thomas kinkade clock

"Tell me to stop, Ruth," he whispered, letting his minty breathe fan over my lips. He sounded desperate.. broken. As it has always been with us, the word 'stop' was on the tip on my tongue, but what came out was entirely different. Cupping his face between my hands, I swallowed the lump in my throat, unable to make myself fight him - or myself - anymore. It was a losing battle, anyways. Looking him straight in the eye, I whispered back, "don't stop, Caleb. Not now... Not ever." ****** At first glance, Ruth Brooke's new boss Caleb Cross gave the impression of an immature, flirty playboy. At second glance, her first impressions were unsurprisingly confirmed. But what was surprising was the absence of her usual reaction to a casanova. Instead of dismissing him for the sarcastic player that he was, Ruth unwillingly feels drawn to him. She has always judged a book by its cover. But she is soon to find out that Caleb Cross is someone who has a shiny, new cover on every page of his book. And it is up to her to peel it off and discover the real Caleb Cross in all his gore, without losing her heart in the process. // Hey readers! This is my first novel, so please bear with me. I know I post really slow, but I promise I try to make each chapter worth your wait! Reviews and critic is always welcomed! Also, if you have suggestions about the story or characters, please let me know. Book-cover credits: @rukhs *Contains slightly mature content.

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Jun, junto a sus amigos, se dirigen a una tienda de segunda mano para ver que podrian comprar, consiguiendo un reloj sin saber que este le cambiaria la vida por completo, cambiando a Jun y a sus amigos.

Cruellla D'vila is a child brought and raised in the human world, living an ordinary life, unaware of her origin and abilities. To everyone, she is destruction. Her existence feared. She wasn't supposed to be born and so her mother had to cast a spell on her. Putting her to sleep for 500 years to protect her from other clans. She  grew up in a small town called Greenville. An average teenager who hated her simple yet complicated life; always getting into trouble, always being bullied in school and expelled whenever she defended herself from the bullies. She wished for a different life and indeed  she got her wish granted the moment she discovered the truth. The simple life she once had was gone and now she faced an even bigger challenge. Now she's at the center of a new foreseen war between the four powerful clans , each fighting for dominance but with Cruella in their way, they must get rid of her to accomplish their agenda. This new life is even worse than her previous normal human lifestyle because now she's struggling to get use to these new powers, this new personality, falling in love with her guardian which is forbidden in their clan and preparing for a war which began even before her birth. But little did she know those are the least of her problems, little did she know her greatest threat hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Who or what could possibly be her greatest threat? Will she be able to handle all these responsibilities? Or will she run back to the human world to seek refuge?

She found a strange girl, a strange book, and the secret on how to manipulate time. Leona thought her life couldn't get any more boring, until she found a strange girl in the forest that leads her to an antique shop while searching for her lost cat. A boy gives Leona a book containing the secret to time travel. The three of them goes on adventure through time, each trying to fix their bad past. They think they are the luckiest people alive, but discovers that the book and Time Portal is even more sinister than imaginable. "If that portal is ever opened, anything could enter or escape... Even the mythical things."

In a time when kingdoms rose and fell beneath the echo of church bells and moonlit towers, Amara Selene Aurelia, daughter of a noble governor, lived a life of grace and order. Her days were filled with sunlight, gentle laughter, and the scent of parchment and roses — until the night she dreamed of the clock that struck twelve. From that moment, her world began to fracture. When Amara meets Severin Caelum Mordane, a man of bronze skin and haunting eyes, she feels an inexplicable pull — a strange sense of familiarity, as though she had known him long before they ever met. Severin’s presence is magnetic yet unsettling, his words carrying echoes of a forgotten past. Soon after, Amara begins to see things no one else can — shadows moving behind candlelight, whispers in the halls, and faces from dreams that seem too real to ignore. As she searches for answers, the line between her memories and reality starts to blur, revealing secrets buried deep within her bloodline and the curse that binds her family. The deeper she dives, the more she uncovers about Severin — a man who should not exist, and yet holds the key to her forgotten past. In the heart of every vision, every echo of the midnight bell, lies one truth waiting to be awakened. And when the clock strikes twelve again… Amara must face the one thing she fears most — the truth about who she really is.

A compassionate girl with a lot of dreams meets with a car accident and wakes up to a completely different reality, finding out there are dark forces trying to hunt her down, and she must survive at any cost. Will she be able to accept this new world as her own reality? Will she survive entrusting her life in the hands of a complete stranger yet a charming one?

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!

Shocking! The rough husband is the hidden master in the time-travel novel. She is the sacrificial victim for the male lead's pursuit of true love, the pitiful person who transforms grief and indignation into motivation, the obsessive person who constantly wants to slap the male lead's face with money, the lemon essence contrasting the female lead’s gentleness and generosity. Xu Qinghuan: Emma, is this talking about me? Xu Qinghuan transmigrated into a book, into a time-travel novel written by her best friend, where her father died early, her mother remarried, and she was raised in her second uncle's home since childhood. Her cousin and fiancé are entangled? "Break off the engagement, whoever wants the central air conditioner can take it!" Her biological mother manipulates her with work? Isn't it just going to the countryside? The Great Northeast's black land is fertile, where every year you can lie on the heated kang and eat for half the year. Which corporate slave wouldn’t love it? Most importantly, there is a big shot she wants to cling to. Jiang Xingye is someone that even the male lead admires, the future global richest man, the hidden master in the book. After going to the countryside, Xu Qinghuan goes straight to Jiang Xingye. Her original plan was to be a little follower for the big shot and never thought of developing an inappropriate relationship with him. When the man gruffly raises his eyebrows and coaxingly tells her to hold on a little longer, she only wants to ask: What about being wealthy and detached? What about having a strong career ambition and no time for romance? What about being a 007 workaholic who doesn’t even return home?