goodwill hours christmas eve

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

Arianna Smith. A very talented and easy-going twenty-three years old beautiful young lady. But despite her beauty, her life wasn't easy. Things were hard and life was tough. Two weeks before Christmas, Arianna went to sleep feeling very sad about her life. She had a beautiful dream. A fairy appeared in her dream and asked her what she wanted for Christmas and Arianna asked the Fairy for “An Unexpected And Extraordinary Gift.” On Christmas morning, Arianna got the most shocking news of her life. “She was pregnant! "She was supposed to be a virgin! How did she get pregnant? Whose baby was she carrying? Was this baby the answer to her prayers? What good will the baby bring her way? Find out In this beautiful romance novel. Join Arianna on her journey to Love and Happiness.

Babası ve üvey kız kardeşi tarafından trajik bir şekilde ihanete uğrayan kadın, yaşlı ve çirkin bir adama gönderildi, ancak hiçbir zaman evrensel olarak sevilen, yüksek görünümlü, yüksek zekâlı ve yüksek duygusal katsayılı "üç yüksek" ejderha ve anka ikizlerini doğuracağını beklemiyordu! Yaşlı adamın çocuklarını çalacağından korkan kadın, ismini değiştirip Tibet'te saklandı. Ancak sevimli ikizleri ona soylu bir adam getirdi. Oğluna tıpatıp benzeyen adamı karşısında gören Silvia Yates o kadar şaşırmıştı ki, adam belini sardığında henüz konuşamamıştı......

# AİLE HAYATI Su Xiaoxiao bir öğle uykusundayken gözlerini açtı ve kendini başka bir bedende, şişman bir kızın vücudunda buldu. Saygın bir askeri doktordan şimdi obur ve tembel birine dönüşmüştü. Dahası, sık sık babası ve kardeşiyle birlikte köydeki insanları korkutuyordu. Bu yüzden çevrede kimse onunla evlenmek istemiyordu. Ailesi seçkin bir aile ile evlilik ayarlamayı başarsa da, damat düğün günü kaçtı. Babası ona bir koca bulacağını söylediğinde, Wei Ting'i eşkıyalarla savaşmaktan bitkin düştüğü sırada bir çuval içinde yakalayarak bunu kelimenin tam anlamıyla yapacağını beklememişti. Su Cheng kızına gizemli bir şekilde gülümsedi. "Baba'nın iyi haberi ve kötü haberi var. Önce hangisini duymak istersin?" "Fark etmez." "Sana bir koca yakaladım. He Tongsheng'den yüz kat daha yakışıklı! Kesinlikle onu beğeneceksin!" "Peki, iyi haber nedir?" diye şaşkınlıkla sordu. Su Cheng akışa ayak uydurmaya karar verdi ve sözlerini değiştirdi. "İyi haber şu ki artık doğum yapmana gerek kalmadı! Damadım bize çocuklar verdi bile!" Evlendikten sonra, Su Xiaoxiao gangster babasını ve küçük kardeşini iyileştirmek, yakışıklı kocasının hayatını kurtarmak ve üç yaramazını büyütmek için yoğun bir hayat sürmeye başladı... Üstelik, beklenmedik bir şekilde Yan Hanedanlığı'nın en güçlü kadınlarından biri haline geldi!

Warning! mengandung banyak unsur dewasa. bijaklah dalam memilah bacaan. Cerita ini berkisah tentang seorang wanita penghibur di sebuah klub malam, ia bernama panggung Eveline. Wanita itu mendapatkan seorang pria kaya sebagai pelanggan barunya. Pria yang bernama Maxime itu adalah seorang konglomerat dan juga pengusaha di banyak bidang. Awalnya hubungan mereka sebatas hubungan pekerjaan, tapi dalam prosesnya ... Maxime malah terobsesi untuk memiliki Eveline sebagai simpanannya. Lama-kelamaan, kehidupan pribadi mereka mulai terkuak dan mengalami banyak goncangan. Mereka harus mengalami banyak masalah setelah saling mengenal satu sama lain. Akankah Maxime mendapatkan Eveline atau malah mengalami penolakan? Mungkinkah kapal mereka mampu berlayar dalam badai yang terus menghantam? Ataukah justru karam di tengah lautan? Semua jawaban akan terkuak satu persatu. Ikuti kisah perjalanan cinta mereka ....

Evelyn Valentia believes herself as nothing more than an average witch. Refusing the help of her late mother's coven, she navigates her magic on her own until the day she becomes the chosen protector of the fae. However, the dark fae that were cast out of the fae kingdom long ago did not stop amassing their own powers since then. Now, it is up to Evelyn to stop them before war breaks out. Clyde Dillington is a ruthless, cold royal vampire, but he cast the crown aside long ago. Unexpectedly, he finds his mate in a young witch. Clyde will do anything and everything he can for Evelyn but tell her that he is her mate. He has many enemies, and he worries for Evelyn's safety should her connection to him be made know. Will her secrets keep her loved ones safe? Will Clyde ever allow Evelyn to know the truth of the secrets he is caring? . . Slow burn romance with R18 content. . "Clyde smiled tightly, “well, you did ask for a story,” he replied. Evelyn laughed quietly. “Do you ever miss your home?” She asked. Clyde sighed and stared into her deep green eyes, “sometimes I miss being near the resting place of my father, but that is all it is to me now, a resting place. I have built a life here that I am proud of and I can only continue to improve upon it,” he replied truthfully. Evelyn admired the way that Clyde carried himself. He was never afraid to simply be what he truly felt and wanted to be. She could only hope that she would one day match his spirit. For now, she was too nervous about the weight of her responsibilities to worry about anything else. “You should get some rest,” Clyde said and moved to get off the bed. Evelyn reached her hand out and stared straight into his eyes, “I cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for me,” she said sincerely. “I know that this is probably the last thing you thought you would be doing, but I am glad that you have chosen to stay by my side. I promise you, I will get stronger from here on out.” Clyde smiled, his eyes full of sincerity, “you are already enough. Try not to worry so much about letting us down. We are here to catch you if you fall,” he replied. Evelyn smiled softly and released his hand from hers, the sparks of their bond still lingered under her skin. She wanted so desperately to be close to him, but she knew that she needed to become strong enough to stand next to him before she mentioned that she could feel their bond." . . . Follow on discord for updates and discussions https://discord.gg/Afk48f3B

