Secretly in love with a successful currency-trader, Leah is an intelligent and attractive dental student, and the only child of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Unable to escape her overbearing mother, Leah defies traditional norm and falls passionately in love with Chris, an elegant and gifted African-American man with a troubled past. When Chris' luck takes a turn, Leah rashly offers to let him spend a bitterly cold night in her parent's garage; he surprises Leah's mom and is mistaken for a burglar; Chris is ignominiously hauled off to jail. And Leah is forced to make a stark decision Will she explain the misunderstanding and save her lover, bringing on certain ostracism by exposing their secret affair, or will she protect her reputation and let innocent Chris languish in jail. Mocha Confidential is written with a dash of redemptive humor and offers profound insight into the character and thought of two people bound by forbidden love, strife and a mutual desire for acceptance.