In the small town of Paradise Falls, Michigan, theres a story mothers tell to their children. A tale of three young ladies who moved to the woods. The story is that of companionship, independence, and above all, magic.
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Sylvi Berdahl is a young florist who has Moved to Paradise Falls from Akershus County, Norway. She moves in with an old friend, who speaks of a rumor of two women who live in the heart of the forest. Sylvi is enamored with the idea of finding them, but when she opens her own floral shop, she unknowingly runs into one, Thyra Blackdatter. Thyra starts to change the woman's life for the better. Even though Sylvi is plagued with depression and anxiety, she feels safe and at home with Thyra, and soon, Thyra shows her the woods she calls home.
Can Sylvi leave everything she knows behind to free herself and to be happy, or will she stifle the call and loose touch with her roots.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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