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It’s 1989, and college freshman Michael Greco is ready to leave his dreary small town—and the grief of his father’s death—behind. He has everything he needs for a great year: a starting spot on the football team, new friends, and a promising flirtation with a beautiful grad student. But just as Greco settles in to campus life, his uncle shows up demanding that he take care of his father’s unfinished business with a powerful Chicago gangster.

You never know when you'll suddenly meet The One! In "The One," Margaret Gordon, a once-prominent surgeon, finds herself back in her hometown after a tragic accident, seeking solace with only her horse as company. Unexpectedly, widowed Joe Wilde arrives one morning with a teenage boy and a horse that needs help, reigniting memories of their past. As they work together to tame the temperamental horse, sparks fly between them, despite Joe's belief that Margaret has always despised him.

My dad and I have been estranged for years, but as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. But the stipulation in his will that requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money. I haven't stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

In the small American town of Hope, teenager Lucas Caldwell dreams of escaping his life. His mother, Liss, is struggling with addiction, and his sickly little brother, Reuben, would never survive her without him. His grandfather, Lucky, is dying in a care facility, his mind fading. But in a final moment of clarity, he lets slip to Lucas that he is in possession of a painting worth millions, stolen from a transport convoy in a daring heist five decades ago. As the disbelief fades, a thin hope begins to grow.

1983: Three students from a small college embark on a week-long road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another. But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret.

In the darkness of an old asylum, a young man unscrews the lid from a bottle of sleeping pills. In the nearby village, two couples begin their day. Local doctor, Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, in a farmhouse impossible to heat, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He's been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm he bought, a place where he hoped to create a new version of himself.

Die Walforscherin Lilja kehrt für die Hochzeit ihrer Schwester nach vielen Jahren zum ersten Mal in das isländische Fischerdorf Akureyri zurück. Wie sehr sie die weite Fjordlandschaft ihrer Heimat und das magische Farbenspiel der Nordlichter vermisst hat! Doch der Ort hält auch schmerzhafte Erinnerungen und neue Herausforderungen für sie bereit: Kann Lilja das Erbe ihres Vaters bewahren, der kurz davor steht, seine Fischerboote an einen Großunternehmer zu verlieren? Dabei begegnet sie ausgerechnet Björn wieder, dem Mann, den sie wie keinen anderen geliebt hat – und wegen dem sie aus Island floh.

Ein Fremder zieht in das Dorf Langhagen in der Mecklenburgischen Schweiz. In zwölf Episoden über zwölf Monate wird spekuliert, wer er ist und was er will. Der Mann vom Milchweg ist die Einführung in Brenner's Welt, die Welt von Langhagens besorgtem Gastwirt Hans Brenner. Hans, seine geliebte Cleo, sein Freund Mike aus Teterow, die abergläubische Köchin Kathrin, Polizeihauptmeister Ronald Bratzke, der Modefotograf Charlie Stanke aus Hamburg und der pensionierte Dorfarzt Dr. Kampmann beschreiben und kommentieren den Fremden und das Leben im Dorf.

My new fake boyfriend? I can't stand him. Pascal Gagnon is a broody lumberjack with a pine tree stuck up his self-righteous ass. He needs my help investigating his father's accident, and I need the work to help my PI business get off the ground. We're total opposites—he's an uptight control freak, and I've been described as a hurricane. Forced to live together to keep up appearances while I gather evidence, we bicker nonstop, but the fake relationship ruse is the perfect cover. Even if it means having to tolerate his shirtless piano playing.

Hay historias que se tejen en silencio. Voluntades de no hacer daño que acaban hiriéndote el alma. Tesituras ante las que te ves obligada a elegir en función de las circunstancias ajenas, sin que te dejen vivir. Pero siempre quedará un resquicio para propiciar el cambio. ¿Estará Esperanza aún a tiempo de poderlo conseguir? Pozoblanco. Verano de 1936 "¿Qué ha pasado, José, qué tienes? Dime qué tienes". La respuesta de José a la pregunta de su madre traza un punto de inflexión en la vida de Esperanza. A sus doce años, debe enfrentar una nueva y complicada realidad exterior; pero no lo hará sola.

