title: Heart of the Matter
author: Manees, Raynetta
description: Passionate Commitment
  Affrica Bryant, newly elected Mayor of Passion, Michigan, has ambitious plans to clean up a shamefully rundown public housing project.  Yet not everyone in Passion believes Affrica will make good on her campaign promise--especially Chief-of-Police Alex Bartholomew.
  
  Dangerous Desire
  Alex is skeptical about Affrica...until he sees her fierce determination to improve the lives of her constituents.  But when a mystery over misplaced funds draws them both into a dangerous investigation, Affrica and Alex must put their trust in each other, if they--and their love--are to survive.