Day 30 of 30 Titles in December

Well, this is the final December posting of my published works since 2007, and the journey has been trying at times, rewarding at others, but always humbling to the glory of God. With 2016 two days away, it seems appropriate to leave you with my first non-fiction piece. Actually, it was a testimony included in Keeping the Faith anthology. "If I Should Die Before I Wake" is a "but God" praise that has settled in my soul. It's only ten pages and free to download. If you're still in the holiday spirit, don't forget about A NOELLE FOR NATHAN. Want a second chance at love? THE CONFESSION will give you hope. Thanks for reading and happy New Year!

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Day 29 of 29 Titles in December A Noelle For Nathan

For three years in a row, I've been able to give readers a Christmas tale to enjoy (A Christian Christmas, A Baby for Christmas and Christmas Greetings). However, with travel demands and writing deadlines this year, I was doubtful I could move forward with just an idea and nothing more. As a matter of fact, readers in my Christian author Pat Simmons FB group came up with the title. Even the cover for A Noelle for Nathan was revised three times!! I also realized by telling Nathan's story, I had created and concluded a series that hadn't been in my original scheme of things. A Noelle for Nathan became Book 3 in the Andersen Brothers series. I have to say I've received great reviews on a story that was almost wasn't told. Enjoy it today with a 1-Click on Amazon.

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Day 28 of 28 Titles in December The Confession

After I gave readers Sandra Nicholson's Back Story this past summer, fans waited impatiently, judging from emails I received, for the release of her story in The Confession. Not only did the Jamieson Legacy continue, but this was my first full-length novel with characters in their mid-fifties finding love again. In this 2015 **New Release,** Kidd and Ace's mother is the epitome of a godly woman after Christ's salvation set her free from past regrets. Of course, it wouldn't be part of the Jamieson Legacy without some Black history tidbits weaved into the story line. The next book in the series is already in the works. While you wait, enjoy A NOELLE FOR NATHAN now.

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Day 27 of 27 Titles in December Driven to Be Loved

Driven to Be Loved was my third full-length novel in 2015, behind In Defense of Love and Redeeming Heart.  Brecee's story wasn't included in my original proposal to Whitaker House, so I had to come up with a story idea in less than four months. Plus, as with every book, I had to do my research and the clock was ticking toward that January 1, 2015 deadline to my publisher. I'm always grateful when busy professional people take my calls and reply to my emails, otherwise, my stories would lack depth. I began to write not knowing where the story would go. By page 100, the Lord gave me direction and everything seemed to fall in place. Just for fun, I included a little known fact about me at the end of Adrian and Brecee's story. Also, make A NOELLE FOR NATHAN a fun holiday read.

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Day 26 of 26 Titles in December Sandra Nicholson Backstory

I never thought juggling between series was such a task. By this time in my writing career, I had four: The Guilty/Jamieson Legacy series; Carmen Sisters series; Love at The Crossroads; and Anderson Brother series. In my mind, I dare not introduce the series waiting in the wing until I bring these to a close. Since I fell in love with Kidd and Ace Jamieson's mother, Sandra Nicholson, in Guilty by Association, The Guilt Trip and finally, Free from Guilt, I wanted her to find happiness. Sandra had gambled on love and lost, or so she thought, but there is life after a betrayal. In this short read, I wanted to bring my readers up-to-date before Sandra got a second chance at love in The Confession. You don't have to read Sandra Nicholson's Back Story before reading The Confession, but if you do, Sandra will win your heart. Another short read, A NOELLE FOR NATHAN, makes a great day after Christmas holiday read.

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Day 25 of 25 Titles in December. A Redeeming Heart

If you'd read In Defense of Love, you remember Landon Thomas, a man who deserved every fiery dart aimed at him for his mischief. Originally, my plan was to have Landon's story as a sequel of In Defense of Love, but my publisher decided to stick with the Carmen Sisters as the main characters. Okay, but Landon's story needed to be told. As another indie project, I was back to naming the title game again, not a small task when I had to consider phrase recognition, key words, plus the story plot. All I knew was God can redeem any repenting soul, but it had to come from the heart. Not a small task for Landon Thomas in Redeeming Heart. Have a Merry Christmas. Enjoy the day by downloading a heartwarming tale, A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 24 of 25 Titles in December In Defense of Love

My second favorite book, In Defense of Love, kicked off my 2015 releases. A major scene in the story was inspired by the late Sister Patterson's testimony at my church. The awesomeness of God was manifested, so I had to share it with my readers--a surprise ending. :) I was excited when my literary agent at the time told me a film company requested to read the manuscript. She said it was a long shot. Whether film company picks it up or not, I feel at least someone "proposed to me" whether I make it to the altar or not with a movie deal. Glad I'm married. :) A NOELLE FOR NATHAN would make a great Christmas Eve read.

