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A woman discovers the downside of good luck—and the false promise of one little lottery ticket—in this stunning novel from #1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley. When Nina Lawson wins $16 million in the Texas Lotto, the Houston real estate executive and her fiancé, sexy personal trainer Rick Henderson, ecstatically begin planning their future—from paying off their credit cards, to setting their wedding date, to a spontaneous, spare-no-expense island getaway. But Nina didn’t count on a second astounding twist of fate to befall her: her ex-husband, Todd Lawson, apparently isn’t her ex anything due to a paperwork mix-up. Now Todd claims he’s entitled to half her cash . . . and a string of Nina’s long-lost relatives are turning up for handouts, too. “Living the dream” is fast becoming a nightmare, and before it’s too late, Nina must take stock of her many blessings, not her bank account—or risk losing everything she values. ### From Publishers Weekly Billingsley's latest (after *Can I Get a Witness?*) 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 fiancé, 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 trouble—and yet, somehow, love (and God) provides. *(July)* Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ### About the Author ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the #1 national bestselling author of numerous novels for adults, as well as the Good Girlz teen series. She recently won the NAACP Award for Outstanding Literary Work for *Say Amen Again*. She is also the author of the nonfiction book *The Motherhood Diaries.** ***Visit her website at ReShondaTateBillingsley.com.