Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

The beautiful Mignon always prided herself as the all around “Good Girl.” Even when she began dating her boyfriend of five years, sexy thug Javi, she still did everything she could to maintain her good girl image. When Javi caught a sudden charge, Mignon made sacrifices to stand by his side. Never missing a beat: Every visit, countless phone calls and complete loyalty became her newfound reality. All was well, however, as Javi's day in court neared, an eerie feeling overcame Mignon and she learned very quickly to expect the unexpected as something happened that shattered her heart. Javi...

Why do we always want what we don't need? Keshia seemed to think she wanted a bad boy like her best friend My'Aja. She dealt with her crazed boyfriend, D'Wayne's thinking he was the perfect bad boy for her, until she met Lucky. Lucky proved to be all that she desired in a man and more, causing her to fall in love with him! But, when his true colors start to show, will love be enough to keep Keshia happy? Lucky grew up in the streets. He eat, sleeps, and breaths money. Keshia walks into his life making him see there is more to life than money, though. He can't resist being with other women. ...

At only eight-years old, JaMarius was a smart little boy with a heart of gold, but he longed to feel like he belonged. Around his mother, JaMarius was constantly reminded that he was a splitting image of his father. For that very reason, his mother didn’t like him. No matter what he did to try to make his mother love him, nothing ever seemed to be good enough. He wanted so badly to know what it was like to be nurtured by his mother, but he never got the chance to experience it. The turmoil he suffered at home and school became too much for him and he knew that he had to find a way out. ...

One of the hardest things to ever endure, is having to let go of someone that you love. That’s what happened in the case of Serayah and Terrell. At a young age, they learned what it meant to love someone, but the love they had for one another was quickly stripped when Terrell ended up moving away.After a tragic event, Serayah went through life with a lot of self-doubt and insecurities, hoping to one day find that one person that would love her for her. Learning that he was by far, the person she didn’t want to spend her life with, Serayah began to wonder if love was truly for her. ...

“Poor is when you have too much month at the end of your money.” -Unknown If Quanni doesn’t know anything else, she knows about living in poverty. Quanni’s determination to no longer be a victim of circumstance causes her to leave her hometown in search of happiness. At the finish line of reaching her dreams, Quanni finds herself in a dilemma when she runs into a man that could potentially give her the life she’s always wanted. A man that is easy on the eyes with fat pockets is exactly what Quanni needs to turn her life around. How far is she willing to go to get her happily ever ...

People say you should never go looking for love… But they don’t tell you that just because love finds you, that it’s the love you deserve. Keisha’s life has never been the same ever since her first taste of a bad boy. Her once thought to be perfect relationship with Mega is subsequently on the brink of becoming tarnished due to secrets being revealed and the paternity of the twins coming to light. To make matters worse, Lucky refuses to take responsibility for his son unless Keshia gives him another chance to prove his love for her. D’Wayne’s goes for a dangerous ride as Jayohna...

For Kway and Shatee', blood couldn't make them any closer. The bond the two shared often caused rifts in their own individual relationships. But were those rifts enough for them to leave each other alone? With the loss of her job, car, and boyfriend, Shatee' was tired of being dealt a bad hand. She turned to her best friend, Kway, for comfort, but, his girlfriend, Jerica, often made things hard for her. Knowing that Jerica was not the one for Kway, Shatee' was too afraid to tell him that she thought they would be the perfect match. Little did she know, Kway felt the same way. Kway was never...

The couple you love to hate is back. Maziah (Maze) is still keeping Keyla (KeKe) sheltered from what he really does, which starts to cause a strain on their relationship. As their story continues to unfold, Keyla begins to notice things that couldn’t possibly be linked to someone who was only a delivery driver and student. The moment Keyla lets her guard down to give Maziah a shot as being her man, everything that could go wrong… DOES. From thinking he slept with her best friend to not being able to keep her ex out of their relationship, Keyla struggles with making things last with ...

Clarice “Reese” Jordan is a hardworking, successful black woman who has never really wanted anything outside of her own company and a man that could remain loyal. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Travis, and owns an Accounting Firm; everything appears to be going in the right direction or so she thought. After leaving work early to give Travis an afternoon quickie, Reese walks into her home to find the unthinkable. Reese decides it’s time to move on from her husband and his many indiscretions, but soon finds that it isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. Travis will ...

The only thing scarier than falling in love, is falling in love with someone who doesn’t share those same feelings. Giah and Jaxson have been best friends for well over ten years. There was barely a time you would see one of them without the other. Giah finds herself in a situation where she wants more than friendship from Jaxson, however, she is too afraid of rejection, so she avoids speaking her mind and letting him know how she truly feels. Instead of pursing a relationship with Jaxson, Giah decides to explore other avenues to find a man.Jaxson has been in a rocky relationship with his...