Toxic Loyalty

Ambition and loyalty send separate bills.

Renee Williams has built a life in Charlotte, but an old meeting note raises troubling questions about decisions made before she entered the room. When a new workforce leadership opportunity reconnects her with people from that history, professional ambition and personal loyalty collide. In a parallel storyline, Ashley and Marcus must confront what commitment requires when financial security and individual choice are at stake.

Loyalty
Professional ethics
Commitment
Financial security
The past returning

Reading order: Book 3
Status: Forthcoming

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In this book

Who appears

Fatima Ellis

Executive director, The Open Door Initiative

David Mercer

Co-owner, Mercer Hayes Creative

Ashley Brooks-Hayes

Boutique owner

Marcus Hayes

Co-owner, Mercer Hayes Creative

Naomi Mercer-Reed

Attorney and David’s older sister

Jordan Reed

Ministry and community initiatives

Renee Williams

Workforce strategist based in Charlotte

Brianna

Boutique employee and private shopping collaborator

Celeste Whitmore

Head of Whitmore Strategic Advisory

Leonard Whitfield

Atlanta business connector

Nia Whitmore

Operations director at her mother’s advisory firm

Elise Bennett

Workforce operations professional

Martin Sloane

Former director at Renee’s old consulting firm

Dorian Price

Steering group chair

Julian Avery

Restoration architect in Charlotte

Story beats

How this book unfolds

Charlotte
Renee Williams has built a life in Charlotte, working as an independent workforce professional.
The meeting note
An old meeting note raises troubling questions about decisions made before Renee entered the room.
A new leadership opportunity
A workforce leadership opportunity reconnects Renee with people from that history, and professional ambition collides with personal loyalty.
What commitment requires
In a parallel storyline, Ashley and Marcus must confront what commitment requires when financial security and individual choice are at stake.