Redeeming Heart (27 page)

GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION
. How important is a
name? To the St. Louis Jamiesons who are tenth generation
descendants of a royal African tribe—everything. To the Boston
Jamiesons whose father never married their mother—there is no
loyalty or legacy. Kidd Jamieson suffers from the “angry” male
syndrome because his father was an absent in the home, but insisted
his two sons carry his last name. It takes an old woman who mingles
genealogy truths and Bible verses together for Kidd to realize his
worth as a strong black man. He learns it’s not his association
with the name that identifies him, but the man he becomes that
defines him.

THE GUILT TRIP
. Aaron “Ace” Jamieson is
living a carefree life. He’s good-looking, respectable when he’s in
the mood, but his weakness is women. If a woman tries to ambush him
with a pregnancy, he takes off in the other direction. It’s a
lesson learned from his absentee father that responsibility is
optional. Talise Rogers has a bright future ahead of her. She’s
pretty and has no problem catching a man’s eye, which is exactly
what she does with Ace. Trapping Ace Jamieson is the furthest thing
from Taleigh’s mind when she learns she pregnant and Ace rejects
her. “I want nothing from you Ace, not even your name.” And Talise
meant it.

FREE FROM GUILT
. It’s salvation round-up time
and Cameron Jamieson’s name is on God’s hit list.

Although his brothers and cousins embraced
God—thanks to the women in their lives—the two-degreed MIT graduate
isn’t going to let any woman take him down that path without a
fight. He’s satisfied with his career, social calendar, and good
genes. But God uses a beautiful messenger, Gabrielle Dupree, to
show him that he’s in a spiritual deficit. Cameron learns the hard
way that man’s wisdom is like foolishness to God. For every
philosophical argument he throws her way, Gabrielle exposes him to
scriptures that makes him question his worldly knowledge.

NO EASY CATCH
. Shae Carmen hasn’t lost her
faith in God, only the men she’s come across. Shae’s recent
heartbreak was discovering that her boyfriend was not only married,
but on the verge of reconciling with his estranged wife.
Humiliated, Shae begins to second guess herself as why she didn’t
see the signs that he was nothing more than a devil’s decoy
masquerading as a devout Christian man. St. Louis Outfielder Rahn
Maxwell finds himself a victim of an attempted carjacking. The Lord
guides him out of harms’ way by opening the gunmen’s eyes to Rahn’s
identity. The crook instead becomes infatuated fan and asks for
Rahn’s autograph, and as a good will gesture, directs Rahn out of
the ambush! When the news media gets wind of what happened with the
baseball player, Shae’s television station lands an exclusive
interview. Shae and Rahn’s chance meeting sets in motion a
relationship where Rahn not only surrenders to Christ, but pursues
Shae with a purpose to prove that good men are still out there.
After letting her guard down, Shae is faced with another scandal
that rocks her world. This time the stakes are higher. Not only is
her heart on the line, so is her professional credibility. She and
Rahn are at odds as how to handle it and friction erupts between
them. Will she strike out at love again? The Lord shows Rahn that
nothing happens by chance, and everything is done for Him to get
the glory.

IN DEFENSE OF LOVE
. Lately, nothing in
Garrett Nash’s life has made sense. When two people close to the
U.S. Marshal wrong him deeply, Garrett expects God to remove them
from his life. Instead, the Lord relocates Garrett to another city
to start over, as if he were the offender instead of the
victim.

Criminal attorney Shari Carmen is comfortable in her
own skin—most of the time. Being a “dark and lovely”
African-American sister has its challenges, especially when it
comes to relationships. Although she’s a fireball in the courtroom,
she knows how to fade into the background and keep the proverbial
spotlight off her personal life. But literal spotlights are a
different matter altogether.

While playing tenor saxophone at an anniversary
party, she grabs the attention of Garrett Nash. And as God draws
them closer together, He makes another request of Garrett, one to
which it will prove far more difficult to say “Yes, Lord.”

REDEEMING HEART
. Landon Thomas (In Defense of
Love) brings a new definition to the word “prodigal,” as in
prodigal son, brother or anything else imaginable. It’s a good
thing that God’s love covers a multitude of sins, but He isn’t
letting Landon off easy. His journey from riches to rags proves to
be humbling and a lesson well learned.

Real Estate Agent Octavia Winston is a woman on a
mission, whether it’s God’s or hers professionally. One thing is
for certain, she’s not about to compromise when it comes to a
Christian mate, so why did God send a homeless man to steal her
heart?

Minister Rossi Tolliver (
Crowning Glory
)
knows how to minister to God’s lost sheep and through God’s
redemption, the game changes for Landon and Octavia.

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