The Hands of Time
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Last published Sun, Mar 8, 2026
Eighteen-year-old Catherine's wedding was ruined. Her fiancee was dead. And the pocket watch she found at a party began to tic.
Looking for a distraction, she wound the watch and ended up in the In-Between. Joining up with a group of time travelers who keep history safe, she didn't realize how hard that would be when she met the alluring Collin O'Grady on a mission.
Torn between her duty to secure history and her desire to feel love again, she embarks on a journey to save the course of history while proving she can find love again. Even if it is hundreds of years before she was born.
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