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Brenda Jackson (born February 2, 1953) is an American novelist who writes contemporary multicultural romance novels. She was the first African-American author to have a novel published as part of the Silhouette Desire line, and has seen many of her novels reach The New York Times and USAToday bestsellers lists. Jackson reached a milestone in her career in October 2013 when she published her 100th novel, becoming the first African American to achieve this milestone. Biography Brenda Jackson was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She married Gerald, her high school sweetheart, in 1972 after graduating from high school. She went on to earn a degree in business administration from Jacksonville University, and to expand their family by having two sons, Gerald Jr., a Jacksonville-based filmmaker, and Brandon, who is a Political Officer in the US Foreign Service. To relieve job-related stress in the early 1990s, Jackson began reading romance novels. Although she enjoyed the novels, she was dissatisfied with the lack of cultural and ethnic diversity in the characters. After complaining to her husband that she could do better, he registered her for a romance writers conference and encouraged her to try her hand at writing. At the conference, Jackson met then-unpublished authors Francis Ray and Rochelle Alers and became inspired to write. Jackson was determined to write novels that are multicultural romances, featuring African-American characters, that "convey the belief that love is every[where]." Her first novel, Tonight and Forever was published in 1995. This and the next few books followed the fictional Madaris brothers, giving Jackson an opportunity to portray professional African-American men who were both "appreciative and respectful of women." Her heroes are in many ways inspired by her husband, whom she considers to be "a very strong African-American male [who] is supportive and centers his life around his family." In 2001, Jackson released her first mainstream women's fiction novel, A Family Reunion. As with her previous romance novels, this book contains a "sexy spark," as well as Jackson's familiar "polished and confident" writing style, which allows her "characters [to] burst with color right off the page." The following year, in 2002, she became the first African-American author to have a novel published as part of the Silhouette Desire line. Despite publishing 11 books in the first ten years of her writing career, as of 2005, Jackson considers writing to be her hobby, and she continues to work full-time as a manager at State Farm Insurance. Throughout her writing career, Jackson has written for several publishers, including St.Martins Press, BET, Kensington, NAL, Harlequin/Silhouette and Harlequin Kimani Romance. Recognition Jackson has received awards and made accomplishments by being the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line of books and the first African-American romance author to make USA Today's Bestsellers List and to make The New York Times Bestsellers List. Jackson is the recipient of the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award 2012, the highest honor bestowed by RWA in recognition of significant contributions to the romance genre. Additionally, she received the Sara Blocker Award 2012 from Florida Memorial University, the highest award given to a female for exceptional service to the university and for community service. Additional she was a "NAACP Image Award Nominee" 2012 for Outstanding Literary Fiction for her novel, A Silken Thread. She has won the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and four of her books have been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice. One of her novels, One Special Moment, won the Reviewers' Choice Award in 1998 for Best Multicultural Romance. She received twelve nominations at the Romance Slam Jam 2001's first annual Emma Awards, which recognize excellence in African-American literature. Jackson won in six of her categories, Favorite Hero, Favorite Author, Favorite Book of the Year, Favorite Sequel Continuing Book Series, Favorite Anthologies, and Favorite All-Nighter. The same year she also won the Romance In Color Award of Excellence for her novel Secret Love. Jackson is a member of the First Coast Chapter of Romance Writers of America. She retired after 37 years in management for a major insurance company. Jackson has added film-maker to her list of superlatives when in 2011, as an Executive Producer, she released a movie based on her novella, "Truly Everlasting." This movie is based on her beloved Madaris Series novel. Partnering with her son, Gerald Jackson, Jr.'s film company - Five Alive Films, she released the movie, Truly Everlasting, to DVD in November 2011. The movie also included a soundtrack of 10 original songs by BreMaDa Productions, as well as the reissuance of a commemorative edition of the novel, Truly Everlasting. The movie was filmed in Jacksonville, Florida. Bibliography The Madaris Family and Friends series (1995–) Tonight and Forever - September, 1995 (Madaris Family & Friends) A Valentine Kiss Anthology - Cupid’s Bow - February, 1996 Whispered Promises – August, 1996 (Madaris Family & Friends) Eternally Yours - October, 1997 One Special Moment - May 1998 Fire and Desire - August, 1999 Something to