Keabetswe Rantao is an ambitious estate agent. Married to her job, Keabetswe isn’t looking for any other kind of commitment apart from buying her very own home. When architect Oagile Motsumi needs a house, Keabetswe is determined to be the one to sell it to him. Soon the smouldering Oagile wants more from Keabetswe than just the perfect house. But Oagile has a seven-year-old daughter, and being a mother is the furthest thing from Keabetswe’s mind. Will she have to sacrifice her dreams or is this really the beginning of happily ever after?
Gorata Kwadiba has a plan. By the time she turns thirty in two years’ time, she wants to have made her mark as a public relations officer, and to have married a successful man. Ozee certainly doesn’t fit into her plans. However charismatic and handsome he is, Gorata can’t get over the fact that he’s a petrol attendant. She wants a man with drive and ambition. But Ozee is persistent and Gorata finally agrees to go on a date with him. It doesn’t take long, though, for Gorata to realise that there’s more to Ozee than his charm and good looks
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.
Lebo Mokoena is an entertainment reporter for a popular daily newspaper. Tired of the nine-to-five routine, she's determined to start her own catering business with her mother and aunt. Then she's introduced to Molemo Tladi at a party in Sebokeng. The local “it” guy and a successful businessman, he’s the perfect man to guide her in setting up her business. Lebo is keen when Molemo offers to mentor her. Soon however, Lebo discovers he's perfect for more than just mentoring. If only he could realise that she's not after his money.
Melody Nyathi has big plans for her future. For now, the ambitious twenty-eight-year-old is a beauty therapist at the plush Imbali Spa in Cape Town, but Melody dreams of one day opening a beauty spa for ‘ordinary’ women. If she’d only stop trying to take care of everyone around her, perhaps she could make her plans reality . . . Then Melody meets insurance broker-cum-business owner Thabiso Gumede, and her heart melts. Their love blossoms almost overnight and Thabiso tries to encourage Melody to reach for her dreams. But does he really want her to succeed or does his jealousy of her male clients have anything to do with it? And should Melody yield her independence to Thabiso to take up an offer that few could refuse?
At twenty-eight, beautiful and independent Tumi Vika has made her mark in the glossy world of magazines. But despite all her success she is still haunted by Mandi Mabandla’s abandonment seven years ago. Now Mandi is back from his world travels, as famous for his political commentary as for his high-profile affairs. Tumi is determined not to be part of Mandi’s harem, but Mandi seems to have other ideas. Will Tumi be able to resist Mandi’s charm? Or will she succumb to his promise of forever after?
Orefile More is an award-winning art director, but she’s exhausted. After three years of slaving away non-stop she’s ready to swop the Joburg buzz for a long, overdue holiday at home in rural Lehurutshe. But her plans for relaxation are jinxed. Prince Odirile Mokgatlha has forsaken the back-stabbing world of politics to return to his sleepy home village. Tired and disillusioned, he never wants to have anything to do with politics again. A land claims conflict with a local farmer forces Odi and File to work together – intimately – and they fall hopelessly in love. But with two exes scheming to keep them apart can File trust her prince enough to let him sweep her off her feet?
Twenty-eight-year-old Hlobo Sondlo thinks she is a “Plain Jane”. Focused on her career at a top accounting firm in Johannesburg, Hlobo has no time for girly things like make-up and pretty clothes, and certainly no time for romance. But there’s no resisting hot rugby star Sizwe Bala. When he proposes to her after merely three months, Hlobo immediately starts planning her dream wedding. But what about the rumours that Sizwe is a player, and that he still likes to flirt with other women? Why did he propose to her of all people, and does he really love her?
A reporter with The Joburg Tribune, Ayanda Nkosi is always hot on the heels of her next breaking story. Sipho Dlamini is the MD of Egoli Investments. Charming and successful, he would like nothing better than to have the down-to-earth Ayanda on his arm. But Ayanda is not so sure. She’s beer and chips and he’s ballet and bling. When her next big scoop about a gold-smuggling ring implicates Sipho’s company, Ayanda wonders if he really is who he professes to be. So she has to ask herself: can he be the one?
At the tender age of eighteen Lathoya Mthathi fled the village of Emanzini in search of a better life. Now twenty-eight, she is a thriving supermodel and resides in a plush seaside apartment in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Lathoya is afraid of falling in love and losing control of her career. She is branded by the media as «Lonely Lathoya», yet she longs for the touch of a man, and for a family of her own. When she meets Siso Masilela, editor of the popular Men’s Life magazine, almost all of her resistance crumbles. But will she ever be ready to face the ghosts of her past in order to take that next step with Siso?