New
York Times Bestselling Author, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has published 14
novels which include, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR, A DEEP DARK SECRET,
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, ONE IN A MILLION (a novella), SIN NO MORE, LOVE
& LIES, CHANGING FACES , THE BEST-KEPT SECRET , TOO MUCH OF A GOOD
THING, A TASTE OF REALITY, IT'S A THIN LINE, CASTING THE FIRST STONE,
HERE AND NOW , and her debut title, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS , which was
originally self-published through her own company, Lenox Press. Her
novels have frequented numerous bestseller lists, including The New
York Times and those in USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers
Weekly, Essence Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Emerge Magazine, Barnes and
Noble, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, The Dallas Morning News, and The Austin
Chronicle to name a few and both BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and CASTING THE
FIRST STONE were #1 Blackboard bestsellers for four consecutive months
in both 1997 and 2000. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS was the #1 Blackboard
Best-selling book for paperback fiction in 1997.
In
addition, Ms. Roby's first novel was nominated for Blackboard's 1998
and 1999 Fiction Book of the Year Award, and she received the
Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2001 for CASTING THE FIRST
STONE. She is also the 2006, 2007 and 2009 recipient of the Author of
the Year - Female award presented by the African-American Literary
Award Show in New York, the recipient of the 1998 First-Time Author
Award from Chicago's Black History Month Book Fair and Conference, and
her fifth novel, A TASTE OF REALITY, was a 2004 finalist for the
Atlanta Choice Awards sponsored by the Atlanta Daily World.
Additionally, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING received a 2004 Patron Choice
Award from the Central Mississippi Regional Library System.
Each
of Ms. Roby's novels have dealt with very real issues, including social
status, gambling addiction, infidelity, single motherhood, infertility,
sibling rivalry, corruption within the church, domestic violence,
sexual abuse, childhood sexual abuse, care-giving of a parent, racial
and gender discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment,
overweight issues, and female illnesses to name a few.
Ms. Roby resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
Visit: www.KimRoby.com | kim@kimroby.com
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Her
first marriage didn't work out, but that isn't going to stop Alicia
Black, the privileged daughter of the charismatic Reverend Curtis
Black, from getting what she wants. One month after her wedding to her
second husband, she can't believe her good fortune. God has heeded her
prayers, blessing her with Pastor JT Valentine, a handsome, dynamic man
of the cloth with his own large congregation, just like her father.
Unfortunately,
Alicia doesn't understand just how much like Curtis her new husband
truly is. She doesn't know JT has been sneaking around town with other
women--or that he only married her to get close to her famous father's
money and fame. But while Alicia is blinded by love, her dad certainly
isn't. He warned his little girl that JT "simply can't be trusted."
After all, it takes one to know one, and who better to see into the
darkness of a sinner's heart than Curtis?
It
will take a miracle to save the day. But God acts in mysterious ways,
and soon a host of lies, long-time secrets, and acts of betrayal come
to light, and Alicia must face some very crucial and life-changing
decisions. This time, though, she's got to be careful what she prays
for. . . .
Kim Roby's books are available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and wherever fine books are sold.
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