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Day 23 of 25 Titles in December Christmas Greetings

I ended 2014 with Christmas Greetings.  God gave me this touching story for those who were brokenhearted during the holidays, whether because of the death of a loved one or the drama between the ones they loved. As I wrote this novella, I cried, smiled and praised God throughout the story. My hope was that the process of emotional and spiritual healing began for readers who felt empty inside. Another uplifting Christmas story is A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 22 of 25 Titles in December. What God Has For You

Fall of 2014, I introduced Book 4 in the Love at the Crossroads series What God Has For Me. Originally, I had planned to name this story A Man's Treasure, but there were too many books with that same title listed on Amazon. After sitting in on a workshop at a RWA conference that summer, I learned the importance of key words and phrase recognition in titles, so I borrowed the words from the popular gospel song "What God Has for Me It Is for Me." Whether somebody knows the song or not, they could relate to the phrase. My story's message: despite a person's past choices, be encouraged. Whoever and whatever God has for a person, it's a done deal. They key is a willing heart to walk with God. In this Christmas season, I offer another inspiring tale in A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 21 of 25 Titles in December No Easy Catch

Believe it or not, No Easy Catch, Book I in the Carmen Sisters series, was on deck (pun intended) on April 1, 2014.  Shae's story had been a long time coming. I began writing this in 1999. It was a stop and go project until I finished about 2004. Then the story line went through a metamorphosis before it was published ten years later. The name changed from Hope Chest to Delirious to A Strike at Love and finally No Easy Catch was the winner. Make A NOELLE FOR NATHAN a winner this Christmas season.

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Day 20 of 25 Titles in December The Keepsake

A few weeks later in March 2014, I released The Keepsake, the third book in the Love at the Crossroads series, and my first-ever story about infidelity. To be honest, I wasn't excited to write this, but God gave me the outline twice. Need I say more? But I didn't want to focus on the affair, so I began the story when Desi confronted her husband Michael Bishop. Since happy endings are God's specialties, this story is filled with repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, prayer and faith. I'm honored to say that The Keepsake has been used for couples' ministry. Don't forget to download A NOELLE FOR NATHAN for a Christmastime happy ending.

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Day 19 of 25 Titles in December A Christian Easter

I didn't plan for another Christian Andersen story, but in March 2014, he returned in A Christian Easter. As a novelette, it was a quick and easy read, and gave readers a glimpse at his frustration at keeping Christ as the focus to his children. With this third installment on Christian Andersen, I compiled the stories for the Love for the Holidays anthology. His older brother, Nathan, wrapped up the Andersen brothers series with A NOELLE FOR NATHAN this year.

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Day 18 or 25 Titles in December A Woman After David's Heart

On January 4th, A Woman After David's Heart kicked off my 2014 releases. I did a twist on 'David was a man after God's own heart' with A Woman After David's Heart. What are the qualities that draw a man to a woman? Only David had the answer. Once I had a title, I remembered Christian Andersen (A Christian Christmas) had a brother named David. Without realizing it, I had created a sequel. So get a jump start on your Valentine treat with this one. Then a fan reached out to me, wanting to know what happened to the last single brother, so with the addition of A NOELLE FOR NATHAN, I had completed the Andersen Brother series with the release of A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 17 of 25 Titles in December A Baby for Christmas

With my hectic writing schedule to meet deadlines for 2014, there was no way I planned to write a Christmas novella for 2013. My declaration was deemed unacceptable by my two writing cohorts Vanessa Miller and Lisa Watson. Like department stores, Christmas sales could make up 1/3 of an author's yearly salary. However, my sanity told me to skip this year and hope A Christian Christmas(2012) would have a good second run. Besides, the only character in my head was Solae from Stopping Traffic, but it wasn't a Christmas theme, or so I thought. Plus, my other excuse was I didn't have a title! Vanessa and Lisa wouldn't back off, so I prayed and began to weave a tale so touching that A Baby for Christmas became my favorite story in the Love at the Crossroads series. Solae had an emotional opening at Christmas and concluded the following Christmas. A Baby for Christmas was my bestselling Christmas novella to date with more than 1300 downloads in December 2013 and paid bills for months--Hallelujah. Good looking out Lisa and Vanessa! Please help make A NOELLE FOR NATHAN a Christmas winner for 2015.

