title: The Devil Is a Lie (Pocket Readers Guide)
author:  ReShonda Tate Billingsley 
description: Billingsley's latest (after <i>Can I Get a Witness?</i>) chronicles the devilishly rude awakening in store for Houstonite Nina Lawson after she wins $8 million in the lottery. Not only are family members she hasn't seen in years itching to share the loot, but her fianc, Rick Henderson, starts counting on his piece before the check's in the bank. Things get even more complicated after Todd, Nina's ex-husband, ends up not being an ex; turns out his hoochie mama girlfriend, Pam, spent the divorce filing fee on a Fendi bag. Pam urges Todd to wrangle a chunk of Nina's dough, and he agrees, though with a near-reasonable motivation: to get his ailing Grams a new heart. The ensuing slapstick is fast moving and hilarious as Billingsley ponders how Nina's impulse to do the right thing gets her in troubleand yet, somehow, love (and God) provides. <i>(July)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  THE DEVIL TO PAY
  
    
  
  by
  
    
    
  
  Pamela Labud
  
    
  
  For my Mother and Father, thank you for letting me dream…
  
    
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to
  be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales,
  organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  Copyright© 2010
  
  Pamela Labud
  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
  Acknowledgements:
  
    
  
  There are so many people who have helped me along the way that there’s not
  enough space in the book to thank everyone. But I would like to give heartfelt
  gratitude to the following cherished people who share my world.
  
  First, thank you to all my coworkers who listen to me go on and on about my
  love of fiction. My boss, Noelene Gantner, who makes it possible for me take
  time off for writing conferences and speaking engagements.
  
  Next, thank you to the wonderful writing friends I’ve had