SPOILERS for B&B, Days, Passions and Y&R!

We took off a few days for the Fourth of July holiday, but now we are back with bang --pun intended! Let's get right to spoilers for next week:

The Bold and the Beautiful
On Monday, Brooke finds herself in deep trouble with the police and social services.

Days of Our Lives
Next week, Anna flirts with Tony.
Marlena visits Sami in the safe house.
Kayla wants to have another baby.
Grandpa Shawn realizes that he must go back to Ireland.
Thursday - Bo and Hope find Grandpa Shawn in the Irish church when he makes an alarming comment.
Friday - Max is shocked when he discovers Jeremy's dirty secret.

The characters of "Colleen" and "Santo" will first appear on Monday. Alison Sweeney will portray Colleen and James Scott will portray Santo.

Passions
Monday, July 9
* Ethan convinces the Blackmailer to surrender.
* Fancy starts to tell Luis about Pretty.
* Gwen encourages Sheridan to do whatever she can to save Luis.

Tuesday, July 10
* A possessed Gwen tries to kill Theresa.
* Eve's son wants to meet her.
* Tabitha turns herself into a cat to stay close to Endora.

Wednesday, July 11
* Gwen and Rebecca find J.T.'s USB stick!
* Eve meets her son!
* Tabitha orders Julian to stay away from Endora.

Thursday, July 12
* Gwen and Rebecca finally learn Theresa's secret.
* Julian learns that Tabitha and Endora are witches.
* Esmerelda gets rid of the bad witches!

Friday, July 13
* Sheridan poisons Theresa's tea.
* Eve realizes her child is the one who killed Rae.
* Julian begs Tabitha to use her magic to reveal his son to him.

The Young and the Restless
* Colleen helps Kevin lure Jana back to Genoa City, leading to a dangerous confrontation, as Michael and Daniel try to prevent Kevin from taking deadly revenge.
* Despite the strain in their marriage, Nikki makes Victor a business proposition, while Victor offers Karen a job.
* Cane remains suspicious of Amber as he investigates the circumstances of their wedding.
* Noah runs away from home, prompting Nick to make an important decision about his life with Phyllis.
* Jill and Ji Min contemplate marriage, but a furious Kay forbids it.

Tennis Double-Faults Days and Passions

It's that time of year again -- fireworks, hot dogs and beer. Oh, and an NBC daytime pre-emption for the Wimbledon. On Thursday, July 5 and Friday, July 6, Days of Our Lives and Passions will not be broadcast due to Wimbledon coverage.

(I know the accompanying picture is an image of the movie Wimbledon, but Paul Bettany is way hot, so I had to post his pic.)

Casting News Galore!

Finola Hughes (Anna, General Hospital) returns on July 13 to convince an ailing Eli Love to let Noah Drake (Rick Springfield) perform in his place at a charity concert. She is scheduled to for a short-term summer stint, but rumors are flying that she is considering a full-time return to daytime as her character becomes involved with Noah.

Schae Harrison (Darla, The Bold and the Beautiful) is back, at least in spectral form. As we all know, her character died in a heartbreaking hit-and-run car accident, which involved her best friend Taylor. Darla will appear to Thorne while he is in “an altered state.” Her two-day appearance is scheduled for the end of July.

Rumors are running rampant that Tom Pelphrey might return to the role of Jonathan on Guiding Light. Insiders at the show have suggested that Pelphrey has been in talks with top brass at GL and that a return might be on the horizon later this year. While nothing is written in stone until the ink on the contract has dried, the renewed speculation has GL fans very happy and hopeful.

Adrian Bellani (Miguel, Passions) has opted not to renew his contract with the show in order to pursue other professional options. He joins James Stevenson (Jared) and Silvana Arias (Paloma) as some of the core cast members who have chosen not to make the move to DirecTV. A spokesperson at Passions has suggested that the role of Miguel will likely be recast some time down the road.