When it comes to her career, twenty-nine-year-old Nonkululeko Malashe has it all figured out – she is assistant to the senior buyer at a large retail store and also the founder and head of thriving online fashion portal called The Green Room. Yet her private life isn’t as rosy. Lulu’s mother and sister have their own aspirations for Lulu’s future. Both can’t bear the thought of Lulu spending the rest of her days alone and are hell bent on Lulu marrying a wealthy man – any wealthy man . . . But Lulu secretly has what she calls an Independence Plan. She has been saving every cent in order to gain financial freedom and also freedom from her overbearing family, and in five years time, she’d have saved enough to buy a lovely two-bedroomed home in a trendy new neighbourhood in Johannesburg. In the meantime, Lulu keeps the peace by going on dates with the current suitor her sister has picked for her, Mr “Moneybags” Molefe, and then rushing off for some downtime with her best friend and confidant Dumisani Sexwale. Then one such night, Dumi kisses Lulu and her whole world is turned upside down . . .
For budding artist Mbali Matheba the best years of her life were during university, with her good friends Gcina and Susan and her (now ex) boyfriend Vusi. But that’s all history now – until one sunny afternoon when the gorgeous Sipho Ngubene rings Mbali’s doorbell with news of Gcina’s engagement. How typical of sneaky Gcina to set this up, knowing that Sipho was Mbali’s secret varsity crush. Sparks fly as Sipho and Mbali spend time at his seaside resort in East London where the wedding reception is to be held. But when Vusi and Susan make an appearance, secrets are revealed that take Mbali right back to where she was two years ago. Will she turn back to Vusi or look to her future with Sipho?
Burned out at twenty-seven, Nomvula Nkosi quits her job as a senior investment analyst at the JSE in search of a new start. She is soon offered a job as a nanny to Daniel Modise’s three-year-old daughter, though Nomvula is nervous and unsure about such a big change. But caring for little Mpho turns out to be so renewing and fulfilling that Nomvula even starts modern jazz dance classes for the first time in ten years. Then there’s Mpho’s dad. CEO of Modise Electronics, Daniel Modise is charming and suave. But with a young daughter and a scheming ex-wife, does Daniel really have room in his life for another woman? A tale of love and new beginnings.