At age twenty-two, best friends Randall Crawford and Dirk Francis are on their own at last and living the good life in New York City in the 1980s. When it comes to the honeys, Randall just doesn't seem able to find his way out of the dreaded 'friend zone,' while Dirk is only interested in fast love and perfecting his funky fresh dance moves.

Life as they know it is about to change when Madison Jones enters the picture. She's a twenty-nine-year-old, def-to-the-bone honey-dip who always gets what she wants--and right now that's a husband, a house on Long Island, and 2.5 kids before her thirty-fifth birthday.

When these three diverse agendas collide, secrets and mayhem follow as they turn each other's lives inside out. Out Cold is an old-school story of good times, not-so-good times, and the consequences of both....

What would you do if you met a guy who adored you and possessed all of the qualities you've ever wanted in a man, but he didn't look like you had always dreamed? Thirty-seven-year-old family law attorney Bailey Gentry, an African American woman, found herself in such a dilemma. Exclusive and unwavering in her loyalty to black men, but still single, childless, with no prospect in sight, she begins to reassess if her longstanding "nothing but a black man will do" mantra has been a benefit or a detriment to her love life. A Box of White Chocolate is the hilarious story of one woman's tug-of-war after meeting her ideal man, a guy who is her total package, except for one factor--he is white. Filled with memorable characters and a surprising subplot, A Box of White Chocolate offers a view into the minds of black women who can't or won't exercise their options, at a time when black men are exercising theirs....