Renee Lawson is a young, vibrant, beautiful woman who fell in love with one of Oakland's finest, and of all things, a married man. For her twenty-fifth birthday, he surprises her with a romantic getaway. He planned to make it a weekend she'd never forget. And indeed it was, until a few weeks later, her phone calls and text messages stopped being answered or responded to. He had gone on vacation with his family, but he'd always found time to communicate with her in the past. Still confused by her lover's disappearance, Renee attends an event with her best friend, Sabrina. There they meet...

In the sequel to The Loose End, we revisit the lives of Renee Lawson, Bradsen Myers, Kayron Hawkins, and Sabrina Brown. Renee finds herself staring her decisions in the face: the selfishness of dating a married man for four years and the foolishness of pushing away another who offered true love. Meanwhile, Bradsen is attempting to cope after being rejected by Renee. The happiness he's forced to witness from his soon-to-be-wed twin brother and business partner only accelerates the pain he's feeling. Kayron is not so happy with life after the hurt he'd caused Renee and his wife comes back...