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ReShonda Tate is an American author and journalist. Tate is also known as "ReShonda Tate Billingsley." Career Tate has authored over 50 books, and has contributed to several anthologies. Currently, she writes historical fiction. She previously wrote both adult and teen fiction under the name ReShonda Tate Billingsley, as well as nonfiction. Three of her novels have been nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Fiction. Several of her books were made into movies; Let the Church Say Amen and The Secret She Kept. The film adaptation of her sophomore novel Let the Church Say Amen, directed by Regina King and produced by TD Jakes and Queen Latifah, originally aired on BET. Her novel The Secret She Kept was made into a film that aired on TVOne. Tate is also a screenwriter, with credits including "Christmas with my Ex," which aired on TV One. In 2014, Tate co-founded a publishing company, Brown Girls Books, with author Victoria Christopher Murray. She has also appeared in the stage play Marriage Material by Je'Caryous Johnson.Tate previously worked for NBC affiliate KFOR in Oklahoma City and Fox affiliate KRIV in Houston, Texas as a television reporter/anchor. Books My Brother's Keeper (2003) ISBN 978-0743477130 Four Degrees of Heat (anthology) (2004) Excerpt: "Rebound" ISBN 978-0743491457 Let the Church Say Amen (2004) ISBN 978-1476708874 Help! I've Turned Into My Mother (2005) ISBN 978-1593090500 I Know I've Been Changed (2006) ISBN 978-1416511984 Have A Little Faith (anthology) (2006) Excerpt: "Faith Will Overcome" ISBN 978-1416516767 Nothing But Drama (2006) ISBN 978-1416525608 Everybody Say Amen (2007) ISBN 978-1416521655 With Friends Like These (2007) ISBN 978-1416525622 Blessing in Disguise (2007) ISBN 978-1416525615 The Pastor's Wife (2007) ISBN 978-1416521662 Getting Even (2008) ISBN 978-1416558736 Fair-Weather Friends (2008) ISBN 978-1416558767 Can I Get a Witness? (2008) ISBN 978-1416521679 The Devil is a Lie (2009) ISBN 978-1416578048 Friends 'Til the End (2009) ISBN 978-1416558774 Caught up in the Drama (2010) ISBN 978-1439156865 Holy Rollers (2010) ISBN 978-1416578055 Drama Queens (2010) ISBN 978-1439156872 Body of Innocence (2011) ISBN 978-0615577449 A Good Man is Hard to Find (2011) ISBN 978-1439183502 Lady Jasmine / Sins of the Mother / Let the Church Say Amen / Everybody Say Amen (2011) ISBN 978-1451651096 Say Amen, Again (2011) ISBN 978-1416578062 Sinners & Saints (2012) ISBN 978-1451608151 Something to Say: poetry to motivate the mind, body and soul (2012) ASIN B006WX2OMQ The Secret She Kept (July 2012) ISBN 978-1451639650 Finding Amos (2012) ISBN 978-1451617047 Real As It Gets (2012) ISBN 978-0758289551 You Don't Know Me Like That (2013) ISBN 978-0758289537 Rumor Central (2013) ISBN 978-0758289513 Friends & Foes (2013) ISBN 978-1451608168 The Motherhood Diaries (2013) ISBN 978-1476711454 A Family Affair (2013) ISBN 978-1451639711 Fortune & Fame (2014) ISBN 978-1476747170 Truth or Dare (2014) ISBN 978-0758289575 Boy Trouble (2014) ISBN 978-0758289599 The Motherhood Diaries 2 (2014) ISBN 978-1625174529 What's Done in the Dark (2014) ISBN 978-1476714929 A Blessing & A Curse (2015) ISBN 978-1476748887 Eye Candy (2015) ISBN 978-0758289612 Pay Day (2015) ISBN 978-1625178329 Mama's Boy (2015) ISBN 978-1476714950 The Perfect Mistress (2016) ISBN 978-1476715049 It Should've Been Me (2016) ISBN 978-1944359515 Seeking Sarah (2017) ISBN 978-1501156625 The Book in Room 316 (2018) ISBN 978-1501156663 If Only For One Night (2018) ISBN 978-1944359720 The Stolen Daughter (2019) ISBN 978-1496724144 More to Life (2019) ISBN 978-1496724120 A Little Bit of Karma (2020) ISBN 978-1439183588 Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing (2022) ISBN 978-1496735393 The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel (2024) ISBN 978-0063291072Awards Texas Literary Hall of Fame (2022) Smithsonian's African American History Makers (2016) African American Literary Award for Best Christian Fiction for Fortune & Fame (2014) with Victoria Christopher Murray NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature 2012 African American Literary Award for Best Teen Fiction for Drama Queens (2011) Inductee into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (2010) Rolling Out Magazine′s Top 25 Women of Houston (2009) Five-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists "Spirit in the Words" Let the Church Say Amen named one of Library Journal's Best Books 2004 in Christian Fiction #1 Essence best-selling author 2006 Texas Executive Woman on the Move Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award for best new author (2002) Mama's Boy named one of Library Journal's Best Books 2015 in African American FictionPersonal Tate was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Bruce Tate and Nancy Kilgore. She moved to Arkansas at a young age and was raised in her mother’s hometown of Smackover, as well as in other towns in the state. She later moved to Houston, Texas, where she graduated from Madison High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She is married to Dr. Miron Billingsley and has three children. References External links Official Website Audio Interview with Reshonda Tate Billingsley on Urban Reviews. Discover the Reshonda Tate Billingsley popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Reshonda Tate Billingsley books.

