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The story revolves around a successful events planner, Elena Cole, whose job is to help other people plan their weddings and events. Elena finds it cumbersome to get into a relationship. Constantly striking out, she commences an online dating and soon gets a real chance at love. Then she meets Oliver Drew, a handsome and charming doctor.

Black women are now one of the most educated groups in the United States. However, our educational achievements haven't translated into representation in higher-level, higher-paying roles within organizations. In Leading on Purpose, Dr. Julianna Hynes shares her story of going from being aimless in her career to having crystal clear focus after clarifying her vision, identifying her goals, and mapping out a strategy to attain them.

Essence Jackson is an English teacher and single mom of two teenage daughters, Noa and Harper, who's navigating parenthood, childhood trauma and abuse, and a complicated relationship with her mother. Her therapist Dr. Reed guides her on a journey of acceptance, validation, growth and courage to finally understand that her past doesn't define her. When she meets a new man, Isaiah, her hard exterior begins to soften, as he comforts her through her pain, opening her up to a world of hope and level of compassion her heart has desired for years, slowly becoming the kind of peace she's longed for.

Lilly's life was turned upside down when her beloved mother died from cancer and no one in her family was willing to take her in, not even her mother’s sister who had money. Lilly had never known her father, her mother never talked about him. When none in her family would take her in the Pastor from her church arranged for a couple to take her in Lilly is devastated that she now must live with strangers. The couple were childless and seemed eager to take Lilly into their home. Lilly soon discovers that things are not what they seem on the surface.

A whirlwind forbidden romance rocks Whitney's world during her first semester of graduate school. But it ends almost as quickly as it begins, and after a month away from campus, Whitney returns to Garlington University with one goal in mind—get over Professor Rhys Ellis.

Heartbreak had always been Shannon Washington's calling card. Time and time again, she had been used by men, yet she kept picking the same type of guy. Just like Shannon (Reflections), Raymond Brown II had lost in the game of love. Raymond wanted a woman to look beyond his wealth and truly see the man he was, but the women of his past only saw the surface of the man he represented.

Cassandra was a boss in everything she did and dating was no exception. She called the shots when dating and played the game like some men. She never let them get close enough to see her vulnerability or experience her love. Love, children, and family were the farthest thing from her mind; nothing was more important than her career, and this latest deal was her biggest. She had traveled the world for her career, but nothing would change her life more than that trip to the small town of Staton, Mississippi. Everything about the town was different than Cassie’s home state, Michigan.