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Guilty of Love

Name: Guilty of Love
Author: Pat Simmons
ISBN: 9781601628503

by Pat Simmons

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Overview

When Cheney Reynolds informs her college boyfriend, Larry, that she is pregnant, "kill it" spills out of his mouth. And against what her heart tells her to do, Cheney does just that when she visits a nearby clinic to terminate her pregnancy. The botched procedure leaves her unable to ever bear children. Cheney buries this painful secret deep within her, vowing to never dig it up.

The illusions of the child who could have been appear in different life stages, haunting Cheney when she least expects it. To fix her problem, she decides to become a foster parent.

Parke Kukomuo Jamieson VI, a direct descendent of an African prince, is on a mission to find the perfect woman. He is anxious to produce the next generation of Jamiesons. Without knowing Cheney's secret, he pursues her, only to reject her when she reveals the truth. Things become even more complicated when Cheney learns that Parke has a secret of his own. Will these characters finally learn to live with the truth, understanding that what is impossible for man is possible in God's name?

About the Author, Pat Simmons

Pat Simmons considers herself a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth. She is passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels. She has been a genealogy enthusiast since her great-grandmother died at the young age of ninety-seven years old. She enjoys weaving African-American history into local history.
She describes her Christian walk as an amazing, unforgettable, life-alternating experience. She is a baptized Believer who is always willing to share her testimonies about God’s goodness and gifts. She believes God is the true Author who advances her stories.
Pat has a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College in Boston, MA. She has worked in various media positions in radio, television, and print for more than twenty years. Currently, she oversees the media publicity for the annual RT Booklovers Conventions. She has been a guest on several media outlets, including radio, television, newspapers, and blog radio.
She is the award-winning author of Talk to Me, ranked #14 of Top Books in 2008 that Changed Lives by Black Pearls Magazine; she also received the Katherine D. Jones Award for Grace and Humility from the Romance Slam Jam committee in 2008. Pat is best known for her Guilty series: Guilty of Love, Not Guilty of Love, and Still Guilty, which was voted the Best Inspirational Romance for 2010 by the RSJ committee. Her newest release, Crowning Glory, has received rave reviews and was nominated by the African-American Literary Awards as the Best Christian Fiction for 2011. Her fans are eagerly awaiting the next books in the Guilty series: Guilty by Association and The Guilt Trip in 2012. Her other works in ebooks include “If I Should Die Before I Wake,” from the Keeping the Faith Anthology and Her Dress, a romantic novella.
Pat Simmons has converted her sofa-strapped, sports-fanatical husband into an amateur travel agent, untrained bodyguard, and GPS-guided chauffeur. They have a son and daughter.

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Editorials

Carmen OOSA Online Book Club

5.0 out of 5 stars Broken Heart, August 29, 2007
By OOSA Online Book Club "O.O.S.A. Gets It Read!"

This review is from: Guilty of Love (Urban Christian) (Paperback)
Cheney is in love with Larry. Her whole world revolves around him; that is until he convinces her to do the unimaginable, abort their baby. Five years later, Cheney is still haunted by the nightmares of what she'd done. How could she allow a man to dictate her life f

RM Jackson

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Another Love Story, April 13, 2009
By The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net)

This review is from: Guilty of Love (Urban Christian) (Paperback)
Set in the suburbs of Ferguson, Missouri in a quaint and charming area called Old Town Ferguson, Pat Simmons has developed a story filled with love, sexy, handsome African American men, strong families and friendships.

GUILTY OF LOVE is not a typical love story