Up at the College

Yvonne Fountain Copeland is shattered when her husband of 15 years decides to leave her because their marriage was getting "boring." Disheartened and confused, Yvonne returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina, convinced that a change of scenery will help her draw closer to God and find inner peace. What she doesn't know is that her journey to peace will lead her straight to sexy, single, and childless basketball coach Curtis Parker. But Yvonne and Curtis soon discover that you can't find true peace and joy without God's help. What begins as a series of "why me's" soon evolves into an extraordinary journey of victory, faith, joy, and love.

Michele Andrea Bowen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an M.A. in History and a M.P.H. in Public Health. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.


Michele is the author of the #1 Essence bestsellers Church Folk and Second Sunday.