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Gabrielle's girlhood dream of becoming a dancer slips away when life takes an unexpected turn. But after she meets the man of her dreams at church, everything seems to be falling into place--until a past secret threatens to tear her life all apart and puts her newfound faith to the ultimate test.

After Suzanne Betancourt goes into business with a friend, her effort to ease the financial stress in her marriage backfires when her husband, Brad, begins to entertain the advances of their voluptuous neighbor, Micheline.

Elyse, Susan, Grace and Pat are all turning 50, just like the Chicago housing project where they all grew up. As they gather for a reunion with other former residents, the women learn it's never too late to follow their hearts.

When middle-aged divorcee Emily Yancy moves home to be with her ailing mother, she's not expecting to find romance. But Aaron Merritt is a handsome doctor with all the right moves--except when it comes to the bedroom. Then there's Teddy Simms, her former crush whose only skills seem to lie between the sheets. What will Emily choose--happiness or sexual fulfillment?

When she inherits her aunt's home, Susan Pettiford returns to North Carolina following a 16-year absence. After undergoing a hysterectomy, she seeks comfort in the arms of Lucas Hamilton. Although there is a palpable connection between the two, their fling lasts exactly one night--for Susan knows she can never provide a family, so she pushes Lucas away.

Regina Pearson is raised by her father in Hawaii. When he passes away, she decides to search North Carolina for the family she has never known. Her quest does not bring her the love and acceptance she expects, and adjusting to life in the South is more difficult than she anticipated.

Amanda has been appointed principal of the junior high school in her small community. But this promotion will surely be withdrawn if the school board discovers that she is pregnant and unmarried.

A powerful and unscrupulous investment banker learns the hard way that what goes up must come down. Ever since Gordon Perkins made off with his partners' money, he's been living fast, but losing even faster.

As seventeen-year-old Jill Jekel and classmate Tristen Hyde work together on a chemistry project, hoping to win a scholarship for her and a cure for his curse, they also uncover family secrets and a chemistry of their own.

In the heat of the Rio Carnival, Ellie succumbs to her charismatic boss Diogo Serrador. But having taken her virginity, the Brazilian billionaire wants nothing more to do with her until he discovers she's pregnant. Diogo will accept nothing less than taking Ellie as his bride. Their marriage is passionate by night but empty by day--for Diogo's dark past has frozen his heart.