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After calling off her fall wedding, horror novelist Amy Fox is left with a broken heart, a mega case of writer's block, and a serious aversion to all things pumpkin spice. When she receives news that her grandfather has broken his wrist driving through a Dunkin Donuts - literally straight through the front windows - 500 miles away, in her hometown of Autumnboro, New Hampshire, Amy has no choice but to return to check on him. If she doesn't make sure that he's back on his feet, Grandpa may be moved into assisted living, and Amy's beloved childhood home will be put on the market.

Four jackets of varying weights, enough socks for the entire Confederate Army, three umbrellas, most of the antacid aisle from the local pharmacy, and six pairs of old-people sneakers that all look exactly the same. Have you ever helped your parents pack for a weeklong cruise? No? I didn't think so. So shut it. So begins vacation for Summer Hartwell - 26 years old, living with her anxiety-ridden parents, and unwillingly booked by her brother on a weeklong cruise to Bermuda.

Powerball winner Josie Morgan has learned the hard way that dating, in her financial situation, will only lead to heartbreak. She's been perfectly happy living the single life and running the Pumpkin Everything country store. Too bad her mother can’t seem to take the hint. Unwilling to face another lineup of suitors and gold-diggers at this year's Thanksgiving dinner, Josie opts to stay behind in Autumnboro to host a free meal for anybody without a place to go.

For Summer Hartwell, holding her and Graham's wedding 1,000 miles from home seemed like a good idea. Even if it is at a retirement community. How else could she avoid planning the wedding with her neurotic, anxiety-ridden mother? But with one week left to go and Summer's parents arriving on the scene, things begin to quickly unravel.

Bored administrative assistant, Tessa Golden, is trapped in a life of lousy weather, irritating bosses, and mind-numbing secretarial work. Her dreams of being an artist have rapidly deteriorated into building things out of paperclips while on hold with tech support. To make matters even worse, the love of her life has gone off and married another woman.

Ancora sotto l'ala protettiva (e ansiosa) dei genitori, Summer Hartwell si ritrova suo malgrado trascinata in una crociera da incubo con la sua famiglia. Tra improbabili appuntamenti al buio organizzati dai genitori e l'insopportabile presenza del migliore amico di suo fratello, la settimana si preannuncia davvero disastrosa. Quello che Summer non si aspetta però, è che proprio Graham, con la sua fastidiosa aria da latin lover e il fascino magnetico, le farà vivere una vacanza indimenticabile.

Michelle Collins used to love the week after Christmas. That was when Ryan Cross, rich kid from Boston, came to Reindeer Falls to spend a week with his great-aunt Dottie. From the ages of six to seventeen, with a suitcase full of video games and a childlike wonder for small-town traditions, Ryan stole her heart...at least until the year he stopped showing up. Ten years later, when Ryan unexpectedly returns to town, and Heavenly Peace - Reindeer Falls’ beloved retirement community - finds itself at risk of shutting down, Michelle’s life is thrown for a loop.

When Caitlin Cook left the small town of Reindeer Falls, Tennessee to attend Harvard University, she left behind the burden of her parents’ slowly increasing hoard of antiques, a much younger brother, and Shane Mitchell — the boy who blindsided her with the news that he loved her on the night before she left. Eight years later, Caitlin returns to Reindeer Falls, and is shocked to find her childhood home in disarray, and her little brother in desperate need of his sister.