When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.

"Facing foreclosure on her California home, widowed Kylie Wayne is grateful to accept her aging aunt Muriel's offer to come back to small-town Branding Iron, Texas, and help out on the ranch. But when an early storm rolls in, Kylie's dream of a perfect Christmas for her kids is blown away with the unexpected snow. Comfort and joy seem unlikely, unless a certain long, tall Texan with a bad boy's charm can rope some holiday cheer... No one imagined...

Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who wants her to retire.

When a smooth-talking developer wants to buy their Devine Doughnut Shop, Grace, Sarah, and Macy find their beloved heritage up for grabs and their future up in the air until a little determination, a sprinkle of sass, and the promise of romance are added into the mix.

Allie has always thought that only bad luck came her way. When she inherits the Twisted Creek cafâe, at first she is waiting for the next calamity to occur, but gradually she meets the local people and realizes that she has finally found a safe haven.