This is the book that started it all. The first book in a series of rich, family-oriented romances about two dynamic African-American families, the Cochran/Deveraux books have captured the hearts and imaginations of readers since Lucky in Love was first published in 2002. It's the story of Benita Cochran and Clay Deveraux, two over-worked business owners who manage to fall in love, even though Benita is based in Detroit and Clay is in Atlanta. Benita has had more than enough of her controlling father and the pressures of running the family business, Cochran Communications. She wants a life of her own--even it it means leaving Detroit for good, And she's found all the encouragement she needs in Atlanta media baron Clayton Deveraux, the kindest, most passionate man she's ever known. From the moment Clay meets Bennie, he is both attracted--and wary. The damage done by his father's affairs has left him unsure about whether love is worth the risk. But after spending blissful days and nights with her, he knows that he wants Bennie as his wife. Now, as hidden secrets frm the past test their happiness, they must each struggle to put the pain behind them and claim their future...together.