best washington irving stories

Simone Jackson is struggling in her first job out of college. Running errands for a city councilman in Washington, DC, isn't all that fun in the June heat, but Simone has big plans about being a politician, and this is a big step. Still, the humidity is hard to ignore, as is a tray of free lemonade left in front of a house with the most gorgeous garden Simone has ever seen. And the owner of the garden? Not half bad looking, either.<br><br>Natia Savea, a transplant from Samoa, is gentle, kind, and the center of the neighborhood. Her garden has become a paradise for everyone around to come and beat the heat. Natia soon becomes the center of Simone's life, too.<br><br>But when Natia’s home is threatened, can Simone take on City Council and save the day ... and the woman she’s grown to love?

The last ten years have been a living hell for Emma. Her mother Cathy died on her 5th birthday. Her father Eric became a drunk since and has been raping and beating during theses years. And she soon became cold heart. Now she is 15 and is walking into highschool as a freshmen, trusting no one. But when a boy named Troy Michaels starts talking to her everything changed for her.

We were washed away like waves begging to caress the sand. Washed away like the trash that was meant to drown away, and be stored into another place far away form your origin. Follow the story of the six broken people, who found each other, lost each other, and fixed each other.

Usman Rizki Sunarto (Kiki) pindah ke SMA Cijantung karena isu remaja yang buruk di sekolah lamanya. Seiring menjalani hari - hari di sekolah barunya, Kiki menemukan bahwa sekolah ini diambang mengalami isu yang sama dan mulai mempertanyakan apa artinya menjalani kehidupan sebagai seorang remaja dan beranjak menjadi dewasa. Dalam perjalanannya mencari jati diri, ia menemukan cinta pertamanya dan belajar dari berbagai orang luar biasa yang ditemuinya di SMA Cijantung.

Kehidupan Jiyeon berbanding terbalik setelah kekasih nya Shin Jung Han menikam anak dari pemilik tempat dimana dia bekerja

'Watching the wedding of the Man that promise me to marry me someday'

Alexa Smith is a 20 year old girl, who has been hit so hard by life, taking away the most precious thing she had, in a tragic accident. The loss of her parents and the situation in which the accident had left her brother, made her become a rude, impulsive and expressionless girl when talking about feelings, and who allowed herself to be enveloped in a world of which there would be no possibilities. to get out unscathed. Carrying her painful past that she struggles to hide, fate puts on her way the most dangerous boy she could meet and who will turn her world upside down. Zack Sellers. Her entire physiognomy screams danger, her eyes reflect the coldness in her, and her temperament reveals how aggressive she can be. Adding to that, the fact that he is one of the most wanted drug traffickers by the CSIS (Canadian Intelligence Service). Given that fact, Alexa will be overwhelmed by the situation and the emotions that the bad boy awakens in her. What they both didn't see coming is that the bad boy would become their lifeline, and the callous girl would awaken buried feelings. They would be her safe place and her undoing.

In a world where silence clings to forgotten ruins and frost lingers beneath ancient trees, two boys—Aiden, wielder of darkness, and Lyon, master of storm—are bound by a fate older than the land itself. Drawn together by a prophecy whispered in half-remembered songs, they walk a path where no others dare tread. Haunted by ghosts on the breeze and shadows in the stone, their journey weaves through crumbling halls and cursed forests. Yet even in despair, music and flame rise to guide them—a reminder that their footsteps carry the weight of those who came before. But destiny is no gentle companion. The world has forgotten the old magic, and in its absence, corruption festers. To survive, Aiden and Lyon must master not only their spells but the bond between them, for only together can they carve a light into the encroaching dark. Their tale is one of sorrow and wonder, of storms that shatter silence and shadows that swallow hope.

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

A mission gone wrong sends military doctor Han Lei tumbling through time, straight into the arms of a fallen Prince in a war-torn era. With a bizarre excuse to keep a doctor by his side, the battle-scarred general finds himself completely undone by her soft words and gentle hands. Han Lei's wish is to earn silver and marry a strong man. The Prince’s wish is to seek development and marry a gentle wife. Two people, four desires, who will bend first? --- She's a dignified modern woman who crossed through time. How could she stand by and let these ancient fools bully her husband? He's a national hero, yet nearly got himself killed over that damn loyalty of his. She asks him: "What are you thinking?" He answers: "My heart is dead, you know what I am thinking." She curls her lips, turns to leave a sentence: "Then what are you waiting for? Go do him now!"