KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over two dozen novels. She is the recipient of the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction, and the 2014 AAMBC Award for Female Author of the Year. Her books have appeared on national bestseller lists, including USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Essence Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Emerge Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and The Austin Chronicle. Ms. Roby's numerous awards include the First-Time Author Award from Chicago's Black History Month Book Fair and Conference, the Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award, the African-American Literary Award Show's Female Author of the Year Award, and a Patron Choice Award from the Central Mississippi Regional Library System. She lives in Illinois with her husband. Visit her online at KimRoby.com.