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Paul Jacobson was waiting for two things to happen: his wedding day and the launch of Destiny 1, 2, and 3. For the past five years, it had been the lifelong dream of Paul, Theo, and Matt. Their blood, sweat, and tears were finally a realization. Their first cruise was slated to leave Miami on December 30th. Before that, Paul would marry his lady, Meshell Williams. However, things change when a man thought to be a friend of Meshell's father decides he wants Meshell as his and does anything possible to make that happen. Meshell was kidnapped on the eve of her wedding, leaving Paul heartbroken...

Christmas has always been Chantal's favorite time of year. During her youth, she had written Santa and received whatever she asked for. However, as an adult, she wasn't too sure what this Christmas would bring since she discovered she had a positive Mammogram. Although she was with the man of her dreams, that all changed once she started her post-mastectomy treatments. Chantal has had her share of uncaring men when it comes to relationships. So, when she encounters Chandler McNaughton, she stays as far away from him as possible. She had given her heart to Tyrone; he'd left her high and dry ...

Jasmine Weller lived the life that few women should have. She was married to a man who demanded that she do everything his way, or there would be consequences. Instead of trying to find a way to leave the hell she was in, she stayed in a marriage that did nothing but make her life more difficult. Because of that, Jasmine wouldn't allow herself the feelings she had begun to feel for a man who would give his life for her. Zachary Taylor noticed Jasmine the moment she walked toward him. He began to feel emotions he hadn't felt since losing his wife, eight years ago. He made a promise to ...

Samantha Waverly, CEO of Waverly Cosmetic in New York, could whip up cosmetics that kept the company in sales. But why did she have such bad luck when it came to men? Her now ex-husband was serving time in jail for fraud and killing his unborn child. Now on a much-needed cruise, the same CEO's fears of heights have her in its clutches. Savian Hawthorne leaned against the wall during the disaster drill as the cruise pulled away from the dock. He wanted to know what had the beauty standing near the railing spooked. Moving toward her, he did what he could to ease her worries. What he wasn't ...

After losing his family in a horrific car accident, Randall had no idea that he would meet someone who not only suffered the same fate but someone he would fall madly in love with. However, he fought his feelings until he no longer could. As a DEA Agent, Randall Johnson was instrumental in capturing a known drug lord and placing him in prison a few years ago. No one knew that Corday had made it his mission to pay the rookie agent back for messing up his gravy train. Some years later, this chain of events would rear its ugly head. This time in the form of murder and the kidnapping of the ...

Cameron woke as if someone had shaken him awake. He didn't need to look at his clock to see what time it was because he knew; 3:10 a.m., the same time he had awakened on this very day for the past seven years. Cameron forced himself to move, get up and prepare for work. After arriving, Cameron headed to Johnson Printing to put out a fire before his meeting tomorrow. He had no idea he would enter the wrong establishment or see the beauty that owned it. Lacy was stunned when she looked into the eyes of the man yelling at her. Yes, he apologized for spilling her coffee, but she half-heard it. ...

When Peyton Davis agreed to help Caleb Brill brush up on his math skills, she had no idea her being with him would cause a chain reaction, not only because he was in love with her but also because it would help find out who kidnapped her mother. Brenda Davis had been gone for over two years without a hint of where she was. Little did the police chief, her older brother, realize her disappearance would spark a crime no one knew was happening in their city. Chief Claudell Champagne has been going through it, trying to find out where his sister is. She was missing from her home, and from ...

Brothers Jamison and Lawrence Jackson are the type of men women dream of. Both were tall, dark, and as handsome as sin. Being the offspring of their fathers, Caucasian heritage, and their mother, an African American beauty, these two brothers were wet dreams walking on two legs. Although women often hit on the brothers, they didn't want the types of women who chased after them. Jamison and L.J. wanted what their father had found in their mother, a Jewel. Trisha Stevenson and Angela Page were two women who felt they were broken because of events in their past. However, when the Jackson boys ...

The music began to play, alerting Elizabeth that she would soon walk down the aisle to her waiting fiancé. However, as she listened, no one entered the room to accompany her. "No, it can't be. Where are you, Jenson?" Jenson Gray didn't show up that day and left Elizabeth to explain things. Eight months later, she gave birth to their son. Thirty years later, that child is now a brilliant Cario-thoracic Surgeon. He's stopped waiting for his father to visit him and has come to grips with him not being a part of his life. Because of his father's disappearing act, and the treatment of his ...

Donovan thought he had found the perfect woman, someone he could spend his life with. It wasn't until Donovan had to go through a medical emergency that Jennifer showed her true colors. After being shot during a bank robbery, Donovan lost his hearing. Jennifer is a woman with an agenda; she needed to be the best and would do anything to reach her goal. Nor did she care how she got there. Howard tried with everything in him to stay away from Jennifer. He knew she was engaged to someone else, but his desire for her was intense. Because Jennifer wanted what she could get, she didn't stop ...

