Miss Pearly's Girls, Paperback

An intriguing, heartfelt tale about long held family secrets, truths that won't stay hidden, and how facing the ultimate loss can force us to find our own ways to make amends and heal...

Raising four very different daughters on her own in rural Arkansas wasn't easy for Miss Pearly Bell. And she's always regretted that the sisters went their separate ways for good--and never wanted to see each other again. But when Pearly is stricken with a terminal illness, she summons them all home--determined to somehow help them get right with each other and forgive...But that means dealing with past secrets and lies first.

As the oldest sister, pastor's wife Maxine took her responsibility way too seriously--and never fails to judge everyone else. But a secret she can no longer keep will explode everything she stands for. Youngest sister Leslie is all about making a very different life with her new love--but she didn't expect a shattering past truth to be suddenly revealed and uproot everything she ever thought she knew. Elegant PR professional Stella and her earthy twin, Star, don't see eye-to-eye on anything--and now a long-ago deception could wipe out their last chance at a relationship.

Soon each sister must confront the illusions they've taken refuge in for so long and deal with each other woman-to-woman. But can building an all-too-fragile trust repair the damage done--and help them come together when they are needed most?

About author(s):ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the bestselling, NAACP Award-winning author of more than fifty books, including Let the Church Say Amen, which was adapted into a BET original film directed by actress Regina King and produced by TD Jakes and Queen Latifah. An inductee of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame and a Texas Top Author, she is the co-founder, along with bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray, of WritersPro and the independent publishing company Brown Girls Books. ReShonda also has a journalism career that spans nearly three decades, previously as a television news reporter/anchor, and currently as an editor at a Houston newspaper and radio news reporter. The mother of three and motivational speaker, she is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Jack & Jill of America, Inc. ReShonda lives in Houston, Texas and can be found online at ReShondaTateBillingsley.com, on Facebook and Instagram @ReShondaTateBillingsley, or on twitter @ReshondaT.