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Abuela Approved | Aprobada por Abuela
Getting grandmother's approval is the ultimate test, and she passes with flying colors
Abuela's Blessing | La Bendición de Abuela
Meeting the family is terrifying enough, but when abuela gives her blessing in the most unexpected way, love blooms
The Quinceañera Surprise | La Sorpresa de los Quince
The chambelán she hasn't seen in five years returns for her cousin's quinceañera, and old feelings resurface with new intensity
Salsa Verde Secrets | Secretos de Salsa Verde
A family salsa recipe becomes the path to love when she shares her secrets with the right person
Sunday Sancocho | Sancocho Dominguero
A traditional Colombian Sunday dinner brings together two people who thought they'd never love again
Tamales at Midnight | Tamales a Medianoche
Christmas tamaladas bring the whole family together, including the neighbor she's been avoiding all year
חיבה בעפולה | Afula Affection
A nurse at Emek Medical Center finds love with a patient's son—and learns that caring goes beyond medicine.
גבעות חיפה | Haifa Hills
A Druze family's daughter falls for her Jewish neighbor—and they must navigate two worlds from their homes on Mount Carmel.
Palm Fruit Passion
Date processing manager Nadia modernizes family operations. When food scientist Chen proposes innovation, tradition and technology merge sweetly. 'Al tamr khalid' (التمر خالد) - Dates are eternal.
הבטחת פסח | Pesach Promise
At a seder in Tel Aviv, a man meets his ex-wife's new partner—and realizes freedom means letting go.
סוד השבת | Shabbat Secret
A secular man invited to his girlfriend's religious family for Shabbat finds himself drawn to her observant mother.
The Caterer's Confession
Divine Eats has catered every major event in Baltimore. When her biggest client's father starts helping in the kitchen, the menu expands unexpectedly.
Desi Destiny
Hira has rejected every rishta for ten years. When her mother arranges one final meeting with Farhan—under threat of disownment—she expects disaster. Instead, she finds everything she'd given up hoping for.
The Eid Surprise
Every Eid, Amina's family asks why she's still single. This year, she invents a fake boyfriend. She doesn't expect her 'fake' boyfriend's cousin—handsome, genuine Omar—to become very real.
The Family Secret
When Sana's mother passes, she discovers a secret sister—Mehr—born from her father's affair. As they navigate grief and resentment, Mehr's brother-in-law Kareem becomes an unexpected source of comfort... and more.
The Foster Mother's Forever
Mama Jean has fostered over a hundred children. When one of her boys returns as a man, she discovers some family bonds transcend biology.
The Palestinian Wedding
As a bridesmaid at her cousin's Ramallah wedding, Layla never expected to fall for the best man—especially not her cousin's ex-boyfriend's brother.
The Sunday Roast
Nadia's family does Sunday roast—Pakistani style, with biryani instead of beef. When her brother's friend Faisal becomes a regular guest, she discovers some traditions are worth keeping.
Cardiff Caramel
When Kwesi's cousin Nadia comes to stay during a family emergency, he discovers the thick Ghanaian beauty from London has very different ideas about what family means.
The Dhiig Connection
Dhiig means blood in Somali—the family bonds that tie everything together. His distant cousin's thick divorced mother hosts a family gathering. After everyone leaves, she shows him that some family connections are closer than others.
Family Matters
His wife is at a conference. Her mother and sister have been waiting for a chance to show him what the family really has to offer.
Keeping It in the Family
He's spending the summer with his aunt and cousin. They've been waiting for him to grow up. Now that he has, they're done waiting.
In-Laws
He married the daughter. But every holiday visit, it's the mother he can't stop thinking about. This Christmas, she stops pretending not to notice.
The Collector
Four men from the same bloodline. Each thought he was the only one. When the truth comes out, she refuses to choose — and none of them can leave.
Chai na Maandazi
His Kenyan mother-in-law disapproves of him—until she discovers why her daughter married a man half her size. Some appetites are inherited.
Mke wa Kaka
His older brother works offshore oil rigs—gone for months. His thick Swahili wife is left alone. The repairs become visits. The visits become everything.
Vizazi Vitatu
He marries into a family of thick women. The grandmother approves him first. Then the mother inspects him. By the wedding night, three generations have tested his worthiness. They decide to share.
Khalti Mombasa
His aunt visits from Mombasa for his sister's wedding — thick, divorced, bitter about men. Through thin walls, he hears her at night. She hears him too. On the third night, she stops pretending.
The Judge's Dilemma | مُعْضِلَةُ القاضِي
A righteous judge must rule on a case where his own son is the accused
The Mountain Roses | وُرُودُ الجَبَلِ
A family cultivates precious Damask roses on the mountain slopes of Jebel Akhdar