Jo Marie Rose welcomes a new set of guests to the Rose Harbor Inn: Mary Smith, who's recovering from a difficult illness, and Anna Newton, who's arranging a celebration for her grandparents' wedding anniversary. Compassion and joy await Jo Marie, Annie and Mary, as they make peace with their pasts and look boldly toward their futures.
Rorke Denver trains the men who become Navy SEALs. With his years of action-packed mission experience and a top training role, Lieutenant Commander Denver understands exactly how tomorrow's soldiers are recruited, sculpted, motivated and deployed. Now, Denver takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program he now oversees.
California girl Livvi Gray has always been haunted by a terrifying nightmare of an eerily beautiful stranger in a shimmering silver dress. Shortly before Livvi’s 30th birthday, she will come face to face with the stranger from her dream, an encounter that will not only alter Livvi’s future, but change much of what she thinks she knows about the past.
Louise Bessire and her daughter, Isobel, are both anticipating an exciting summer. Louise is hosting an important wedding that could make her business. Isobel is looking forward to writing her style and fashion blog and getting to know charming nineteen-year-old Jeff Otten. But as the wedding draws closer, mother and daughter must find the courage to overcome unexpected challenges through the strength of their shared bond.
Skinner was the CIA's best choice for "asset protection," or at least he was until his handlers started to fear him just as much as his enemies did and banished him to the hinterlands of the intelligence community. Now, an ornate cyber-terrorist attack draws Skinner back into the fray. His asset is a roboticist named Jae, an expert in the new era of global guerrilla warfare. If Skinner fails now, the balance of power around the world could tip in a perilous new direction.
Spending the summer of 1928 in a big house on the Maine coast with his 10 older cousins and a gaggle of aunts and uncles seems like a dream come true to lonely 13-year-old Richard. But as he wanders through the bustling house, Richard witnesses scenes and conversations not meant for him and watches as the family he adores disintegrates into a tangle of lust, jealousy and betrayal. He soon finds himself drawn into the confusion and forced to cover for his relatives' romantic intrigues.
Sixteen-year-old Abigail feels nothing when her mother, who abandoned her as a baby, dies in Scotland and leaves a faded photo, a weirdly cryptic letter, and a one-way ticket to America. But the letter is surprising in that it reveals that her father is living in California and she has an eighteen-year-old sister, Becky. The two expect Abigail to move in with them, and she tries to fit in with her new American family. As Becky sweeps Abigail into a shadowy underground movement, Abigail uncovers something unimaginable: a plot aimed at controlling rebellious teens across the globe.
Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families and he has everything a boy could possibly want --- including a proxy named Syd to take all his punishments. Knox and Syd have more in common than either would guess, and when they realize that the only way to beat the system is to save each other, they flee. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve, and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay.
Newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII, everything about Anne Boleyn seems wrong. She accepts the dashing poet Thomas Wyatt’s offer to coach her on how to shine at court. Anne’s popularity soars, and even the king takes notice. But Anne also wants a voice --- and love. Anne finds herself forced to make an impossible choice between her heart's desire and the chance to make history.
Jeremy once admitted he’s able to hear voices, and the townspeople of Never Better have treated him like an outsider since. After his mother left, it has been up to Jeremy to support the family. But Jeremy can hear voices, specifically the voice of the ghost of Jacob Grimm, one half of the infamous writing duo, The Brothers Grimm. When the provocative local girl Ginger Boultinghouse takes an interest in Jeremy, a grim chain of events is put into motion.
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May's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "The Better Sister" on Prime Video, "Dept. Q" and "Forever" on Netflix, and "Miss Austen" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season premieres of Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers," Max's "And Just Like That..." and AMC's "The Walking Dead: Dead City"; the series finales of "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu and "The Last Anniversary" on Sundance Now and AMC+; the season finales of CBS's "Tracker" and "Watson," as well as ABC's "Will Trent"; the films Juliet & Romeo and Fear Street: Prom Queen; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Captain America: Brave New World, Mickey 17 and Being Maria.