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Life is practically perfect for Patience Hampton. She enjoys her challenging work as a voice actor, has a supportive network of family and friends, and is expecting a proposal from her long-term boyfriend, Daniel. But, when Patience is blindsided with shocking news, in an instant, everything she's placed her trust in comes crashing down. While recovering from her difficult breakup, Patience is finally determined to focus on defining happiness. So, when she crosses paths with Mr. Charisma, Lennox Davenport, while on a business trip out of town, she's open to spending the night with the handsome stranger. As their rebound relationship quickly escalates, she realizes she doesn't know herself at all. Patience begins to recognize the impact her relationship residue has had on her life and the harm it poses to her growth, healing, and happiness. Is she ready to finally release the emotional baggage left by an absent father and a manipulative ex and move on to love freely? Or will her toxic habits resurface and sabotage her chance of experiencing real love?This is a romantic contemporary women's fiction, book one in the Beauty is Her Name series by Zariah L. Banks, an emotional intimacy author. This book features a Black female lead and touches on self-love, self-care, meaningful sex, romance, dating, vulnerability, second chances, forgiveness, cultural diversity, and equality.