McMillan, Terry

"After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she's going to do with the rest of her life--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale Loretha Curry's life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband who's still got moves that surprise. True, she's carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but she's not one of those women who thinks her best days are behind her, and she's determined to prove her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong--it's not all downhill from here. But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. With a little help from her friends, of course"--.

As Marilyn approaches middle-age, she struggles to discover herself outside of a passionless marriage, a demanding family and an ever-growing list of dreams deferred. With three children in college, a demanding mother-in-law, a senile mother and a drug-addicted sister, Marilyn has more on her plate than she expected at this stage of the game.

Middle-aged Marilyn Grimes is frustrated with the demands that have been put upon her by her husband, children, mother, and mother-in-law, and decides that it's time to put her own needs above those of everyone else.

Not-quite-divorced Franklin Swift has sworn off women which is not easy for a man who epitomizes the phrase "tall, dark, and handsome, " but then he meets musician Zora Banks and they both know there will be no walking away.

When Stella Payne a forty-two-year-old African-American divorced mother of one takes a vacation to Jamaica, she has the time of her life and meets the man of her dreams--one problem, he is half her age.

A collection of stories by African-American authors, representing various styles and themes.

Mildred Peacock, an African American woman and a mother of five, finds herself fed up with both poverty and the violent rampages of her jealous husband, and decides to kick him out, and work to raise her children on her own.

Tells, from a rotating cast of characters, the story of Trinetta who has dropped off her two young boys with her mother who has disappeared.

Portrays the lives of four black women who lean on each other while waiting for the right man to come along.

Mildred Peacock, mother of five, black, and fed up with poverty and the jealous rampages of her husband, kicks him out to raise her kids on her own.