The Open Novella Contest is back for 2025!Join a society of writers and take on the challenge to create a timeless 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks!Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2025 - so mark your calendars with this date!…
"You sunshine, you temptress"Tim Bradford x OC(Season 1 - 4x01)…
Lian snuck out of the imperial palace and exposed the village healer to be a fraud and a devil-worshipper. Cursed by the spurned fire god, Huogwai, and disgraced and cast out by the royal family, Lian set out with her manservant Emiru to the kingdom of fire to rid her of the curse of uncontrollable flames for a chance to regain her claim to the throne. But being a fire disciple meant she was a practitioner of the forbidden arts. For those that hunt her kind, the game had just started.…
❥ A Glimpse of the Story ✧*。"𝑱𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒎𝒖𝒋𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊-𝒚𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏?" he said, his voice a mix of hurt and rage, as he pressed the gun to his chest. "𝑼𝒔𝒌𝒂 𝒌𝒚𝒂?"I raised both hands to calm him down, my eyes fixed on the black gun. My legs were shaking with fear. But deep down, my subconscious told me he wouldn't hurt me. Still, a part of me feared he might harm himself."𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒎, 𝑰'𝒎 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚. 𝑰 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏... 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕..." I whispered, my voice breaking as he grabbed my chin."'𝑰'𝒎 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚?' 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 '𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚?' 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 10 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔! 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆? 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆? 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔, 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕."His words hit me like a storm. My ears burned as if on fire. I couldn't react-I was beyond shocked. Stunned. Speechless. Petrified.𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!…
"I know I am married, but I don't know who I married."Trinity Giuliani, an agnostic woman who doesn't know love, woke up with three husbands yet unknown to her existence. Doubts devoured her as she questioned who her husband really is. A doctor who investigates their case comes up with the idea of making them live in one household together. Every day is a test of their testimony to Trinity, until everything shattered when she found out the uncanny truth that there's a strange entity living inside those bodies.What will happen if Trinity lives with the three husbands' unknown existence? Will her heart help her identify the husband with whom she takes the vow, or will she end up falling in love with the three men with bizarre identities who claim to take the vow with her? Find out Trinity's indefinite love and fate. Will her destiny be written in the testament of love?HIGHEST RANKING 🏅22nd in Mystery Romance…
Marcy is trapped in a loveless marriage. When she meets a muscular, soft-spoken farm boy named Taylor her life changes forever...This erotic tale is unlike anything author JA Flynn has written. A tale of passion, collars, leashes and murder.…
Well many things in the show IB didn't went according to my choice. This one to just live on those tracks according to me. On track short story collection.…
This story will become free again on 3 March 2025. It will be removed from Wattpad at some point in the not too distant future. Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists. Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats.With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists. To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . ."Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series".[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]Cover designed by Ren T…
This is a collection of one-shots based on Shiori Novella's writing prompts. It will be updated every day she uploads a writing prompt.The prompt itself will be separated from my response by "~".Cross-posted on AO3Stories are based on prompts given by Shiori Novella of Hololive Advent…
A king born to rule against the girl who lives for the fight...Kitt Azer's story is known by many: a king's most prized son, the future king of Ilya, the elemental Elite who grew amongst the riches untouched by what his father has done to his own people.But even with his life so on display there's a small detail the public has missed, something that even the most cunning Sights had failed to report. Not really much of a something, as to someone. A girl...who knew more about the prince confined between the walls of his own home than she should have.Corrine is under his brother's orders, Kai Azer. A guard trained to kill, protect and serve the crown. But no matter how skilled she is in her duty, this was something she couldn't have forseen, couldn't have trained for...something she had no control over.. . . [Lauren Roberts the author of Powerless owns this fictional world & most of the character rights.]*This novella can also be read as a standalone. *The events are chronological to the books: Powerless & Powerful. ~ Teasers & announcements made via TikTok at @eva.writess ~…
Whether you're a seasoned storyteller or a first-time writer, our ONC Writing Tips are here to guide you on your journey. Prepare for the ONC with expert advice and inspiration - your legendary story starts here!…
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.***Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.…
