Kimberla Lawson Roby

Two years ago, to everyone's surprise, Dillon Whitfield Black, the secret son of Reverend Curtis Black, moved back home, married a woman named Raven, and decided he was going to be a minister....

The Reverend Curtis Black hasn't spoken to his son, Matthew, in over a year-not since Matthew dropped out of Harvard to marry his girlfriend....

Befriending Traci Calloway Cole is the best thing Simone Phillips has ever done. Traci is the kind of woman Simone wants to be - in every way possible....

A man who once thrived on wickedness and counted on forgiveness, Curtis Black has changed his ways. Back in the heart of his congregation and his family, he will no longer stray from the beaten path. Or so he's promised his long-suffering wife, Charlotte.

Curtis Black is no stranger to scandal. But what most people don't realize is that Curtis has been hiding a horrific childhood that has affected him in countless, unspeakable ways....

Regina Moore and Karen Jackson, lifelong best friends, are living the kind of life about which most women only fantasize....

In A Deep Dark Secret, a seemingly perfect 12-year-old girl harbors a terrible secret....

In this outing, Curtis is starting over. He has a new job and a new wife, and of course he's convinced himself that this time he'll be good....

At long last, the Reverend Curtis Black appears to be on the straight and narrow. The all-too-human preacher is a bestselling author now, and he and his wife, Charlotte, are raising two adorable children.

In this witty, rollicking, deeply poignant story, Kimberla Lawson Roby demonstrates the storytelling magic that has won her legions of adoring fans and made her novels best sellers....

Three siblings, Sydney, Gina, and Rick, each have full lives, complex relationships, and serious personal problems....

On the surface, Anise seems to have it all: a successful career, a solid marriage, and good friends. But when she applies for a promotion at work, she loses out to a white colleague....

After her very public divorce from Dillon, Raven Black is recovering nicely. Dillon has done everything he can to discredit her, but Raven has learned from her mistakes....

Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. They are attractive, respected...and hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs....

Racquel and Marcella are sisters with very little in common, except that each wants what the other has....

Paige Donahue has always lived in her sister Camille's shadow. But no more....

Things are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her husband, Keith, have become routine....

Alicia was born to the good life, she's entitled to the best, and she'll do anything to get it. Even if it means piling up thousands of dollars in debt....

Kimberla Lawson Roby admits that for years, she wasn't being the real woman God created her to be. In The Woman God Created You to Be, Kimberla has written about her flaws, fears, and failures, as well as her faith, courage, and successes.

Curtis Black might be a man of the cloth, but with his irresistible looks, seductive charm, and charismatic personality, he's particularly beloved by his female parishioners....