L’Arc de cupidon - La Première Génération - La série

James Morgan n’a jamais vraiment cru en l’amour. Ceci avait été vrai, jusqu’à ce qu’il pose ses yeux sur Deborah Walker à la fontaine de soda locale. Il se surprit lui même en l’invitant à sortir pour une soirée impromptue en ville, et elle le surprit encore plus en acceptant. Tandis que la soirée se déroule, les deux partagent leurs histoires passées et leurs rêves secrets, et James réalise qu’elle est la femme parfaite pour lui. Le seul problème est qu’il est expédié en Corée le lendemain matin. Accomplir son devoir est non négociable pour James, même si se battre pour son pays leur brisera ultimement leurs cœurs à tout deux. Deborah promet de l’attendre, mais deux années sont longues pour mettre sa vie en attente, surtout pour un homme qu’elle n’a connu que pour une journée. Quand Rip Rockwell revient de la guerre alors que James ne revient pas, Rip demande Deborah en mariage. Elle accepte et ils bâtissent une merveilleuse vie ensemble jusqu’au décès de Rip cinquante ans plus tard. Au travers de tout cela, pourtant, elle ne peut toujours pas vraiment oublier son premier amour. Elle prend sa retraite à Abeline, s’attendant à vivre le reste de ses jours en paix. Alors imaginez sa surprise quand James Morgan emménage à côté de chez elle. - - - - - - - - - - -V.O. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Is it ever too late to give love a second chance? James Morgan never really believed in love. That is, until he laid eyes on Deborah Walker at the local soda fountain. He surprises himself by inviting her out for an impromptu night on the town, and she shocks him even more by agreeing. As the night progresses, the two share their past histories and secret dreams, and James realizes that she is the perfect woman for him. The only problem is that he ships off to Korea the next morning. Fulfilling his duty is non-negotiable to James, even if fighting for his country will ultimately break both of their hearts. Deborah promises to wait for him, but two years is a long time to put her life on hold, especially for a man she only knew for one day. When Rip Rockwell returns from the war and James does not, Rip proposes marriage to Deborah. She agrees and they build a beautiful life together until his death fifty years later. Through it all, though, she can never quite forget her first love. She retires to Abeline, expecting to live out the rest of her days in peace. So imagine her surprise when James Morgan moves in next door...

Chaque jour Rip combat sa culpabilité – la culpabilité d’être toujours vivant de la guerre alors que son ami ne l’est pas – et la commotion cérébrale. Toutes les deux l’empêchant de retourner à une vie civile normale. Quand il rencontre une magnifique jeune femme dans son voisinage, il combat ses sentiments pour elle également. Après tout, il ne mérite pas d’être heureux alors que c’est de sa faute si son meilleur ami est mort. Deborah Walker a donné son cœur à un homme qui est disparu en Corée déchiré par la guerre. Alors qu’elle désire garder sa promesse de l’attendre, elle n’a aucune idée s’il a survécu la bataille qui la rendu porté disparu. Quand un beau vétéran emménage dans son voisinage, elle dénie son attraction grandissante pour lui, surtout que sa seule présence lui faire remémorer l’homme qu’elle a déjà perdu. Est-ce que Rip et Deborah peuvent trouver une façon de se guérir ensemble, ou est-ce qu’ils sont destinés à vivre une série sans fin de chagrins ? - - - - - - - - - -V.O. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Can two broken hearts heal one another? Every day Rip Rockwell fights the guilt—the guilt that he survived the war when his best friend did not—and the shell shock. Both of which refuse to let him return to a normal civilian life. When he meets a beautiful young woman in his new neighborhood, he fights his feelings for her too. After all, he doesn’t deserve to be happy when it’s his fault his best friend died. Deborah Walker gave her heart to a man who disappeared in war-torn Korea. While she wants to keep her promise to wait for him, she also has no idea whether he survived the battle that rendered him MIA. When a handsome veteran moves in next door, she denies her growing attraction to him, especially since his very presence reminds her of the man she’s already lost. Can Rip and Deborah find a way to heal together, or are they destined for an endless series of heartbreaks?

Her picture saved his life. Now he’ll risk everything to find her. When James Morgan left for Korea, his heart belonged to another woman. But all that changed when he found the picture of a beautiful, exotic woman one of his troop mates left behind. The tattered photo gives him the resolve he needs to make it home alive, but once he gets there, he has no idea how to go about finding the mysterious woman who unknowingly saved his life. Gloria Flores is distraught when her brother dies fighting a war she never supported in the first place. Still, it falls to her to pick up the shattered pieces left in the wake of his untimely death. In order to heal, her family must relocate once again, but Gloria is tired of being the protector. She’s hurting too, and something seems to be tying her to the small Texas home town. But what? Will James find the woman he so desperately seeks, and will he be exactly the person she needs too?

Because first loves last forever. When Deborah Rockwell’s first love resurfaces just as she’s getting ready to enjoy retirement, she is torn between staying true to her late husband’s memory and trying to find new happiness with the one who got away. These days, she can barely remember that cheerful girl she was when James Morgan declared his undying love more than fifty years ago, and she’s fearful he’ll be disappointed in the woman she’s become. James has always wondered what could have been with Deborah and is sure they’ve met again by design, not by coincidence. When Deborah agrees to give him a second chance, he goes about recreating the perfect night they shared so many years ago. Can these two former sweethearts put their pasts behind them and move into the future together—or are they destined for even more heartbreak?