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I'm so excited! We're finally opening our restaurant! It's in Montana, of all places. But I'm okay with that. We'll adjust, and maybe I'll even find a hot guy here. The cowboys are not good, I learned that the hard way. That slimy, handsy guy at Angelo's reception turned me completely off the idea of finding one of those. But maybe I'll still be able to find a good man in Billings, they're not all cowboys. I really hope I find him soon, before I run out of time. The older I get, the more worried I am. All the females in my family have struggled to conceive, so there was a very good chance ...

Montana, as far from the ocean as you can get. No lobster anywhere close, and my specialty is lobster risotto. Could this be any worse? I checked, Angelo was right. The building he found in Billings really was the only one that was in our budget and didn't need a ton of work. I would just have to make due with shrimp risotto. Frozen lobster just isn't good, it definitely isn't good enough to serve at our restaurant. Frozen shrimp isn't great either, but it was a whole lot better than frozen lobster. When you're in a land-locked state in the center of the country, there's not a lot you can ...

Moving to Montana wasn't my dream, but opening our restaurant was. So moving to the one place we could find a building that would work was necessary. We very quickly realized that we love it here. Everyone found their special person here, everyone but me. I'm starting to wonder if she's ever going to show up, it's been a year since the last match was made. I'm doing my best to be patient, she'll eventually make her way here. I'm just enjoying all my nipoti while I wait for her. We have so many now, and there's no doubt that a lot more will come soon enough. I just really wish that it was my...

I’m Brett Hammel and I own the rental shop next door to my best friend’s candy shop. Sunny Morning and I have been best friends for as far back as I can remember. Our moms have been friends most of their lives as well. I’m pretty sure Sunny and I have been hanging out together since before we were born. I’ve been told that when you meet ‘the one’ it’s an instant thing. You just know right off that it’s right. I’ve never experienced anything like that, but I guess that’s how it was for Sunny and Cali. Apparently Sunny’s sister, Windy, had a similar experience with her ...

I’m Callum Jorgenson and I’m friends with Stormy Morning. I nearly lost the right to say that not too long ago. Man, that was a majorly epic fail. I didn’t even realize at the time that I was making a mistake, but it turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes of my life. It almost cost me everyone important to me all at once. Tucker, Ross, and Stormy are my family. My real family? Well, I don’t have anything to do with them anymore. It’s not good, everything about them goes against my beliefs. It’s very toxic and I just decided to love them from afar. It’s for the best, ...

Hidden right under our noses is a whole society of people that we know nothing about. By all appearances, they’re just like us. But they have a secret they’re keeping, and an incredibly hard job to do. They’re determined to keep their secret and do what they were created to do. It’s simply yin and yang, light and dark, everything needs an opposite. The war to maintain balance is real. If one side overtakes the other, everything collapses. The battle is constant, and the royal line is determined to keep the balance between light and dark. But it’s getting harder to maintain. ...

I’m Andy Garrison and I'm one of the best friends of Windy Monroe, formerly Morning. The other one is Nina, who married Chad Murphy just before Thanksgiving. I gotta say, I didn’t see that coming. But I’m happy about it, because I can clearly see how happy Nina is. That’s really all that matters. Windy married my cousin, Robert. I’m ridiculously happy about that too. They're expecting a baby this summer and that’s the best news ever. I can’t wait to meet my new little cousin, also known as my honorary niece or nephew. Yeah, I’m claiming both titles. Cousin because Robert’s...

I wasn't too happy when Billings, Montana ended up being the only place that we were able to find a building. But I quickly realized how awesome it was here once all my siblings started finding their special someone. Nico and I are the only ones left. I made the mistake of getting my hopes up when my sisters kept telling me that it was my turn. I refuse to do that again, so when Tasha announced that her friend was moving here, I immediately talked myself out of getting excited. She's likely not mine. She has two kids, she'd better suited for someone in her same situation. Being a stepdad is...

Montana, my favorite place. I didn't purposely find the building there, honest. But man, am I glad that I did. Billings is a great place to open an authentic Italian restaurant. My siblings will get used to the much smaller city, at least it's not a tiny town like a lot of the other places in Montana. We're opening a restaurant because it's been our dream since we were little kids. We all loved cooking with Nonna every afternoon. She taught us how to make all her authentic Italian recipes. We've been saving every penny since we were old enough to earn money and we're finally ready. I was ...

Half of us are married, four more to go. I will be last, I'm always last. That's just how it always is. I liked it that way, I never had anyone anxiously waiting behind me. My three single brothers will find their girls quickly, and then it'll be my turn. I was worried about Enzo and Nico, they were not ready for marriage until recently. But they were doing a lot better since we moved here and opened the restaurant. Something about finally making our dream happen really helped them grow up. I think that moving to Montana, and leaving their childhood home behind, is what did it. That was ...

