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Graduation day is close approaching, and the Mystery Hunters Club is looking for one final mystery to wrap their high school careers up with a bang. They may have found just that when Leia Smith finds an old, tattered yearbook belonging to a missing girl from 1965. This could be the greatest mystery the Mystery Hunters Club has solved yet.They have no idea how right they are. After signing the yearbook on a whim, the group inadvertently awakens a sixty-year-old curse. In order to break the curse and save their own lives, the group must follow the breadcrumbs left by the echoes of the past, and solve the disappearance of Cynthia Davis.This novella was written for the Open Novella Challenge 2025, using the prompt: "21. A group of high school students discover a cursed yearbook that is linked to the mysterious deaths of previous graduates. After they write their names, eerie events begin to occur and they must break the curse before graduation."…

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Marienne's life was completely undone when her village went up in flames. Badly burned and her eyesight lost, she awakes in a strange place, with no knowledge of how she arrived there. Her savior was the enigmatic and alluring Victor, the Lord of Azyron, who harbors a dark and terrible secret. Marienne soon finds herself in a world she never believed existed while war lurks upon the horizon. Two questions spin endlessly in her mind: will she ever truly feel safe again, and could it be within the arms of Victor himself?…

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The kingdom of Faraley is under siege, and the only solution to protect the heir of Faraley is to send her away to a distant and reluctant ally. Princess Annalei is hates to leave her homeland during such dire times, but she understands as a princess, duty comes before her wants and needs. Doesn't mean she still can't find a reason to be upset about being sent away. She finds herself in Draconia, Home of the Dragons, an unlikely but much needed ally during these difficult times. King Xeraxes is known for his prowess in battle, and the strength of his fighting force, both of which he has promised to use to reclaim Faraley for Annalei should worst come to worst, and her father's reign comes to a swift end.There is only one small issue however; King Xeraxes is less than human. In fact, He isn't even human at all, much to Annalei's dismay. Plus, he's poor-mannered, arrogant, and outright hostile towards Annalei. She can't stand him, and he couldn't care less about her. Still, regardless of her prejudice towards dragons and his distaste for humans, they can't help but be drawn towards one another. Her homeland torn apart by war and a hostile--but attractive--Dragon King are the "rock and a hard place" she never thought she'd be trapped between.…