Pad is rich and handsome, and Kem is popular - but from the wrong side of town. But the power couple stick it out despite disapproval, and over the years amass a fortune. They soon learn that their money can't buy love and happiness - only death.

Shorty and Cotton seem perfect for each other: they love dancing, motorcycles and each other. But looks can be deceiving and after a tragic accident reveals a life of lies and deceit, one of them will ultimately dance with the devil to the death.

An ambitious Harlem couple dreams of a better life for themselves. But stuck in a bitter cycle of poverty poor health and mistrust, one of them decides puts their dreams to rest, forever.

When the sexy and beautiful Charlene is around, sparks fly. But the sparks aren't limited to one man. One after another, Josh, Jace, Tim, and Casey all go crazy vying for her love. And while love is a many splendored thing, it can also have a body count...

When Mirinda marries Sam, everyone is happy — she's pretty; he's cute and friendly — until her spending veers out of control, tearing the couple apart. As the two fight it out, one of them looks outside the marriage - and finds nothing short of murder.

An open-minded foursome soon discovers there's no harmony in polyamory, and someone will pay the ultimate price for free love.

Life for Syble and Earnie revolves around two things: church and family. But a freak accident, and a pair of wandering eyes, throw the marriage off-kilter, and threatens to drive this couple into an unholy trinity of betrayal, infidelity - and murder.

Jodie was Edgar's secret high school crush. After a chance meeting, the two get together quickly. But money trouble, jealousy, and a rebellious stepdaughter are about to turn this second chance at love into the high school reunion from hell.

Chad and Jo meet by chance and to this pair of free spirits, their connection feels cosmic. They fall in love and move far from everyone they know. But soon their new life is ripped apart by jealous ex-partners, isolation, and a desperate need for control.

When Trichele and Brian promise to stick it out for better or for worse, they have no idea how 'worse' things will get. Their passionate love easily flips to bitter hate when the parties, drinking, and recriminations escalate until one of them is dead.

Despite the 15-year age gap between them, April and Brad Smith are happily married. But when his job forces him to be gone for days and weeks at a time, and April's dreams of motherhood fall apart, she turns to other men for consolation and one even moves in with the couple. When Brad is ultimately replaced as the man of the house, everyone pays a price.

Gail and Stephen Dews have it all: a happy marriage, a beautiful house and healthy children, but a family tragedy and a gambling addiction rips their lives to shreds, proving that nothing is what it seems.

Young single mom Kathy wants a good life for herself and her son. That life soon includes wannabe rap star Juan, who has ambitions of his own. But their dreams clash and tempers erupt when Kathy decides she wants more out of life - no matter what the cost.