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The thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont, native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back. Little did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits. When Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives.

Mama Mallory zmarła piętnaście lat temu. Mimo to ostatnie słowa wypowiedziane przez ojca tuż przed śmiercią w pośpiesznej rozmowie telefonicznej były jasne: "Znajdź... matkę". Poczucie wstydu i zagubienia trzymało Mallory Davis z dala od domu przez ostatnie piętnaście lat.

Claire Dellamare przyjeżdża do hotelu Tourmaline na wyspie Folly Shoals w stanie Maine na spotkanie biznesowe z ojcem, dyrektorem generalnym ich firmy. Kiedy zaczynają nawiedzać ją dziwne wspomnienia, dowiaduje się, że w 1989 roku zaginęła podczas swoich czwartych urodzin organizowanych właśnie w tym hotelu. Odkrywa także, że rok później pojawiła się w tym samym miejscu z karteczką przypiętą do sukienki. Nikt nie wiedział, gdzie Claire spędziła tamten rok, a ona sama w ogóle nie pamięta, że kiedykolwiek zaginęła.

"Chciałbym, żeby dziewczynki były bezpieczne..."

Kate Mason poświęciła życie, by troszczyć się o rodzinne uprawy jagód. Kiedy jednak jej pola przestają przynosić plony, zmuszona jest wymyślić jakiś inny sposób zarabiania na życie. Najlepszym rozwiązaniem może okazać się wynajęcie małego domku leżącego na terenie jej posiadłości, jednak to i tak za mało.

Isaac Liddle is keen to marry Emmie, and she knows she shouldn't hide her pregnancy from him any longer. But before she can tell him her secret, a widower friend asks the impossible of Emmie: Will she honor her promise to his dead wife by marrying him to care for the orphaned baby?

When her husband is killed by a car bomb while their band is on tour in Charleston, Alanna doesn't know where to turn. Her father-in-law is threatening to take custody of the baby she carries, but the one thing she knows for sure is that she can't lose the last piece of Liam she has left. Their manager offers her a marriage of convenience to gain her US citizenship and allow her to escape her father-in-law's control. It seems like the perfect solution...but her doubts begin almost as soon as she arrives at Barry's family home, a decaying mansion surrounded by swamp.

Christmas is coming, and the air at Fort Laramie has turned cold...but relations with the Sioux have turned colder. As tensions between soldiers and natives approach a tipping point, Ben Croftner and Jessica DuBois prepare a trap for Rand Campbell.

Emmie makes a promise to her friend that, if fulfilled, could mean the end to her dreams of a future with Isaac. Emmie Croftner let Isaac Liddle go to avoid telling him about her past. But Isaac remains determined to win Emmie's heart and hand. Though Emmie resolves to keep her heart in check, it hurts when she sees that another woman has set her bonnet for Isaac