When Frank Goode's grown children cancel a family reunion, the recent widower sets off on a cross-country journey to reconnect with each of them. A family separated by physical and emotional distance finds a way to come together.

"Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until...

When a single father Dennis Nash is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver, the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. It's a deal-with-the-devil that provides security for his family; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver's web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.

"Richard is a successful college professor who gives up a steady stream of one-night-stands and beautiful undergrads for fatherhood with much younger Kate. Three years later when Kate falls in love with someone else and moves out, she sends her sister, Olivia, to make sure Richard is properly caring for their son. Assuming Richard is back to his irresponsible playboy lifestyle, Olivia is shocked when she starts to fall in love with him herself." ...

When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too....

In the small working-class town of Angels Crest a young father's good intentions are thwarted by a moment of thoughtlessness, resulting in tragedy. A local prosecutor, haunted by his past goes after Ethan, and the ensuing confusion and casting of blame begins to tear the town apart.

The national tree : A teenager takes the journey of his life when his tree is picked to be the White House Christmas tree, and must decide if losing what means the most to his family is worth the price of fame. The case for Christmas: Santa is in trouble. People are losing faith in him, and he's being sued for ruining Christmas. Michael Sherman is a young lawyer and single father still mourning the loss of his wife who takes Santa on as a client....

"It's the Christmas season, but Christy Byrne hasn't felt much joy since his wife died four years ago. When the family Christmas tree business brings him and his children from Nova Scotia to New York City, his all-work demeanor creates a family fallout." --

"Life at home is a struggle for nine-year-old Johannes: his mother has recently passed away, his father is preoccupied, and his older sister has no time for him. Then one night Johannes discovers Wiplala, a little man with magical powers who lives in the kitchen cupboard. Johannes is thrilled to have a friend all his own; until one of Wipala's spells accidentally shrinks him and his family down to four inches in height!" --

George begins dating someone new, providing endless fodder for gossip in his quirky New Zealand coastal town. Meanwhile, his two teenage kids experience the rocky side of romance, and the whole family reels from revelations about the death of George's wife a few years earlier. --