About

Stacy T. Simmons

Stacy T. Simmons wrote uplifting fiction to delight the reader's romantic sensibilities. Her debut novel (A Promise for Faith) was published in January 2022 and her novella (Christmas in the Cotswolds) was published one week before her untimely passing in October 2022. A Journey for Hope, the second of three planned novels in her Briar Creek Love series, was Stacy's last complete manuscript. As Stacy lay on her deathbed, her sister Beth promised she would finish writing A Season for Grace in her memory.

A multi-year president of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the American Christian Fiction Writers, Stacy was an inspiration to many fledgling and aspiring writers. Her determination helped her to finally realize her dream of becoming a published author at the age of 56. Stacy worked full-time as a special education paraprofessional by day and diligently wrote her books at night. At the title of her blog indicates, Stacy was indeed "Fueled by Faith and Caffeine." She was often found working on her manuscripts with a piece of dark chocolate and a cup of coffee nearby.

Married to her best friend Mike for thirty-five years, Stacy raised two grown daughters and had a menagerie of pets she liked to call "Noah's Ark." She was a beloved member of the women's Christian fiction writing community and will be sorely missed. Stacy's family is carrying on her legacy by promoting her books and maintaining her social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, as well as her blog, Fueled by Faith and Caffeine.