Shadowed
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Last published Thu, Aug 19, 2021
For years, Rowan has been hiding. The shadows are where he belongs and where he stays, for in them, he can remain virtually invisible. Because Rowan carries a secret, and a dangerous one at that. When an enigmatic boy and a girl carrying several knives arrive, knowing something about Rowan's past that no one should, Rowan must make a choice. Stay safe in the shadows and keep himself locked away, or venture after them and risk upending everything he's worked so long to keep buried?
TRIGGER WARNING: Contains descriptions of suicide, violence, drug use, homophobia, some sexual insinuations, and swearing
NOTE: This is a first draft. I will be coming back to revise and edit once the story has been completed.
Winner of the New Voice Awards in Action/Mystery
Winner of the Universal Community Awards in Mystery/Thriller
Winner of the Phoenix Awards 2020 in Mystery/Thriller
Winner of the Spice Awards in Mystery/Thriller
Winner of the Clover Awards in Mystery/Thriller
Winner of the Borderverse Awards Season 2 in Mystery/Thriller
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