Kidd and Ace Jamieson's mother, Sandra Nicholson, was first introduced in Book I of the Jamieson legacy, Guilty by Association, Kidd's redemption story after he accepted that a name doesn't make the man, but rather it was up to the man to make a name for himself. In The Guilt Trip, Sandra had to step back and allow God to guide her misguided younger son Ace. After accepting he was about to become a father, Ace knew responsibility was no longer optional.Sandra made a graceful entrance down the aisle in Free from Guilt as the mother of the groom when Ace and Talise Rogers tied the knot. It was a thrill Sandra had never experienced-a man waiting for her at the altar to make her his wife.Sandra had made good and bad choices throughout the years, but the best one was to give her life to Christ when her sons were small and to rear them up in the best Christian way she knew how. That was thirty something years ago and Sandra has evolved from a young single mother of two rambunctious boys to a godly woman seasoned with wisdom. Despite the challenges and trials of rearing two strong-willed personalities, Sandra maintained her sanity through the grace of God, which kept gray strands at bay.Now Sandra Nicholson is on the threshold of happiness, but Kidd believes no man is good enough for his mother who has never been married, but fell hard for his absentee father Samuel Jamieson. Kidd doesn't deny that his mother should find love, but not with a man who is a carbon copy of his father. Pat Simmons is a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth. She is passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels, in hopes of tracking down distant relatives who happen to pick up her books. She has been a genealogy enthusiast since her great-grandmother died at the young age of ninety-seven in 1988.Pat describes the evidence of the gift of the Holy Ghost as an amazing, unforgettable, life-altering experience. She believes God is the Author who advances the stories she writes.Pat has a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She has worked in various positions in radio, television, and print media for more than twenty years. Currently, she oversees the media publicity for the annual RT Booklovers Conventions.She is the multi-published author of several single titles and eBook novellas, including the #1 Amazon best seller in God's Word, A Christian Christmas. Her awards include Talk to Me, ranked #14 of Top Books in 2008 that Changed Lives by Black Pearls Magazine. She is a two-time recipient of the Romance Slam Jam Emma Rodgers Award for Best Inspirational Romance for Still Guilty (2010) and Crowning Glory (2011). Her beloved Jamieson men are featured in the Guilty series: Guilty of Love, Not Guilty of Love, and Still Guilty; the Jamieson Legacy series: Guilty by Association, The Guilt Trip, and Free from Guilt; the Guilty Parties: The Acquittal and The Confession (coming 2015). Given the success of the Jamieson men, Pat is elated to introduce the Carmen Sisters series: No Easy Catch, book one, followed by In Defense of Love, book two, published by Whitaker House.In addition to researching her roots and sewing, she has been a featured speaker and workshop presenter at various venues across the country.Pat has converted her sofa-strapped, sports fanatic husband into an amateur travel agent, untrained bodyguard, GPS-guided chauffeur, and constantly on probation as an administrative assistant. They have a son and a daughter.Readers may learn more about Pat and her books by visiting www.patsimmons.net, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and LinkedIn or by contacting her at authorpatsimmons@gmail.
