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.

Stella Sterling, born into wealth, had always followed the rules. Jaded by the hypocrisy of high society, she suddenly had a whim one day to have an ordinary romance. Thus, a fabricated rumor that Stella Sterling had spent a fortune to hire a Matchmaker from a dating site to find her a partner quickly spread through her circles. Those on good terms with her teased and watched the fun. Those on bad terms with her waited to see her become a joke. Later, an employee from the dating website revealed, "The company was acquired with an investment from a Vicenzan tycoon, and the profile of a certain female member with the surname Sterling was hidden overnight." The public speculated wildly about the identities of the Vicenzan tycoon and the female member with the surname Sterling. - Later on, a candid street photo that was accidentally captured went viral. In the dense night of The Spire on Vesper Island— Beside a Benz, a handsome, composed, and dignified man lifted a striking beauty in a red dress with one arm, pressing her against the car door and lowering his head for a deep kiss. In the faint light and shadow, the woman's flowing hair was swept by the wind, wrapping around the man's finger, which wore a pinky ring. Like a footnote to a romance, and even more like a vintage film frame etched into the axis of time. Someone immediately dug up the man's identity based on clues from the photo. The eldest son of Vicenza's Rhodes Family—low-profile and inscrutable, cold and untamable, and also the powerful contemporary authority of The Vesper Circle. And the alluring, glamorous belle by his side was none other than Stella Sterling. When the street photo spread to the mainland, everyone excitedly exclaimed: "The case is solved, the case is solved—"

The first time Ji Huan was to be married, the groom died just as her bridal sedan chair arrived at his door. The second time Ji Huan was to be married, the groom was struck by lightning just as the auspicious hour arrived. Having been 'returned' twice, her ominous reputation spread throughout the surrounding villages, and it seemed she would be left on her family's hands. Her grandmother, who favored boys over girls, slapped her thighs and wailed, "What sins did I commit in my past life, that you can't even be sold for a single tael of silver!" Ji Huan: "...You might not believe this, but I'm destined for great fortune in the future." Yikes! There's a rule that "those who are unmarried by the age of seventeen will be assigned a husband by an official"? Not to worry, not to worry, I'll just find a fake husband to deal with it. That vagrant at the village entrance... if he cleans up, he's actually quite presentable. It'll be him!