Middle-of-nowhere Montana, so not where I want to live. But this is where we could make our dream come true, so I was sucking it up and making the best of it. At least I was able to leave the ghosts of my past back in New York where they belong. I wouldn't miss them one bit. And who knows, maybe I will be able to move on if I can find the woman that speaks to my soul. That would be the only way, I could never trust anyone else with my heart. It's her or no one. And even if I do find her, it's going to take a lot for me to get to the point that I can let go of my heart again. It's been ...

Hidden right under our noses is a whole society of people that we know nothing about. By all appearances, they’re just like us. But they have a secret they’re keeping, and an incredibly hard job to do. They’re determined to keep their secret and do what they were created to do. It’s simply yin and yang, light and dark, everything needs an opposite. The war to maintain balance is real. If one side overtakes the other, everything collapses. The battle is constant, and the royal line is determined to keep the balance between light and dark. But it’s getting harder to maintain. ...

I’m Stormy Morning, and yes that is my real name. Out of my siblings I got the worst name. It’s fitting, I did roll in like a storm and shook things up quite a lot, especially in my teen years. Okay, so yeah, I messed up some during that time. Quite a lot, actually. No, I didn’t kill anyone or do anything that serious. But I did mess up enough to lose my family’s respect and trust. I have regrets, but I redeemed myself. I fixed it and I’m never going back there. Now I’m reliable and also fun to be around. That was the problem, I had the fun part down but lost the reliable aspect...

I’m Ross Kelly, one of Stormy’s closest friends. Tucker and Callum are the other two in our group. We all grew up here in Gusty Rock and the four of us have always been friends. The guys are like brothers, but they don’t really know my family life. They think they do, and they know most of it. But there are secrets they aren’t aware of. That no one’s aware of with one exception, my little sister, Shelby. My parents knew once upon a time, but they’re both dead now. I miss Mom, but not Dad. He doesn’t deserve being missed. The secrets have to do with that, but I’m not getting ...

I’m Brielle Evans, I’m Rainy Morning’s best friend. She’s Rainy Riley now that she’s married to Conner Riley, but I’ll always think of her as Rainy Morning. I’ve known Rainy all my life. Our moms are friends and were pregnant with us at the same time. She was born less than two weeks before me and our moms decided that one combined party was easier than two separate parties that close together. So Rainy and I had many twins birthday parties growing up. It was fine, I didn’t mind sharing with my bestie. I just have one sister and we were raised by a single mom. She would ...

Hi, I’m Rainy Morning. Yup, that’s my real name. I used to hate it a lot more, but I’ve given up caring. It is what it is, and someday I’ll get married. Then my last name will change and it won’t be so horrendous anymore. At least I’m not alone in my misery. My brothers, Stormy and Sunny, are in the same boat as me. Our lucky sister, Windy, is now Windy Monroe. It gives me hope, if not a bit of jealousy. I’m the third of four kids, Stormy’s my only younger sibling. The four of us bought a duplex together and opened a sweet shop together. We were all super close and did ...

I’m Emmy Brittle and I’m one of Rainy’s best friends. Brielle’s our other bestie. I’m the new member of the group since they’ve been besties since they were born and I joined them in the fourth grade. I was placed in their group with a guy named Hank Martin. They apparently hate Hank because he terrorized Rainy the year before. He always seemed like a really sweet guy to me, but they were adamant that I needed to stay far away from him. They made it their mission to protect me from him. I never did understand why, but I went along with it. Hank disappeared from town right after ...

Billings, Montana. That's my new home, and it's not nearly as bad as I assumed it would be when Angelo insisted that we move here. I actually rather love it. My family has been incredibly blessed for coming here. The restaurant is doing incredibly well, better than we could have ever imagined. Almost all of my siblings and my aunt all found their special someone here. They're all making me lots of nipoti, and I love it so much. Well, Zia Emilia obviously isn't. She still isn't married to Tanner yet. I don't know what they're waiting for. It's been almost a year that they've been dating. But...

Hi, we're the D'Alessandro octuplets. We spent our entire childhood cooking with our Nonna every single day. We loved cooking with her so much. She taught us all of her Italian recipes. We loved it so much that we started dreaming of opening a restaurant together. Nonno taught us all about running a business, and we started saving. We all got jobs and made a plan. It took us a decade, but we finally had what we needed. We found a building in Billings, Montana and opened our much-anticipated restaurant. We no longer have Nonna with us, but we know that she's proudly watching from Heaven. ...

I’m Nina Hastings, and I’m Windy Morning’s best friend. Andy’s our other bestie, he’s the absolute sweetest guy ever. I was partnered with Andy for a project back in fourth grade when Andy first moved here. Windy and I adopted him right away and the three of us have been inseparable ever since. I work at an investment firm as the VP of sales. It’s a stressful job, but I worked hard to get where I am. I love my job and wouldn’t give it up for anything. I have a great team and I’m pretty proud of them. I don’t have a boyfriend, even though most everyone assumes that Andy and...