Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole introduces readers to a young woman with a hot voice and superstar dreams. . .

Talented Kendra Michelle Thomas always dreamed of becoming a singing sensation. But when a broken childhood lands her and her siblings in foster care, there''s not much opportunity for making dreams come true. Before she knows it, Kendra''s twenty-five years old, a bartender, and trapped in a relationship going nowhere. . .

Determined to finally give her dreams a chance, Kendra spends her small savings on a demo. She soon gets a series of gigs. . .and finally a recording contract. But when a turn of events lands her right back where she started, she''ll have to make a choice: sink back into obscurity--or discover if she''s really got what it takes. . .

"The voice of a new generation." --Karen Quinones Miller