Welcome, welcome to my first ONC project! I've been eyeing this contest for years, but I kept putting it off. So, this year, I put my foot down and made it happen!

This book is going to be my first in a lot of ways, actually. First novella, first new adult book, first book I've fully outlined, annnnd... my first romance. Hopefully the ship doesn't sink itself along the way xD

I love feedback and suggestions, so feel free to throw any thoughts you have my way!

M A I N

102. What is science, if not magic governed by laws instead of emotions?

S E C O N D A R Y

65. In a world where books are feared for their power to possess readers, one Scribe enters a haunted library full of cursed stories. The question is: will they leave the same person?

Entry-level magic professors aren't supposed to be responsible for fixing the generations-long problems that come from a library haunted by fae. But when the administration sweeps the dangerous situation under the rug, Constance Wylf sets out to expose the truth.

Armed with logic, a cart of books, and her personal-companion fairy, Constance is ready to storm the long-abandoned shelves. What she isn't prepared for is a tavern-keeper who's madly insistent on tagging along, especially since he seems convinced she's unravelling along the edges. Which is impossible. Unravelling, as everyone knows, is for people with emotions.

And Constance Wylf is absolutely determined to keep any emotions she might have tied up tight.

- No spice, but it is a romance, so hopefully there will be at least one kiss xD

- Spooky fairies

- Some literary horror elements (it is a haunted library, after all)

- An adorable, emotionally repressed MC <3