Prince Jordan Asad felt the sting of loneliness as he prepared for his cousins' wedding. Jordan had no idea as he walked through Hadiya for the final preparations that his life was about to change drastically. That change would be in the form of his cousin's new bride's best friend. Marissa Regan's life was anything but stable. At a few hours old, her grandfather had someone take her from her mother and place her in an orphanage 1,300 miles away. She never knew her parents, but as an adult married and had three beautiful daughters of her own. After her husband's untimely death, Marissa had ...

Kendrick Matheson tried gathering his nerves as he walked toward the Chief Justice's office. He hadn't any idea why he was being hauled there, but he kept walking. Once seated, Kendrick was surprised to receive the appointment of Judge Kendrick Matheson. He was told the job was given to him because of his unwavering support of the young people, and they felt he would do what so many before him couldn't. To help curtail the angst of the youth, Kendrick commissioned a center where the kids could blow off steam after school or their part-time jobs. After his meeting, Kendrick headed to grab ...

Architect Michael Harrington is not only a much sought-after Architect but also as handsome as sin. Standing six feet, three inches tall, he wears his height well, The product of a mixed marriage, Mike and his older brother Johnathan are the type of men wet dreams are made of. With all that Michael has going for him, he can't seem to find happiness. Carmen Sanchez met the man she planned to marry while working as a cashier in the coffee shop where she'd worked for six months. When she looked at him, she knew he was the one. After learning who he was, she ensured she was near him at any cost...

Brothers Deidrick and Derrick Davis boarded the cruise ship, heading to St. Thomas. There, Derrick met his fiancé, and they married. Hoping to lift his brother's spirit as he celebrated another year without his wife, Derrick chose to take the cruise. However, things didn't go as planned. Jasmine Collier had forgotten to return her insurance papers to the travel agent and was boarding the cruise ship alone. Her best friend, Dee, was to travel with her, but due to a newly broken leg, Dee had to bow out. Making do with her latest problem, Jas sucked it up and hoped to enjoy herself aboard ...

M.C. met Beverly in seventh grade and fell for her instantly. As they grew older, nothing changed their love for each other. The only thing that came between them was a medical diagnosis that Beverly felt would tear them apart, causing her to pull up stakes and leave behind the man she loved more than anything. However, after being away for fifteen years, Bev wanted to come home. She knew that M.C. would never take her back because of how she left, which was the furthest thing from her mind. She merely wanted to return to something familiar to her. M.C. scanned the paper and found an ...

Gerald Carswell returned to Philadelphia to resume running the company he and his best friend Kenneth Grasso had started years ago. Because of an emergency, Gerald was relocating to a place he had run from three years ago. Little did he know that the reason he had left was about to re-emerge in his life, but not in the way he wished. Cherissa Litchfield, a DEA Agent, was given a case to try and find who was dealing drugs from a well-known Computer Company in her city. When she was handed this case, Cherry had no idea that the man she had let walk away from her three years before was the ...

Chase Donavan became the soul custodial parent of his brother Jonathan at nineteen, following their parent's untimely death. Promising his father on his death bed that he would keep his younger brother safe. However, J.J, had a different plan in mind when he snuck off, disobeying his brethren's orders, only to lose his life in a boating accident. After laying his only living relative to rest, Chase walked away from everything. From his home, the girl he had loved for most of his life, and the towns people who cared greatly for him. For over a year, Lacy's father tried finding Chase. It was ...

At 14, Theo, Clay, and Rio were what one would consider a nightmare with fathers in their neighborhood with daughters of dating age and older. These three were what one would call Moi Caliente. Throughout their childhood, these three had given their parents a run for their money. However, as adults, the fellows made Kelly and Paul proud to be their parents. Hurricane Katrina had destroyed much of New Orleans, and these three wouldn't rest until they did their best to turn things around. So, while being loving husbands to their wives, the brothers did their best to restore portions of their ...

When Jason first met Pam, he wasn't in the market for a new relationship. His last one had made him shy away from women, thinking they were all the same. However, meeting Pam changed his way of thinking. She had been reassigned to work on the unit he worked on during his part-time job. He remembers the day she first approached him with a request. Since meeting her, he began moving heaven and earth until she agreed to go out with him. Pam had never met anyone like him. She loved his mild manner and those beautiful bedroom eyes that made him appear sleepy all the time. Pam was in love. They ...

Resting his head on the headrest, Brandon closed his eyes, thinking for the thousandth time that he should have defied his sister and stayed home. He didn't want to go on a cruise, let alone take a vacation. That was until he felt someone accidentally brush against his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he looked into the woman's beautiful eyes across the aisle. Marcella still wished she hadn't accepted her twin brother's gift of a vacation. She didn't want to go or leave her son alone. Feeling she had been through enough, she merely wanted to continue to heal and spend time with her son Marcus. ...