- Fiction
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- Authors:
- Sean J Halford
Stronger Than Lions
Sometimes love comes from the unlikeliest of places.
Devastated by the loss of his mother, Cal enters his final year of high school in Cape Town facing an uncertain future, plagued by bullies and struggling to keep his grieving family together. When a handsome troublemaker with a mysterious past arrives at the school, an unlikely friendship develops. And as Cal grapples with feelings he never expected, he is plunged headlong into an adventure that will turn his entire existence upside-down.
This 10th anniversary edition differs from the Kindle version, and contains new and old material cut from the Kindle version.
Contains scenes of consenting sexual activity between individuals over the age of 17.
Contains mentions and scenes of bullying, bereavement, mental health challenges and domestic violence.
Cover image designed by Althea Keaton
- Author
- 06/04/2023 (Updated: 02/18/2024)
- 36 Chapters
- 80,747 Words
- 61,602 Views
- 281 Comments
- Mature
- Temporary Hold
Story Recommendations (4 members)
- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 4
- Characters 4
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 2
- Compelling 3
- Feel-Good 1
- Humor 4
- Smoldering 2
- Tearjerker 2
- Unique 3
- World Building 0
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In Tenebris
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Preludes and Fugues
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Curiouser and Curiouser
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Amadoda
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A Spy In The Land of Canaan
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I Can Make You A Man
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Galaxies
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The Coup
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Laws of Motion
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In The Valley Of The Tea-Coloured Waters
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The Cape Town Herald, March 27, 200-
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World Without End
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The Gospel According To Chris, Part 1
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What Socrates Knew
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Under the Branches
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Rugby, Telescopes, Champagne
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Lacrimosa
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Thou Mayest
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The Cape Town Herald, May 3rd, 200–
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Drammàtico
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The Gospel According To Chris, Part 2
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Storms and Teacups
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Downtime
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Cloud Armadas
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Imago
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The Bottom of the Ocean
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The Cape Town Herald—Editorial, March 21st, 1986 (Archive)
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Mea Maxima Culpa
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Rach-fuckin'-maninov
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Conversations
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The Gospel According To Chris, Part 3
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The Cape Town Herald, June 19th, 200–
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Icicles
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Ensnared
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Breakfast on Saturn
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Miracle on Long Street
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