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  • Exit Wounds
    10.2K 914 23

    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...

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  • Elemental Attraction | ONC 2023
    3.3K 17 1

    When thirty-year-old Zara stumbled upon a mysterious mirror hidden among her family's heirlooms, she never imagined that diving into it would transport her to the mystical realm of the Zodiacs. Plunged into a world of magic and power as the new attendant to Aquarius, one of the ruling members of the Zodiac Council, he...

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  • The Mechanical Muse
    1.5K 407 22

    College student Chris Marley agrees to help an enigmatic professor test a cutting-edge AI tool, but discovers he's entered into a Faustian bargain, and must fight to resist the temptation of power and save his soul. ~~~ In this modern reimagining of the Faust myth, Chris Marley, a student at Southern California Univer...

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  • ENSNARED (#1 The Valkyries)
    4.1K 210 12

    When the tragic death of Inanna's parents leaves her utterly alone, meeting a handsome stranger in a bar awakens her darkest fantasies and changes her life forever. *** No one could have predicted the car accident that took the lives of Inanna's parents. Torn between wallowing in despair and seeking the comfort of oth...

    Completed   Mature
  • The Fate of Kane (ONC 2023)
    256 37 10

    Evelynn Alters is a young woman working hard to make her way in the world. Whether by choice or bad luck, she flits from place to place and job to job. To others, she is a bit of an outcast; an introvert who excels in whatever she attempts, but never sticks around long enough to achieve real success. But who is she...

    Completed   Mature
  • No Second Chances [ON HOLD]
    4.8K 364 5

    University professor Cora Glass may be an expert on the topic of red/green colorblindness, but when her walking red flag of an ex shows up on campus, is she smart enough to say no to a second chance? *** Three years ago, scientist Cora Glass met a stranger over cocktails in an airport hotel lobby. His name was Jamie B...

  • The Layover | #ONC2023 ((ON HOLD))
    468 88 3

    What was supposed to be a simple business trip out of the country turned into a whirlwind of a romantic getaway Lexi had only dreamed about. And now that she and her online best friend Kylian had not only met but unexpectedly spent the night together, what would it do to their once internet-only friendship? Not to men...

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  • On the Way Down
    8.4K 926 35

    SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE / CELEBRITY ⋆ They say you meet the same people on the way up and on the way down. In her wildest dreams and story plots, novelist Delaney Sharpe never fathomed this could apply to her, or that it would involve Phoenix Alden, the ex-boyfriend who ghosted her while his acting career was on the ris...

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  • Hate Mates
    25.1K 1.5K 11

    [ONC 2023 SHORTLISTER] Prompt 63: A rivalry between two coworkers has unforeseen consequences. *** Down on her luck with a string of 12 unfateful heartbreaks following her, twenty-six-year-old Cate Miller, having accepted herself as a 21st Century spinster is satisfied being one of the best editors in a successful pub...

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  • Facing Fear | ✓ ONC 2023 Honorable Mention
    7.3K 1.4K 24

    | 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...

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  • Nobody Like You
    193K 9.4K 36

    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...

    Completed   Mature
  • The Book of Miranda | gxg | ✔︎
    11.6K 1.3K 46

    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...

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  • Deliciously Deadly: a Red Riding Hood retelling
    21.6K 2K 19

    When stupid little Lottie threw a stick to throw off a monster (spoiler: it didn't work), she did not expect that it would lead her down the path of an unordinary life with a very unordinary husband. ✽ ✽ ✽ All Lottie had ever wanted was to live an ordinary life out of the shadows of the mistakes she had made as a seve...

  • First Frost (ONC 2023 Novella, MxM Paranormal)
    2.5K 403 19

    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...

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  • Why Is There An Alien Princess In My Room? (ONC 2023 - Alien Romance - Complete)
    5.5K 857 26

    Tristan is a Quiz Bowl star. Vyrsa is from the stars. But is their interstellar romance written in the stars? *** Following a successful heist on a rival planet, Princess Vyrsa just needs to step through the Portal of Wishes to be brought straight back to her home planet Isola. But when Vyrsa steps through the portal...

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  • Dragon & Dreamer | ONC 2023 honourable mention
    1.1K 235 18

    Liha wants to avenge his family. If he has to become one of the king's men to do this, he will. But in the capital Penira, the golden city, he learns fast a man has to prove his worth. Sword in hand, if needs be. Dánirah hates the city, and people of her tribe are not welcome there. But she must deliver a message to o...

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  • Hang It Up | ONC 2023
    297 56 9

    Canadian Piper Ouellet is going to Paris. She knows the language, she knows the city, and most of all, she knows her ballet. Offered a place in the corps de ballet in the most prestigious ballet in the world, Piper and her best friend Rafael don't even think twice before they accept. They cannot wait for the grand ad...

  • Christmas at the Cabin | ONC 2023 (Complete)
    2.1K 186 12

    Determined and quick thinking, Amelia Conti is okay on her own. She's also an expert in outdoor sports. So when her boss offers her the winter hike of a lifetime, she says yes even before she knows who she'll be guiding. Or how much it will pay. If she'd taken the time to research the man who bought the last-minute...

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  • Love, Lies & Red Eyes | ONC 2023 (Complete)
    413 45 13

    Arturo Banderas is a cadejo on the run. Framed for crimes he didn't commit, he has to escape his home for the human world, but in order to hide, he'll need to learn their culture, not just their physical form. Doctora Lidia Gutierrez wants to be the first person to understand the culture of the mysterious cadejos. No...

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  • Runaway Fiancés | ONC 2023 (Complete)
    2.1K 215 15

    Always willing to put herself last, Catalina Juárez has never rocked the boat. But that all changes when her father insists she marry a man she cannot stand to be near. Hopping into a carriage for hire, she spends the last of her money on a ride to nowhere. Because this mysterious carriage has one rule: you go where...

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  • Don't Want to be Queen | ONC 2023 (Complete)
    843 102 12

    Free-spirited homebody Erica doesn't want to be queen. Which is fine, because her single, independent older sister Gemma is more than ready for the job. But their father doesn't care about any of that. He thinks a queen ought to be married and producing heirs (Yes, he really says producing heirs) if she is to take th...

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