EXCERPT ONLY Orden's kings have ruled her in peace for upwards of a hundred years. She is rich, powerful, holding influence in the high places of the world. But skirmishes will happen, and peace makes men lax, and the army grows weak... Inspector Dickson committed a grave error, one that he can never undo, one that brought horrific pain and torment on two men. In a way it was not his fault - was it his fault? While one of them has forgiven him, the other has not forgotten, and will not forgive... The small hamlet called Ceristen is made of those who have weathered many of the gales of life. But only one of them has ever known war... The fourth book in the Ceristen series. Cover by @LuckyPlum, and what an amazing job she's done on the entire series!!!

EXCERPT ONLY /2nd edition releasing to bookstores June 2025/ A disfigured corpse. The young man who found it. And the lawman resolved to clear up the matter at all costs. Mordred Kenhelm's survivalist existence has acquired a measure of stability-even peace. He is ready to put down roots... until warnings from the past start rearing ugly heads, that is. He sets out to extinguish old ghosts, but a simple trip downriver threatens to unearth far more than it conceals. Alone with his secrets, he faces a trial of conflict, honor, and humiliation. Inspector Wilhelm Dickson has never given up on a mission. A zealous search for truth and reparation leads him into a net of affairs much bigger than himself, and one he might not escape with both life and reputation intact. After all, it helps to at least know what you're chasing. Worst of all, the arrogant young man who happens to be the key to everything is more closemouthed than a clam at low tide. Truth will out. But even then, it may be a long while before anyone sees the end of the road.

EXCERPT ONLY With Marjorie's wedding, the Thornes are happily settled in the welcoming village of Ceristen. Fred has steady employment, and even Gwenda is making friends. Other new arrivals, however, are finding it harder to adjust . . . Mordred Kenhelm has spent his eighteen years surviving. Having shepherded his sister and brother to the distant promise of Orden, what happens when reality sets in? Can their family bond weather old traumas, social condescension, and a tragic accident? The Village uses the setting of a small-town drama against the backdrop of a fantasy world to explore the deepest, ugliest, and most beautiful facets of human nature. What does it mean to love your neighbor? Look for the answer in The Village.

[High Fantasy/Dark Fantasy] Sebastian is finally old enough to be a warrior. He has dreamt about joining his friends, Alex and Nick, for as long as he can remember. His best friend, Fox, doesn't like it one bit that he still has to wait nine more moons before he can prove himself a real man. But something is stirring in the Forest of Lane. Katla the Fire Magician has been sent south to unleash hell. Torn away from the protection of their parents and each other, Sebastian, Alex, Nick, and Fox become stuck as pawns in a life-threatening game played by kings, generals, and power-hungry magicians. Friendships fall as the only escape is to rise to power themselves... Cover created by the wonderful @Krystal_M

Official Wattpad Tolkien Fanfic Top ranked #1 in Silmarillion, #1 in Tolkien Top 10 in Silmarillion from 2018-2024 Top ranked #1 in Fingon, #1 in Maedhros *** Eve, celebrating her birthday on New Year's Eve, ends up, well... Let's just say she isn't in New England anymore. Join the first story of Eve's new journey in her new life among elves and Ainur. Placed in the care of Lady Nerdanel, she grows close to the seven brothers, the sons of Fëanor, and with their half cousins, the sons and daughters of Fingolfin and Finarfin. Visit Alqualondë, visit Tirion, visit Valmar and the Two Trees, all during the Noontide of Valinor, in perfect bliss where only the death of Míriel has caused shadow. Love and laughter, friendship and wonder are her constant companion as she recovers from the event that stranded her in Arda. *** BASED ON A REVERSAL OF DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY - PARADISO *** The first in a trilogy of Silmarillion fics called The Airequalmë (Divine Tragedy), A Different Kind of Heaven takes place prior to the detailed account in the book itself. Book two (A Different Kind of Purgatory) will pertain to the Unchaining of Melkor, and book three (A Different Kind of Hell) recounts her experience during the Flight of the Noldor. Books One and Two and the beginning of Three utilize the Quenya names for the Eldar, before transitioning to mostly Sindarin during the latter half of Three. Name keys are provided. *** Awards: First Place and Best Male Character in Silmarillion, also Overall Tolkien Winner in @thetolkienawards, Third Place in Tolkien Club Awards Began: January 1, 2018 Completed: May 28, 2018 Final Word Count: 63,364

