Quiproquo #26

In the final years of the 1800s, acrobat Michel finds himself swept into an unexpected journey when a reckless crowd member severs his tightrope, sending him tumbling into the path of a young English girl and her inherited hot air balloon. What begins as a chaotic escape over the Alps quickly spirals into a perilous adventure when the pair land in a region suddenly engulfed by war—France now at odds with Austria, and they are stranded in the middle of it all.

In a quiet village near a shuttered mill, Anne carries the weight of old memories—freckles mocked in childhood, a first kiss with Thierry, and a secret carved into wood. Now in Paris, she’s with Jean-Paul, who wants to see the place that shaped her. As they approach the mill, she wonders how he’ll react to the truth she’s never spoken aloud.

In "Celui que j'aime," Carole navigates the gilded cage of her privileged life at Kane Motors, where she’s more ornament than employee. When she steps in to run an archery booth at the fair, a chance encounter with a mechanic sparks a quiet rebellion—leading her to secretly pursue a connection that threatens to unravel the life she’s always known.

In "L'hiver en mon coeur," Judith returns to Hauteville two years after a painful farewell, drawn back by a letter of forgiveness from Patricia—once her closest friend, now engaged to another. As old tensions stir beneath the surface, Judith finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Xavier, even as Patricia, still grappling with the past, urges them to go skating together.