Born into wealth, Erica Stanford has followed in her family's successful footsteps and now runs her own upscale boutique in an affluent Washington, D.C., neighborhood. But despite her good fortune, she's still missing someone special to share her life withтАФuntil a chance encounter changes everything...
Handsome, rugged Jerome Kimbrough is hard to miss among the fellow citizens serving jury duty with Erica. And as the two get to know each other over the course of a two-week trial, their relationship soon turns into a passionate romance. Although they come from opposite worldsтАФJerome is a blue-collar, city sanitation employeeтАФtheyтАЩre both hard working dreamers with big ambitions. Yet while their differences aren't an issue for them, their friends, familyтАФand Erica's ex-fianc├йтАФdisagree. As all involved are forced to confront their hidden stereotypes, can Erica and Jerome endure the challenges in store for themтАФincluding a startling secret that could destroy it all?...