Showing results for "Wild Roses" in 20th Century

When Lenora Perry's dream of becoming an acclaimed singer dies a painful death, she attempts to escape her mistakes by fleeing north—directly into the path of an all-too-dashing Mountie. Though the man in scarlet appears eager to be rid of her, his home provides security, and his sister offers friendship—two things Lenora is desperate for after discovering her pregnancy. With the past dogging her footsteps and her future uncertain, dare she consider new dreams?

It’s 1932. Prohibition rages, the Depression ravages, and Billy McGlory comes of age whether he wants to or not. Musical and adventurous, Billy dreams of having his own ritzy supper club and big band. On the eve of his marriage to the pregnant Prudence, the shifty “businessman” Rosario Ingovito offers him all that and more. Fame, fortune, and his own Broadway musical - it’s all his for the taking, despite Pru’s opposition to Rosie’s ventures. Meanwhile, Pru’s artistic career gains momentum and their child is born. Can anything go wrong for Billy?

Eighteen-year-old Sadie Stark, raised by the governor of Pennsylvania, has the world on a string. She doesn't need the mother who left her any more than she needs the fiancé who promises to change. What she needs is to finish college and keep her wits about her. When war-bound James Pasko returns her stolen clutch, and shows her what's missing in her life, she gains the courage to search for the truth about her past. What Sadie uncovers rattles her to the core.

Seeking adventure, shy Kitty Greenlee joins the Women’s Army Corps. In 1944 England, as secretarial support to the Eighth Air Force, she encounters her dream man - a handsome lieutenant who only has eyes for her blonde friend. Uncomfortable around men, Kitty doesn’t think the handsome officer could want someone like her.

Seattle, 1925. Dishwasher Eleanora dreams of performing magic tap dance. Sure, she can conjure fire, but that talent remains buried thanks to Prohibition, which has banned booze and magic, and the devastating panic attacks that knock her unconscious every time she takes the stage. Unable to quiet her calling, Eleanora lands an audition at The Luminaire, the only theater where magic flows freely and the same stage where her mother famously brought fire dance to the masses before her death in an asylum.

Even the seaside town of Lobster Cove can't keep the horrors of Vietnam at bay for war-widowed Annie. When the young mother finds herself falling for a man with a secret, she must choose between giving her shattered heart another chance or getting back into her red Barracuda and hitting the road. Which will it be - love? Or the open highway? Steve doesn't believe he's worthy of a woman like Annie. He's been so busy hating himself for not being who he thinks he should be, he's lost sight of who he is. But the times, they are a'changing...and one man's doubt might hide a true hero.

Recently widowed, Dr. Margaret Boynton leaves England and sails to Africa. She finds herself up against dangerous animals and terrifying witch doctors. Determined never to fall in love again, Margaret finds her most formidable enemy is her own heart when she meets the enigmatic Jeremiah Lyon. A scoundrel whose scarred face and ice-blue eyes make strong women weak, Jeremiah Lyon, legendary great white hunter, resents his assignment to escort a middle-aged doctor to the mission hospital. When a secret society of cannibals kidnap Margaret, can Lyon rescue her before their chances for a future are destroyed forever?

In rural Florida, 1903, Mae Hinton cares for her father and younger brothers, trying to fill her deceased mother's shoes. Her life is shattered and her faith tested when her innocence is stolen by roving miscreants. Left unconscious and unable to identify her attackers, she pledges to help other victimized women. She pursues an education and learns to deal with bigoted ministers, well-to-do hypocrites, and men with higher regard for their livestock than their women.

Jericho, just out of the Marines, returns to his roots in Texas only to face the anti-war movement that demonizes all Vietnam vets. He needs to sort through his life away from all that, and in his travels he stumbles upon a Shangri-La called the Lake District of England. There is peace and serenity around those lakes. And a girl—a beautiful, soulful girl he meets while working in the restaurant of a luxury hotel.

Will Van Elsberg is a tough private investigator, but he's no match for his headstrong gal. He's so madly in love with Char, however, that he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. When he learns she's pregnant, he's anxious to tie the knot. Instead, their engagement is doomed after Char discovers he's withheld crucial information from her. He's determined to tell her everything to win back her trust but the situation changes when Char suddenly goes missing and he finds a ransom note in her car. Facing an enemy who holds all the cards, Will is thrust into the greatest crisis of his life.

Is art imitating life in 1982? Jana Lane, ex-child star, is doing a comeback film about murder. When a crew member is killed on the set, it looks like Jana could be next. Thickening the plot is Jana's breathtakingly handsome and muscular leading man, Jason Apollo, whose boyish, southern charms have aroused Jana's interest on screen and off. Will Jana and Jason stop the murderer before the final reel, or end up on the cutting room floor in this fast-paced whodunit with a shocking ending?

After her mother’s death, Dottie Lester wants to escape and go to live with her aunt in Macon, but first, she must get her father settled in his new job. When Dottie meets a handsome pilot and falls in love, her goal changes. Victor Douglas, United States Army Air Corps pilot, returns to Saplingville to help his ailing father. That and his army experience qualify him to apply for a job as a commercial airline pilot, but how can he leave his father now, or a budding romance?

Lisbeth Douglas works as a pilot, mechanic, and flight instructor. As a lady flyer in the 1930s, she works in a male-dominated profession. Fearful of ridicule, she keeps her dream of becoming a test pilot a secret. A cocky airplane salesman arrives in Saplingville and sets up shop at the airport. He steals her heart, but will never take possession of her dreams.

Dalhart McIlhenny wants something different in his life. Something others of his generation wouldn't understand. His search takes him to the Indian Capital of America, to a minimum wage job as a construction laborer with the Navajo and illegal aliens. Something so far away from the fast life and consumerism of Houston. Then he meets Carmen.

Pilot Frankie Howard can do no wrong when he’s flying and showing off his daredevil aerobatic skills. On the ground, trouble follows him wherever he goes, especially trouble with women. Frankie adores his best friend's sister, Ruth Ann, and endures her come-ons and rejections in an effort to capture her love. When he finds out she has a new beau, he accepts the defeat until fate steps in and changes their lives forever.

Writing his master’s thesis, Wilson hears of the movie about America’s defense of South Korea against the Communists. He knows people who fought in that war. It’s more than history to him—it’s personal. He must go. As an extra, he’ll have a real view of what happened, experience it for himself. Sandra, a fellow Texan, meets Wilson on the flight from Dallas to Seoul. With her good looks and academic interests, she becomes a good friend immediately, and romance develops as they angle for bit parts in the movie. But when the shoot is over, can they go their separate ways?

Charlotte LeDoux's nine-year marriage to bootlegging kingpin Gus "Lucky" LeDoux is falling apart. The same day Char learns she is pregnant, she catches Gus in the act of adultery, and it's clear he has no intention of ending the affair. Soon after, their night club is raided by federal agents. As she flees from the chaos, Char is separated from Gus and faces a choice: search out her fugitive husband or change her identity and disappear. With her life in shambles and her future in doubt, she knows what she must do to protect her child.