Solution: Wedding - La série

Wedding Jitters Vito Donatello called it a match made in heaven. His son, Marco, needed a wife. His goddaughter, Susan, needed a husband. And he needed lots of grandchildren to carry on the Donatello name -- and run Minnesota's largest supermarket chain. Though Marco loved his father, he wasn't sure about Vito's latest plan. Susan was a blond angel, but Marco had never been attracted to innocent, romantic women. Susan, on the other hand, found Marco hot-tempered and too darned handsome. They had nothing in common except their love for Vito... and a tender yearning that held the promise of a dream come true.

Veuve à 29 ans, Rachel, après avoir vécu de douloureuses épreuves, n'attend plus que deux choses de la vie : la tranquillité et l'indépendance. Quant à l'amour, il n'en est surtout plus question ! Mais, ce faisant, ne sacrifie-t-elle pas son rêve le plus cher qui est d'avoir des enfants, des enfants que son mari lui a, naguère, refusés ? Aussi, la proposition de mariage de Marc Davenport arrive-t-elle comme un coup de tonnerre dans un ciel serein. Divorcé, désespéré par la mort accidentelle de son petit garçon, il n'a plus qu'une obsession aujourd'hui, en-dehors de ses affaires : être père de nouveau. De son côté, Rachel garderait toute sa liberté dans une union où la seule obligation partagée serait d'élever les enfants à venir. Mais peut-on vraiment rêver de construire une famille sur contrat ? Une vraie famille, pleine d'amour et de rires... * * * Description en VO : BABY BOOM Widow Rachel Vanden Ross couldn't believe her ears. Marcus Davenport, one of the richest men in Europe had proposed to her! It should have been a scene out of a fairy tale, but there was a catch--Marcus only wanted a wife in order to have a child. A disastrous first marriage made Rachel reject his offer--until Marcus kissed her, bringing to life feelings she had thought long dead. Suddenly a world of possibilities opened up-- but by accepting Marcus on his own terms, was she dooming herself to a life with heaven just out of reach? Rachel made a fateful decision... .

Joanne a beau exposer sa conception romantique de l'amour à son grand-père, le vieil homme ne veut rien savoir ! II s'est mis en tête de la marier à Zachary Thomas, l'homme auquel il vient de s'associer. – Mais, enfin, grand-père, pour se marier il faut s'aimer et l'amour ça doit être spontané. Je ne tomberai jamais amoureuse sur commande ! Et encore moins d'un homme comme lui ! Jamais ? Rien n'est moins sûr ! Tant il est vrai qu'avec Zachary Thomas, Joanne n'est pas au bout de ses surprises et que l'amour – effectivement ! – ne se commande pas. * * * Description en VO : Grandfather rang the wedding bells! Janine Hartman loved her grandfather dearly—but she balked at his plan to choose her a husband. Zach Thomas, the intended groom, didn't like it any better. Zach had recently merged his business with the Hartman family firm, and that was the only Hartman-Thomas merger he wanted. But Grandfather had other ideas, ideas belonging to a different place, a different time, when marriages were arranged by families. "It would be a perfect match," he insisted. "You two suit each other." Zach and Janine didn't agree. In fact, they agreed on only one thing—that Gramps was a stubborn, meddling old man. But what if he was right? * * * After arranging his granddaughter's marriage, Harman insists the couple "wouldbe" a perfect match. Marianne rated it it was amazing..... First Comes Marriage is the 43rd stand-alone novel by Debbie Macomber. Janine Hartman is a well-off volunteer worker who lives with Anton, the grandfather who raised her after her parents were killed. Zach Thomas is a self-made man whose business has merged with Anton's. When Anton tells Janine that he would like her to marry Zach, both she and Zach are shocked and surprised. This is the modern-day USA, not mid-century Europe! And anyway, they can't stand each other! She's rich, spoiled, illogical and stubborn (he says) and he's arrogant, stubborn, rude, argumentative and unreasonable (she says). The marriage may look good in a practical and financial sense, but Janine wants to love (and choose) the man she will marry. And she wants grand passion. Anton says "first comes marriage, then comes love". But somehow her interfering grandfather manages to throw Janine and Zach together a number of times, and things start to happen. * * * There are all the usual ways, of course, but here’s how Janine Hartman did it. My grandfather Hartman arranged a husband for me! Zach Thomas, the intended groom, was just as outraged as I was. But gramps insisted we’d be “a perfect match.” First Comes Marriage, according to him. Does Grandfather know best? You decide! * * * When the Hartman-Thomas merger is finalized, Anton Hartman believes that the next step should be an arranged marriage between his spirited granddaughter Janine and the serious Zach Thomas.

