when secrets lie

You dream it, you desire it, you breathe it... until, one day, you live it, and then it breaks you.

Maya Bennett, a determined Black woman and single mother, is barely scraping by as a photographer in New York City. Despite her financial struggles, Maya holds tightly to a singular dream: to become a published author. Every spare moment is devoted to crafting a novel she believes will change her life and secure a brighter future for her young daughter, Amara. After years of relentless effort, Maya finally completes her manuscript and sends it to a prestigious publisher, daring to hope that her dreams might soon come true.

As she waits anxiously for a response, Maya uncovers a devastating secret about the company where her best friend, Rachel, works. The company is embroiled in illegal activities that could ruin countless lives if exposed-including Maya's and Amara's. The powerful figures behind the corporation will stop at nothing to keep their dark dealings hidden, and Maya quickly realizes that revealing the truth could not only destroy Rachel's career but also place her and her daughter's lives in danger.

Maya is thrust into an agonizing dilemma: expose the truth and risk everything, or protect her dream at the cost of her integrity. As the illusion of the perfect future she's longed for begins to disintegrate, Maya must confront the harrowing reality that the pursuit of a dream can sometimes lead to dangerous and unforeseen consequences-ones that could break her in ways she never imagined.