Envy Wilson, Layla Hobbs, and Kacie Mayweather are three 30-year-old friends who lean heavily on one another for support in troubled times. Layla fi ghts the battle of obesity coupled with low self-esteem, but her melodious voice can soothe the savage beast. Who can fulfi ll her desire for love? Envy is Layla’s backbone, and one of the few people in her life who doesn’t beat up on her about being overweight. But Envy has her own dark and sordid secrets that she refuses to share, not even with Layla and Kacie. Kacie, born with cerebral palsy, has always felt the need to prove that she can get a man just like any “normal” woman. She has six children and fi ve baby daddies, but has never had a husband. When she meets an older man at church, she hopes her prayers for a perfect love will be fulfi lled. Through their trials, the three of them cling to each other. The circumstances they face will hopefully teach them how to cling to God.

First Lady Audrey Graham adores her daughter’s best friend, Rena Jackson. In Rena, Audrey finds the loving relationship she longs to have with her own troubled daughter, Francesca. When Audrey’s son, Stiles, comes home from Duke Divinity School, Audrey is overjoyed at the news that he has decided to follow in his father’s clerical footsteps. But the good news doesn’t stop there. Finding his sister’s friend all grown up, Stiles quickly falls in love with Rena. But Rena’s fairy tale life is disrupted when Frankie, her old love interest, learns about the new relationship. In this explosive novel, the old adage of “what’s done in the dark” turns out to be more true than anyone can imagine.

Sovereign destiny connects the paths of Prodigal Runsome and Teary Fullalove’s families, but no greater bond is formed than the one between Prodigal and Teary.  The two become inseparable best friends. During his adolescent years, Prodigal discovers there is life outside of Teary when he develops an attraction for the very beautiful and captivating Faith Meadows, yet his heart continues to yearn for his best friend. While Prodigal's relationship with Faith intensifies, Teary’s life takes a devastating turn when she chooses to lay aside her Christian morals and succumb to the charming, deceptive ways of the heartthrob womanizer, Skyler Jenkins.  Continuing to suppress his feelings of love for Teary, Prodigal supports her after she experiences the pain of betrayal. When Prodigal faces an insurmountable tragedy, Teary is to whom he turns.  His anger toward God is paramount and his faith is sorely tested. Will Prodigal betray the love he and Faith shared to be with Teary? A powerfully intriguing and dramatic novel, Into Each Life follows Prodigal, Teary and their families on a spiraling journey from childhood through adulthood, revealing the depths of the human spirit to persevere against some of life’s most tumultuous trials and temptations.