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Faith has found her soulmate in Nathalie, while Mateo finally reels in his long-time crush, Daniel. And just when Molly thinks it might be her turn, love slips right through her fingers. Carmen Ruiz has gone in search of the something—or someone—that placed the first shackle around her heart. She knows that the key to her future lies in her past. What she doesn’t realize is that her journey will be the catalyst for an unforgettable, cross-country quest for love and liberation.

Jennifer McAndrew thinks she’s living her best life in London – wonderful man, great job, happily child-free. Except the ‘wonderful man’ turns out to have a secret that ruins everything. Shocked and devastated, Jen doesn’t know what to do. So, she packs her bags and runs for the hills – away from her problems, all the way to her childhood home in Scotland and the safety of her dad. But her dad is a changed man. Busy with his girlfriend, golf and G&Ts, he doesn’t have time for Jen’s worries. And she can’t see her sister, Isla, who she fell out with years ago.

Hamburg, 1946: In den Trümmern der zerbombten Stadt treffen Gert und Gisela aufeinander. Zwei junge Menschen, die ihre Familien im Krieg verloren haben und die nun in diesem harten Nachkriegswinter nach Hoffnung suchen. Sie finden sie im Keller eines Hauses, das der einstigen Schauspielerin Friede Wahrlich gehört. Eine ungewöhnliche Frau, die in ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit gefangen ist und doch fest daran glaubt, dass sich aus dem Chaos eine hellere Zukunft formen lässt. In ihrer Küche wächst eine Gemeinschaft, die sich gegenseitig Halt gibt. Aber die Schatten der Vergangenheit sind lang.

A single mom is desperate to make ends meet. She's left her heartless ex-husband. But without a degree, job experience, or anyone to help with childcare, she doesn't know what to do. A dumpster, a buy and sell site, and a thrift store give her a way out, and what Carrie Bennet discovers goes far beyond her meager expectations.

The linked stories in Mama Said are set in Louisville, Kentucky, a city with a rich history steeped in tobacco, bourbon, and gambling, indulgences that can quickly become gripping and destructive vices. Set amid the tail end of the crack epidemic and the rise of the opioid crisis, Mama Said evokes Black family life in all its complexity, following JayLynn, along with her cousins Zaria and Angel, as they come of age struggling against their mothers' drug addictions.