Having been raised in the church, she knew that when much is given much is expected, so she asked God to send her a purpose. Nope, she hired herself a top notch lawyer and ended up with a cool $275 million. She was hurt angry, too but she didn’t cry woe is me. On Bernadine Brown’s fifty second birthday she received an unexpected gift she caught her husband, Leo, cheating with his secretary. One thing is clear, though: Jojo is a girl who always gets what she wants, sometimes in spite of herself. As the war rages on, Adam’s feelings for Jojo grow stronger, but Jojo’s determination to resist him does, too. Besides, she has George falling all over himself to please her. But he’s always been such a flirt he can’t possibly be serious about her. For her part, Jojo can’t deny her growing feelings for Adam. Even so, he just can’t get the headstrong lady off his mind. All grown up, Jojo is being courted by another soldier, and Adam knows it would be foolish to play with her heart.

But when he comes home wounded from the War Between the States, it’s a girl he used to call ‘Pest’ who’s turning his head. Adam Morgan has always been a Casanova, and no girl is immune to his charm. Jojo isn’t looking for romance, but she permits George to call on her. At least until handsome George Brooks begins to pursue her. Just seventeen, she’s been to college, she has her own hairdressing shop and she refuses to be distracted from her goals. Though the residents of Henry Adams face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, each of them will discover that family comes in many forms, especially during the most trying of times.Josephine Best has it all figured out. The entire town comes together to lend a helping hand. In the midst of these trials, Jack and Rocky are trying to plan their wedding. But when Gemma contacts Social Services to try to become their foster mother, she's told a white woman cannot foster African-American children. She takes them in, and quickly falls in love with the orphaned siblings. After a horrendous storm, Gemma finds a young boy and his little sister walking on the side of the road. In fact, she'd characterize it as a 'hate/hate relationship.' But when her cousin calls her with the news that she's dying and wants Tamar to plan the funeral, she's shocked but is willing to drop everything for her. Tamar July has never had a great relationship with certain members of her family. NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel about what really makes a family There's never a dull day in Henry Adams, Kansas.

Chasing Down a Dream by Beverly Jenkins