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Chase Donavan became the soul custodial parent of his brother Jonathan at nineteen, following their parent's untimely death. Promising his father on his death bed that he would keep his younger brother safe. However, J.J, had a different plan in mind when he snuck off, disobeying his brethren's orders, only to lose his life in a boating accident. After laying his only living relative to rest, Chase walked away from everything. From his home, the girl he had loved for most of his life, and the towns people who cared greatly for him. For over a year, Lacy's father tried finding Chase. It was as if he had disappeared off the earth. The one thing Lacy hadn't counted on when she stopped by Hunter's Pharmacy to purchase a couple of items, she would come face-to-face with the man who took her heart when he walked away. Delivering a pack Chase had left at the pharmacy allowed her to see that Chase had returned. This was all well and good, but Chase's return sparked the mind of another, who would stop at nothing until she had Chase where he belonged, with her. Chase and Lacy will have to remain clear of this person trying desperately to end Lacy's life, all to be with a man who doesn't love her. To top things off, Chase has to deal with another issue that sends him to his knees.

Brothers Deidrick and Derrick Davis boarded the cruise ship, heading to St. Thomas. There, Derrick met his fiancé, and they married. Hoping to lift his brother's spirit as he celebrated another year without his wife, Derrick chose to take the cruise. However, things didn't go as planned. Jasmine Collier had forgotten to return her insurance papers to the travel agent and was boarding the cruise ship alone. Her best friend, Dee, was to travel with her, but due to a newly broken leg, Dee had to bow out. Making do with her latest problem, Jas sucked it up and hoped to enjoy herself aboard this beautiful vessel. However, the one thing neither Jasmine nor Deidrick counted on was the attraction that began to blossom once Deidrick tried helping Jas with her mini meltdown. Missing her husband, once their favorite song began to play, Jasmine needed to get away before she broke down in front of everyone sitting at the Captain's table.

Resting his head on the headrest, Brandon closed his eyes, thinking for the thousandth time that he should have defied his sister and stayed home. He didn't want to go on a cruise, let alone take a vacation. That was until he felt someone accidentally brush against his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he looked into the woman's beautiful eyes across the aisle. Marcella still wished she hadn't accepted her twin brother's gift of a vacation. She didn't want to go or leave her son alone. Feeling she had been through enough, she merely wanted to continue to heal and spend time with her son Marcus. After reaching her seat, Marcella realized she had bumped into someone. Once she turned to apologize, there was nothing to prohibit her from staring into the deep brown eyes of the handsome man sitting across from her. Although she found him attractive, Marcella had no intentions of getting to know him or any other man.

M.C. met Beverly in seventh grade and fell for her instantly. As they grew older, nothing changed their love for each other. The only thing that came between them was a medical diagnosis that Beverly felt would tear them apart, causing her to pull up stakes and leave behind the man she loved more than anything. However, after being away for fifteen years, Bev wanted to come home. She knew that M.C. would never take her back because of how she left, which was the furthest thing from her mind. She merely wanted to return to something familiar to her. M.C. scanned the paper and found an advertisement for an electrician. Deciding to check on the job, he came face to face with the woman he had loved his entire adult life, Beverly Morrison. Although he was there for the job, M.C. wanted to know where she had been and if she was home for good because he wanted her back. But was he prepared for the answers he received to his questions?

Dre stood in the hall going over the chart of his next patient. He stopped to collect his thoughts, only to hear a voice coming from the room. It wasn't the conversation that caused him to listen; it was her voice. Not only that, but the dream he had of his deceased wife the previous night pushed forth again. Gathering his professionalism, Dr. Andreas Constatine entered the room. Dre wasn't prepared for the beauty that sat on the exam table. Shaking himself, he repeated the usual rhetoric and began caring for her. Brenda Cheval felt her heart race once the man she believed to be the doctor entered the room. This man was splendid. But when he touched her, Brenda realized it had been far too long since she felt a man's touch. Her only thought was getting as far away from him before she did something dumb, like kiss him until she got her fill. Finishing his patient's examination, Dre quickly left the room. He was frazzled, and this was something he never got. Dre realized that he also badly wanted a woman he'd just met. He was trying his best to hide his predicament now. After finally meeting and beginning a beautiful relationship, Dre had to choose between love or family.

It's said that when Karma visits you, you can only accept your fate. Emir Atia was at this moment doing that. Years ago, he had caused the events taking place in his life. Because of it, his son would pay for the sins of the Father. Travel with Safeer Atia and Sadijah Boston as they wade through the hand life had dealt them thanks to Emir Atia's actions of long ago. Will Safeer and Sadijah ever find their HEA?

Christmas has always been Chantal's favorite time of year. During her youth, she had written Santa and received whatever she asked for. However, as an adult, she wasn't too sure what this Christmas would bring since she discovered she had a positive mammogram. Although she was with the man of her dreams, that all changed once she started her post-mastectomy treatments.Chantal has had her share of uncaring men when it comes to relationships. So, when she encounters Chandler McNaughton, she stays as far away from him as possible. She had given her heart to Tyrone; he'd left her high and dry when she needed him most. To say men weren't on her radar would be an understatement. Chantal decided she would weather her illness the way she had before.When Chandler came upon a young lady who'd passed out in the grocery aisle, he felt something stir deep inside. No, he didn't know her, but for some unknown reason, she called out to him as no one had since he lost his wife almost ten years ago. But finding out what caused the beauty to pass out had Chandler shying away from her. He didn't want to lose love again. Although Chandler felt that way, his heart continued to call for his damsel in distress until he had no choice but to answer the call.

Mykel (pronounced Michael), Plummer's life began somewhat shaky. At two years of age, she lost her parents in a house fire. Before she graduated from high school, the grandparents she loved also left her. It wasn't until Mykel lost her loving husband that she began to wonder what she had done for life to be so cruel. Although Mykel felt this way, she had no idea that her life was about to change for the better. That change came when she decided to leave her home in San Francisco and travel to Maryland for a new job. That change came in the form of a family of seven doctors.When Karen Braithwaite looked at the photo accompanying a potential hire's resume, her sixth sense kicked in. There was something about the young lady's eyes that touched her immensely. After speaking with Mrs. Simmons via Skye, Karen hired her and prayed that she could be someone who would give her eldest son the jump he needed to restart his life.

Prince Jordan Asad felt the sting of loneliness as he prepared for his cousins' wedding. Jordan had no idea as he walked through Hadiya for the final preparations that his life was about to change drastically. That change would be in the form of his cousin's new bride's best friend. Marissa Regan's life was anything but stable. At a few hours old, her grandfather had someone take her from her mother and place her in an orphanage 1,300 miles away. She never knew her parents, but as an adult married and had three beautiful daughters of her own. After her husband's untimely death, Marissa had no idea that her life was still evolving-this time in the form of a new love. Once their relationship began to form, neither had any idea that Jordan would fall into the hands of danger, which nearly cost him his life.