THE BEST KEPT SECRET by Kimberla Lawson Roby is the continuing tale of Rev. Curtis Black, a minister that readers love to hate.

Curtis Black is back! After failed marriages to Tanya (Casting the First Stone, 2000) and Mariah (Too Much of a Good Thing, 2004), two unsuccessful ministries in Chicago, and two children, Curtis has finally settled down with Charlotte and their son, Matthew. He is committed to ensuring that Matthew has a happy childhood and relocates his family to a small town in Illinois. Curtis starts a new church there called Deliverance Outreach, writes a monthly column for the local paper, and is working on his first book. Although his family is not living extravagantly, they are comfortable. Yet Charlotte is very dissatisfied that he is unable to provide the lifestyle she believes they deserve. She soothes her disappointment with overspending and having an affair with his best friend, Aaron Malone. Her manipulation is causing Curtis the same doubt and pain that he inflicted on his ex-wives. It isn't until Curtis receives a book deal that Charlotte decides to break up with Aaron and all their secrets are revealed.

Kimberla Lawson Roby is author of the nationally best-selling novels TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING (a New York Times Extended List Bestseller), A TASTE OF REALITY, IT’S A THIN LINE, CASTING THE FIRST STONE, HERE AND NOW, and her debut title, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Her novels have frequented numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times Extended Bestsellers List and those in Essence Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Emerge Magazine, Barnes and Noble, The Dallas Morning News, and The Austin Chronicle and both BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and CASTING THE FIRST STONE were #1 Blackboard bestsellers for four consecutive months in 1997 and 2000 respectively. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS was the #1 Blackboard Best-selling book for paperback fiction in 1997. She lives in Rockford, IL with her husband, Will.

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