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"Rien n'avait changé : les falaises dressaient leurs murailles grises, les saules bordant la rivière étaient exactement à la même place, ainsi que les toits du Moulin du Loup." 1918. Après la guerre, la vie reprend peu à peu son cours normal dans la vallée des Eaux-Claires. Faustine, institutrice dans un orphelinat d'Angoulême, doit bientôt épouser Denis Giraud, riche héritier du domaine de Ponriant. Pourtant, elle est restée très attachée à Matthieu, avec qui elle a grandi.

Charente, 1925. Lorsque la foudre frappe les étendoirs du Moulin du Loup, provoquant un incendie qui ravage la majeure partie des bâtiments, Claire Roy est seule dans le logis qui, miraculeusement, est épargné par les flammes. Elle attend Jean, son mari, parti pour le Canada avec Angela, leur fille adoptive. Quand il rentre enfin, elle retrouve un homme taciturne et distant... Devant la famille réunie, Angela, enceinte, fait éclater la tempête qui brise les cœurs et les âmes, en clamant son amour pour Jean. Trahie et humiliée, Claire les chasse du moulin.

Septembre 2018. Victoire a passé un été paisible et se prépare à son accouchement dans la sérénité retrouvée. Mais alors que tous pensaient le calme définitivement revenu dans la région, une nouvelle jeune fille connaît un sort funeste. Parvenue miraculeusement à échapper à ses ravisseurs, elle a juste le temps de prononcer quelques mots énigmatiques avant de décéder des suites de ses blessures. Victoire, qui était au lycée avec la victime, apprend cette tragédie après avoir mis au monde une petite fille. Déjà éprouvée par un accouchement difficile qui aurait pu lui être fatal, cette nouvelle est un véritable choc.

À Angoulême, en 1920, Faustine poursuit son métier d'enseignante auprès d'orphelines. Veuve de Denis, la jeune femme ne peut plus masquer son amour pour son ami d'enfance Matthieu. Ce qui provoque la colère de Bertrand Giraud, son beau-père et principal bienfaiteur de l'institution où elle travaille. Au "Moulin du loup", Claire doit, elle aussi, faire face à l'adversité quand sa fidèle servante et amie Raymonde meurt accidentellement en laissant trois orphelins.

Claire, la fille du maître papetier Colin Roy, espère le retour de Jean Dumont, son premier amour, parti travailler au loin. Même si la vie les a séparés, le jeune homme lui a confié l'éducation de sa fille, Faustine, orpheline de mère. Au moulin du Loup, la vie poursuit son cours paisible en cette année 1905. Portée par son entourage, sa passion pour l'herboristerie et sa tendresse pour Faustine, Claire a trouvé un équilibre. Mais lorsque Jean revient, il est accompagné de Térésa, une femme tapageuse.

Dans la vallée des Eaux-Claires, la jolie Claire, au tempérament rebelle, mène une jeunesse insouciante dans les ateliers du moulin où son père fabrique du papier et la campagne environnante où elle se promène avec le loup qu'elle a recueilli. Bientôt, tout s'effondre : accablé de dettes, son père la promet en mariage au fils d'un riche propriétaire, à qui elle voue une haine farouche. Or, un soir, Claire rencontre Jean, jeune bagnard en cavale.

New York est leur terre promise. En quittant leur Charente natale à l'automne 1886 pour embarquer sur un paquebot direction le Nouveau Monde, Guillaume et Catherine sont avides d'une nouvelle existence. Pourtant leur rêve de liberté va vite se transformer en cauchemar. Bientôt, leur fille Élisabeth est livrée à elle-même au cœur de l'immense cité américaine.

John Forrester is a simple man whose never needed more than his work, his truck, and a small apartment with his flat screen TV. After a bad breakup with his ex-wife John swore he’d never get married again and has done his best to keep to himself. But one woman always creeps into his mind—Arianna Keller. Arianna Keller had an amazing career, center stage on Broadway. However, her run in New York is over and circumstances have forced her back home to Nashville, Tennessee.

Only a Christmas miracle could make them work together again. Gretchen and Levi were good together once, romantically and professionally. But competition isn't always good for the soul. Now, years later, Gretchen is determined to beat Levi in the holiday baking competition that will put her in front of a global audience. But when a rival bakery tries to sabotage the competition, Gretchen and Levi will have to work together to salvage their creations, and their reputations--and maybe their past.

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.

Regan Keller fell in love with a wealthy and powerful man once. He was her boss. When that turbulent relationship ended, she swore she’d never again date someone she worked with. That was before she literally fell into her new boss’s lap.

1940, vallée des Eaux-Claires, en Charente. La Seconde Guerre mondiale ravage l'Europe. Au Moulin du Loup, Claire et son mari Jean n'hésitent pas à faire preuve de courage et de générosité. Claire héberge une famille de réfugiés juifs, dont l'arrivée provoque de nombreuses turbulences. Jean, lui, décide de se battre. Lorsqu'un soldat allemand disparaît mystérieusement, les soupçons se portent sur l'un des membres de la famille. Aventures, drames, amours, ruptures s'enchaînent autour des Roy-Dumont, qui surmontent toutes les épreuves grâce à Claire et à Jean.

Curtis Keller is a lucky man. He has the love and support of a family like no other. But he's never fallen in love with a woman. He likes to play the field, have a good time, and enjoyed friends with benefits. But when wild child Simone Pierpont comes into his life for the first time he considers settling down—until she abandons him. Simone Pierpont fell in love. She hadn't meant to, but her best friend's brother-in-law had treated her, the Parisian oil heiress, with more compassion than she'd ever known. What was she to do? So she left him stranded on a yacht in the French Rivera.

Though Liz’s journey is to learn about her grandmother, she finds these lessons turn inward. Content with her life of solitude, Liz is challenged to live a big fat life with no regrets—which just might include a crazy cat, a house in Palm Beach, and a man.

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.