College journalist Jessica Davis hopes that Dunbar University's new chief of police, Derrick Russell, will help tighten campus security. But when she finds a suspicious note in his record, she's determined to uncover the truth about his past.

Clever is one year from graduating, and he's in a jam. His roommate and close friend has been shot and killed-and Clever is the main suspect.

Ex-athlete Jordan can't decide if his major-teaching-is what he really wants to do. Damien is one step closer to graduating with only a few months left before he becomes a dad for the first time. Malena and Katrina are looking for the men of their dreams. Little do they realize that what you wish for often comes true when you least expect it.

Gritty and realistic, Grapevine combines murder, deceit, passion, and love into a vivid portrait of African American collegiate life.