The Durand family comes from a very traditional French village, where daughters are married off to eligible men - regardless of what those daughters want. At the height of the Great Depression, recent immigrant Madame Durand believes that the family's best chance for survival is finding a suitable match for Amandine, her eldest daughter, in New York City. But Amandine has other ideas in the form of David Middleton. Despite the odds, the two forge a relationship with Madame Durand's disapproval hanging over them. When America is forced to join WWII, David answers the call of duty and goes to...

Ashley Molloy has just secured a highly coveted spot on a student exchange program, and she is thrilled for the opportunity to spend an entire semester in Florence, Italy She is young, attractive, and innocent. In fact, Ashley is planning to leave her native Kansas for the very first time John Williams is a tall, tough Texan who has turned his back on sports to pursue an art degree. He is attending college in Florence, sketching by day and painting by night around his class schedule. A chance meeting in a town square brings John and Ashley together, and there is an instant spark between...