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The Perfect Marriage

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By Kimberla Lawson Roby

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On Sale
Sep 10, 2013
Page Count
208 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9780446572491

Price

$17.99

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$23.99 CAD

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The New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Reverend Curtis Black series.

Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for fifteen years, they have a wonderful daughter, Mackenzie, successful careers, and a beautiful home in a posh Chicago suburb. They are attractive, respected . . . and hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs.

It started innocently enough. Denise occasionally used prescription drugs to help her deal with the long hours and demanding nature of her job. Derrek, also under pressure at work, began using cocaine socially with some of his colleagues.

They can quit whenever they want to. At least, that’s what Denise would like to believe . . .

As her job becomes more stressful, Denise can no longer get through the day without a fix. Derrek realizes his harmless habit has become anything but, and desperately wants to get clean. However, his attempts are derailed when there is a sudden family tragedy. Once soul mates, now this husband and wife are quickly losing the immense love that had been the cornerstone of their marriage. With her parents spiraling out of control, Mackenzie makes an unexpected move to take matters into her own hands. Is her sacrifice too late-or is there still hope? Is there a final chance to save the Shaw family?

Genre:

  • Fiction
  • Fiction
  • African American
  • Contemporary Women
  • Women
  • African American & Black
  • Women

Kimberla Lawson Roby is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed Curtis Black Series. She lives with her husband in Rockford, Illinois.

Email: kim@kimroby.com
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  • "An exciting page-turner!"
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  • "Juicy read!"
    Essence on SECRET OBSESSION
  • "The kind of novel I wish more authors would write...addictive. Made me think, made me wonder. A novel well worth reading."
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  • "New York Times best-selling author Kimberla Lawson Roby has a knack for writing suspenseful, page-turning stories, and her latest novel, Secret Obsession, is no different... A must-read for fiction thriller fans."
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  • "4 Stars! Roby is the queen of redemption! She has a knack for taking characters that readers love to hate and turning them into ones everyone will cheer for. This one's definitely a page-turner!"
    RT Book Reviews on SECRET OBSESSION
  • "Filled with unexpected twists and turns. A dramatic, engaging, and entertaining piece of work."
    Prominence Magazine on SECRET OBSESSION
  • "The lengths Paige goes to...sure keep the pages turning...so much fun...Fans of Roby's Curtis Black novels will find this one true to form."
    Booklist on SECRET OBSESSION
  • "Lively, action packed and full of sassy sensuality, Roby once again has created a story that grabs the reader's attention and holds it until the very end."
    Las Vegas Review on LOVE, HONOR AND BETRAY
  • "Love, Honor and Betray is an entertaining read and remains true to Roby's style of creatively telling a story."
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  • "Lively, action-packed, and full of sassy sensuality, Roby once again has created a story that grabs the reader's attention and holds it in her grip until the very end."
    Corpus Christi Caller-Times on LOVE, HONOR AND BETRAY
  • "Kimberla Lawson Roby weaves truth into fiction."
    Indianapolis Star
  • "Roby [deals] with real issues in her novels."
    Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
  • "Roby's fiction...[addresses] issues that are important to women today."
    Memphis Commercial Appeal
  • "Kimberla Lawson Roby has reached a pinnacle most writers only dream of."
    Rockford Register Star
  • "Roby, a bestselling author with a devoted audience, knows well the recipe for success: equal parts heartbreak and romance, with liberal dashes of sexual satisfaction."
    San Jose Mercury News
  • "Kimberla's writing is magical."
    Lolita Files, author of Scenes from a Sistah
  • "For those thousands of fans, who can't get enough of the 'good' reverend and his wives, this is a book that should not be missed."
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Kimberla Lawson Roby

About the Author

Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host. She has published 28 books, including The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, as well as her novels, such as Casting the First Stone, The Best-Kept Secret, Better Late Than Never, and A Christmas Prayer. Kimberla is the recipient of the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction, and in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read. Kimberla resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
 

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