By Kimberla Lawson Roby
William Morrow
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Curtis Black has literally forgotten what it’s like to tell the truth. Truth, in his mind, is fluid.

He’s gotten so used to his warped perspective that he can be selective about sins to condemn in other people and sins to consider merely human when he falls short. He is a minister who goes about life leaving the people who care about him lying in the dust.

Too Much of a Good Thing Excerpt So the only issue was Adrienne. There was no way he could marry her, but he didn’t want to give her up either. For the longest time he’d been thinking his attraction to her was only sex, but now he realized that maybe he was tied to her emotionally. He wouldn’t necessarily call it love, but it was definitely something. If he could only get her to see how dull their relationship would be if they were married, maybe she’d back down. Maybe she’d realize that all the sneaking around they were doing was the reason they never tired of each other. © Kimberla Lawson Roby Published with permission

Already booted from one church and one marriage, Curtis finds himself at the helm of another congregation. He marries poor, unsuspecting Mariah to fulfill a contract that says he must marry within the first two years of his new job. Curtis grows bored with Mariah and begins to delve into his past looking up old flames.

Curtis juggles his women as fast as he can. Charlotte thinks he’s stepping back into her life to be a proper father to their illegitimate son. Adrienne believes – this time – that Curtis will leave his wife and marry her. Tanya, his ex-wife, is fully aware of Curtis’ mode of operation, and she works to protect their daughter, Amanda, from her father’s selfish ways. And, Mariah, is beginning to see that her husband isn’t so wonderful after all.

As the story evolves, Curtis seems more and more unaware of the consequences he creates. His actions, ridiculous and self-serving, produce an odd but acceptable outcome in the end.

Bookworm's Briefing
Too Much of a Good Thing is a fun, quick read. While it is thoroughly entertaining, the narrative is infected with cliches and some of the dialogue is stiff. Still, this is a good book worth reading. The story ties together nicely as Curtis Black’s character weaves a nasty web that provides laughs and furrowed brows in all the right places.

Award-winning author Kimberla Lawson Roby has been praised for her works of fiction. Other novels to her credit are A Taste of Reality, Behind Closed Doors, Here and Now, Casting the First Stone and It’s a Thin Line.