Downsized from her stellar career at a big-city ad agency, Melinda is already at a crossroads when a phone call brings her back to her rural roots. It’s not long before she moves to the country, takes on a rundown farm and its headstrong animals, and lands behind the counter of her family’s hardware store in the community of Prosper, whose motto is "The Great Little Town That Didn’t."

I've been pining for Abel Miller since we were teenagers. He's sexy as hell and has always played a starring role in all my fantasies. Too bad he only sees me as his best friend's little sister. He's also a broody playboy who takes home a new girl every night, while I'm looking to find forever with someone. Abel and I couldn't be more different. When my dad gets sick and says he just wants to see me safe, settled, and happily in love, Abel shocks me by offering to pretend to be my husband.

Maries Nebenjob in einer angesagten Heidelberger Vinothek ist alles andere als langweilig, vor allem, wenn der Amerikaner Mr. Anderson anwesend ist. Gleich von der ersten Begegnung an entsteht eine Freundschaft zwischen ihr und dem älteren Herren. Als Mr. Anderson plötzlich stirbt, ist Marie untröstlich. Erstaunt nimmt sie das Vermächtnis des Weinkenners entgegen: eine alte Holzkiste mit einem an sie gerichteten Brief. Mr. Andersons Wunsch in seinem Nachlass ist eindeutig: Marie soll ein Geheimnis aus dessen Vergangenheit aufdecken und für Gerechtigkeit sorgen.

Attilio Campi è un cinquantenne che si è ritirato a vivere in campagna, e nell’incipit fulminante del romanzo si descrive così: “Dicono che mi sono rovinato con le mie mani”. Alle spalle ha una brillante carriera politica distrutta sul più bello dalla sua stravagante proposta di legge per la reintroduzione dell’uniforme obbligatoria nelle scuole. Bocciata la proposta dal suo stesso partito, Campi, furibondo, sparisce dalla scena pubblica.

In un Meridione ben distante dai segni della modernità urbana, la protagonista cresce oppressa da un ambiente familiare in cui le condotte pubbliche e private sono spietatamente misurate sul terrore del giudizio sociale e sul rigore vincolante del dovere quotidiano. Il nido protettivo diventa allora nodo difficile da sciogliere e da portare. “Famiglia era questo: una messa in comune del privato, un difetto di autonomia, una continua chiamata in causa dell’altro, un sostenersi che diveniva peso.”

Tess Tyler necesita un descanso. Agobiada por su estresante trabajo y su exigente padre, apenas le queda tiempo para cuidar de sí misma. Pero, después de un impactante descubrimiento, huye a Wynmouth, la ciudad costera de la que se enamoró de niña, para escapar de todo. Con sus playas de arena, sus impresionantes pozas y su acogedora comunidad, Tess siente que por fin puede volver a respirar. Y, a medida que se acerca cada vez más a Sam, el dueño del pub local, se atreve a soñar con no regresar jamás a su vida anterior. Pero su idílica estancia se ve perturbada cuando una persona conocida regresa al pueblo.

Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son now grown. A second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and belonging. The new relationship sparks local speculation: what does a woman like her see in a man like that? What happened to his wife who abandoned them all those years ago? But the gossip only serves to bring the couple closer.

After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family. With her husband and their three surviving children, Marie travels to New Hampshire, where she plans to sell a family estate and then, just maybe, they’ll be able to heal from their grief. Marie’s plans are thwarted when she realizes a war veteran known by locals as “the river witch” is living in a cabin on the property, which she claims was a gift from Marie’s grandfather. If Davina refuses to move on, Marie won’t be able to either.

When Mabel Ryerson opens her social media to find a friend request from her grandmother, the seamstress’s simple life screeches to a halt. Grandma Betty died two years ago. Mabel suspects the old account must have been hacked. Still, curious to a fault, the thirty-something wants to go home to investigate. But her fiancé forbids it. Relations are strained among Mabel’s family, and her groom-to-be thinks it’s better that she focus on her new life, away from Prairie Creek and its memories and secrets.

When Ruby Simon wanted something, she usually got it and didn’t mind working hard for it. Her small town had never done anything for Pride Month, and she was determined to change that. Starting with a parade would be a little much, so Ruby started planning a festival. Chance Curtis was used to always being pulled into her best friend’s orbit. She was an ally to the community, believing that love was love and that she’d find her person one day, but she never had anyone in her life like that, so it didn’t matter anyway.