EssenceĀ® 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, theres not much opportunity for making dreams come true. Before she knows it, Kendras 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, shell have to make a choice: sink back into obscurity--or discover if shes really got what it takes. . . "The voice of a new generation. " --Karen Quinones Miller