By

Pat Simmons

Publisher’s Note:

This novel is a work of fiction. References to real events, organizations, or places are used in a fictional context. Any resemblances to actual persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.

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@2018 Generations Quest Press/Pat Simmons

Developmental Editor: Chandra Sparks Splond

Proof Reader: Nicole Cruz

Beta Reader: Stacy Jefferson

Interior design: Kimolisa/Fiverr.com

Cover design: Ultrakhan22/Fiverr.com

Some Special Acknowledgments

The Guilty Generations evolved from a short story to a novella until finally, a novel.

Shout out to reader Fianna Peppers for assisting me with background information about Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I can’t thank my cousin, Darlene Simmons, enough for her unwavering support for my writing and her late night sacrifices to read each novel. She is definitely my #1 cheerleader.

Dedication

This story is dedicated to LW. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for you. It’s going to be BIG! Jesus doesn’t do anything small.

Cast of Characters

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Welcome to the Jamieson family night where there is always a lesson to be learned. Tonight is no exception. Before I extend an invitation to join them, let me reintroduce the guilty parties in case you may have forgotten some or any of them. This is the genealogy of Parke, Malcolm, and Cameron; as well as Kevin “Kidd” and Aaron “Ace” Jamieson.

King Seif and Princess Adaeze...Côte d'Ivoire, Africa

Paki Kokumuo Jaja (Kidnapped from his homeland, brought to the Americas and sold in front of Sinner’s Hotel, then enslaved to Jethro, only to marry his only daughter. Elaine Jethro

Paki and Elaine

Parker, Assi, Bakary, Emannuella, and Orma 

Parker 1795 m. Elaine Jethro (Slaveholder’s only daughter)

Parker Jr., 1815

Parker III, 1833

Parker IV, 1850

Parker V, 1870

Parke, 1888

Parke Jr., 1910

Parke III, 1930

Parke IV, 1948

Parke V, 1964

Parke VI, 1980

Parke VII—Parke m. Cheney; Malcolm m. Hali; Cameron m. Gabrielle

Parke VIII, stillborn

Parke (Pace) VIII, removed from adoption

Paden—Parke and Cheney’s first living son

Chance—Parke and Cheney’s last son

Kami—first adopted child and daughter

Orma m. Sashe

Kingdom, Harrison, and Candy, Paradise. Others died

Kingdom

Begot King

King

King II, begot

Kingston III m. Hulda Robertson

Samuel m. Eillian Ivy (Hartford, Connecticut)

First born, Saul, who had twins Jayson and Mayson, Zaki, Benjamin, Giselle Denise Rayford, and Lacey Jamieson

Candy

Samuel and Sandra Nicholson (never married)

Kevin “Kidd”

Aaron “Ace”

Samuel m. Zenita Pope (Tulsa)

Suzette

Queen

Book Summaries

Guilty of Love birthed the Jamieson Legacy, originally known as the Guilty series, introducing Cheney Reynolds and her unapologetic colorful sidekick from childhood Imani Rogers who proves her friendship faithfulness when she runs into Cheney’s ex-boyfriend, ex-heart-breaker, mind devastator Larry and leaves Larry with an unpleasant calling card. Imani, a flight attendant, gave up the friendly skies for a new career as a tow truck driver, and she has no problem taking repo woman to the next level or driveway in Still Guilty.

Estranged from her family for committing an inexcusable act, Cheney is willing to accept loneliness as her fate in life. It was not to be when she moved in historic Ferguson, Missouri. God sent a village by the way of her two pesky neighbors. The arrogant and shamefully handsome Parke K. Jamieson VI is annoying and doesn’t blink from her sharp tongue. On the other side of her property line is the sometimes hilarious, but always gun-toting, Stacey Adams shoes–wearing Mrs. Beatrice Tilley Beacon aka Grandma BB who makes Cheney question her own sanity.

A childless widow, Grandma BB is larger than life in every book in the Jamieson Legacy series. As a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, equipped with a fingerprint kit and Chippendale bodyguards, it’s best to stay on her good side. God leads the trio on detour to His salvation, and things start happening when they surrender—all except Grandma BB who kicks and screams that she ain’t ready for Jesus. Parke and Cheney not only find happiness with each other, but with Parke’s long-lost son, Parke VIII aka Pace who was almost five years old when they won custody of him from another family. Although they adopted Kami, Cheney’s foster daughter first when she was four, she and Pace are at constant odds that he is older. Parke and Cheney have two biological sons together, Paden who came along five years into their marriage, then Chance. Despite how relationships start off in the series, happy endings are guaranteed for the Jamiesons.

Cheney’s twin brother, Dr. Rainey Reynolds, succumbs to love with Ghanaian beauty Josephine Abena Yaa Amoah in The Acquittal.

Parke’s second brother, Malcolm, has the frame of a bodybuilder, chiseled features, and the temperament of a bulldog when it comes to what he wants: the former Hallison Dinkins. “Hali” was the good church girl who craved a bad girl’s lifestyle and mindset. They start their love affair in Guilty of Love. In Book 2, Not Guilty of Love, it becomes explosive. Hali and Malcolm were on their way to the wedding altar—until God diverted Hali to the prayer altar. Malcolm won’t take no for answer until he realizes what he’s up against. They have two sons and one daughter, Malcolm Jr. (MJ), Major, and Mallison. 

Parke’s youngest brother, Cameron Jamieson, is the brains of the family and is akin to an ATF bomb-sniffing canine when it comes to tracking and locating descendants on the Jamieson family tree. Cameron meets his match in love with strong-willed Gabrielle Dupree who has show-stopping looks. She’s fierce when it comes to book sense and godly wisdom. Read their love story in Free from Guilt. She gets her thirst for knowledge, worldly and spiritually, honestly from her brother, Evangelist Philip Dupree, who God sends to rescue Kami in The Guilty Generation.  Cameron and Gabrielle are the proud parents of two-year-old twins, Gabriel and Camille.

Possessing two degrees, Cameron is exceptional in wit, charm and looks. While attending MIT in Boston, he meets two distant cousins: Kevin “Kidd” Jamieson who doesn’t want to be found and his younger brother Aaron “Ace” Jamieson who embraces family. Then there is their mother, Sandra Nicholson, who never married their father, Samuel Jamieson.

Kidd’s road to love and redemption kicks off in Guilty by Association. By default, he’s guilty of being a Jamieson. He and his younger brother are considered the “Bad Boys of Boston” as the illegitimate seed of Samuel Jamieson. Both are raw around the edges in different ways. Kidd is angry, and his emotions are unfiltered. Eva Savoy is unfazed by Kidd’s roar, and they bump heads. Behind every good man is a great woman who doesn’t pull any punches. Only by surrendering to God will he win Eva’s heart. While enjoying marital bliss, they added a sweet baby girl Kennedy to the family tree, followed by Kevin Jamieson Jr.

Ace has inherited the Jamieson charm and knows it. Women have been trying to tie him down since he had a mustache, but his heart was untouchable—until Talise Rogers strutted in his life for a season, then reluctantly walked out pregnant and feeling betrayed, yet redeemed when God rescues her. She delivers Lauren. The Guilt Trip is their reconciliation story.

Falling in love with a Jamieson brought heartache to Kidd and Ace’s mother, Sandra Nicholson. In The Confession, Raimond Mayfield proves it’s never too late to fall in love. Together, they learn God can fix anything that’s broken, including wounded hearts.