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The Definitive Guide to Lifetime’s Epic Book to Screen Summer Movie Series

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Gather round, bookworms and drama lovers! This summer, Lifetime is rolling out a whopping 10 films adapted from beloved books, including a slate by two of your favorite writers, Jane Green and V.C. Andrews. And, better yet, the Book to Screen movies boast an all-star cast. Think: Alyssa Milano, Jason Priestley, Erika Christensen, Kelly Rutherford, Daphne Zuniga and more. So set aside your Saturday nights in June, July and August — this guide has your plans covered!

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    TEMPTING FATE

    If you read stories with: Love triangles
    Airing: Saturday, June 15, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Alyssa Milano, Steve Kazee, Zane Holtz
    The tea: Gabby (Milano) is a mother of two enjoying a seemingly perfect marriage to Elliott (Kazee), until super-hot young Matt (Holtz) enters the picture with a business opportunity … and more. Life-altering consequences: party of three!
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    TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

    If you read stories with: Fairy-tale lives turned upside down
    Airing: Saturday, June 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Erika Christensen, Antonio Cupo, Carmel Amit, Andy Favreau
    The tea: Alice (Christensen) is married to her handsome, wealthy high school crush, Joe (Cupo), who’s molded her into the perfect socialite but can’t seem to curb his cheating habit. So Alice seeks the comfort of Harry (Favreau), her best friend Emily’s (Amit) boyfriend. What could go wrong?
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    FAMILY PICTURES

    If you read stories with: Life-altering secrets revealed
    Airing: Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Justina Machado, Elisabeth Röhm, Matt Passmore
    The tea: Sylvie (Machado) and Maggie (Röhm) are strangers living on opposite coasts but leading similar lives: They have daughters of the same age and husbands who travel often for work. When their girls meet on a college tour, the women discover a shocking secret that could tear both families apart.
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    HEAVEN

    If you read stories with: Against-all-odds struggles
    Airing: Saturday, July 27, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Annalise Basso, Julie Benz, Chris McNally
    The tea: In this first book of the Casteel Family saga, Heaven (Basso) is the eldest of five children living in poverty in rural West Virginia. Smart and savvy, Heaven wants to redeem her family but is stalled by her father’s treachery when he sells the kids. In her new home, Heaven faces a deranged guardian and a forbidden relationship.
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    DARK ANGEL

    If you read stories with: Rags-to-riches drama
    Airing: Saturday, August 3, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Jason Priestley, Kelly Rutherford, Annalise Basso
    The tea: In the second Casteel entry, Heaven (Basso) starts fresh with her grandmother Jillian (Rutherford) and grandfather Tony (Priestley) in their fancy Boston mansion, Farthinggale Manor. But money doesn’t buy happiness, and Heaven soon finds herself ensnared in a sinister web of lies.
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    FALLEN HEARTS

    If you read stories with: Ghosts of the past
    Airing: Saturday, August 10, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Jason Priestley, Kelly Rutherford, Annalise Basso
    The tea: The third Casteel film starts with Heaven (Basso) re-settled in her West Virginia hometown with a family of her own — but she can’t escape the siren song of Farthinggale for long. After she’s lured back by Tony (Priestley), life among the wealthy and privileged threatens her new attempts at happiness.
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    GATES OF PARADISE

    If you read stories with: Jaw-dropping family secrets
    Airing: Saturday, August 17, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Jason Priestley, Daphne Zuniga, Lizzie Boys, Keenan Tracey
    The tea: Heaven Casteel’s daughter Annie (Boys) endures a crippling tragedy in the fourth Casteel family film and is whisked off to Farthinggale by Tony (Priestley), who assigns a punishing nurse (Zuniga) to take care of her. But when Annie discovers a cottage in the Manor’s woods, she unlocks a mystery — and a potential escape.
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    WEB OF DREAMS

    If you read stories with: Mysteries unlocked
    Airing: Saturday, August 24, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
    Starring: Jennifer LaPorte, Tom Donadt, Max Lloyd-Jones, Cindy Busby, Lizzie Boys, Keenan Tracey
    The tea: The final Casteel film fits all the puzzle pieces together as a prequel to the first four entries, looking back to follow Heaven’s mother Leigh (LaPorte) as she escapes Farthinggale Manor with Heaven’s father Luke (Donadt). The family’s deepest, darkest secrets were known only to the Casteel patriarch and matriarch … until now!

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VC Overview

Tempting Fate

To Have and to Hold

Family Pictures

Heaven

Fallen Hearts