10 000 Hours Malcolm Gladwell

"You belong to me." Cold grey eyes hold mine, hard and searing. "Your moans, your tears, your screams, I own them all. Anyone who tries to take you away from me again will meet their deaths." My breaths come fast and I can only hold myself up on my elbows, thighs quivering around his head. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT. _____ Gwen harbours a little secret. Okay, not exactly so little if it has the potential to pit important factions against each other and result in bloody wars. When Malcolm Blaine, the king of all werewolves, is captured, she's thrust into the limelight and the Hunters decide she's more than just a shy, unassuming scientist who works for them. She's put in charge of gaining his trust. But Gwen has never met someone so powerful, so intense and wildly passionate as he is cold and callous. He constantly pushes her boundaries and although his hardened exterior might tell otherwise, she suspects she affects him just the same. In a wicked twist of fate, he escapes Mount Pyre, the seat of the Hunters, and takes her his prisoner. As they battle dangerous enemies and strive to escape the Hunters, Loyalties are tested and sparks fly in this tale of forbidden love. When the threat of a more malicious enemy rises, Malcolm has to decide if he'll stay true to his kingdom, or risk it all just to have the woman he's coming to crave mind, body and soul...

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and just barely recognizing yourself in the reflection? Well that is me, I have loved and lost. Survived and thrived, screamed and cried into my pillow tears nobody else got to see. But I never gave up hope, never lied down and never let them see me cry. Until him, he could see past the facade and see the real me. He wanted to love me, concole me and protect me. But I have lost hope in humanity, men, true love because life just arent a fairytale right? Its hard work and nothing comes easy even if you would like to believe it does it just doesnt. He is my mothers new husbands son and 10 years older than me. His blue eyes keep staring at me, it should warm me to the core right. Make me feel something anything. But it doesn't he makes women run after him and beg on their knees. But me, I have been down this road before. The charming smile, arrogant cocky attitude. It always ends the same, me covered in bruises crying on the bathroom floor. Thinking its all my fault, all me. But he just wouldn't let go. He wouldn't give up. And the more I turn him down the more it turns him on. I am only that strong before I give in,and even though I know how this is about to end. If he keeps staring at me with desire in his eyes as if I am the reason he is breathing. I know I am about to take the leap this can go down to damn ways. But the question is do I or dont I. Because fear can be your anchor or it can be your wings

Hope Deltori, a 19-year-old girl who lives in the city of Ebian and who anxiously waits for her entrance to the University of Chatrier, a few hours before her entrance to the campus she meets Ronan Ricci, son of Claus Ricci known for being one of the owners of the city, a wolf in sheepskin. Ronan can't help but have feelings for Hope and there are a number of events coming up against him. You will be challenged in all aspects of your life, your love will be challenged on many occasions and the past of both that remains hidden before your eyes will be important key in your union. Come with me and meet them...

Terror, torment and obedience, that's been my life up until this point. Trapped in the house of a monstrous Alpha and fated to obey his every command. I learnt at a young age, not to talk back, not question or defy, and my wolf learnt quickly too. In the dark hours of the night I lose myself in the wondrous tales of a life of freedom, a life of my own, but its fantasy, fiction, it will never be real. But then he comes. The Alpha from Silver lake, is unlike any Alpha I've ever met, there's something strange about him, he almost seems kind, and suddenly I have a choice to make, one that could be the start of a new beginning or the death of me, I haven't quite figured that part out yet.

Verine Garzon is curious and pure but she's not innocent. Her wild acts results to something serious in her reproductive health that needs professional help of doctors. When she met her aunts doctor, Dr. Malcolm Monteclar, the most handsome doctor in the country, she couldn't help but fantasize about his gorgeous face, oozing sex appeal, hard rock muscles and his big thing. When he caught her she didn't hesitate to ask for his help. Will Malcolm help her?

Alpha Derek Stronghold, the leader of the biggest and the strongest pack in the region with a dark past, he's been searching for his mate for the last 10 years only to find her in the only women he can't be with,a runaway Alexandria Salvatore, who has a huge secret begging him for rejection as they can never be together. a story of a forbidden love, will they end up together ?

