Kimberla Lawson Roby Reading Order

15 books (2000–2018)

The Reverend Curtis Black series comprises 15 literary fiction novels published between 2000 and 2018, concluding with Better Late Than Never. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Casting the First Stone, to properly follow the interconnected narrative threads throughout the complete series. The saga follows the complex life and relationships of its titular character across nearly two decades of storytelling.

Start with Casting the First Stone, the first of 15 books in the Reverend Curtis Black series.

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1	Casting the First Stone 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Too Much of a Good Thing 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Best-Kept Secret 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Love & Lies 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sin No More 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Best of Everything 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Be Careful What You Pray For 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Love, Honor, and Betray 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Reverend's Wife 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A House Divided 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Prodigal Son 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Ultimate Betrayal 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Sinful Calling 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Sin of a Woman 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Better Late Than Never 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

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1	Best Friends Forever 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1996–2022)

Kimberla Lawson Roby's collection of thirteen standalone literary fiction novels spans from 1996 to 2022 and should be read in publication order beginning with Behind Closed Doors. Each novel stands alone as a complete story, allowing readers to start anywhere in the series, though reading from the beginning provides the fullest experience of Roby's evolving narrative voice across nearly three decades. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Behind Closed Doors, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Behind Closed Doors 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Here and Now 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	It's a Thin Line 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Taste of Reality 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Changing Faces 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	One in a Million 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Deep Dark Secret 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Secret Obsession 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Perfect Marriage 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Christmas Prayer 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Copycat 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Woman God Created You to Be 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sister Friends Forever 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible