Kimberla Lawson Roby

Join us for a Girls’ Night Out encore event with New York Times-bestsellingauthor Kimberla Lawson Roby. Kimberla visited us in 2008 for the release of her stand-alone novel One In a Million; now she’s coming back to celebrate the eighth book in her best-selling Reverend Curtis Black series, Love, ... (more)Honor and Betray. This time around, Curtis and Charlotte find themselves at total odds with one another as the end of their marriage now seems inevitable. Don’t miss this fantastic event, complete with our traditional Grab Bag Book Giveaway!

New York Times bestselling author of Be Careful What You Pray For, A Deep Dark Secret, and the popular Reverend Curtis Black series, is back with another installment exploring the complex family of the infamous, now righteous, Reverend Black. The Reverend’s sordid past is no secret, ... (more)but when his long-time mistress and mother of his illegitimate two-year-old, dies, Curtis and his wife, Charlotte, have no choice but to raise Curtina together. While the reminder of her husband’s infidelity infuriates Charlotte, Curtis is happy to finally have his whole family together. Despite her best efforts to keep her feelings hidden, Charlotte resents the new addition to their family and must find a way to resolve these feelings.

New York Times bestselling author shares the anticipated sequel to The Best of Everything, spinning a tale of love, ambition and betrayal. Alicia has the perfect life! Her prayers have finally been answered and she could not be happier with her second marriage to Pastor J.T. Valentine that took ... (more)place a month ago. Her life is now complete – or so she thinks. J.T., a handsome, dynamic man of the cloth, who oversees a 5,000-plus congregation, earns hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, supports her in her writing ambitions, and gives her everything she wants. Her father, Reverend Curtis Black, however sees into the darkness of a sinner’s heart and feels her new husband can’t be trusted. Alicia doesn’t understand just how much like her dad her new husband truly is, but soon discovers that her “perfect life” is only an appearance and she must learn the hard lesson – to be careful what you wish for.

Roby bravely addresses the issue of money and how it affects women in her latest novel, The Best of Everything.

Roby bravely addresses the issue of money and how it affects women in her latest novel, The Best of Everything. SYNOPSIS: Alicia Black Sullivan, firstborn daughter of the notorious Reverend Curtis Black, is newly married to assistant pastor, Phillip Sullivan. All is well until Phillip discovers that ... (more)Alicia has burned through at least $20,000 by shopping on QVC and at Chicago's finest malls, despite his warnings against spending more than she has. As the two argue their way through their first few months of marriage, Alicia's shopping addiction begins to affect more than just their bank accounts.

In her first novella, the New York Times bestselling author takes an O. Henry turn with the story of a wife, a husband, and a few more surprises that will change their lives forever. Kimberla Lawson Roby is the author of the acclaimed novels Love and Lies, Changing Faces, The Best-Kept Secret, Too Much ... (more)of a Good Thing, A Taste of Reality, Behind Closed Doors, Here and Now, Casting the First Stone, and It's a Thin Line.