A Love so Tender

In A LOVE SO TENDER Alexis A. Hudson revisits the ever-evolving relationships of the Cannon family. Music is still at the center of their world. Antwan is being tortured by his past as he deals with separation anxiety from Angela being gone for almost a year. He leans into Maurice and Sharron to keep himself grounded until Angela returns. Sharron is injured and Maurice deals with the quiet anxiety after finding her unconscious in their home. Morris is missing in action, and his father is fed up with his disappearing act. Monica thought she was in a good place until she gets a letter from an unexpected sender. It turns her world upside down and unleashes anger she thought faded years ago. Rachel has broken out of her routine, shocking her sister with a surprise visit. Phillip visits with a bombshell about the family legacy and inheritance. Rachel and Phillip connect through grief, and the results surprise even them. An announcement that should have ended in a joyous celebration, turned into a slap in the face to Jackie when Maurice Junior does something so unexpected that his father wants him to change is name. Everyone has to make hard decisions. Face uncomfortable realities. Accept and live with painful truths. Beneath it all Maurice remains deeply in love with Sharron reaffirming his reputation as the silky-smooth romantic that he's known to be. Hudson draws a clear contrast between the response of a husband with a tried-and-true way of smoothing everything out and the antsy way of doing something just to do something that it seems as most of his children have adopted when it comes to dealing with life's issues.