"The surest way to ruin a relationship is to marry the man you love." At least that's what Vanella Morris believes; she's seen the crazy things that marriage makes people do. So when Alton, her longtime boyfriend and love of her life, proposes, Vanella is faced with a dilemma: Unable to convince Alton to skip the vows, does she walk away from happiness because of her fears?

A bright new talent in African-American fiction returns with her second novel, filled with smarts, sass, and sex . . . Naja's on a nine-month countdown--for her baby, but not the kind you'd expect. Naja's baby is an Internet cafe, the entrepreneurial dream she's been pursuing secretly while working in a St. Louis office. When she's laid off, Naja finds herself looking for new ways to network; at her best friend's suggestion, she attends a First Fridays get-together. To her surprise, she meets Russ, a handsome, charismatic man who offers to back her venture. Soon enough, he wants more, but...