Zgodba temelji na romanu Francine Rivers in se dogaja v ozadju kalifornijske zlate mrzlice leta 1850. Angel je bila kot otrok prodana v prostitucijo, zato ne pozna nič drugega kot izdajo. Ali bo njeno srce sploh zmožno kdaj ljubiti?
V komični drami Brad pospremi sina Troya na kolidž na vzhodno obalo in pot v njem sproži krizo samozavesti. Brad ima uspešno kariero in udobno življenje – a vendarle ne takega, kot si je svojo prihodnost predstavljal v lastnih zmagoslavnih dneh kolidža. Brad razkaže sinu Boston, kjer je sam študiral – in ne more si kaj, da ne bi svojega življenja primerjal s svojimi štirimi najboljšimi prijatelji s kolidža.
Med potovanjem po državi v iskanju idealne zveze premagujejo različne medosebne odnose. Ben, Miko in Alice so trojica mladih meščanov, ki se odpravi na potovanje preko države v iskanju idealne zveze. Da bi našli ljubezen, na poti premagujejo različne medosebne odnose.
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino have been playing table tennis together since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed. Peco, brimming with confidence and energy, wants to be the best in the world, but the reserved Smile has little fighting spirit and doesn't want to sacrifice others' happiness just to win, despite his innate talent. As the two grow, and experience the ups and downs of the sport – and life – they try to figure out exactly who they really are and what drives them to play.
