Timothy and Jonah, wealthy entrepreneurs with a spoiled son, hide sins from their past—one involving a death on a cruise, the other a crime in Bali. Nathan and Samantha, the hot ex-nanny turned trophy wife, grapple with infertility and a shocking paternity secret. Bartosz and Angelika (he’s a chef, she’s a former sex worker) carry debts to the other couples they don’t even realize they owe. Over fourteen days, the couples bond—but their pasts are too deeply intertwined to stay hidden. The sly concierge, Putu, knows more than he lets on.

Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she? Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot. Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?

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.

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.

All things seem lost between A’Dre and Jewel after Derrick pulls both families apart because of Jewel’s kidnapping. Although it’s up to A’Dre and Jewel to bring their sides back together, it’s hard to do that when a scandal rocks Jewel’s career over Osiris, though A’Dre had long warned her, and sets her record back because of her recovery. The couple will need a little more than love to maintain a healthy balance of work, living, and healing the scars of the past. Cain spirals out of control while Braxton and Tiara worry about his well-being without Crystal, then have to set ...

Chyelle Reed was bred with a backbone of steel. Never thinking that she needed help from anyone, she chose to handle her own issues and suffer in poverty rather than have her hand out for a donation of any kind. She was used to making something out of nothing by the sweat of her brow. A twist in fate brings her face to face with Cloverland's savage, King Kyro. Being one of few people who aren't familiar with Houston's finest, she had no idea the adventure their encounter would take them on. At first, falling for him seemed like a slim-to-none chance. Then, being introduced to the drama from...

A’Dre has his eyes more than wide open after his mother vanishes, dodging punishment from his father, Polo, for what she’d done to Braxton. His need to protect his family is more severe than ever with him carrying the guilt of Braxton almost losing his life, and how it eventually pushed Jewel into the arms of Osiris. However, knowing how badly he messed up with her, he gets the opportunity to right his wrongs since Crystal and Cain’s wedding has been dropped into their laps, despite the chaos flying around them all. The clock is ticking for A’Dre to lay his claim, Crystal and Cain ...

Camaya still has a ring in her ears from the gunshots she heard when the bullets from the barrel of Donica’s gun pierced Nas. Her hands still shake from having to pull a trigger, just to defend her family. Nas, on the other hand, copes in his own way, but it’s proving to be his downfall with his backslide of having to go back to being the old him. It puts a strain on his marriage when he basically has to learn how to walk and speak again in love and in partnership. Laz wants blood. Hot, steamy, sticky blood between his fingers from what Donica pulled. He can’t shake the thought, even ...

Tino vowed to take what Lux had because he didn’t deserve it, yet he teamed up with the least likely allies to get the job done. Fury and Dina, with their baby on the way, faces a possible move and family drama, especially with Tijir’s love interest coming to the light. Both of them. Fame falls head over heels with a new face. Well, the face is only new to him, but not to others. Lux, still searching for Tino runs into issue after issue while trying to maintain his crown and his thrown, but his kingdom comes crashing down when he finds himself at the crew’s mercy. Liyah is fighting ...