Three Friends. One City. Waiting to Exhale in the "A."Brunch at Ruby's is a tale of love, friendship, and unbreakable bonds between women who are like sisters.The women in Debra Macklin's circle compliment her on having everything: a successful career, a long marriage, a happy child. None of them know the explosive secret that she keeps tucked away, a secret that could shatter the perfect image she has crafted for herself.Maxine Donovan has worked tirelessly to obta...

A business rivalry reveals a longing for a second chance at love and a fight for the affections of a slow, southern town.Leslie Baker has a tall, dark, and handsome problem.Back in Potter Lake, she's rebuilt her life around her hometown beauty shop, The Curl & Dye. Kade "KC" Cavanaugh, her college sweetheart, is back too—running Guys & Dolls, the family salon across town. What should have been a reunion of old flames turns into a rivalry, as the two battle ...

Struggle isn't love.Years ago, a broken Malik Hines walked away from the love of his life, just as her career was on the rise. With any luck, he would have time and space to dig himself out of a dark hole. Healing, rebuilding, launching his Game Studio and writing his premier game took time.Suddenly, it bad been nearly a decade since they last spoke.India Parker had always been meant for big things. After taking over her father's company, she's looking for the next ...

For Odessa "Dess" Calloway, taking the wheel of the racing yacht Windfall is strictly business: a high-stakes opportunity to win the Labor Day Regatta and prove exactly what her former boss lost when he refused to recognize her worth.Silas Corbin has every reason to resent Dess, but it doesn't take long for him to recognize that his new captain knows exactly what she's doing.Respect comes grudgingly. Attraction comes much faster.Forced to w...

Get ready for a slow burn romance that will make you laugh and swoon!In this delightful romantic comedy, Esme Whitaker is a successful single woman with a list of things she wants to accomplish before her 40th birthday. Take a flight. Eat an exotic food. Participate in an extreme sport. Swim in the ocean.Have sex. Fall in love.Business owner Trey Pettigrew has one job—complete a simple acquisition in his father's absence. Unfortunately for him, Esme is on the other ...

What happens on Black Diamond...Doesn't have to stay on Black Diamond...Wade Marshall, super producer to one of hip hop's brightest stars becomes consumed by an attractive distraction-- his bold, beautiful, sexy neighbor with the "glorious hips" and a penchant for ice cream.Ameenah Porter, daughter of successful New York restauranteurs, moves to the beach town of Black Diamond to fulfill her dream of opening a smoo...

"Evonne busted into Taj's life like a wrecking ball!"Quiet, reserved musician and Registered Nurse Taj Wright has his world turned upside down when he rents his guest house to Evonne, a spunky hair stylist who's a big fan of murder podcasts. The attraction between them at first sight is immediately electric. When a storm ravages Potter Lake, and they're forced to share close quarters, they can no longer resist each other.But... now what? Evonne is on a mission to prove that...

She's a tech developer with walls higher than her ambitions; he's a PR pro who keeps finding ways around them. Atlanta's tech scene is about to get a lot more interesting.The last thing tech developer Opal Richardson needs while launching a groundbreaking platform is a distraction. Especially not Sterling Carter, whose co-working space sits right across the courtyard from hers. He's sexy, charming..and keeps showing up with an uncanny ability to climb righ...

Some people go missing by accident. Others choose to disappear.Attorney Wesley Payne has watched Private Investigator Yvette Young retreat from the world since losing her fiancé three years ago. When he brings her a missing person case that should be routine, he's hoping that working together might crack the armor she's built around herself.A missing construction worker. A desperate wife. What starts as a simple trace job becomes something far more dangerou...

Vanessa Jackson is just trying to get her life together after her ex abandoned her and their two young daughters. The last thing she needs is drama, but Warren Jackson won't let go of the stripper he rescued. All Vanessa wants is a divorce so she can move on, but Warren is determined to make it difficult.Enter Gibson Kincaid, the youngest (and newest addition) at prestigious Kincaid Family Law. Gibson has never done what his overbearing mother, Sylvia "the Silver Shark", wants and h...

Return to the booth where it all began.Ten years after they first captured readers' hearts, Renee, Maxine, and Debra are back, navigating new chapters of life with the same honesty, humor, and deep friendship that made their story unforgettable.Renee Gladwell finally has the bookstore running smoothly, but her father's worsening Alzheimer's has her confronting mortality and legacy in ways she never expected. When her rock-solid boyfriend Malcolm rec...

Saidah's only attending her best friend's holiday gathering because she was promised wine and prime rib. She definitely didn't sign up for her drunk college ex-boyfriend hurling insults across the table. But when his younger brother Will whisks her away for dessert and conversation, she discovers something unexpected—a chance at love that could heal her grief-wounded heart.One year later, Will is planning the perfect Christmas surprise.But with the...