The beloved #1 Essence best-selling authors of Tryin to Sleep in the Bed You Made now deliver a novel in which youll meet their most unforgettable characters yet.
When Carmen, Jewell, and Regina cross paths in the 1980s as Columbia freshmen, they planned to keep on walking. Jewell, who is a Hollywood child star looking for her role in life; Regina, whos ready to ditch her privileged upbringing; and Carmen, who fought her way out of the inner city, have little in common. But each has what the other needs, and through the years of betrayal, illness, and secrets, they unite in a circle of sisterhood that is strained but never brokennot even by death.

Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, best friends since the 1980s, are the authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made and Far from the Tree. DeBerry lives in North Brunswick, New Jersey, and Grant lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lisa Renee Pitts is an accomplished actress in theater, film, and television, appearing in The Practice, The Shield, and Law and Order. A native New Yorker, she holds a B.F.A. degree in theater arts from Rutgers University. She resides in Burbank, California.