He came home to escape the war-she's still fighting her own. After a decade on the battlefield, decorated Army Captain Elias Ward wants only one thing: peace. But in the sleepy mountain town of Stillwater, he finds something else entirely-a woman with haunted eyes, two small children clinging to her, and secrets written in every step she takes. Mara is a survivor. A runaway. A mother. She thought she'd finally disappeared from her abusive ex's powerful family, but danger is never far behind. Trusting someone new-especially a soldier with wounds of his own-is the last thing she planned. But Elias isn't just any man. And he's not afraid of a fight-especially not for the woman and children who've given him a reason to breathe again. As shadows from both their pasts close in, Elias and Mara must decide if they're strong enough to build something lasting. Something safe. Something real. A story of healing, redemption, and the kind of love that stands guard at the door.

|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐒 alex had always been the only girl in the glade, and because of that, she didn't really open up to anyone. but then one day,suddenly, the most obnoxious boy in the glade doesn't seem so horrible... gally x fem!oc 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 published: 04/01/2023 finished: 11/19/2023

VIVIENNE CREST was born for the Hunger Games. Raised in the wealth and luxury of District 1, she had spent her life training to be the Capitol's perfect tribute-strong, ruthless, and unstoppable. When the 2nd Quarter Quell calls her name, she steps forward without fear, ready to claim the victory she was promised. But then, the unthinkable happens. HAYMITCH ABERNATHY, a boy from District 12 who never planned to be a tribute, is reaped alongside her. He has no weapons, no sponsors, no strategy-just sharp wit and an even sharper defiance that infuriates and intrigues her in equal measure. The Capitol expects him to die quickly, just another forgotten name in the bloodstained meadow. Only, he refuses. As the arena twists around them, rules shatter, alliances break, and survival is no longer about strength alone. The Capitol's grip tightens, forcing Vivienne to make an impossible choice-one that will change everything she thought she knew about victory, loyalty, and herself. Because winning the Games was always the goal. She never expected to question if she wanted to win at all. And she never expected Haymitch Abernathy. --- haymitch abernathy x oc cover made by me !! ©️ 2025

flow•er /ˈflou(ə)r/ noun the finest individuals out of a number of people or things ❀ in which thalia found the worst kind of humanity around her and the best kind right in front of her. preferably the one with sandy blonde hair. milestones: ↳ #5 on #newtxoc (21/07/2018) ↳ #3 on #newtxoc (24/07/2018) ↳ #5 on #newtfanfiction (23/09/2018) ↳ #1 on #newtfanfiction (16/10/2018) ↳ #1 on #newtxoc (20/07/2019)

**Now featured on Wattpad's Official Lord of the Rings Fanfic Reading List!** The War of the Ring may be over, and Sauron may be defeated, but that does not mean that the very thought of evil has been erased from Middle-earth. Though they may not be as threatening as the Dark Lord had once been, evil beings still lurk, waiting to cause trouble. Meet Nimalia, an Elf who has, sadly, spent a lot of her time with the said evil beings. After a long time in her captors' hands, she manages to break free, only to be rescued by a random Man who happens to be riding along her path. She is then taken to Minas Tirith, acquainted with the Queen of Gondor, and introduced to an Elf who will forever change her life.

"𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆." Daeriel knew that fate could be cruel. After all, she was orphaned and left the sole survivor of the attack on her kingdom, doomed to carry the scars and nightmares of her youth for the rest of her immortal life. And yet, fate also left her with a powerful family heirloom and a chance to avenge her people, a chance she so desperately sought after. As Daeriel embarks on an epic journey alongside nine other companions to destroy the dark lord, she begins to realise that vengeance comes at a cost. As she unearths truths about her past that should have stayed buried, and her limits are tested time and time again, she begins to wonder if she was ever in control of her fate in the first place. Will Daeriel be able to rise above her haunting past and take vengeance? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞? ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴇɢᴏʟᴀꜱ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴇʟғ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʀɪɴɢꜱ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʀɪɴɢ ‣ #1 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴀɢᴏʀɴ 🥇 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭: 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Cover by the extremely talented @plasticparadox *DISCLAIMER* I do not own any characters other than my own and their respective storylines. Ownership of all other elements belongs to the Tolkien Estate.

Lothiriel is a Nymph from the forests of Eryn Vorn, Bilbo is a Hobbit from The Shire and Thorin and company have left behind their home, Erebor. Being unexpectedly roped into this intriguing adventure, Lothiriel is naturally taking in the adventure and the danger, unlike the unwilling Hobbit. Thorin on the other hand, although seemingly adrift to the two newcomers on his quest, accept their aid none the less. But what if all the adventuring comes at a cost? Or if something unexpected comes from this interesting adventure?

For as long as she could remember, Liruliniel had one goal, one hope, one thing she wanted to aspire to be and do: she wanted to be a royal guard, like her father. Only, to get to that, a few trials and problems lay in her path. War, battles so terrible that the loses don't outweigh the success of wining. Love, failing and being to one side powerless in the turmoil of emotions. Friendship, some long standing, some new; but all of these things circle and involve each other, something terrible is coming, a rise of a dark power and the losing of control of everything.

In which a lady of Gondor and the meant-to-be king begin a friendship that will pull them into much more. (Completed)