Truth is always stranger than fiction.
Kevin "Kidd" Jamieson suffers from the "angry black man syndrome". How dare
his father insist that his sons carry his last name when he was never
around? As far as he's concerned the Jamieson name is worthless.
Kidd's anger is seeping out into every area of his life as he carelessly becomes as a roaring lion, seeking whatever and whomever he can devour. When he receives an invitation from a distant cousin, Parke Jamieson VI to come to St. Louis, he is hesitant but accepts it, almost as a dare.
Though he initially bumps heads with his cousin, a series of events that involve a dog named Silent Killer, Stacy Adams shoes, and two women who enter his life to calm his raging storm, Kidd decides to make St. Louis home.
One woman is Eva Savoy who becomes his “Eve,” a woman God created out of the underlying goodness in Kidd’s own heart. Reluctantly, Kidd allows Parke to walk him through information on their royal family heritage. Overwhelmed by the care and compassion, Kidd struggles to keep up the bad boy attitude but his walls are starting to crumble and he knows he’s going down. Eventually, Kidd learns it’s not his association with the name that identifies him, but the man he becomes that defines him.
Cinderella had a prince: Karyn Wallace has a King.
While Karyn served four years in prison for an unthinkable crime, she embraced salvation through Crowns for Christ outreach ministry.
After her release, Karyn stays strong and confident, despite the stigma society places on ex-offenders. Since Christ strengthens the underdog, Karyn refuses to sway away from the scripture, “He Who the Son has set free is free indeed.”
Levi Tolliver, for the most part, is a practicing Christian. One contradiction is he doesn’t believe in turning the other cheek. He’s steadfast there is a price to pay for every sin committed, especially after the untimely death of his wife during a robbery.
Then Karyn enters Levi’s life. He is enthralled not only with her beauty, but her sweet spirit until he learns about her incarceration.
If Levi can accept that Christ paid Karyn’s debt in full, then a treasure awaits him.
Award-winning author Pat Simmons delivers another powerful tale and reminds readers of the permanency of redemption. Crowning Glory is a love story, and every woman deserves a happy ending. Nominated for the Best Christian Fiction for 2011 by the African-American Literary Awards committee in New York.
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Noel Richardson is perfect, but degrees, wealth, and good genes don’t define a man. The CEO of a St. Louis non-profit organization, Noel doesn’t respond when women whisper compliments behind his back. It’s only God’s voice Noel hears.
His life has been anything, but easy since surviving a fireworks explosion that kills his best friend and shatters his hearing. That’s in his past. He’s learned to co-exist between two worlds—hearing and Deaf. One example is Noel tolerances ridicule from his friends when he’s slow to interject into their lively sports debate despite mastering lip reading. Living in the Deaf community isn’t any easier. There are constant reminders that Noel is a distinct outsider.
For years, his Sunday morning
worship consisted of tele-evangelists. Spiritually, he was dying from the lack
of fellowship. What could he do? Very few churches had what he needed. Then
Noel stumbles across an invitation flashing on a portable sign: Thanksgiving service. All are welcome. Deaf
ministry provided. Once inside God’s Grace Church, he’s captivated by
Interpreter Mackenzie Norton’s graceful hands. To Noel, Mackenzie’s exquisite,
a steadfast believer, and head strong. With her, Noel can hear the impossible.
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;When do you know the most important decision
of your life is the right one? If not, are you ready for the fallout? God
knows the person to put in your path to help you make it. In the case of Cheney
Reynolds, God sent an entire village.
Reaping the seeds from what she's sown; Cheney moves into a historic neighborhood and becomes reclusive, energized only by restoring a dilapidated cottage that once resembled somebody’s home.
Cheney didn't know yard work was so hazardous. First her neighbor, the incomparable Mrs. Beatrice Tilley Beacon aka Grandma BB, an opinionated childless widow who is a sassy senior citizen. Grandma is a self-proclaimed expert on topics Cheney isn’t seeking advice—everything from landscaping to hip-hop dancing to romance.
Another neighbor is a
harmless, irritating stalker. Parke Kokumuo Jamison VI is a direct
descendant of a royal African tribe. He learned his family ancestry, African
history, and lineage preservation before he could count. Blessed with a
sharp mind, a handsome image, and a wealthy portfolio, Parke is
convinced that finding a woman worthy of his love requires
hours of research. A task he indulges in with zest. But his soul
will make the ultimatum choice. Somehow his heart is malfunctioning when
it chooses the strongly-independent Cheney who barely notices what other women
don't forget—his presence.