Celebrate Anthology (Truly Everlasting) - December 1999 Secret Love - January, 2000 True Love - September, 2000 Surrender – July 2000 The Best Man Anthology - Strictly Business – February, 2003 The Midnight Hour – April, 2004 The Madaris Saga – BET's Anniversary Collector's Edition, November 2004. This 3-books-in-1 collection contains Tonight and Forever, Whispered Promises and Eternally Yours Unfinished Business –April, 2005 Slow Burn (A Madaris Novel) - November 2007 A Taste of Passion (Luke Madaris) – June 2009 Sensual Confessions (Blade Madaris) – April 2010 Inseparable (Reese Madaris) May 2011 Courting Justice (New Madaris novel featuring Peyton Mahoney & DeAngelo DiMeglio, friends of the Madaris Family) June 2012 Dreams of Forever (2-in-1 reissue featuring Seduction Westmoreland Style and Spencer's Forbidden Passion) July 2012 All He Desires (Collection of special Brenda Jackson stories from Madaris Publishing; includes reissues from the Big Girl Series + 1 brand new story) September 2012 A Very Merry Romance (Madaris Series) (Volume 21) November 2017 Best Laid Plans (Madaris Family Saga) February 2018 The Steele series (2006–) Solid Soul (A Steele Novel) July 2006 Night Heat (A Steele Novel) September 2006 Beyond Temptation (A Steele Novel) - January 2007 Risky Pleasures (A Steele Novel) - April 2007 Irresistible Forces (Taylor Steele) – May 2008 Quade's Babies (Quade Westmoreland & Cheyenne Steele) – December 2008 Intimate Seduction (Donovan Steele) – July 2009 Hidden Pleasures (Galen Steele) – June 2010 A Steele for Christmas (Eli Steele) – October 2011 Private Arrangeme.... 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Guilty Pleasure
Brenda JacksonShe is his guiltiest pleasure… Dr. Cohen Carlson knows all about temptation. Twice before, he’d given in when Dee Lewis, his younger sister’s best friend, decided to seduce him. Bu...
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His Secret Son
Brenda JacksonThree nights with a Texan…and one pregnancy surprise! Only from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!The Texas rancher and navy SEAL who fathered Bristol Lockett’s son ...
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A Catalina Cove Christmas
Brenda JacksonA year ago Isaac Elloren returned to his hometown of Catalina Cove seeking peace, quiet and happiness. However, his high school's holiday homecoming is about to cause turmoil in hi...
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Eternally Yours
Brenda JacksonDon’t miss this reader favorite Madaris story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda JacksonFriends…Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just frie...
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Bachelor Unforgiving
Brenda JacksonPassionate payback They say you can forgive but you can never forget. Virgil Bougard takes that saying to heart. Four years ago Kara Goshay believed a vicious lie about him an...
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The Hunted
Lisa ChildsYOU’RE GOING TO PAY The pressures of fame and an obsessive stalker have driven pop star Olivia Smith to take shelter at Halcyon Hall, an exclusive spa on a remote island off ...
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Star of His Heart
Brenda JacksonDropdeadgorgeous Ethan Chambers loves his life as Hollywood's most eligibleand elusivebachelor. Plus, the talented actor has just gotten an offer he can't refuse: a starring role o...
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Bachelor Unbound
Brenda JacksonIs an abduction gone wrong…their chance for love?International jeweler and soughtafter bachelor Zion Blackstone felt an instant connection to Celine Michaels when he designed a uni...
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Whispered Promises
Brenda Jackson & Deborah Fletcher MelloDon’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda JacksonEven a onceinalifetime love…When Halston Parker calls his daughter Caitlin to his deathbed, she...
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ENTANGLED PURSUITS
Brenda JacksonWHEN DANGER ARRIVES, REAL MEN TAKE ACTION Detective Andrew Logan hears that Detective Antonia Oliver is back in town. It's been four years since they were involved in a hot, heavy,...
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Bachelor Unclaimed
Brenda JacksonAre his playboy days over for good?In the wake of political defeat, former mayoral candidate Ainsley St. James does something totally out of charactershe has a onenight stand wit...
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The Rancher Returns
Brenda JacksonDiscover New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's The Westmoreland Legacya navy SEAL returns to his ranch…and finds irresistible desire! Returning from active duty t...
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INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
Brenda JacksonRoland Summers wonders if there’s a reason he keeps running into Charlottesville's new medical examiner, Lennox Roswell. First, there was the wedding of his good friend Stonewall C...
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Seduced by a Stranger
Brenda JacksonIn this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, an arranged marriage is about to become a game of hearts… Johari Yasir has no interest in returning t...
