Manhattan Stories

"𝘞𝘦'𝘷𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦," 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯. "𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥," 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘺, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬." 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐱 𝐟𝐞𝐦!𝐨𝐜

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. In a city that eats the innocent alive, 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 learned to become the predator. She doesn't have a job - she has disguises. By day, she's just a tired single mother with a daughter to raise and a past that won't stay buried. By night, she's the whisper in Manhattan's penthouses - a conwoman who seduces, steals, and leaves her sins gift-wrapped in diamonds. New York taught her how to survive: weaponise silence, smile like sin, and make danger fall in love with her. Some people run from their past. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. "𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠." Because healing was never the plan. Revenge always was.

For fifteen-year-old Alena Johansson-Jost , fall is the season of fresh starts. New notebooks, new routines, new possibilities - because, according to her, everything good happens once September begins. Though, she discovers that sophomore year has other plans. Between juggling classes, romantic disasters, and the occasional visit to the SNL studio where her Dad works, Alena's perfectly scripted life starts going ridiculously off-book. Witty, heartfelt, and quietly rebellious, Sophomore Year is a story about figuring yourself out one sketch, one friendship, and one almost-romance at a time.

In Brooklyn, love ain't simple. With Von and Xora, it's passion, lies, and loyalty on the line, once you're In Too Deep, there's no way out.

This is my version of Gossip Girl. If they had a third girl with Blair and Serena, it would be completely inspired by the show. I don't own any of the characters except for Marlena and her family, with the proper endgames we should have had.

Summer is over, the privileged are back from their vacation homes, and the misfits are back...on the train to the Upper East Side. Tensions are higher than ever as they navigate their way through romance, heartbreak, self discovery, and the rest of high school.

Victoria returns to the Hudson River trail seeking clarity, only to discover Asher's presence flickering through the veil between worlds. Haunted by his silhouette in the water's reflection, she realizes time itself is bending, pulling them toward a truth guarded by ancestral forces. As an eagle keeps silent vigil and the midnight trains echo with hidden messages, Victoria uncovers a connection that has followed them across lifetimes. Her camera begins capturing images that weren't there before-warnings, memories, and signs of Asher's attempts to reach her. To protect the bond they share, Victoria must step into the role she was always meant to play: the keeper of the Eternal Watch, where love and destiny refuse to die.

Trust fund babies and the less fortunate coexisting through the turmoil of relationships, friends, drugs, and sex ... basically the normal 1990s teen antics.

This is the original gossip girl if it took place in 2022. *MATURE AUDIENCE* Adriana Francesca Athena Cartier, the great-great grand daughter of Louis-François Cartier the founder of one of the biggest luxury brands of the century. living in the upper east side of manhattan with her parents, brother, sister, and her two best friends Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodson.

SEASONS OF LOVE A story of two strangers. A contract. And a love that was never part of the plan. Stella Marlowe never imagined her life would lead here-standing in the middle of Manhattan's most powerful estate, hiding her grief behind a polite smile. Just months ago, she lost her brother, sister-in-law, and young niece in a tragedy that shattered her world. With her heart still in pieces and her job lost to endless hospital visits, all she wants is a fresh start. Instead, she ends up taking care of a little girl the world doesn't even know exists... in the home of a man as unreadable as stone. Damian Sinclair doesn't make mistakes. Not anymore. Once warm and open, he shut himself off after betrayal by the two people he trusted most. Now he lives behind closed doors, raising his late sister's daughter in secrecy. But when a single photo threatens to expose the truth, his only option is damage control-and the woman who unknowingly walked into his carefully guarded life. The Sinclairs are untouchable. Stella comes from a world far removed from theirs. She's not meant for scandal, fake headlines, or whispered deals made behind boardroom doors. And yet, when two broken people collide under the weight of a lie, something unexpected begins to grow-trust, understanding... maybe even love. But what happens when pretending becomes too real? Can a girl who's lost everything find something worth staying for? Will a man who's locked his heart away risk letting someone in? As seasons shift-from the bustling skyline of New York to the serene summers of Santorini-so do the lines they promised never to cross. Because sometimes, the most beautiful love stories begin with the ones we never saw coming.

Hey, I know there's a lot of chapters and there's gonna be a lot more but that's only because there SHORT so yea

Alexia's world has been turned upside down. Her father was killed and she finds herself living with orphaned teenage boys, also known as Newsies. And after being attacked by one of the Newsies' sworn enemies, she is saved by a mysterious blue eyed boy. She later finds out that it is none other than Spot Conlon, the King of Brooklyn. His reputation precedes him, but she ignores all of the warnings and stories. Will she fall for him? Or is his heart to cold to love at all? Book 1 of 2. Book 1: Queen of Brooklyn Book 2: Princess of Brooklyn