In which I give tips and journal about my own writing journey for Open Novella this year.…
Patrick Logan is haunted by the consequences of decisions in his past.Melinda Sparrow is haunted by the future...without her dearly departed Matthew.In a series of incredibly lucky circumstances they meet several times. Unable to deny their odd connection, an attachment grows between the reluctant lovers.Is it enough? Can they finally find a way out of the dark...together?…
Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs?You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these prompts as inspiration for any story you want to write - no credits necessary!Have fun!…
An assassin is given a mission - take out Mr 0. She goes undercover as a dancer and accidentally falls in love with the Mafia boss of Alabaster.Novella…
Now available as Audiobook on Audible India.When thirteen year old Raven wrote a love letter to Nicholas who was twenty, he never imagined that one day this little girl would grow up and steal his heart completely.***Raven was only thirteen and silly when she wrote her first love letter and faced her first heartbreak. Nicholas, a 20-year-old young man who, besides being her brother's best friend, besides being off-limits by traditional norms considered her a little sister, and he told her that she'd find the right guy when she's older. Nicholas eventually joined the army and Raven grew up. Years later, during a summer holiday, when Nicholas sees her again as a 19-year-old college girl - all grown up - he fell for her. Hard. And he'd have to fight against the feeling for it was against their traditional norms.[Book two - Signed, Gaius][Wattpad Editor's Choice]Content warning: This story contains mature sexual contentCover designed by Regina Dionela…
After two years, Lady Celia Leith has had enough. When she married Sir Horace, she thought she knew what marriage would bring her: security, a home, a loving husband. What she wasn't expecting was a mother-in-law who despised her and criticized everything she did. She also believed her loving husband would actually be at home more than a week at a time.Taking a stand takes a strength of will this lady didn't know she had. With the help of a lady's maid who is more than she appears, Celia sets about making Clarendon her home. However, when Sir Henry returns with friends in tow, Celia must be resolved to continue her plans.Will the truth behind his travels bring her closer to the husband she loves, or will her heart be broken?…
𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟱 || Keeping them alive is my job.…
𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟰 || I'll fight for my people and for our rightful home until hell freezes over.…
Everything she once cherished slipped away in the blink of an eye. After a mugging gone wrong, Hannah is left with brain damage. Years later, she's still trying to come to terms with the fact that her old life is one she'll never get back. Not her ability to write out a sentence or read a good book. Not the strength she once had to run a marathon or her ability to speak without stumbling over the words. The woman she was is gone forever and Hannah is forced to live with constant reminders surrounding her day to day life. Desperate for change, Hannah takes her former best friend from high school up on an offer to move in with her across the country and start a new life. It's the second scariest thing she's ever gone through, but Hannah knows the only chance of living her life is to give up trying to fix the old one that she'll never truly be able to mend.When she arrives, however, Hannah immediately realizes she's made a terrible mistake. This part of the city doesn't fit someone like her and she's ready to turn around before her bags are even out of the car. Until she meets Meggie's boss.David is southern, muscular and, according to Meggie, a grade A prick. But the brooding bar owner seems to have a soft spot for Hannah and is determined to show her that the choice she made to move here wasn't the wrong one and will do whatever it takes to get her to stay.Her second chance at life is becoming more than she imagined and as Hannah gets to know David, she begins to wonder if that second chance at life comes with a second chance at love.…
'THIS IS THE FIRST NOVELLA FOR THE "IT'S JUST Business" SERIES'Best recommended to read after chapter 26 of Book 2 (Business No More).Bianca's story. So she's there but then she's not there. What happened to Bianca and how did her story form?Read on to find out.WARNING: if you read before the recommended chapter (chapter 26 of book 2) you will be spoiled of a very crucial detail which may ruin the series for you.…
'You'll be imprisoned for a year and a day.'The next words caught in my throat. Finn looked so defenceless, so harmless. His arms were tied back and I wanted to step forward and cut the ropes. I wanted to order the guards away, and I wanted to pull Finn out of the rain. I wanted to brush his dripping hair out of his eyes and kiss him.I would protect him, but I had to be smart. So I cleared my throat, and before I could get caught up in my thoughts again, I finished Finn's sentence. 'And then, you'll be executed.'----While Finn waits in prison, Tannix works to prove he's innocent. Unexpected challenges get in his way, including missing documents, the royal spymaster, and politics. With Tandrin's help, Tannix tries to navigate these obstacles as well as figure out his new place as a favourite Champion.In the lower city, Baisan also struggles to come to terms with what has happened, and how his world is continuing to change.*Takes place between Without a King and An Aimless War…
𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟳 || The beginning of an end.…