Chenita

From the sun-kissed streets of South Florida to leading community engagement efforts and navigating the realms of the real estate world, Ricky L Petty, Sr. has charted a course that defies the ordinary and the average. In Beyond Petty, Ricky tells the story of his personal metamorphosis. From his early entanglements with the law as a juvenile, Ricky has risen. Driven by the mentorship he received during his formative years, he’s transforming challenges into stepping stones. He stands as a symbol of hope and change in his community, paying forward the guidance that changed his life.

In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection.

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding.