Brenda Jackson

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Brenda Jackson was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She got married to 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. and Brandon.

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...more Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Brenda Jackson was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She got married to 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. and Brandon.

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 At the conference, Jackson met then-unpublished authors Francis Ray and Rochelle Alers and became inspired to write.[1]

Jackson was determined to write novels that are multicultural romances, featuring African-American characters, that "convey the belief that love is every[where]."[2] Her first novel, Tonight and Forever was published in 1995.[2] 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."[1] 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."[1]

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.

RT's Career Achievement Best Author Award winner (2010) for Series Romance.
RT's Career Achievment Best Author Award winner (2011) for Contemporary Romance.
2012 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

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	Irresistible Forces (Steele Series #5) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 3,837 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delaney's Desert Sheikh (The Westmoreland Series) 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 863 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thorn's Challenge (The Westmoreland Series) 4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Dare (The Westmoreland Series) 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riding The Storm (The Westmoreland Series) 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone Cold Surrender (Silhouette Desire) (The Westmoreland Series) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 688 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eternally Yours 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 645 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seduction, Westmoreland Style (Silhouette Desire #1778) (The Westmoreland Series) 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfinished Business 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quade's Babies (Silhouette Desire) (The Westmoreland Series) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Westmorelands (27 books)
by Brenda Jackson
4.3221044045677 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 12,260 ratings

Steele Series (10 books)
by Brenda Jackson
3.9080397956439903 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 7,438 ratings

Madaris Family & Friends (15 books)
by Brenda Jackson
4.446069763703584 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 6,221 ratings

Jeffries (4 books)
by Brenda Jackson
4.214117647058823 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 1,275 ratings

Bennett Family (6 books)
by Brenda Jackson
4.317391304347826 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 1,150 ratings

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“no matter how big you think your problems are, someone else's problems could always be bigger, which makes yours relatively small!”
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“in due time you'll learn there is life after a lost love!”
― Brenda Jackson, Perfect Timing

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“as imperfect human beings, any of us, all of us, are subject at some time or another to make mistakes!”
― Brenda Jackson, Perfect Timing

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