The Seasonal Contests [3rd Edition - 2022]

🏆 GOLDEN BOOK & RUNNER-UP (winter 2022) 🏆

✨ GOLDEN BOOK: APRIL 27TH ✨
(young adult, romance)
written by: _natoceanx

❝ April O'Brien is the perfect example of a firefly. Fresh out of highschool, she knows what she wants and it does NOT involve college, quite unlike what her father has planned. When she finds herself on summer vacation to a beach in Hawaii, she's determined to let loose and set herself free of all the bad tensions surrounding her impending future.

But then April's 'once upon a time' kryptonite is back-and hotter than ever-which means trouble can't be far behind. After wearing a façade of perfect resilience this whole time, will she keep pretending she doesn't care, or will they fall back into the pool of feelings they had before?

Javier's return throws them into a whirlwind of passion, but when his alterior motives are revealed, will April be able to brace herself and take it, or will their tumultuous vacation be too much, even for her? ❞

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✨ RUNNER-UP: THE FANGED THRONE ✨
(fantasy, adventure, young adult)
written by: tamarasarahb

❝ Elora is a prisoner and he is her ticket to freedom.

Deep in the frozen heart of the harsh Northern Realm, Elora's lonely world gets turned inside out by a visit from a dangerous stranger. Plagued by disturbing visions and dreams, she sets out to find answers across the different realms and enters a world full of magic, love and betrayal.

Accompanied by her handsome new friend, her actions set off a series of events that will shake the very core of the Realms while confronting a terrifying evil. ❞

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1. APRIL 27