I KNOW I’VE BEEN CHANGED
A Novel

Sooner or later, forgiveness becomes a part of every family

Denial isn’t just a river . . .

Raedella Rollins left the dusty town of Sweet Poke, Arkansas on a Texas-bound bus with four mismatched suitcases, a newsroom job offer, and a promise to herself: never look back. Now, less than a decade later, she’s a top-rated talk show host, a celebrity news anchor and fiancée to Houston’s star councilman. The future looks bright for Rae, and Sweet Poke is nothing more than a distant memory.

. . . and she’s paddling as fast as she can.

But now that she’s reached the top, her ragtag family comes knocking. Mama Tee, the grandmother who raised her, calls with unwelcome family updates, and Shondella, her jealous older sister, guilts her into sending money. To Rae, nothing could be worse than an unexpected reunion with her over-the-top relatives. But when her picture-perfect life turns out to be an illusion, Rae’s family calls her back to Sweet Poke and to the life she left behind. Can Rae let go of the heartache of her childhood and open her heart to the healing that only faith and family can provide?

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a general assignment reporter for KRIV-TV, the Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the nonfiction book Help! I’ve Turned Into My Mother and two previous novels: the national bestseller Let the Church Say Amen, chosen for Library Journal’s Best of 2004 list for Christian fiction; and My Brother’s Keeper, for which she received the prestigious Gold Pen Award for Best New Author from the Black Writer’s Alliance and the Nova Lee Nation Award from the Greater Dallas Writing Association.

ReShonda's upcoming projects include: Have a little Faith (anthology, June 2006); an inspirational teen series: Nothing But Drama (Oct. 2006), Blessings in Disguise (Jan. 2007), and With Friends Like These (April 2007); Everybody Say Amen (May 2007); and two more untitled novels.

Visit her website at www.reshondatatebillingsley.com.

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