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Crossing the Silver Thorns

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Time 2h 26m

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[First in Genre, Action/Adventure - The Shadow Awards]
[Best Heartbreaker - The Shadow Awards]
Alema (aw-leh-may) is the dominant male of a small African wild dog pack, dedicating every day of his life towards his family. He has remained blissfully unaware of the world outside the secluded wildlife reserve his pack calls home, and makes an effort to avoid the barbed wire barrier that separates the two lands. But there are bigger problems under way. Poachers have broken into the reserve, and Alema's mate and pups become victims of their trade. At a loss without his family, Alema must travel to the strange and unfamiliar Outside World to reclaim them.

No longer protected within the conservation veldt, Alema is faced with a world overtaken by the upwalkers. A world where animals are killed for parts and dogs are forced to fight against one another in the streets. Beyond his knowledge, Alema has treaded upon one of the most high-profile illegal wildlife trade cases in all of Africa--and he is stuck in the middle of it all. 

Age Range: Children's Fiction [12+] (though open to all age groups) 
Rankings:
#317 in Adventure (12/29/17)
#194 in Adventure (1/1/18)
#177 in Adventure (1/12/18)
[Quarter-Finalist of the X-Factor Awards]

PLACEMENT COVER ART: LionsDen (will be changed)

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The Night Children by Leahwhitefang

She was breaking, he was broken. She was misinterpreted, he was recognised. She was a nobody, he was everybody. But then there was Him. The boy with eyes that told a story nobody was willing to listen to. The boy who belonged to the shadows. The boy she would grow to love. If only she knew within the year he would be choking on snowflakes, his blood spilled on her own empty hands. If only she knew his death would belong to her. Brookefield. A town of mystery, misfortune and conspiracy welcomes a suspicious sight - the arrival of two new boys both with a story to tell but both refusing to spill their secrets. Seventeen year old Renee has no patience for the soft spoken browned haired boy and the arrogant, blonde haired boy but it seems, she has no choice. When children begin to mysteriously disappear within the cover of darkness, Renee teams up with her best friend Aleena to uncover the unravelling mystery, while discovering the facade the boys put up to protect a secret that they vowed to left unspoken. However, Renee soon discovers that potentially what was left hidden was better untouched, than uncovered. ... "Mercy is as lacking as love. It is only a weakness that leaves a warrior open with no armour."

Stealing the Dark Moon by GlassDryad

An orphan must betray the dragon that gave him a true home and family in order to save his guardian's life. Fourteen-year-old Foxkit plays with fire by striking a bargain with the ferocious dragon Aerohim: Let six runaway orphans hide in his den in Galefang forest, and they will help him find a lost artifact in his vast treasure hoard. But the longer they search, the more Kit hopes they'll never find it as the dragon's den becomes the home he never had. Kit's wish is threatened when Aerohim starts growing weaker by the day and a magic tracker, Sheen, warns him their dragon is dying. The mysterious girl promises to heal Aerohim in exchange for one little thing from the hoard-the Dark Moon, a talon that once belonged to the powerful ancestor of all dragons. But Sheen isn't the only one hunting that ancient relic. Lord Ash, a fallen unicorn that harvests magic bones from other creatures to replace his broken horn, storms the Galefang. Not wanting harm to come to the only one that has ever treated him like family, Kit must decide whether or not to steal the Dark Moon. Steal it, and lose Aerohim's trust forever-but just maybe save his life. *New chapter coming every weekend. On the Watty's 2018 Longlist and Hidden Gems reading list from the Watty's 2018 Longlist! *Beware: Readers entering the Galefang may also encounter ravenous direwolves, vicious swarms of pixies, and a convicted pirate ship that escaped her bottle. Not responsible for any ensuing nightmares - peruse at your own peril. *Currently available in ebook and print form on Amazon.

The Circle of the Paw by MichaelSToledano

A neglected housecat runs away from his family and is tempted by the alluring world of the ferals, who steal from the human society that cared for him. 🏆AWARDS 1st Place - The Future Banned Writer Awards 2023, Fantasy (Score: 58/60) 1st Place - The Sapphire Awards 2023, Action/Adventure (Score: 96/100) 1st Place - Books of 2023 Awards, Fantasy 1st Place - Readers Choice Awards 2023 (SUAW Book Club), Other 1st Place - Golden Awards, Best Title 2nd Place - The Wonder Awards 2023, Fantasy (Score: 95/100) 2nd Place - The 2023 Flower Awards, Fantasy 3rd Place - Books of 2023 Awards, Best Character (Misha) |Featured on Wattpad's UrbanFantasy reading list: Cities of Wonder| |Featured on Wattpad's Stories Undiscovered reading list: Tales of Adventure| |Featured on NewlyWrittenBooks: Going on an Adventure| ***** 🐈 When his human family brings home an attention-stealing baby from the hospital, Akhi the housecat runs away from his best friend and the only home he's ever known. Upon entering the sewers, he discovers the world of the ferals, where animals rule and danger lurks just beneath the pavement. In order to survive, Akhi joins a group of bandits and finds that the freedom of being a feral has its perks - provided he can overcome the guilt of stealing from the humans that cared for him. 🦴 Meanwhile, Misha, the family's loyal retriever and Akhi's best friend, finds herself forbidden from searching for her missing family member by the mysterious Circle of the Paw. Torn between obeying orders and finding her friend, Misha must overcome mercenaries with sordid pasts, noblebeasts in charge of underground fiefdoms, and divided loyalty in an effort to reunite her family. ⚔️[Trigger Warning for violence and substance (catnip/milk) abuse] Cover art created by Liz Casal

My Mate Stole My Mom's Purse by xXHeyWheresPerryXx

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The Werewolf's Secret Baby: A Paranormal Shifter Romance by TSRyder

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Beauty The Beast by Anonymous_QueenDom

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Wolf Bound by Loutka

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The Night Children

She was breaking, he was broken. She was misinterpreted, he was recognised. She was a nobody, he was everybody. But then there was Him. The boy with eyes that told a story nobody was willing to listen to. The boy who belonged to the shadows. The boy she would grow to love. If only she knew within the year he would be choking on snowflakes, his blood spilled on her own empty hands. If only she knew his death would belong to her. Brookefield. A town of mystery, misfortune and conspiracy welcomes a suspicious sight - the arrival of two new boys both with a story to tell but both refusing to spill their secrets. Seventeen year old Renee has no patience for the soft spoken browned haired boy and the arrogant, blonde haired boy but it seems, she has no choice. When children begin to mysteriously disappear within the cover of darkness, Renee teams up with her best friend Aleena to uncover the unravelling mystery, while discovering the facade the boys put up to protect a secret that they vowed to left unspoken. However, Renee soon discovers that potentially what was left hidden was better untouched, than uncovered. ... "Mercy is as lacking as love. It is only a weakness that leaves a warrior open with no armour."