A disciplined Detroit executive who’s sworn off marriage and kids is thrown off balance when his longtime situationship—a successful Black gamer with plans of her own—reveals a life-changing surprise in this sexy, emotional contemporary romance perfect for fans of Kristina Forest, Talia Hibbert, Mia Sosa, and Danielle Allen.

Hendrix Batchelor manages his personal life as carefully as his professional one. For the Batchelor Corporation executive, avoiding romantic commitment means staying safe from the turbulent family dysfunction that still haunts him. Sure, his comfortable, long-time situationship with Brianna Cobb ended /because they wanted different things, but the split was uncomplicated. . . . Until he learns Brianna is pregnant and wants to raise the baby alone.

With a baby due just as her career is thriving as one of the few Black girl professional gamers, Brianna is making tough but necessary choices. Why would she and Hendrix work now, when they never have before? Yet the more time Hendrix spends by her side as her pregnancy progresses, the more she starts to fall for the man he's proving to be.

After all this time, can Hendrix convince Brianna that what they have is the real thing? Or will Batchelor family drama force everyone to question whether they have the courage to abandon their best-laid plans . . .