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Bold, twist-driven fiction from author Lolah Howard—where secrets, desire, and survival collide. Discover the books, get updates, and connect with the stories.
Is treachery worth a moment of pleasure?
Is one woman willing to pay the ultimate price for corrupted desire?
At 37, Mona should have the perfect life. She makes good money as a banker and owns a beautiful home in Atlanta with Mike, her husband of ten years. They’ve built a life together, but Mona spends much of it alone.
To occupy her time, Mona signs up for an art class to rekindle a hobby she used to love. What she doesn’t expect is that the master artist teaching the class will spark a passion for more than just painting. Mona is very familiar with the pain caused by adultery, but temptation leads her to make the wrong decision. When things get too deep, Mona decides it’s time to end it quietly, only for a tragic accident to expose everything.
Will Mona recover from the wreckage of her life as she knew it and make a change for the better, or will all the lies that come to light destroy the relationships that she took for granted?
A LETTER FROM LOlah
Why I write: to turn secrets into story—and let the truth hit in gold light
Late at night, when the house is quiet and my notes are spread across the table like evidence, I can hear my characters moving around before I ever type their names. That’s where my stories begin—inside the tension between what’s said out loud and what’s kept in the dark. If you’ve found your way here, you’re probably drawn to that same edge: the whispered motive, the polished smile, the lie that almost passes for love.
Gallery of Lies was born from my obsession with appearances—how quickly we trust what looks beautiful, and how dangerous it can be to want the picture more than the truth. I write women who are complicated, resilient, and hungry for answers, because that’s what I know. And I write with you in mind: the reader who stays up “one more chapter” and then realizes it’s 2:00 a.m.
This site is my place to meet you in between releases—your stop for book news, behind-the-scenes details, and the moments that don’t fit on a back cover. If you’re building a book club pick, looking for discussion sparks, or just want to know what I’m reading and researching, I want you to feel welcome here—like we’re talking across a shared page.
And yes, I’m deep in the work on my next novel, The Clean Up Sisters. It’s a work in progress, and I’ll be sharing updates as the draft sharpens—titles, themes, little wins, and the messy middle that every story has to survive.
Thank you for reading, for recommending, and for keeping Black women’s stories on your shelf.
— Lolah Howard