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Kimberla Lawson Roby

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New York Times Bestselling Author, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has published thirteen novels which include, 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 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 B...more New York Times Bestselling Author, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has published thirteen novels which include, 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 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, 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. Her thirteenth title, A DEEP DARK SECRET, was released on September 29, 2009 and her fourteenth, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR on January 19, 2010.

To share your thoughts with Kimberla regarding her work, please e-mail her at: kim@kimroby.com
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Average rating: 4.15 · 7,399 ratings · 586 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Casting the First Stone 4.28 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Best-Kept Secret 4.33 avg rating — 706 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Too Much of a Good Thing 4.28 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Changing Faces 4.14 avg rating — 571 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Love & Lies 4.37 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	One in a Million 3.89 avg rating — 539 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Sin No More 4.29 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Be Careful What You Pray For 4.07 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	It's A Thin Line 4.19 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Everything 4.05 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Reverend Curtis Black Series (9 books)
by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Goodreads Author)

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