pepper saltzman

(Rather than a synopsis, this is more like a prologue.) "P... please marry me, your grace!" She shut her eyes after saying those words. Her face gradually reached the brightest shade of red in embarrassment, excitement, and also... fear of being rejected. After a few seconds of silence, and waiting for a definite response, she instead heard a gentle laugh that was on par with the music of the gods being played by angels, filling the entire room. Slowly, Pepper opened her eyes, mesmerized by the sight. She buried the image of the man in front of her, laughing as his fist covered his slightly open lips. The wrinkles around his closed eyelids emphasized the tenderness of his calm face. It was not the kind of laugh mocking Pepper or what she said, rather, it was more like a surprised laugh that escaped his mouth that one couldn't help but say... 'He looks kind and sweet.' Embarrassment struck her once more as the Grand Duke opened his eyes and met hers. She immediately lowered her head, pretending to watch her shoes squabble. She hoped that he didn't see her ogling in front of his face. "U...uhmmm" Pepper could still hear his quiet laughter as she watched his long fingers reach for his teacup on the glass table. She couldn't deny that seeing the silver ring on one of them reflected brilliantly on the glass affected her, but she didn't have the right to talk about it. Pepper had only realized how guilty she felt for the late duchess for committing such an inconceivable thing, but she knew she had to go through with it. She wanted him. 'Please, late duchess, bestow your blessings on us. I swear I'll take care of him, so please, please... I hope he accepts my proposal.' -------- Yes, yes finally! I am graduating from college, hopefully, *fingers crossed*. Finally have some spare time to write. And, please excuse my poor written and bad synopsis, that's my most hated part in writing so I didn’t go all out here. I am fond of reading historical, fantasy romance that’s why I am setting this story bet. 17-18th century because that’s the most appropriate age for my dramatic story (lol), I guess? Anyways, this may not be much like the other well-written novels out there but, if you're here, I hope you enjoy. My inspiration for writing this one was the anime Ristorante Paradiso, I recently re-watched the anime and *Italian chefs kiss* to the level of maturity of that anime! --- This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

a story about a pepperoni dog and his lanky nemisis

the next gen

The cursed

Hari dimana Lena tampak terlihat menyedihkan lantaran banyaknya masalah yang menimpanya, serta dirinya yang harus bertahan hidup membuatnya menjadi gadis yang kesepian. Satu per satu orang datang mendatanginya dengan maksud tertentu. Terkadang tidak bisa Lena bedakan niatan baik atau buruk orang tersebut. Hingga akhirnya, Lena tersadar dan melihat dengan jernih siapa orang-orang yang selalu ada di sampingnya ketika ia berada di titik terendah. Lena sama sekali tidak memiliki tempat untuk bersandar dan menceritakan semua hal yang membuatnya lelah. Sang kakak yang ia harapkan selama ini juga tidak menunjukkan eksistensinya. Kendati begitu, ia tetap berusaha untuk menemukan tempat tinggal Sena—sang kakak. Berada di lingkungan keluarga dari ibunya pun juga tak menjamin hidupnya akan tenang. Sang tante dan sepupunya juga membuat dirinya berada dalam pilihan yang sulit. Ditambah ia harus mengalami beberapa hal yang seharusnya tidak menjadi urusannya dan bahkan sama sekali tidak ada sangkut-pautnya dengan dirinya. Namun, karena atasannya sendiri yang menceritakannya, membuat dirinya ikut terlibat di sana. Untuk merasakan jatuh cinta saja dia harus berperang dengan hatinya sendiri disaat ada laki-laki yang bisa membuatnya merasa senang menjalankan hidup.

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Bellona Campbell loses her only beloved, her mother. Struggling with the grief she decides to get her life together when a senior inspector knocks on her door to inquire about something, something about a new murder case and perhaps an involvement of her mother in all that. Find out to read more. A story of monsters within.

"he hurt you, rooki." "yeah, but he's a keeper." no matter what he did, no matter how much he hurt him, he still loved him. he couldn't let him go, so he kept running back. now he can't get away. unless he did something that he can't take back.

---------------------------- Cover Art not owned by me ------------------------------ Long ago the overlord created Delta, the afterlife. Before Delta all souls simply dispersed when there vessels disappeared and no mortals adventure ever entertained the overlord for long. Delta was not just an afterlife, it was a source of entertainment, a game. Grimm was one of the first 1,000 people to join. Join Grimm's story far after his arrival in Delta as he tries to bring his old guild together. ------------------------------------- First few chapters are just info dumps!! sorry

Darmono—seorsng polisi muda, yang baru saja mendapatkan tugas di tempat baru. Sebuah kota kabupaten, yang warganya kerap merasa kehilangan benda berharga. Di tengah pusingnya Darmono menangani laporan kasus pencurian, dia berkenalan dengan seorang gadis cantik bernama Dewanti. Ibu Dewanti seorang perempuan dengan gangguan mental, sedangkan Dewanti gadis cantik lulusan SMA yang tidak bekerja. Dengan ibu gangguan jiwa, si cantik Dewanti menempati rumah mewah dengan segala fasilitas yang tersedia. Berbagai gosip miring pun beredar tentang Dewanti, ada yang mengatakan kalau dia perempuan panggilan. Namun ada pula yang mengatakan, suber kekayaan Dewanti berasal dari persekutuan gaib. Berhasilkah Darmono mengungkap kasus kehilangan yang dilaporkan para warga? Bagaimana pula kelanjutan hubungannya dengan Dewanti