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Budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl, hides the devastating secret that her mother's boarder has been sexually abusing her -- until her life is changed forever by th

Annette Goode has finally found a man who loves her. But at a pre-wedding ceremony, her ugly past is revealed, and her world falls apart.

Carmen Taylor is always dependable: she can be counted on to show up for work, help a friend in trouble, and be loyal to Burl, her wheelchair-bound boyfriend.

Trudy Bell lives with her aging father, works in his downtown liquor store, and has dated the same dull man for 10 years.

Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco.

It's the best of times and the worst of times for Dolores Reese, who's married to two different men in two different cities.

Parties at the Blanchard estate draw the cream of society. Glamorous women made a beeline for Boyd Blanchard--the most eligible bachelor in Australia.

Mama Ruby stole her best friend's baby girl, ran off to Florida, and raised her as her own.

Brianna "Bree" Winston-Beaufort takes the late banker O'Rourke--who was rumored to have committed suicide--as a client.

Even the best Christians sometimes wear their halos tilted--especially when dealing with troubled marriages. For Shari and Dillon, fissures have appeared in the bedrock of their union.

The once red and barren terrain of Mars is now green and rich with life--plant, animal, and human.

Best friends since their freshman year of college, Dakota, Chrasey, and Jordan have always helped each other do the right thing.

Scottish lass Maggie Kerr refuses to marry a man of lesser merit. So her grandfather offers a challenge: any man who can outshoot and outride Maggie may claim her hand.

Naomi is a rising star in the music industry. Sereeta has a special talent for hooking up NBA ballers with luscious ladies.

Faced with the ultimate step into adulthood--marriage--34-year-old Wolk returns to the summer camp of his youth before walking down the aisle.