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  • Truth Be Told synopsis, comments

    Truth Be Told

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The author of The Personal Librarian and Essence bestsellers Temptation and Joy returns with a story about one woman's personal and spiritual journey to overcome the consequences o...

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    Sins of the Mother

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian​ comes a story of a mother whose sins of her past may have finally caught up with herand her daughter. Have the sins of the mo...

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    Four Degrees of Heat

    Rochelle Alers

    The mercury is soaring, and it's the perfect time to dive into a pool of uninhibited sensualitytake a break from the heat with this collection of steamy summertime encounters featu...

  • Aaliyah synopsis, comments

    Aaliyah

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the fourth book in the The Divas series.Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteenyearold high school sophomores...

  • The Ex Files synopsis, comments

    The Ex Files

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian​, The Ex Files, follows four women who find faith, friendship, and healing under the unlikeliest of circumstances. Hailed as “an excellent...

  • Lady Jasmine synopsis, comments

    Lady Jasmine

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The belovedand hatedJasmine Larson Bush returns to battle her own past in a compelling new novel of love, faith, and shame from the Essence bestselling novelist of The Personal Lib...

  • Wrath synopsis, comments

    Wrath

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The awardwinning author of The Personal Librarian delivers an unforgettable story of a marriage caught at the crossroads of passion and ragethe inspiration for four Lifetime origin...

  • Pride synopsis, comments

    Pride

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues with this unputdownable novel following mortgage broker Journee Alexander as she tries to escape the ...

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    Lust

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies begins with this unputdownable novel about a woman caught between an entertainment mogul with a shady past and ...

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    Grown Folks Business

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    Sheridan's husband wanted to stop living a lie, but how is she going to live her life knowing the truth?"There's no other way to say this. I'm in love with someone else." With thes...

  • Greed synopsis, comments

    Greed

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues as a woman faces a difficult and lifechanging choicefrom the awardwinning author of The Personal Libr...

  • Forever an Ex synopsis, comments

    Forever an Ex

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian, three Los Angeles women who’ve helped each other overcome heartbreak are reunited eight years later when their troublesome exes come back...

  • The Secret She Kept synopsis, comments

    The Secret She Kept

    ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    Her novel Say Amen, Again won the NAACP Image Award, proving that ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s storytelling “scores a direct hit” (Publishers Weekly), delighting and inspiring with ...

  • Stand Your Ground synopsis, comments

    Stand Your Ground

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the #1 Essence bestselling and awardwinning author of The Personal Librarian comes Stand Your Ground, a novel about two mothers who must grapple with their faith and belief in...

  • The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil synopsis, comments

    The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, comes a story of a young couple who, when confronted with financial troubles, is faced with the questionwhat would you do for...

  • Have a Little Faith synopsis, comments

    Have a Little Faith

    Jacquelin Thomas

    Faith, family, and forgiveness are at the heart of this powerful story collection from four bestselling AfricanAmerican authors. Meet a group of unforgettable women in these tales ...

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    The Velvet Rope

    Brenda L. Thomas

    Life is a party, but be careful who you invite. When Tiffany Johnson, a streetsmart publicist at Platinum Images, decides to launch Teaz Entertainment and open a club, she's settin...

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    Never Say Never

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    In this emotionally charged and inspiring novel from the author of The Personal Librarian, a passionate and dangerous love affair threatens to destroy both a marriage and a friends...

  • Too Little, Too Late synopsis, comments

    Too Little, Too Late

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian and A Sin and a Shame, Victoria Christopher Murray returns to Jasmine Larson Bush and her devious ways in this tale of two marriageseach t...

  • Reshonda Tate Billingsley - Say Amen synopsis, comments

    Reshonda Tate Billingsley - Say Amen

    ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    This eBook box set contains two books in ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s “Say Amen” series, as well as an excerpt from her third installment, Say Amen Again.Let The Church Say AmenReve...

  • Everybody Say Amen synopsis, comments

    Everybody Say Amen

    ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    Gold Pen Award–winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley returns to the Houston congregation of her #1 Essence magazine bestseller, Let the Church Say Amen, in this warm and powerfu...

  • A Sin and a Shame synopsis, comments

    A Sin and a Shame

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, the everscheming Jasmine Larson, from the Essence bestseller Temptation, has sworn off all the lying, manipulating, and cheat...

  • A Family Affair synopsis, comments

    A Family Affair

    ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    From the national Essence bestselling author comes an engaging tale about a family secret that sends one young woman scrambling to uncover the truth about her past.Awardwinning aut...

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    Envy

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues with this thrilling novel following a woman who wants more than just a relationship from her newly di...