*Author Kimberla Lawson Roby has sold the rights to her 2008 novella “One in a Million” to Lifetime Television Networks, an accomplishment she has been hoping for since beginning her career 11 novels ago.
“I was a little shocked,” Roby told Illinois' Rock River Valley Web site go.rrstar.com. “After you’ve written ‘x’ number of books, you don’t look for it (to happen). I’m also excited because both the Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network channels are my two absolute favorites to watch.”
"One in a Million" follows a woman whose seemingly perfect life is suddenly upended the very day she wins the lottery. About 100,000 copies of the hardcover are in print, and the paperback edition will be released in May.
Roby is keeping mum on the deal's price tag, but said she will receive an “option amount” when the paperwork is completed and the rest if a movie is made.
The writer is best known for her series of books featuring the philandering minister Curtis Black. Her 12th book, “The Best of Everything,” is about Rev. Black’s college-graduate daughter who has a serious shopping addiction that causes big marital problems. It will be released on Jan. 13.