Sydnie's life had gotten a little ... predictable. She went to the same boring job every day and had the same boring conversations until a mysterious stranger showed up and changed everything. What was his secret? Perhaps it had something to do with the Strawberry Watermelon Wendy's beverage he was constantly sipping from. Whatever it was, Sydnie wanted in.

in which a nineteen-year-old people watcher learns that first impressions are rarely correct and a false story never pays. // short story copyright © 2016 by clato_maroondiamonds. all rights reserved cover by pathways_end cfg graphics

Set during World War One, with the New Zealanders at Chunuk Bair during the Gallipoli Campaign. Please understand that the cover-art was not drawn by me!! Full rights go to the artist. I merely cropped it a little and added text. You can find the original here: https://www.google.co.nz/search?safe=active&biw=1366&bih=651&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=qKldW5TVEMia8wXLqb-gBQ&q=chunuk+bair&oq=chunuk+bair&gs_l=img.3..0l6j0i30k1l2j0i5i30k1j0i24k1.40375.42269.0.42379.11.9.0.0.0.0.339.956.3-3.3.0....0...1c.1.64.img..8.3.951...0i67k1.0.JHcBANZboSQ#imgdii=auCc820em9cB2M:&imgrc=FeJI2TIGu1jVZM: (Sorry for the long link, it's a google search haha. Hopefully copy-and-paste works.)

AFTER the Battle of Five Armies, an elf prince journeys to the north of Middle Earth in search of the mysterious Strider. But to also escape the grief of a 'love unspoken' as well as the oppressive regime of his father, King Thranduil. There among the Dúnedain, Legolas finds friendship, adventure, a sense of humor and a female ranger who is not quite what she seems. Is he fated to forever love another unrequited? And what of the broken relationship with his father, will the prince's choices drive a deeper wedge between them? A classic love story, filled with adventure and intrigue, but ALSO a journey into the unwritten years of the beginning of an epic friendship with Aragorn; all set prior to 'The Lord of the Rings'. *Feb 2018: 2nd in The Middle Earth Awards* *June 2018: 2nd in Arkenstone (The Hobbit) category, The Tolkien Awards* *July 2018: Official Featured Wattpad Fanfiction* *Jan 2019: #3 in Romance Hotlist (181k stories) -0-0-0-0-0- I may have nicknamed this story 'Pride and Prejudice for Elves', our silver-haired princeling has several centuries of repression he needs to work through, as well lighten up - before he can become the elf that we know and love in LOTR! The story is COMPLETE! All votes and comments greatly appreciated. I'd be absolutely thrilled to have you join me on this journey of self-discovery in Middle Earth. The best writing in this story belongs to @GreenScholarTales, who kindly allowed me to weave my romance into her story, 'Starting Anew.' Please go and see her other works and her original series on Wattpad, The Book of Terrus. The beautiful painting on the cover was kindly loaned by the highly talented Irishmellow, see her awesome work at https://irishmellow.deviantart.com/ Copyright: Tolkien owns all the familiar characters, Jackson & Co. own Tauriel and the starting premise, Green Scholar owns several significant events and almost all of the rangers ... but one, Wren, she is all mine!

EXCERPT ONLY How do you shoulder responsibility... when responsibility is everything you ever feared? Fred Thorne takes his duty seriously. When a stove fire destroys his home, plunging livelihood and family into chaos, he sets out to lead his younger sisters to a safe haven. But the terrifying burden of protector weighs on him, and he waits eagerly for the moment to pass it on. If only it were so easy. Misfortunes and setbacks multiply. Peril stalks even the safest roads. And as a wedge of resentment deepens between the siblings, Fred is losing his own self under a relentless spiral of guilt. Where will the Thornes find their place of safety? More importantly, can their fractured relationships weather the intervening storms? ORIGINALLY POSTED ON WATTPAD, 2016-2018. I wouldn't be anywhere without you amazing fam.