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Day 16 of 25 Titles in December Stopping Traffic

I adjusted my titles so not to include the name of anthologies. The following month, August 2013, I introduced a story line I struggled with for almost a year. Originally, I had planned for Stopping Traffic to have an sequel. As the characters came to life, I envisioned the various scenarios couples face in relationships, so I created Love at the Crossroads series. Despite the obstacles, love does conquer all--the hero and Christ's. Don't forget to download another heartwarming story, A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 15 of 30 Titles in December A Christian Father's Day

After A Christian Christmas, Christian Andersen returned in the summer of 2013, with a new holiday to celebrate, A Christian Father's Day. As a new daddy to three daughters and one son, Christian thought the day was going to be all about him. But what happens when a step-father has to share his day with a bio-logical father or two? God is about to teach Christian the true meaning of Father's Day. Check out Christian's brother's story, A NOELLE FOR NATHAN, a heartwarming Christmas story you won't forget.

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Day 14 of 30 Titles in December

The Acquittal was my first release in 2013, first indie project and first novel with a back drop in another country. Ghana required more research than I had ever done in the Guilty series/Jamieson Legacy with African-American genealogy.  I did virtual tours of the African landscape, read blogs, and corresponded with a Ghanaian professor in Missouri to perfect the story. I maxed out the credit card to pay for the cover design, editor, proofreader and formatter. I wanted my transition from my traditional books to indie to be smooth. The best accolade came from a new reader who didn't believe I could do the story justice without having visited the continent. Here is a portion of what Karry Saunders wrote me weeks later:  "I worked at the American Embassy in Conakry, Guinea; Nouakchott, Mauritania; and Dakar, Senegal. I met & married a local Guinean woman while serving. You captured the true essence of many of my life's experiences. You took me back to times, dates, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, forming my marital delegations, & leaving the continent with my African Jewel. You hit the nail on the head, & never missed your target in your depictions. I enjoyed the read; impressed beyond measure. Thanks for making yourself available for God's use through your inspired writings." His words blessed my soul. Thank You Jesus that my efforts had not been in vain. I'm happy to say that my Christmas novella, A NOELLE FOR NATHAN, takes place right here in the U.S.A. :)

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Day 13 of 30 Titles in December A Christian Christmas

Finally, by the end of 2012, and a few months after the release of Free from Guilt, I introduced A Christian Christmas, my first Christmas novella. I wanted my character, Christian Andersen, to show single mother, Joy Knight, the true meaning of Christmas, void of a Santa Claus and all the commercial hoopla.  To my surprise, more than 600 readers liked the idea of a Christian-based Christmas story to make this novella a #1 Amazon favorite. This year, Christian's older brother, Nathan, has the spotlight in A Noelle Nathan. Download both today.

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Day 12 of 30 Titles in December A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love followed Words of Love in the summer of 2012. I guess you can say, I was jamming as I got the hang of writing novellas. This final story in the Making Love Work anthology was my favorite, since I like to write about realistic situations. A young teenage mother, who later surrendered to Christ, tugged at my heartstrings. Image a young woman who was about to become a mother of the bride and never had been a bride herself. Just when she thought she was about to experience the dreaded empty nest syndrome, God sends her another love. If you haven't read it, get it today. Don't forget to download A NOELLE FOR NATHAN to keep you in the Christmas spirit.

