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Evening Goddess Karina's Story

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Submitted about 6 years ago by K A Mackey

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Submitted about 6 years ago by Dawn Marie Kelley

Ambloome Princess of Giants

Giantesses, romance and parallel dimensions are all to be found in Ambloome Princess of Giants. When an unsuspecting group of viking boys are sent into an otherworldly dimension rampant with giante...

Submitted about 6 years ago by agrader

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The Boathouse

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A Fallen angel and a mortal girl become intertwined in a romantic fantasy that is set to change the course of history itself. The love of a mortal by a fallen angel has always been prohibited, puni...

Submitted over 6 years ago by becrrobertson

There's a Lot Left Unsaid

Even in the world where the dead walk, the past has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass. Daryl's ex walks back into his life and shakes up a world that he's grown accustomed to.

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American Now Departed: Fight for the One You Love

1944: Answering the call of long lost ally Peter must take up his rifle once again to come to the aid of his friends in a campaign that could turn the tide of the war. Part 3 in the AND series. Hav...

Submitted over 6 years ago by Deleted User

Trapped Between

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Submitted over 6 years ago by Emily Scotson

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Love lust, passion and twisted fates. All is left to be discovered in this illustrious romance horror novel. When Salem, the dark Moroccan hermaphrodite, attempts to track down the girl who haunts ...

Submitted over 6 years ago by Amira Kidd

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Submitted over 6 years ago by Zelda Rhiando

Cindercole: A Yaoi Story

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Submitted over 6 years ago by smith

The Center of Gravity

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Submitted over 6 years ago by Abigail_Rayne

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Submitted over 6 years ago by Abigail_Rayne

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When Embers Fall

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Submitted over 6 years ago by KiKi

Love at First Sight

It is for all. The ignorant and the educated, the rich and the poor. A young boy and a girl falls in love at a younger age. they become, protects and defend another all the time. As time goes on, t...

Submitted over 6 years ago by Deleted User

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About the contest

Win $1000! No submission fees!

Submit your finished romance novel of 40,000 words or more for the chance to win $1000

Top performers will be determined by the Inkitt algorithm. Genre contest winners will be moved on to the Final Round for a chance to win the $1000 grand prize

What you win

The top performing novels in the genre contest will be shifted into the Final Round for the chance to face off against other genres winners for the 1000 USD grand prize

Publishing Terms

By entering the contest, authors will retain all rights to their submitted works.

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Contest Terms

  • Novels in the top 10%t, according to the algorithm, will be moved on to the Final Round
  • We're accepting finished romance novels with a minimum of 40,000 words
  • You have to own all the rights in order to participate. Only original novels are accepted
  • Previously self-published books are accepted as well
  • Multiple entries are allowed
  • We accept submissions from all over the world, but only in the English language
  • There are no submission fees, anyone is free to participate, no purchase necessary
  • Before submitting a story, be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules
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