" How about we help each other?" He says and I look up at him, eyes still wet from the tears streaming down my cheeks, heart freshly broken from the public humiliation and betrayal that was Lucas's breakup. I can faintly make out the first droppings of snow floating magically under the light of the street lamps. It's that time of the year, a time for wool coats, a time for relaxing, none of which I'll be doing. "I'm an orphan with a wicked aunt and a boyfriend who left her because she has nothing to her name, how could I possibly help you?" I say another sob escaping my lips. "Marry me" he replies and my eyes widen in anger. Is he mocking me?. I look into the eyes of this stranger and see he's dead serious. "I need a wife, you need a home, marry me and you'll have all you want". I nod.

"I want a divorce!" Ryan demanded, despite the fact that he had cheated on her with his ex. *** Serena is no longer the quiet, romantic lady Ryan Winters married and divorced five years ago. Serena, now the CEO of Rocky's Designs, is bright, unwavering, and unapologetic about her independence- a far cry from the woman Ryan remembers. When fate brings them back into one another's lives, Ryan is forced to confront the truth about their past, their newfound hot chemistry, and a surprising revelation; Serena has a daughter who may be his. But Ryan's girlfriend, Kate, isn't prepared to lose him again. Kate is manipulative and calculative. She will do whatever it takes to keep Ryan in her grasp- even if it means destroying Serena's life and the corporate empire she has built.

Eve Ziffer always believed that one day her nano-machines would save humanity. It needed to be saved—from pollution, from the climate change, from the wars. Yet in the end, her research instead turned out to be the thing that pushed it into the very abyss. After surviving an attack and waking up from a six-years long coma that followed, Eve opens her eyes to see the world changed beyond recognition. Walking corpses roam the streets, and humans fight them with swords and superpowers. Now Eve is the only person able to finish her own work and fix the nano-machines that brought this devastation. Whether the last vestiges of mankind would disappear, or would the human race rise like a phoenix from the ashes—all lies in hands of Eve and the people she will meet along the way. They will fight and they will scheme and they will talk, because human vices are adversaries as bad as the zombies; and trials of friendship and love can be as perilous as any battle. ===================== Victor leaned towards her face, burning her with his glare. “No.” “I’m doing this for myself, for you and for science. Any single one of these reasons is enough to keep disagreeing with you.” Victor’s eyes dropped to her lips. ‘There is more than a single way to dominate a person…’ Before he could even try to stop himself, he dived in, pressing his lips on hers. His hand grabbed the back of Eve’s head, another fell on Eve’s thin waist and followed the alluring lines of her figure to her hip. His body was burning with inner fire. Eve was too shocked to think. She never expected for this standoff to end like it did. Victor kissed her as if he wanted to eat her. His bites stung, but his lips soothed. The heat of his hand burned her skin even through clothes. Then Eve finally regained her sanity. She drove her knee into Victor’s groin. He gasped and bended in pain, letting Eve go. Before he could resist, she continued the combo with a strike to the back of his head and a submission hold on his arm. “What are you doing?! I should’ve listened to Xia better. Men really are worse than dogs! How did I miss the moment when your brain had turned into mush, Victor?” “I didn’t think that I would need to spell it out, but there can be no romantic interactions in work time, and no romantic relations between researchers and test subjects. More than that, I’m not interested!” ==================== [Status: completed] Warning! May contain darker themes, mentions of rape, descriptions of gore, etc etc etc. Check out my other story - My Vampire Assistant https://www.webnovel.com/book/my-antique-assistant_20063615405026605 Join my discord server for SPECIAL CONTENT - https://discord.gg/74h73Re2Ak

Every year, the whole family went on a two-weeks vacation during Christmas, where they celebrated wedding anniversaries, a birthday, and the memory of the late Madam Li Sun. This year, they had chosen a special place for their vacation and the couples seemed especially happy. But what happens to the single people? Li Hoy— who prefers to work rather than go on dates— Your typical CEO who runs G–GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT. Luo Joreen— a successful actress and model under G–GLOBAL who is looking forward to turning eighteen and having a boyfriend. She also wants nothing more than to stop being the CEO's guardian. Li Heya— who is still hung up on her ex and has accepted the fact that she is going to die single especially when she heard he is getting married. ***** "Once I turn 18 in a few weeks, I'll start doing everything I want to do without anyone's permission—" She eyed him, "Including yours."  He folded his hands across his chest and nodded. "Normally, that should happen..." He answered, making her almost smile until he continued, "But it won't happen." He smirked at her and began to walk ahead, leaving her fuming with anger. DISCLAIMER: Cover photo isn't mine. I am willing to take it down if the owner wants me to. PS: This is a very light romance with only a 100+ chapters.