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Once a month, for as long as they’d been friends, Lisa, Mindy, Ruby, and Tina gathered for Rom Com Movie Club night. Facial masks, nail polish, and wine could settle the world around them as they dished on movies that made them want to love—even if the premise of happily ever after seemed far-fetched. Lisa didn’t have much of an idea of what happily ever after was supposed to look like, but life had always thrown obstacles at her. She never considered it might throw a man her way, which would cause a rift with her best friend before her wedding.

Septembre 1946. Dans le Morbihan, à Locmariaquer, Lara, jeune fille de 18 ans au caractère passionné, tente d'oublier les terribles années qui viennent de s'écouler. Malgré les blessures laissées par la guerre, la vie reprend lentement son cours, lorsqu'un drame frappe la région : le corps d'une jeune fille est découvert sous un dolmen. La malheureuse est vêtue d'une tunique blanche et a été égorgée.

Juin 1943. Alors que la paix ne semble plus qu'une illusion lointaine, Albane profite d'une parenthèse de bonheur. Après des mois d'attente, elle épouse enfin Raphaël. Mais la fête tourne court, interrompue par des soldats allemands. Ils viennent d'arrêter une fillette qui affirme connaître Albane. Il s'agit de Louisette, la fille illégitime de Louis Molinier. Touchée par le sort de cette orpheline, Albane décide de l'accueillir. L'enfant, qui cache un lourd secret, rejoint ainsi le rang des opprimés et des persécutés pour qui le château est devenu un refuge.

Après trois ans passés au Venezuela, où ils se sont réfugiés pour fuir les menaces qui pesaient sur eux, Lara et Olivier reviennent à Locmariaquer, suite à l'annonce inespérée du retour du père de Lara, Louis Fleury. Mais le bonheur des retrouvailles est de courte durée. Lara ne reconnaît plus son père en l'homme tourmenté qu'il est devenu, et la mort continue de rôder sur le Morbihan. D'autres crimes ont été commis durant leur absence, toujours selon le même rituel. Malgré les efforts de Nicolas Renan, promu commissaire, l'enquête stagne.

Juillet 1939, en Dordogne. Albane de Séguilières, vingt et un ans, est institutrice. Elle habite avec son père, un extravagant sexagénaire, dans le château familial de Brantôme. Face aux tensions grandissantes avec l’Allemagne et aux menaces de plus en plus claires qui pèsent sur une paix déjà précaire, Albane accepte la demande en mariage de Louis Molinier, le directeur de l’école où elle enseigne, et qu’elle fréquente depuis plusieurs mois contre l’avis de son père.

What more could you need than unrealistic romantic expectations from movies, and best friends to watch them with? There's always the funny, mouthy, less-than-perfect best friend in a rom-com, but the sidekick is never the one to get the love interest. Since Ruby can't even keep a roommate, she's fairly sure that's the life she will continue to live, so she has always assumed her role with pride.

Septembre 1953. Une violente tempête s'abat sur la vallée des Eaux-Claires, comme un mauvais présage. Un arbre tombe sur le toit de la maison où Belle, la fille d'Abigaël et d'Adrien, est prise d'une forte fièvre et délire. Très inquiets, ses parents comprennent vite que leur enfant a été victime d'une vision, sans doute épouvantable.

Even though Mindy hasn't updated the house she inherited from her grandmother, her house is favorite to hold Rom Com Movie Club, where she and her best friends since college gather to swoon over cheesy, unrealistic rom coms.

Une traversée du XXe siècle, de Corrèze en Charente limousine, sur les traces de Marie. De son enfance corrézienne au début du XXe siècle, Marie garde le souvenir de l'affection des sœurs de l'orphelinat où elle a grandi. Et celui du jour de ses 13 ans où on vint la chercher, non pour l'adopter mais pour en faire une servante. Entrée au service des Cuzenac, dans leur ferme charentaise, harassée de travaux domestiques, elle s'interroge sur le sens de son destin.

Lydia Morgan spent the better part of 15 years avoiding Phillip Smythe out of resentment. Through her therapy, after a brutal attack, she now realizes he’s the only person who can help her move on. Having Lydia's full attention was something Phillip wasn’t used to—and neither were the rest of of their friends—but never having given up on her, he wasn’t about to walk away when she said she needed his help. Could the years of resentment simply be shrugged off, or would the deep secrets that Lydia still carries force Phillip to finally step away?