Lolyta yang frustasi akan hidupnya yang miskin dan selalu terbully--nekad melamar jadi istri kakek tua berusia 60 tahun. Kebetulan si kakek bernama Opa Jhon itu sedang pasang status mencari istri di akun sosmednya. Tapi, semua tak seindah dongeng! Meski Opa Jhon tampan, menawan, kaya raya, dan mampu menggaji Lolyta 10 juta tiap bulannya, sang Opa juteknya minta ampun! Masalah pun kembali muncul saat Lolyta bertemu Xeon--musuh bebuyutannya semasa SMA, yang ternyata adalah cucu Opa Jhon. Alamak ... bagaimana nasib Lolyta setelah terjebak diantara dua pria singa itu? Akankah cinta tumbuh diantara Lolyta dan Opa Jhon? Simak kisahnya!

What would you do if you gave up your entire life to someone who would later betray you? This is the life of Marigold Kelp a beautiful 19 year old woman who gave up everything to support her dead beat father, her only living kin. After doing everything in her power to land a job her father repays her sacrifices by selling her for 10 million dollars to Nathaniel Bax the owner of a Billion Dollar clothing company (called The Bax Company) to do as he pleases with her. What plans does a man in his late 50's have for a young 19 year old young woman? To force her to marry his untamed son, the richest and most sought-after CEO in the country, but what happens when Marigold doesn't want to be with Beau Bax? Fights, destruction, bitterness, hate, and no good thing. For no matter how hard she resists she can't get out of her new contractual marriage. Pushing down all her emotions, Marigold must now adjust to her new life as the wife of a CEO whom she barely knows…

อบเชย สาวแรกรุ่น ทำงานตัวเป็นเกลียวเพื่อส่งตัวเองเรียน งานที่ได้ เงิน อบเชยไม่เคยเกี่ยง เธอทำงานได้ตั้งแต่เด็กเสิร์ฟ จนถึงงานล่าสุด โคโยตี้ งานพาร์ทไทม์ที่พลิกชีวิตของเธอแบบพลิกคว่ำ คะมำหงาย เมื่อได้พบกับ ดีแลน หวังผู้ชายคนเดียวที่ครอบครองหัวใจของเธอไว้ทั้งสี่ห้อง เธอแอบหลงรักบุตรชายนายจ้างของแม่...เด็กหญิง กับหนุ่มรุ่น อายุห่างกันเกือบ10ปี เขาเป็นหนุ่มฮอตมีเสน่ห์ เป็นทายาทหวังคนเดียว ทั้งหล่อและรวย สาวๆ วิ่งตามเป็นพรวน เธอกลายเป็นสต็อกเกอร์ แอบมองเขาด้วยความหลงใหล แต่...สิ่งนั้นทำให้เขารำคาญ เขาเกรี้ยวกราดใส่ อบเชยน้ำตาตก เธอแอบซ่อนความรู้สึกพิเศษไว้ในใจ เก็บเอาไว้อย่างดี เพราะไม่อยากทำให้มารดาเป็นทุกข์ แต่ดูเหมือนชะตาชีวิตเธอถูกกำหนดไว้แล้ว...10ปีให้หลัง...ระยะห่างของเธอกับหนุ่มในฝันขยับเข้ามาใกล้กัน เพราะถูกใครคนหนึ่งจัดฉากให้ ความสัมพันธ์ลึกซึ้งเกิดขึ้นในคืนที่ดีแลนเมา หลังเขาไล่ตะเพิดเธอเหมือนเดิม... ความจริงที่อบเชยไม่เคยรู้ ดีแลนเองก็แอบรักเธอมาตั้งแต่เธอเป็นแค่เด็กหญิงนั่นแหละ เขา กันอบเชยออกไปห่างๆ ไม่อย่างนั้นเทพบุตรในวันนี้อาจจะเป็นได้แค่ผู้ชายบ้ากามในวันนั้น