Carter Vanderbilt, 45 year old Caucasian male and father of two, is the CEO of a multi-billion dollar publishing company. He's recently divorced his third wife after finding out that she's cheated on him with his companies accountant. No longer looking for love, Carter decides to focus on his company and give up on women. Leilani Jones, a 20 year old African American woman has just graduated community college with an associates degree in journalism. Her passion is writing and to hopefully become published. The summer before heading going away to a university on the other side of the country, Leilani lands an internship at Carters publishing company, working directly under him. Grueling nights, early morning coffee runs, endless amounts of book entries to edit and revise alongside the big bad bass, Leilani finds herself being more than just an intern at Carters company. What will happen?

11 days. 11 days was all it took for Cora Abney's life to fall apart. An alcoholic father, a sick, fragile mother, and family secrets that she would never be able to wrap her head around. Thing's take a turn for the absolute worst when the most important person turns up missing and it's all because of her father. A new found love in new boy from her school who she unexpectedly falls for in the most of her hellish life. Read on to meet Cora Abney and take a glimpse into her struggles as a teenager.