Shareeka Epps

Three women's lives share a common core. They have all been profoundly affected by adoption. At age fourteen, Karen placed a baby for adoption, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child. Even though she is a bright and ambitious lawyer, she is a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy and her husband are just embarking on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents....

Some thematic elements, language including some sexual references, alcohol, abuse, and smoking. A has-been coach is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school girls' basketball team. While he leads the girls to victories on the court, he discovers they have a lot to teach him as well.

A high school teacher with a drug habit finds a friendship in an unlikely source - one of his troubled students. Will their relationship help them or harm them?