Todd Walker stepped in to help his friend Lydia Morgan run her businesses while she took time to recover from a traumatic event. As a ranch hand taking control of her venue at the Bridal Mecca, he's certainly out of his element. Jessie Hanson is not one for wedding details, and yet her mother and sister think she should accompany them while planning her sister's wedding. Jessie's a photographer, and her family encourages her to open a studio, and isn't it convenient that there is vacant space at the Bridal Mecca.

Janvier 1953. Dans la vallée des Eaux-Claires, aux portes d'Angoulême, la vie reprend son cours après les tourments de la guerre. À l'âge de vingt-six ans, Abigaël est une épouse et une mère comblée. Auprès de son grand amour Adrien et de leurs filles, Belle et Édith, elle goûte aux joies de la vie de famille. Mais lorsque des silhouettes du passé viennent hanter ses nuits, "La Messagère des Anges" comprend la fragilité de son bonheur. En ce début d'hiver, elle pressent un terrible danger. Ses dons suffiront-ils à éloigner la menace qui se profile à l'horizon ?

A second chance wasn't what Ella Mills expected when she'd moved back to Georgia after her divorce. But when Gerald Walker and his family needed help, they turned to her first. Gerald had thought he'd moved on from the sexy blonde lawyer, even trying to stir up a romance with a dear friend to get Ella off his mind. However, when Gerald is accused of kidnapping and murder, Ella is the first person he goes to. Luckily for him, her feelings still run as deep as his. Though their romance might rekindle, he will have to prove his innocence first, and Ella will have to come to his defense.

Nichole Lewis' children are the most important people in her life, and are the reason she's relocated to Georgia to start a life away from the chaos that had surrounded her. Meeting Ben Walker and giving in to the attraction for the man only made her decision to stay more appealing. However, when the past she'd escaped finds her and her children, it might be time to run again, with or without Ben.

Audrey Walker, in true Walker spirit, is embarking on a new adventure as an entrepreneur and isn’t looking any further into the future than opening her own salon. When Gregory Bishop, one of the hottest actors in movies, crosses her path, it’s not hard to fall head over heels for the sexy movie star who is infatuated with her. But when his fame and fortune causes someone to go after them, destroying what Audrey has invested everything in, she will have to decide if it’s worth loving Gregory at the risk losing everything that she’s built.

At the Happily Ever After Bookstore, happiness is always found within the pages of the books on its shelves. Its owner, Leona, revels in finding each reader just the right book to bring them joy. She also enjoys meddling just enough to bring readers together who might not know they are destined for one another. In need of a holiday pick-me-up, Sadie seeks out Leona’s advice for a good holiday romance. While scanning the book selections, she knocks into Charlie McGowan, who is certainly out of his element.

Arch rivals on the race track, Jake Walker and Missy Sheridan have found themselves tangled in a web of family lies that could get them both killed. In an attempt to form an alliance on the track, they must put aside their differences. However, when heat and attraction take over, keeping their minds on the race becomes harder than ever. As the stakes grow, can they race against each other allowing the best racer to win when they know that the cost to cross the finish line might be one of their lives?

Russell Walker’s life was spared when his truck veered off the road and flipped. When he wakes after surgery, he can only assume the medicines are making him see things, because the woman he loved - who broke his heart - is taking his vitals. Chelsea Quinn has spent the past four years keeping clear of Russell Walker after she married another man and had a baby. Now she is thrust back into his life as his caretaker. But sometimes the pull of love is just too strong, especially when the lives of those you love are threatened - and someone is looking for revenge.

Bridal consultant Laura Torres had driven by the enormous house in Boulder at least a thousand times, wishing she could get an invitation inside. The possibilities of using the house for a wedding venue had dollar signs going off in her head. But the owner wasn’t one to make friends outside of a close-knit circle he kept. When Laura convinces her clients to have their wedding at Toby’s house, she knows she can make him a proposition that will net her a windfall. What she doesn’t expect is to fall for the lonely millionaire who thinks she’s only out for his fortune.

As far back as he could remember, Bruce Griffin had a crush on his best friend Alex’s little sister. But when a best friend knows all the good and bad about you, sometimes the bad parts mean he forbids you from having anything to do with his sister. Sarah Burke was brought up on the basketball courts, just like her brother was. She could handle herself in any situation, so she wondered why her brother found it necessary to forbid her from having anything to do with Bruce Griffin, someone she’d had eyes for since she was a little girl.