Their worlds collide during a morning jog. Parke notices Cheney in front of her house, and she’s not a pretty sight. He categorizes her as a Survivor contestant. Seeing an accident waiting to happen, Parke not only rescues her from a sure fall, but also rescues her heart that needs an extreme makeover. Cheney isn't stirred by Parke Jamison, whatever number he claims to be, because he is not a “right fit” in her life.
Unwittingly, they are drawn to each other, but it takes Christ to weave their lives into a spiritual bliss while He exonerates their past indiscretions.
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One man, one woman, one God, and one big problem.
Malcolm Jamieson and Hallison Dinkins have the charisma, the chemistry, and the commitment for an everlasting love until God issues Hallison an ultimatum when she surrenders her life to Christ. “Choose: the man who loves you or the Man who died for you.”
Since obedience is better than sacrifice, Hallison breaks off her engagement with Malcolm, hoping God will recycle her ex-fiance’s heart.Malcolm thinks his woman has lost her mind.
Not only doesn’t he believe in the total spiritual conversion, but he doesn’t know any perfect Christians. Case in point: the hypocritical and gun-toting and shooting widow Grandma BB. She attends the same church as Hallison and professes the same salvation on Sunday, but seeks revenge on Monday.
Then Hallison is faced with Malcolm’s final proposal: “If we’re meant to be, we’ll find our way back to each other. If not, there is a stronger love that awaits us.”
But God has the last word by sending Malcolm a decoy.
Someone has to retreat, and God never loses a battle.
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A decision in Cheney Jamieson’s past affects the future of three men she loves and it’s praying time.
Cheney’s twin brother, Rainey Reynolds, is bitter after a former girlfriend terminates a pregnancy that he welcomed. Once Rainey learns his sister made the same choice, Rainey lashes out at her with disdain. Then he meets a Christian woman who teaches him that forgiveness is the first step toward healing.
Cheney’s husband, Parke K. Jamieson VI, is expected to sire the next generation of Jamiesons, but complications from Cheney’s botched abortion makes carrying a baby to full term impossible. The only hope is Parke’s illegitimate son in foster care who was recently adopted. But God can overturn man’s law and it’s up to Parke stay on his knees until God moves.
Cheney’s father, Dr. Roland Reynolds, had his own past discretion that could have played a hand in her abortion. Could God have made Cheney pay for the sins of her father?
**Still Guilty received the Emma Award at the Romance Slam Jam conference for the Best Inspirational Romance in 2010.
**URBAN-REVIEWS says Still Guilty is one of the Best Reviewed Books of 2010**
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My testimony on KINDLE Keeping the Faith Anthology.
Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to
keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
It’s a
simple eighteenth century child’s prayer that has been revised by parents
throughout the years. It rolls off our tongues without much thought. Then on
the morning of July 1, 2005,
it became more than idle words.
MY TESTIMONY
Pepper Trudeau and Paige Logan share more than their first name beginning with the letter 'P'.Sometimes a woman just wants to splurge on something new, especially when she’s about to attend one of the most sought after events in town. Find out what happens when Pepper Trudeau gets all dressed up and goes to the ball, but another woman is wearing her dress.
At first, Pepper is embarrassed, but the night takes a turn for the better the moment she meets Drake Logan.
Her Dress is a romantic novella about the interesting things that occur when two women find the same to-die-for dress and wear it on the same night.
Sometimes a good dress is all you need to meet the man of your dreams.
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Love at Work is Book I of Making Love Work Series:How do two people go undercover to hide an office romance in a busy television newsroom? In plain sight, of course.
Desiree King is an assignment editor at KDPX-TV in St. Louis, MO. She dispatches a team to wherever breaking news happens. Her focus is to stay ahead of the competition. Overall, she's easy-going, respectable, and compassionate. But when it comes to dating a fellow coworker, she refuses to cross that professional line.
Award-winning investigative reporter Bryan Mitchell makes life challenging for Desiree with his thoughtful gestures, sweet notes, and support. He tries to convince Desiree that as Christians, they could show coworkers how to blend their personal and private lives without compromising their morals. But Desiree has more on the line than protecting her job or reputation. She's safeguarding her heart. However, Bryan will prove to her that love doesn't just happen, it takes work!
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