A first-generation college student who graduated at the top of her class from Howard University, twenty-five year-old Mahogany Rose is an ambitious, intelligent, funny, beautiful black woman who prides herself on being the best and excelling at everything – except love.

Layla’s the co-host of a morning show alongside her charming, but sometimes irritating, colleague Derek. Their lives are turned upside down when they’re given a baby to take care of together, learning more about each other in the process.

A widower from Bankhead, Russell Savage, is diligently running to become the youngest Mayor in the history of Atlanta. His opponent is August King, the man who has raised Russell and his brother as his own since they were kids. But when the beautiful Avery Long joins the campaign, Russell finds himself fighting to sustain everything he’s worked for including his campaign for Mayor, and his life.