Loretta Brown is mad at herself for not telling her best friend Xavier Johnson about the feelings she has for him; she’s been led to believe that he’s engaged. With the help of her friend Cookie, she’ll prove to Xavier that she’s the woman for him.

Constantina Jacobs (introduced in Shelter During the Storm), couldn't understand her attraction to her nemesis, the egotistical councilman Thomas Galvin. He seemed to make it his obligation to block any moves she made to expand the group homes of the Cabbage Patch Foundation to the more affluent parts of town. What did it matter that he was sexy as hell and had the most amazing green eyes?

Out Of Darkness is an array of short stories and poems. It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally climbing out of my shell, out of darkness so to speak: sharing the beautiful, ugly, and strange moments in my life. I hope you get as much pleasure reading my adventures as I did

After a three-year long engagement, Clarissa Mark's is getting married. She promised her fiancé that she'd sell her company Lariat Games, the 80-hour workweeks would cease, and she would settle down and become a devoted wife and mother.

Jenna Tierney is disgusted with herself for being attracted to the detective investigating her sister’s murder. Detective Michael Johnson breaks several rules to be with Jenna, first and foremost getting involved with the victim’s sister. Michael thinks something happened past that may be relevant to Laura’s murder case. Someone has a lot to hide and Jenna may be the next victim.