in the Snow was a winner in the Short Story "Twelve Days of Writing Contest"…

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Welcome to the world of Fantasy. Every chapter, every page that is turned, transports you to a new world to explore and discover, full of new characters to fall in love with.There are stories of mortals and stories of mythical creatures. There are stories of land and stories of sea. There are stories of Queens and stories of everyday heroes. There are stories of quests and stories of trickery.So cozy up with a blanket and a hot mug of tea (a nice rainstorm is recommended, but optional) as you prepare to enter this alternate reality.➺ Featured | @CoffeeCommunity reading list Latte Macchiato➺ Grand Winner | Treasured Worlds - Rewind the Classics 2023➺Winner | Forest of Rain - @mythandlegend May 2020 contest➺ First Place | Sweetheart Awards - Random…

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A Science Fiction anthology, full of my short stories. Includes aliens, portals, and alternate universes.…

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Though she does not realize it, Myrae Clemans is very special. She's special because she is one of the first designer babies to ever be born. Her parents, who are scientists, specially edited her genes to create what they would deem their "ideal" child. And, they were successful. Well, almost.Myrae does not know what edits her parents made to her genes. She knows it makes her special, but she doesn't know just how special, or how unfortunate.But more importantly, Myrae has no idea just how big of a conspiracy her parents are wrapped up in.✧𝒰𝓃𝑒𝒹𝒾𝓉𝑒𝒹✧Edited by @writestheticCover by @jaszthewayyoulikeit⚛︎ 1st Place Punk Fiction Category in the Wattpad Scifi Holiday 2020 Contest⚛︎ Best Blurb in The Floret Awards⚛︎ Arena of Wind Winner in The Arena Awards 2022…

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It has been seven years since the death of Janelle Durrem - seven years since the sisters have reunited on a day that wasn't Christmas Eve. But the eldest sister, Helen, thought that it was time to make amends with her siblings by hosting a Christmas Tea Party at her home.She had no idea that another death was being plotted.❆ CoffeeCommunity Winterfest 2020 Winner❆ Second Place in Short Story, Pizza Awards…

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If you've ever wondered how I sound playing my viola...…

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Whenever you're blue,You know what to do,Read a poem through,Or maybe two.A collection of comments on the good times and the bad - in poem form. Even if you can only see the fallen crests of life right now, remember, there's a rising sun waiting on the horizon.Cover by @spacelattexo2nd Place - Aesthete Awards…

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Lemon rejuvenates.Myrrh heals.Lavender calms.While High School should be a time of learning and self-actualization, both are hindered by modern pressures. Through a lens of burnout, pain, and stress, this poetry anthology encourages readers to acknowledge their own struggles but also seek restoration.A poetry anthology about the high school experience.…

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"After what felt like an eternity, I started to be able to see better. I was able to make out a large shape in the distance. I started to run, and the image started to become clearer. When I reached the end of the tunnel, I looked up and saw a humongous door. It was glowing, and seemed to be radiating heat. I placed my hand on the metal handle, which much to my surprise, felt like ice. I took a breathe and opened the door."Mia Linstey, a 15 year old, grew up during the futuristic age of the 2100s. Since her parents are one of the first families to become trillionares, she has everything the average teen would want. However, sometimes the constant celebrity treatment can become too much, and a person needs to retreat from it all.Cover by @WrennaStone✧𝑅𝑒𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔✧…

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After waking with no memory of her true identity, Aira must team up with a detective to solve a murder before she's arrested for the crime.32. Your character awakens to discover a dead body in the bed next to them and a duffel bag stuffed full of cash on the floor... But the scariest thing is, they have no memory of what happened, or even who they are.82. In a future where humans have the ability to upload their consciousness into virtual reality at the time of their death, a detective must solve a murder case in both the virtual and physical world as the victim's consciousness may still exist in the virtual world and hold the key to solving the crime.…