Michelle Song has built her life on perfection: perfect grades, a perfect college acceptance track, and the perfectly attentive boyfriend, quin. She was convinced she had it all-until the day she discovered his perfect excuse out of town was a perfect lie, and he was still right there in Manhattan. Heartbroken and publicly humiliated, Michelle is ready to disappear. Instead, she turns to her fiercely rebellious friend, Sarah Choi believes the only way out is revenge. Their plan: make Quin regret his betrayal. Enter the older, mysteriously charming new boy in Michelle's life. Eric Hale. He doesn't go to their elite school, but he's constantly on campus to pick up his younger sister. After observing Michelle's increasingly chaotic attempts at a rebound, he steps in with an offer-a sophisticated, iron-clad plan for public revenge. Their arrangement is simple: he'll be her irresistible "fake date" to show Quin exactly what he lost, and Michelle will help him out with his sister's academic struggles in return. But as their carefully constructed relationship heats up, Michelle realizes she's playing a dangerous game. This complicated new dynamic feels more real than her "perfect" past ever did, leading her to question everything she thought she wanted. Will her fake relationship expose a true, enduring love? Or will the scrutiny of her family-and the impossible demands of her "perfect" life-shatter her second chance at happiness? Started: November 20, 2025. Ended: - © @serenefa1ry

How do you react when you find out your life is a lie? When the person closest to you kept something important from you, your whole life. As soon as she was old enough, Paige was earning money. Anything and everything she worked for went straight to her mother, who was barely staying afloat under heaps of medical bills and other debts. The two shared the closest bond a mother and daughter could have but when the truth finally comes to light, Paige just can't handle fearing her relationship had been a facade, so she decides to find her father herself with just a letter and a plane ticket to New York. - Shades of cool | Gossip Girl | Chuck Bass x oc - Disclaimer: I own Paige and parts of the plot only, the rest belongs to its respective owners. No copyright infringement intended.

In a city filled with secrets, heartbreaks, late-night confessions, and dangerous second chances, four friends fight to protect their dreams while their pasts refuse to let them go. Dana searches for healing, Najia risks everything for love and survival, Amara rebuilds the pieces of her life, and Tyler faces a threat that could destroy everything he has finally gained. In New York, love can lift you or break you, and Volume 2 proves that growing up means choosing who you are, even when the world tries to choose for you.

Max Mayfield is an 18 year old girl from California who left Hawkins, a place she'd lived in for long, and moved to Manhattan, New York, for college. Her life was a bit confusing when it came to friendships. She cut ties with toxic friends and began a new chapter in college with her childhood friend, Nate, and her new roommate, Jayden. Max happened to visit a local night club one night in Manhattan, where she eventually formed a strong and lasting connection with a mysterious brunette bartender. The girls went through lots of ups and downs together and got to experience first true love. Read to unfold the never-ending bond between the two. Elmax story Destiny 2 (Sequel) P.S: Jane (Eleven) doesn't have powers, she's a normal girl, like her friends. There is no Upside Down or monsters, it's a realistic plot in the 2000s.

"DEATH IS QUICKLY CLOSING IN..." "You don't know what control is." I blinked. "Okay, so... I'm stuck with you until I die?" "For all eternity," he nodded, smirking a little. I crossed my arms. "Eternity's a long time, especially for a vampire like yourself. I'm sure you're find someone else." "I doubt that," Henri muttered back softly. His cinnamon scent tickled my nose, openly tempting me, and I wanted so badly to kiss him. To tell him I... loved him. Was that the Mark talking, or was it just me now? Henri moved aside, watching me quietly as I slid into the black leather padded front seat of my new Mustang. I buckled up, ignited the engine, and put the vampire - as well as The Wolfsbane Rubies - far behind me. I felt the Mark rise up with every aching pound of my heart as the distance between us grew, as if he and I really were tied together somehow. It would be hard to stay away. Extremely hard. I felt that vampire with every inch that expanded between us. This bonded thing would be harder than I thought... This is Book 2 of The Hunters Saga!! 1st draft, so there WILL be mistakes! Cover thanks to @AlexandraSinclair1! *Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, peril & angst, rude humor, mild language, occasional innuendo and sensuality, and graphic imagery in some places. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!* The Wolfsbane Rubies Copyright © RJ City 2014. All Rights Reserved.

SPRACE IS LOVE. SPRACE IS LIFE.

What if you die for love, but then fate brings you back to do it all over again? Rhea Dubois is haunted by bloody, painful nightmares she calls the Verona Visions. She tries to forget them, but she can't. Julian Vance is rich, cold, and serious, but he carries a strange, deep ache in his chest that no doctor can explain. In 2025, they meet at Verona University. When their hands touch in the quiet library, 500 years of tragic love-and a final poison kiss-slams into their souls. The terrible truth is clear: They are Romeo and Juliet. But their families are still ancient enemies. The curse that killed them the first time is now hunting them down for the "Final Scene." They must find The Verona Code to break the cycle. If they fail, their second chance at love will end in a second, painful death. A Reincarnation Romance where destiny is a killer.

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