Recently, I had this CRAZY idea about the perfect swag for a group of booksellers, attending the annual RT BOOKLOVERS Convention.
Over the years, I’ve given them travel-size games, such as tic-tac-toes, mirror compacts, and other goodies.
This year, I decided on designing a magnet with my book cover and another author’s. I 
titled it “Books Before Beauty,” then I made a trip to Michael’s for beads and other bling to jazz it up. Each magnet was uniquely decorated.
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nally, I thought it would be a simple task. I rethought my mission and asked two friends to help. What I thought would take a couple of hours, turned into an eight-hour project. I was getting tired and told my friends, “That’s enough for one night. Y’all could go home.”
They didn’t leave until they finished. That’s friendship. That’s the brigade. Check out our bling.
Pat Simmons has penned more than thirty-five titles. She is a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth who is passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels. She is a three-time recipient of the Romance Slam Jam Emma Rodgers Award for Best Inspirational Romance. Pat describes the evidence of the gift of the Holy Ghost as a life-altering experience.
She has been a featured speaker and workshop presenter at various venues across the country.
Pat holds a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.patsimmons.net.
Pat’s newest release is MY ROCK:
Every caregiver needs a caregiver.
Women juggle between career and family all the time, but Tabitha Knicely (St. Louis) is struggling to find a balance. Romance is the last thing she’s trying to add to her l
ist. The Aunt Tweet she knew all her life is not the same one who is residing in her home when she accepts the role as a caregiver for six months. Overwhelmed can’t begin to describe her emotions.
Marcus Whittington is an opinionated, successful business owner, but he has a soft side when it comes to the elderly. They remind him of good memories of his grandparents.
When Aunt Tweet is the mystery woman who stakes out his porch, he becomes concerned that she is not being taken care of properly. He sheds his misconceptions about what Tabitha isn’t doing right when he discovers that every caregiver needs a caregiver. Marcus knows in order to win Tabitha’s heart; he has to charm Aunt Tweet’s too.