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Day 11 of 30 Titles in December Words of Love

What woman, or anyone for that matter, wouldn't be flattered to receive a love letter? In Words of Love, I continued the Making Love Work theme anthology a month after Love at Work was released. The short story was previously published in 2004 from an anthology with Parry EbonySatin Brown and Lisa Watson. Not only had my writing developed since I first penned the story, I had to update Words of Love with the modern perks, such as cell phones and satellite radio.
Image in this age of tech savvy folks where private information isn't private and a person can dig up dirt on anybody, especially a media personality like Simone French. Can Rice Taylor resist the temptation to use social media to learn everything he can about Simone, or will he reply on the power of images created from words written in a love letter? After all, sometimes, love is blind.
I was honored that author Parry EbonySatin Brown took interest in my work back in 2003. After you finish this quick read, why not download my 2015 Christmas story described as heartwarming: A NOELLE FOR NATHAN

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Day 10 of 30 Titles in December Love at Work

After the success of my first novella, Her Dress, I decided to create a novella series based on a theme rather than a cast of ongoing characters. In February 2012, Love at Work was the first novella released in Making Love Work, an anthology about people finding love against the odds. For ten years, I worked in a busy television newsroom. When it came to breaking news, our reporters were like cats chasing dogs--not the other way around. Haven't you seen the video of dogs terrorized of cats? LOL. In a news station, it was the norm for everybody to know everybody's business, whether they wanted to share it or not, so I couldn't resist planting an undercover romance in their midst. Meet Desiree who wants no part of an office romance, but Brooke is putting his investigative skills to the test to expose the secrets of her heart. Then get in the Christmas spirit with A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

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Day 9 of 30 Titles in December Her Dress

Let me back track for a minute to August 11, 2011. It was a day to celebrate a new milestone in my writing career with the release of my first of what would become many novellas--Her Dress. As a novelist, I could pack a book with hundreds of pages of drama, inspiration and colorful characters, but Her Dress was my first shot at something short and sweet. Plus, I couldn't take the Jamiesons along for the ride. I pondered what scenario would engage readers in one-third or half the number of pages. Fashionistas came to mind. Imagine the priceless reaction when Pepper Trudeau sees another woman wearing the same dress at a gala. With a witty story line, I tested the waters to see if I could write a beginning, middle, and satisfying conclusion in seventy-five pages or less. The readers were my judges, and thirty plus titles later, I think I did all right. :) This is your only chance to meet Pepper and Drake, so download it today. After you finish, grab your copy of my Christmas novella A NOELLE FOR NATHAN today and enjoy.

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Day 8 of 30 Titles in December Free From Guilt

Free From Guilt was released in September 2012, months following The Guilt Trip. I never planned to tell Cameron Jamieson's story when I first wrote Guilty of Love. In fact, I hadn't planned a series, only my debut novel, Guilty of Love and its sequel Not Guilty of Love: Parke VI and his brother Malcolm. Cameron Jamieson was away in Boston and therefore, out of sight, out of my mind. But folks wanted his story, so after I presented the bad boys of Boston, Kidd and Ace, Cameron took center stage. Also, my publisher at the time, Moody Publishers, moved the release date up by six months. Talk about freaking out, that was me. The Guilty series/Jamieson Legacy is a special brand filled with genealogy tidbits that takes time to research. Praise God for my friend and freelance editor Chandra Sparks Splond who held my hand to meet the deadline. It was one of the shortest Guilty books I had written, and I prayed that I made the Lord proud with well-placed Scripture and African American history. Once it was released, I received positive feedback from the deacon at church who met me at the door to the readers. Wow. I thought the Guilty series had come to a close with the Parke, Malcolm, and Cameron, plus their cousins Kidd and Ace. Not so, according to the readers, because their legacy continues...

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Don't forget to download my Christmas story: A NOELLE FOR NATHAN.

Day 7 of 30 Titles in December The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip followed Guilty by Association months later in 2012. While Kidd was angry, Ace was the pretty boy who shunned responsibility, especially when it came to love. Of the three books in the series, this was a favorite, because it showed a family coming together to do what was right and not back up a wrongdoing relative. One white reviewer compared it to a white Amish story. Also, Kidd and Ace's mother, Sandra Nicholson, had a greater role in this son's life. She was the epitome of a Christian woman--something that I strive for everyday. I didn't know how the Lord was going to wrap up the ending. All the characters tugged at my heart, but I knew God had a blessing for Sandra, so her happiness came a few years later.I was able to give Sandra her own story in THE CONFESSION. More about her story later this month. Don't forget about my Christmas release A NOELLE FOR NATHAN. Enjoy.

