As the 2014 major league baseball season gets underway, bestselling author, Pat Simmons, releases her newest romance novel, No Easy Catch. It is the first book in her Carmen Sisters Series.

Shae Carmen hasn’t lost her faith in God, only the men she’s come across who profess to follow Him. Heartbroken and humiliated after discovering that her boyfriend was not only married but also on the verge of reconciling with his estranged wife, she flees her job in Nebraska for St. Louis, Missouri, and starts over with a fresh slate as a weekend TV news anchor/reporter.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rahn Maxwell had been coasting along in life until an attempted carjacking awakened him to the reality of his feeble faith. When a local television station lands an exclusive interview, Rahn shares his testimony and commits to getting right with God. Meeting a lovely news anchor named Shae, a committed Christian, further compels his quest to follow Christ—and to win Shae’s heart.

Just when Shae lets her guards down, another scandal rocks her world. This time, the stakes are higher, and she and Rahn aren’t immune to the aftershocks. For a second time, Shae’s heart is on the line, along with her professional credibility. Will she strike out at love again? Or will she hit a home run and give God the glory?

In conjunction with Whitaker House, Simmons is hosting a No Easy Catch major league baseball ticket giveaway. For a chance to attend a game in any major league ballpark during the regular season, entrants must register online by June 15, 2014: For full details and to enter the contest:www.noeasycatch.whitakerhouse.com.

Pat Simmons is the award winning, bestselling author of a number of novellas and ten Christian romance novels. Her latest book, No Easy Catch, is an April 2014 release from Whitaker House and the first of the Carmen Sisters series. Pat is well known by fans of Christian romance for her popular “Guilty” books (Moody Publishers): Guilty of Love, Guilty by Association, The Guilt Trip, Free from Guiltand The Acquittal. She earned a B.S. degree in mass communications from Emerson College, Boston and worked for over 20 years in the news industry as a writer and editor for television, radio and print media. Pat is a lively and frequent talk show guest who actively tours the country on behalf of her book and the ministry of Christian fiction, speaking in churches, community centers, schools, and conferences.

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No Easy Catch is available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, CBD.com, and everywhere fine books are sold.