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***

Follow a journey of a elf woman named Medlinya during a dark time in Middle Earth. She is a special elf with an extraordinary gift hiding in a forest for almost three ages... her life was the same... alone in the forest besides her friend Gwiliweth who had been keeping her company for the last 1,000 years. Every thing changes when a darkness creeps its way into the Old Forest and a old and only friend from the outside world of Medlinya's returns with dark news.. Sauron has returned and the One Ring must be destroyed... Along the way she finds people who respects her and treats her as a person... something she always wanted... although she finds something unexpected... love... Will her old ways keep her newly found friends arm's length away or will she embrace her newly found place to spend her rest of her immortal life.

When Estelwen finally finds out what her destiny is, she does her best to help her friends no matter what the cost. She would even give up her own life for them. And will she help the elf she cares about, or will she be too late and he'll die of a broken heart. I do not own any of the LOTR/The Hobbit characters, I only own Estelwen (Or her alias Alastegiel). "I love this book" -HazelDaAwesomeElleth "Please write more!!! It is very addicting! <3" -22_mouse "I just threw my phone and I got lucky because it hit a wall instead of my bed" -iamsoobored "I am not even kidding my eyes are like faucets right now and I can't turn them off." -WitchOfSlytherin "OH SCHNAP CRACKLE POP RICE CRISPY CEREAL" -_Secret_Keeper_ First Published: July 18th, 2014

Aerlinniel is an elleth (girl elf) who was cursed before she was born. She is now blind and there is only one way to break the spell. But she still has to find out what it is. Will she ever find love or will she be lonely the rest of her life? Will she ever be able to see? I do not own any of the Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit characters. I only own Aerlinniel and any other character I make up. "I like this! It's very different and interesting :)" -Ohsnapitsemily "Love this book totally epic. :)" -daughter_of_Sauron "Awesome. You shocked me. OMG" -Sheepish_Sheep "I am crying. Literally crying. What have you done to me? Omg" -Mithrim "IT'S SO FREAKING AMAZINGLY EPIC!!!" -Dess_Basilisk First Published: July 29th, 2014

Aerlinniel has found her sister, Elarinya. But she has found out almost everyone in the Woodland-Realm has fallen under some sort of spell. Will she be able to save them even though she is blind? And when she does, what will happen? Will the spell have effected them to much that they will believe something that is not true? Will Aerlinniel fall apart because of it? Join Aerlinniel in her journey to find out. "I already know that tears is what is going to happen when I read" -ingridisnotonfire "I FRIGGIN LOVE THIS STORYYY" -_auburnskies "AHHH IT'S LIKE MY LIFE SOURCE I FREAKING LOVE IT AND JUST... UGH" -LegolasDemigods "WHAT. I READ THE FIRST BOOK AND THIS ONE IN ONE DAY I NEED MOOORREEE" -TheNerdFromTheHerd First Published: October 6th, 2014

**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.

Princess Eruvan, daughter of Lord Elrond of Rivendell, knows not of her destiny. The most she has seen of the outside world is her few ventures to Mirkwood, but unlike the other elleths of her kingdom, she has always dreamed of more than just a royal life inside guarded walls. She is skilled bowman and swordsman, a beloved princess, a keeper of the peace, a selfless thinker, a free spirit, a hopeless dreamer, an unusually sarcastic and untamed elleth but above all of these titles is the one that she has yet to become aware of. Eruvan's name in literal meaning is, "God's Oath." She was sent to Middle Earth for a purpose and a very important one, at that. In all her years, she has never known the purpose in which she is the way she is, but when four young hobbits of the Shire bring a great evil to her kingdom in the form of a ring, her father must call upon the kingdoms of Middle Earth to find a solution to the threat that this ring poses to all that inhabit this world. The council of Elrond is the gathering of all of the representatives from each kingdom, but to Eruvan's surprise her father calls upon her to join this council aswell. Within this council she finds the answers to questions that have filled her mind for many years and with these answers she finds herself swept up into a journey much bigger than herself. The destruction of the one ring means saving Middle Earth, but, what will she mean to Middle Earth? And, in The midst of it all, if the company fails will the love she finds, fail too? Or was it really ever love to begin with? All things will turn out the way that they will, so all that there is to do until then is make every effort you have to make things come to pass in your favor. Will things come to pass in her favor?

This story follows Erillin Undomiel, the youngest daughter of Lord Elrond and sister to Lady Arwen. A courageous young elf who longed for more than the royal life. Her Father, however has hidden her true identity and has kept her within the Elven Realm of Rivendell. Longing to escape, she joins the Company and finds herself about to embark on the biggest adventure she could ever hope for. Is it love? Or is it life? Cover By: AintThatASin Happy Reads -Erika

Echo Nightshade is not your average elf. Really, she's not an ordinary... well... anything. She craves adventure, and to venture beyond the borders of her beautiful prision. When she accidently stumbles across a band of thirteen dwarfs in an unknown hobbit hole, she embarks on a dangerous journey that will put all her skills to the test, and maybe even make her question her own existance. This band of dwarfs and odd little hobbit are about to change her life, but for better or worse?

Not only are there nine men in the fellowship this time, but a certain she-elf joins them on their quest. Amara is a mystery even to Legolas, she never speaks of her past, her family, or her life before the Fellowship. Is there more to this elf than meets the eye? And will Frodo and Sam destroy the One Ring before it is too late?