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Canyon
Brenda JacksonFrom New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson comes a new trilogy starring three Westmorelands… Years ago, Canyon Westmoreland let misunderstandings come between him a...
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Taste of Passion
Brenda JacksonSOME LONGINGS Attorney Mackenzie "Mac" Standfield swore off love when her heart was shattered into a million pieces. But there's one man who has managed to tempt her beyond reasonr...
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One Special Moment
Brenda JacksonWhen simple agreements turn into ardent deals… Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.An Outrageous OfferTo help her brother’s strugg...
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My Only Desire
Adrianne ByrdKappa Psi Kappa brother Taariq Bryson loves the single life. So when his frat brother sets him up on a date with his sisterinlaw Anna Jacobs, Taariq figures it will be just anothe...
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Desire a Donovan
A.C. ArthurThe sexy, fastliving heir to a multimilliondollar newsandentertainment dynasty, Dion Donovan is the man every woman wants. Despite his playboy rep, Dion's heart belongs to Lyra And...
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Forged in Desire
Brenda JacksonStrong enough to protect her. Bold enough to love her. When good girl Margo Connelly becomes Lamar "Striker" Jennings's latest assignment, she knows she's in trouble. And not ...
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Confidential Attraction
Brenda JacksonTheir professional relationship brought them together in unforeseen ways, but desire just might tear them apart in this steamy romance from New York Times bestselling aut...
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Tonight and Forever
Brenda JacksonReaders love the Madaris Family! Meet the sexy Madaris men and the women who tame them, only from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.The last thing a broken heart wan...
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A Very Merry Romance
Brenda JacksonSchool principal Jonathan Madaris falls hard the moment new teacher Marilyn Bannister, walks into his office. The grayeyed beauty takes his breath away and makes him regret his sch...
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Bachelor Unleashed
Brenda JacksonThey had a hot, fleeting affair Farrah Langley has never forgotten. Attorneytotherichandfamous Xavier Kane was tender, sexy, attentiveand ravished her body. Everything she ever wan...
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Twice the Temptation
Rochelle AlersDenise Eaton is proud of the daycare business she built from scratch. But now the scion of this Philadelphia family dynasty could lose everything. The man who holds the key to her ...
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Taking Care of Business
Brenda JacksonHe wants her no matter what the cost… From the moment she met gorgeous media tycoon Tag Elliott, Renee Williams could only fantasize about darkened bedrooms, whispered promises and...
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Finding Home Again
Brenda JacksonFirst love. Second chances. In Catalina Cove, anything can happen…Bryce Witherspoon’s heart races every time she sees Kaegan Chambray. Everyone in town knows they can’t stand each ...
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Bachelor Undone
Brenda JacksonEvery woman wants him. But he only wants her.When Darcy Owens leaves snowy New York for some Jamaican fun in the sun, the city planner isn't expecting to meet the hero of her fanta...
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Possessed by Passion
Brenda JacksonThey're discovering the healing powers of passion Burnedbylove architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance ...
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Delicious Destiny
Yahrah St. JohnSweet secrets…It has been almost five years since Shari Drayson graduated collegealmost five years since she had her heart broken. Now the only man in her life is her cherished son...
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A Silken Thread
Brenda JacksonWhen true love meets dark secrets, which side will win? Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda JacksonFinding a soulmate was the easy part fo...
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The House on Blueberry Lane
Brenda Jackson"If there's one thing Jackson knows how to do, it's how to pluck those heartstrings."BookPageAll he needs is a second chanceAll she wants is no strings attachedThe biggest mistake ...
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Case for Seduction
Ann ChristopherLaw Number 1: Never Fall For Your Boss!Too late, since Charlotte Evans has been secretly head over heels for Jake Hamilton ever since she started working at his family's renowned P...
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The Proposal
Brenda JacksonThe moment he met Bella Bostwick, Jason Westmoreland wanted herand the land she'd inherited. With one convenient proposal, he could have the Southern beauty in his bed and her birt...
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The Secret Affair
Brenda JacksonWill this Westmoreland affair remain a secret? Find out in this novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! It has been a year since Jillian Novak ended their...
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Captivated By Love
Brenda JacksonAfter being locked up for a crime he didn't commit, Sheppard Granger is back to take over the reins as CEO of Granger Aeronautics. On top of that, he intends to totally romance his...
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A Wife for a Westmoreland
Brenda JacksonFor weeks, Derringer Westmoreland was haunted by memories of a woman whose face he could not recall. But he wantedhe neededto share that intense passion again. Now. When he finally...