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Makaeli Lovechild Hunt, a successful fashion designer, struggles with her own spirituality and bi-racial identity until a family emergency forces her to face her tumultuous past. In seven life-altering days, she discovers what forgiveness really means. Amidst crises painful enough to make her turn her back on God forever, she learns what it means to be God's lovechild.

Amina “Mimi” Washington was born in poverty and raised on the south side of New Orleans to parents who were not capable of raising a child. From a very young age, she has had to fend for herself. Young Mimi wants more out of life, and she wants a way out of the ghetto. Fate intervenes on...

Will the friendship between the "it" girls in school stand the test of time, or will lies, betrayal, heartache, and secrets tear them apart? Monique, Bria, and Samariah are best friends from Milwaukee, going through some of everything together. Finishing up their senior year, they...

Kayla thought that her best friends, Evelyn and Trina, were supposed to always have her back, but when she discovers that Evelyn has been creeping with her husband, Cedric, and Trina has known about the ongoing affair for quite some time, Kayla is ready to cut ties and leave her so-called friends...

West Owens has been able to move his life along very nicely over the years, repairing one car at a time in the auto repair shop that he's always dreamed of owning. When Mrs. Shirley Bullock calls and asks for a favor, he is more than happy to oblige—even though it means taking a chance and hiring...

African King Taka Olufemi has traveled more than four hundred years to find the woman who holds the soul of his murdered queen, and he's a little cranky. With a ruby brooch as his vessel, the former king is forced to grant wishes to ungrateful mortals, hoping to one day find, and win, the heart of...

Melody, Asia, and Sasha are three successful women working in the careers they’ve always wanted. They excel in life, they excel in their chosen professions, but in their relationships, they fail miserably! From scandalous affairs and drug-induced sex-capades to secret pregnancies and murder in the...

Drowning in self-hatred and doubt, Reverend Daniel Judah Harris, who is having a hard time dealing with certain temptations, makes a discovery about his past that causes him to contemplate suicide and turn away from God.

Anthony Porter, an emerging young screenwriter and closeted alcoholic, loses faith in family and relationships after he learns of his father’s infidelity. Then he meets Essence, a woman with a college degree, her own home, and the perfect smile. Feeling like she is “the one,” he throws himself...

Ida has never been close to her mother, Mavis, but she is a little too close to Mavis's husband, the less-than-godly preacher of First Presbyterian Church. When Ida gives birth to a baby boy, she claims the preacher is the baby's father. After Ida is convicted of negligent homicide and goes to prison,...

Ne’Vaeh Washington attends Howard University, where her burning desire to be with Aaron Whitehaven, her best friend’s boyfriend, prevents her from living her life to the fullest. Unbeknownst to her, Aaron feels the same way. While Ne’Vaeh’s best friend, Charlene Campbell, is out of...

Less than three weeks from the moment 34-year-old Rhapsody Blue first set her eyes on 21-year-old Malcolm Washington, her life has been turned upside down. It was lust at first sight, and Rhapsody isn't going to let young Malcolm leave her presence without a promise to fulfill her fantasy. Malcolm...

Whether it's being told you have to purchase two seats on an airplane or getting dirty looks when you're with a handsome man, being a big girl in a superficial world can come with more issues than any woman should have to deal with. Add to that some over-the-top family and marriage issues, and you...

Victoria, a beautiful, pampered biracial girl is thrown into poverty when her wealthy white father dies. Sent to live with her black grandmother in one of Detroit's toughest neighborhoods, Victoria is lost, until Duke Johnson takes an interest in her. To Duke, Victoria is the most beautiful woman...