The Tides That Bind Seven friends Six life-changing decisions And a weekend getaway they'll never forget. ELISE JORDAN is successful in her career but failing in her relationship. Overworked, unsatisfied and now unexpectedly pregnant by boyfriend, ROLAND EDGEWATER, she has to make a decision but Roland is in no way ready to be a father. A rising advertising executive, Roland is used to putting himself first before anything and everyone else. But when a scandal hits too close to home, he may find himself for once coming in last. TRISHA THOMPSON is facing a career and lifestyle change, and is racing against the clock to make a decision about both. When handsome TROY NAYLOR, an urban clothing storeowner, shows up in her life, the timing couldn't be worse. Now all Troy has to do is convince her that not only is the timing right but that's he's Mr. Right. FREDERICK ROGERS is planning to move his family across country--only they don't know about it. The job of a lifetime has come knocking and all he has to do is convince his wife to give up her dreams and follow him. He seeks counsel in his best friend, MIA MONROE but Mia is toiling with issues of her own: single motherhood, an abusive ex and a broken heart. That is, until a new prospect comes along and tries to change her stance on love. BRADFORD "BREAD" JONES' life is about survival. Survival from the streets, that is. Now that he's begun to find his way and formed a plan of action for his life and his daughter's, will he survive the next pitfall that awaits him that could threaten to destroy it all? The Tides That Bind these seven friends will be tested during a weekend getaway to St. Maarten. Now each person, standing at a crossroad in his or her life, hopes the vacation will be a time for self-renewal. But a tragedy on the eve of their departure home will force them to decide what's worth holding on to and what needs to be set free.