Pour réussir son prochain film hollywoodien, Brandon Marcus ne ferait aucun compromis ! Il voulait le couple Graham Wyatt et Sheila Parker comme tête d’affiche. Eux et personne d’autre ! Cela n’aurait posé aucun problème s’il n’y avait pas eu cette liaison entre Brandon et Sheila, des années plus tôt. Une liaison éphémère et sans lendemain, certes… Mais aujourd’hui, Sheila était mariée à Graham Wyatt, et celui-ci, plus âgé qu’elle et très jaloux, voyait d’un mauvais œil que son épouse tourne avec un "ex" aussi jeune et séduisant que Brandon. Cet embrouillamini vaudevillesque en aurait découragé plus d’un… Mais pas Brandon, le réalisateur le plus en vue d’Hollywood ! Avec l’aide de sa charmante assistance, Cassandra, il allait mettre au point le plus incroyable des scénarios… * * * Pour réussir son prochain film hollywoodien, le jeune et très en vue Brandon Marcus était prêt à tous les stratagèmes, y compris celui de demander à sa charmante assistante Cassie de se faire passer vis-à-vis du "tout-hollywood" pour sa fiancée. Avec tout ce que cela impliquait de baisers en public et de week-ends chez des amis, où, bien sûr, il leur faudrait partager une chambre, comédie oblige.... Une épreuve pour Cassie, l'enfant de stars, qui fuyait les feux des projecteurs. Une torturante et délicieuse épreuve... * * * Description en VO : NO STRINGS ATTACHED Cassandra Leigh Addams couldn't quite believe the mess she'd gotten herself into. Her make-believe engagement to her boss, infamous, charismatic Brandon Marcus, had somehow turned into a real-life marriage--and she didn't know what in the world she was going to do about it. She was furious with her new "husband" and at herself for going along with his idiotic scheme to fool the world and the gossip columnists. Brand swore they could play house for a while and then dance away from it all--no muss, no fuss, no bother. But when he kissed her, when he touched her, it didn't feel like playacting to Cassie. It felt like the real thing.

CAUTION: DANGER AHEAD Once upon a time Bronwen Montorsoli, a young widow, struggled to support her son with odd singing jobs. But then a social worker accused her of filling her boy's head with grandiose fantasies of being related to an Italian prince. Just as her son, Nicky, was to be placed in "protective care," a towering stranger appeared at her dreary London flat. Identifying himself as her brother-in-law, Prince Lorenzo Montorsoli, he whisked them off to Italy, claiming Nicky as his heir. But who would protect Bronwen from Lorenzo's magnetic presence? And who would protect Lorenzo from the ethereal Welsh beauty who defiantly declared herself his enemy for life?

– Dites-moi, docteur Beaulieu, comment connaissez-vous Savanah ? demanda aimablement la vieille dame. Gordon s'agita nerveusement sur son siège, très mal à l'aise. – Euh... Je l'ai rencontrée pendant ses études d'infirmière. Heureusement, tante Jasmine sembla se satisfaire de cette réponse plutôt succincte. Peu fier de lui, Gordon évita son regard. La pauvre... Comment aurait-elle pu imaginer ? L'homme qu'elle avait accueilli avec tant de gentillesse, cet homme d'allure si respectable, avait cinq ans auparavant épousé son innocente petite nièce... Et il n'était venu que pour la lui reprendre. * * * STILL MARRIED! After six years, Savanah had finally forgotten her whirlwind marriage to Beau Winslow. She had made a new life for herself and her son. Then Beau arrived with the shocking news that their union had never been dissolved. Her no-longer-ex-husband wanted to try again; Savanah wanted him to get lost! But Beau had never known about his son, and when he discovered the truth, he was even more determined to make Savanah his again. Just one look had rekindled his passion for her. And underneath the desire was a steadfast love that Savanah might deny, but that Beau knew would never go away... Solution: Wedding -- Saying "I do was part of the deal -- but falling in love was not...