Michael Gray never expected to fall for someone like Alice Hopewell. She was blonde, outspoken, and far too honest for Birmingham society. While most people were careful around the Shelby name, Alice challenged him, laughed at him, and told him exactly what she thought. Michael was ambitious and guarded; Alice was free-spirited and impossible to control. What began as sharp words and stolen glances became something neither could escape. In a world built on power, money, and loyalty, Alice was the one thing Michael wanted that he couldn't buy, command, or predict. And that was exactly why he loved her.

Lucy 'Lulu' Malone invites herself to the Cody's pool party and the rest is history.

when Evelyn Walker gets sent to live with the Shelby family due to her family being close friends with the Shelbys but also in a dangerous position. the Shelbys promised to take care of her and by that she meets her one true love.

When Elizabeth Patterson returns to Small Heath, Birmingham, it wasn't quite the same as she expected. Everything was quite different. Although she led a different life in New York, it wouldn't be long before her way of life changes drastically, and she will soon come to realise she may not be returning to New York to live anytime soon.