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Day 6 of 30 Titles in December Guilty by Association

Guilty by Association was published in January 2012 by Lift E'very Voice/Moody Publishers. The Guilty series had become the Jamieson Legacy, and Guilty by Association was Book I in the spin off series. The story idea came while I was perusing the 1860 Mississippi Morbidity Book. Slaves who didn't have a surname at the time of their deaths, either as a freed black or that of the slaveholder, were buried with their first names followed  by the word "negro".  I created Kidd Jamieson who despised his last name, because he didn't have a father in the home and thus, didn't want to carry the Jamieson surname. It's a story that is relevant today with so many young boys, being reared by single mothers who may or may not carry their father's name. Despite his rough exterior, Kidd falls hard for Miss Eva Savoy who knows how to take him down with her sass and class. Meet one of the bad boys of Boston. Kidd soon learns it's not the name who makes the man, but the man who makes his own name. Don't forget A NOELLE FOR NATHAN is my current title.

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Day 5 of 30 Titles in December Crowning Glory

Crowning Glory, released in 2010, was my fifth and final novel with Urban Christian Publisher.  To this day, it remains one of my favorite books. I interviewed a victim of crime, which I was messed up the rest of my day after she shared how her husband was murdered six months earlier--whew. Again for realism, I interviewed a perpetrator of a crime (former female inmate), since my character served time in prison. I learned women were the fastest growing prison population. Wow. I fell in love with ALL my characters. While writing Crowning Glory, I kept asking God how could He love pedophiles, rapists, murders, homosexuals and others who commit sexual immorality? By the end of the book, I had my answer. He looks behind their faults, as Jesus did mine, and sees their needs. As a Christian, I am charged with loving people, even knowing their sins. If you haven't read this story, read it. The sequel, Love Led by the Spirit comes out Spring 2016.

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Day 1 of 30 Titles in December Guilty of Love

September 2007, GUILTY OF LOVE, hit the scene, breaking sales records--that was God! I received emails from strangers who told me the story for written for them. How was I to know the story of a woman (Cheney Reynolds) who was recovering from a botched abortion and my love for African American history and genealogy (Parke Jamieson VI) would stark The Guilty series/Jamieson Legacy eight years and eight books later? Thanks to all. http://goo.gl/WraK3V. Who here hasn't read this tale?

Day 2 of 30 Titles in December Talk to Me

TALK TO ME was published November 2008. This was an unique story line, inspired by my brother-in-law who was born Deaf. My character loss his hearing. The story was written during a time when my last living grandmother was dying. A good friend and fellow author Lisa Watson and I would joke Grandma ain't dead, because she had survived so much. I had to get a writing extension, because my sense of humor was gone. I will never forget the time I spent with Grandma Jessie who suffered with advance stages of dementia, and God's awesomeness as I witnessed her crying out to the Lord Jesus repenting. That will always stay with me. I was able to finish the story with a happy ending. TALK TO ME went on to win an award and I was grateful that my writing career now had two winners: GUILTY OF LOVE and TALK TO ME. Tomorrow, I'll talk about my third tile. Check out Noel and MacKenzie's love story.

Day 3 of 30 Titles in December Not Guilty of Love

October 2009 ushered in my third Christian romance novel...it was the sequel to GUILTY OF LOVE. Readers said Hali and Malcolm needed their own story and I delivered...NOT GUILTY OF LOVE highlighted the romance between a woman who walked away from God and a man who never knew God. My cousin said I had her on the edge of her seat, she had to skip to the end to make sure everything was going to be all right. smile emoticon Share your memories of Malcolm Jamieson and Hallison Dinkins in NOT GUILTY OF LOVE.

Day 4 of 30 Titles in December Still Guilty

STILL GUILTY came on the scene in April 2010. By this time, it was the third book in the Guilty series and readers couldn't get enough of ‪#‎teamParkeand‬ Cheney. So basically, this was a continuation of their story from Book I: GUILTY OF LOVE. I had mentioned Kidd and Ace, but had no intention of writing about the baby brother Cameron. Of course, readers and a new book contract changed that, so the Jamieson Legacy is now 8 books strong.