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Hawke's Cove
Hawke's Cove
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The year is 1944. After the stillbirth of her first child, Evangeline Worth returns to her grandmother's farm in Hawke's Cove. with her husband, John, across the Atlantic on the war front, the coastal town provides sanctuary for Vangie. All of that changes one day when a handsome stranger appears on her doorstep, searching for work.
Joe Green looks able enough, and though she wonders why he isn't in the service, Vangie takes him in on instinct. As a rich friendship develops between them, the Army informs Vangie that John is MIA. At the same time, rumors in town circulate about a downed Hellcat plane and its missing pilot. Smoothing away their loneliness, Vangie and Joe feel their relationship deepening into a forbidden love. Then John is suddenly found alive, and the lovers separatebut cannot bear to sever their bond.
Fifty years later, Vangie's son Charlie, a reporter, is assigned to unlock the puzzle of a dredged-up Hellcat. He heads to Hawke's Cove to investigate, and meets respected local Joe Green and his daughter Maggie. As a romantic relationship blossoms between Charlie and Maggie, Vangie and Joe realize that they must open up the pastand the secrets of their hearts.
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