WATTYS SHORTLIST 2018 The heart desires the unreachable. A rare creature born of Middle Earth must undo the damage of her predecessor, who helped forge the Dark Lord's Ring of Power. Amidst her mental and physical weaknesses, she is challenged to become a warrior. If not, endless lives will be corrupted and extinguished. What is the key to defeating the shadows that threaten Middle Earth as well as the darkness that intends to smother her soul? Mirkwood is no exception to the kingdoms that are threatened by the Shadow. Instead of sailing to the undying lands, King Thranduil remains, creating a rift between him and Legolas, who stands against his father's pride and what appears to be insensibility. As he journeys with the Fellowship to destroy the Ring of Power, he begins to peel the layers of the mystery surrounding Mirkwood and himself - a mystery that draws him closer to the maiden that travels with them. The earthborn must sacrifice all to fulfill her destiny - desires for a peaceful life, family, fellowship, and love. Will those she journeys with encourage her selfless intentions, or will they challenge her being and all that she desires? Uncover the secrets of Mirkwood, witness the earthborn's battle, and discover the element of the heart. ***I do not own or have any affiliation with J.R.R. Tolkien, the production companies, or the characters created by them. However, all other characters and storylines outside of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - All rights reserved © 2015 - presented by Reese Cadwell***

The Start of it All When Amaya Josie moves to New Zealand to be in The Lord of the Rings, she meets some amazing people. She finds new best friends, fun encounters, and possibly love? Does she get more than she signed up for? Find out in the movie making of The Rangers.

Caladhiel had been born in the Northern Mountains of Middle Earth. She'd always been hot headed, passionate and brave. Her father was the leader of their clan and they were the elves that protected the North. On a faithful battle her home was destroyed by the Orcs and she was the only surviver of her clan. She was found by Galadriel, almost dying and she took her under her care and protection. Caladhiel was moved to Rivendell and was put under Elrond's care, he taught her how to behave in court, how to address herself to nobles and most important of all how to be a proper lady suitable for marriage. Causing far too much trouble for Elrond in Rivendell the young elven princess of the North is moved to Mirkwood in order to be taught how to behave and leave her warrior ways behind. Caladhiel hates being told what to do but as soon as her eyes catch the Elven King's her world is about to be turned upside down.

Cassandra is a trained assassin, knight and a personal bodyguard to Lord Dain of the Iron Hills. What happens when she receives a letter from Dain's cousin Thorin Oakenshield asking for her to accompany himself and his company of dwarfs on their quest to reclaim their home, Erebor. However, the dangerous adventure that she expected didn't turn out the way she anticipated when love gets thrown in as well when she meets a certain young dwarf prince. Cover was made by @WillTreatyRA (the winner of my cover competition!) :) And the trailer was made by @southernviolet Anyone found copying my Archer Queen idea, my original scenes, ideas, characters etc will be reported. You have been warned!

This is my version of the Hobbit; focusing on Thorin Oakenshield, though, not Bilbo. I suppose it could be called 'The Dwarf' but that would just be a little odd. It follows the story of Thorin's journey to Erebor, starting before he heads off to a meeting of the dwarves at Iron Hill, in a human kingdom in the south; a kindom with an Elvish princess. In an odd twist of fate, she ends up on his journey. And nearly kills every single person there, deliberately. But that's all in the story. So read!

Katiea is nothing but a mere Hobbit. She is 30 years old and neighbor to Bilbo Baggins. Her life she finds boring, wanting nothing more than to see what is beyond the Shire. When she is sent to Bilbos house one night to deliver some muffins made by her mother...she's pulled into something she would have never expected.

Jules sets on a mission to kill every Orc in her path after losing her family but she gets stranded in a pack of Orcs and almost dies. Luckily a stranger has walked by and helped her out! These two then decide to travel together and on their journey, they find something beautiful; Love.

ser·en·dip·i·ty - noun the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. It is often great tragedy when the tyrant has been deemed the innocent, and the innocent is left feeling like a monster. Ùsahtiel was once a royal, driven from her homeland by the Hunter in Black who claims her father's city as his own. Now, with nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to take Gandalf's offer and join the Company. An outsider amongst outsiders, Ùsahtiel has been deemed the Hobbit's bodyguard. But she cannot simply outrun her past, for he is quickly catching up to her.

Liliana is a dwarf from the long lost kingdom of Erabor. Along with Thorin Oakenshield and the rest of his company they travel back to Erabor to reclaim their homeland. Thorin has always had eyes for Liliana and would do anything to protect Liliana but little does he know Liliana also has eyes for him. I DO NOT own any of the the characters in this story apart from Liliana. There will be some spoilers!!

"You talk too much elf-boy," Arya muttered, her voice hoarse from all the screaming she had done due to the pain of her injuries. Legolas scrunched up his nose in disdain of the nickname, but a smile soon found his way onto his face. "I am not a boy." Her eyes opened then, and her familiar hazel eyes met his striking blue ones. A small smile made itself present on her face as she looked at him, a twinkle of mischief evident in her eyes. "No. You are not." ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Arya woke up some years ago with a grey-haired wizard leaning over her. She had no memories, no indications that told her who or what she was. With the outer appearances of an elf, but eyes that flash orange and strange symbols that appear on her skin - no one seems able to tell her anything about her past. She joined the quest of Thorin's dwarven company to have something to do, and she quickly became a part of their group. After a long and arduous journey but still a far away from the mountain they stumble into trouble. And whom is there to save her, but a certain Mirkwood prince with long blond hair and a pair of startling blue eyes. With one of them bursting with light, and the other filled with darkness their story will be anything but easy. Feelings, however, are hard to suppress, and with a war brewing on the horizon they might not have a lot of time. Read on if: You would like to figure out what Arya is. You would like to see one of Tolkiens beloved characters discover love. You love dwarves, elves, hobbits and wizards You love Middle-Earth You just want to read it for the heck of it You do not have anything better to do ...Just please do it? Please and thank you.