Located in a picturesque small town in Northern Virginia, Proudley College is one of the nation's most prestigious HBCUs*. A film and media student with a love for art and photography, second-year Indy Helaire still isn't sure just how she earned her spot there. When a professor assigns Indy to write a report on a cold case, Indy learns about ex-handyman Lamar Pine, who has been on death row ever since he was found guilty of murdering a woman in 1978. At first she plans to write the report and forget about it, until she finds a journal once owned by the murder victim, and a message for her inside of it: "It wasn't him." Armed with this spectral set of new clues, Indy and her friends set out to find out what really happened, and free Lamar Pine before it's too late. *Historically Black College or University

Amelia Williams is a 17 year old girl, and newly introduced into the world of courting. After the loss of her mother, she is clueless as to how to maneuver through this shift in society. The only thing she knows for sure, is that most men are intolerable. In her short experience of being around men, mainly her father, she views them as distant, unfeeling, and cold. If they're not, they most likely have ill intentions. She is arranged to be introduced to the hot commodity of the town, Levi Greene. He seems to be just like the rest of them, only more arrogant. She finds him insufferable and shallow, and most of all- mysterious. Throughout their time spent together, something shifts. There seems to be an actual person underneath his hard, cold façade. She's terrified of falling for him. Is there something deeper to Levi Greene? Will Amelia get her heart broken while trying to find love?

[neighbors/ single dad] After having her heart broken, the last thing Alexia expects is to befriend single dad Lucas, the hot neighbor carrying lots of baggage. He says they should be friends since they want different things from life. But as they spend more and more time together, will they be able to ignore their sizzling attraction? ***** Alexia Grey used to believe in soul mates and fairy tales, until her own prince charming broke her heart and self-confidence along with all the plans they had for their future. Deciding to move to another city to start over and build a new life, she's ready to focus on herself and her new job. What she's not ready for is to meet her new neighbor Lucas Hart, the single dad of the most adorable little boy. The nice guy with warm eyes, easy smiles, and a hot body that makes her mind go blank. They want different things from life. He's warned her he's full of baggage. However, neither of them can keep their distance. They say they should be friends, that friendship is simple. But how can two people be friends when they are clearly so attracted to each other? **NOTE: This is book one in the 'New Beginning Series' and can be read as a standalone.**