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Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children and they thought their bond was unbreakable. It never mattered to them that Riley is Black and Jen is white. Then Jen's husband, a Philadelphia police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager and everything changes in an instant.

Criminal Investigator Braylon Wexler has arrived in Hilton Head Island to dutifully serve his country on Paris Island Military base. As soon as he arrives the calm he's been longing for is pleasantly shattered by the tantalizing stormy presence of Sandella Summers. She is an unexpected surprise that stirs a hot longing in him, like a hot poker through blazing coals.

This dynamic collection of Black voices, performed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Daveed Diggs and Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer, and actor Lena Waithe, works like an incantation of origin, healing, and imagination. Born from a series of conceptual art exhibitions, the perspectives gathered here are nowhere near monochromatic.

Olivia Kirkland had a body made for sin and Ivan had known that she was going to be trouble ever since she'd started to bloom before his very eyes years before. But Olivia was practically his family, and he could never think of anything more happening between them. Olivia had other ideas... She'd been in love with Ivan ever since she knew what the word meant. And even if it meant seducing him, she was going to find a way to make her every desire come to life in his arms.

Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. It never mattered to them that Riley is Black and Jen is white. And then Jen's husband, a Philadelphia police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager and everything changes in an instant. This one act could destroy more than just Riley and Jen's friendship. As their community takes sides, so must Jen and Riley, and for the first time in their lives, the lifelong friends find themselves on opposing sides.

Tired of being her mother's personal Barbie, Mary traded in her tiara and a lucrative modeling contract for combat boots and life as a Marine. Kyle heard every variation as he went through school: nerd, geek, four-eyes, weirdo - and he rolled with it. Can Combat Barbie and her nerd overcome the past to love another day?

I have a stable job as a personal trainer. My side hustle involves taking people out on hikes and pushing them to their limits. I love my friends and family equally. Every now and again, I need the itch between my shoulder blades branded with scratch marks. I’m haunted by that phantom ache when Nina Williams walks into my life to hire me for a hiking contest. Killer, dimpled smile, potty mouth, sharp mind and a confidence that makes me want to beg. She doesn’t want to want me. Yet, with a past as complicated and dark as mine, we’re destined to cross every line she puts in place.