Sacred Sons

by Linda Hudson-Smith

Four mothers--Simone, Sinclair, Hannah, and Glenda--and employees at Los Angeles Memorial Hospital band together to overcome the hardships of dealing with their selfish and disrespectful sons. Original.

Paperback

Published September 1, 2005

About the author

In 2000, after illness forced her to leave a successful marketing and public relations career, is when national bestselling author, Linda Hudson-Smith, turned to writing as a healing and creative outlet. Dedicated to inspiring readers to overcome adversity against all odds, she now has twenty-four published novels to her credit, spanning an array of genres which include contemporary romance, and inspirational women’s mainstream fiction and Christian fiction romance. Linda has traveled the world as an enthusiastic witness to other cultures and lifestyles which has helped her to craft stories set in a variety of exotic and romantic locations.

Her debut novel, Ice Under Fire (Arabesque/BET Books), received rave reviews. Voted as Best New Author by the Black Writer’s Alliance, Linda received the prestigious 2000 Gold Pen Award. She also won two Shades of Romance Magazine awards in the categories of Multicultural New Romance Author of the Year and Multicultural New Fiction Author of the Year 2001. Linda was then nominated as the Best New Romance Author at the 2001 Romance Slam Jam. Romance in Color chose her as Rising Star in January 2000. In 2003 Linda was named Best New Christian Fiction author by Shades of Romance Magazine. In September 2004 she was the proud winner of the African American Literary Show Awards in the romance category, best author. February 2006 marked the appearance of the anthology novel, Thicker Than Water (Kimani Press/New Spirit) which featured Linda’s short story, The Devil’s Advocate, as #7 on Essence Magazine’s Best Seller’s list, earning her the recognition as a national bestselling author. Kimani Press will release several more of Hudson-Smith’s titles: December 2007, Forsaking All Others, a Kimani Romance. April 2008, This Far By Faith; Honor Thy Heart, a New Spirit Anthology. Indiscriminate Attraction, a Kimani Romance has a May 1, 2008 release date. In March 2009, Romancing the Runway, Kimani Romance, will hit the bookstore shelves, followed by another title later in the year.

For the past seven years Hudson-Smith has served as the National Spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of America, making Lupus awareness one of her top priorities. She travels around the country delivering inspirational messages of hope. In 2002, her Lupus Awareness campaign was a major part of her book tour to Germany where she visited numerous military bases. Linda was also recently awarded the key to the city by the mayor of Crestview, Florida for the contributions she’s made by educating others about Lupus. Hudson-Smith is an active supporter of the NAACP and the American Cancer Society. She is also a member of Romance Writers of America and the Black Writers Alliance.

Linda Hudson-Smith was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and raised in Washington, D.C. She furthered her educational goals by attending Duff’s Business Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. The mother of two sons, Linda shares a residence with her husband, Rudy, in League City, Texas.

Linda Hudson-Smith has been living with Lupus for several years. She meets with Congressional leaders to discuss issues related to Lupus. She continues to advocate for increased funding for education, prevention
and medical services and research. She drums up support for prescription drug benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, a Patient's Bill of RIghts and the confidentiality of medical records. Linda continues to participate in training sessions and conduct radio interviews in order to educate the public about Lupus. BET has placed a Lupus public service ad in the back of her November title, "Fire Beneath the Ice".

Fully trained as a facilitator, it is Linda's desire to lead the charge in building minority Lupus support groups in Southern California and across the nation.

Reviews

[Melica Niccole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book to read. I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. It was funny reading this book because I instantly related to Tara who was the type of girl who told her friends exactly how it was whether they liked it or not. It was like she identify immediately what some of her friends issues with their sons were; however none of her friends listened to her until the end of the book. Tara turned out to be the wisest one out of the group by the end of the book. Although Tara faced some of her own personal problems, she seemed to deal with them from within and taking her concerns to God. I would like to suggest that most women who are raising children read this books. I do not just want to generalize it for mothers who raise sons, but mothers who raise daughters and fathers who raise both son and daughters. Being a mother and father can be very challenging, especially when you do not have anything to base your parenting on. When you only have one child, how would you ever know that you are doing the necessary things to make sure your child succeed? Sometimes you do not know and have to do whatever it takes to make sure you raise a son and/or daughter who is able to take care of him or her self. Reading Sacred Sons can help you determine if you have been raising your child with the right values or if you have been catering to their every need.

[Carol Hornsby-mccoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the book. I recently discovered this author and I must say, I've tried to put my hands on everything she wrote to read. Awesome write, but what's more amazing is her passion for Christ in her writing. God is Almighty. It's just breath taken how his will for different people lives touch the heart of so many other people. I'm a single parent of a 20 year old son. We have an awesome relationship ( thanks to God). I admired how each of the five ladies knew the power of prayer. Prayer changes things and when we PUSH and keep the Faith, God is never short of his word. Every mother should read this book. Remember to train up a child the way he should go, and he may stray, but trust me he will come back.

[Nicole Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent read and hits close to home for a lot of women and their relationships with their son's

[Shannan Harper · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story about 4 mothers and what can happen when they baby their sons and won't allow them to grow up and be a man.