Though racked with uncertainty and self-doubt, Nina still thinks she can hold on to her budding relationship with Maurice, a charming, handsome rookie NBA player. Nina rationalizes his silence as strength and his jealousy as love. And when there is evidence of his infidelity, Nina is hurt but not surprised. Her father cheated on her mother, and her brother cheated on his girlfriends. All men cheat, she thinks.

Maurice abruptly ends the relationship, sending Nina into a deep depression. After she recovers and is on the brink of falling in love with Leo LJ Love, an up-and-coming rapper who has had a crush on her since high school, Maurice reenters her life, claiming to be a changed man. Will she take him back?

Author "TJ" Butler has crafted a novel of love and resilience. As she did with Sorority Sisters, in Hand-me-down Heartache, she touches on the strength of relationships among women, be they mothers, mentors, or friends.