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Named Debut Author of the Year in 2022 by RSJ, former attorney Tana Jenkins is an EMMA Award-Winner for Sweet & Clean Romance and an OTFS Finalist for Paranormal Romance. Mensa's literary publication, Calliope also nominated her short story, Little Black Ugly, for the Pushcart.

Tana has always been passionate about the magic of love. Her storytelling brings this magic to life, using richly imagined plots featuring characters who are often as loveable as they are quirky. As a multi-racial/African American writer, Tana is particularly interested in writing diverse characters in interracial romances--a nod to the notion that love knows no boundaries.

After practicing law in several locales, including on the beautiful island of St. Croix, she w ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 669 ratings · 203 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sailing into the Heart: A Sweet, Island Romance About Old Love And New Beginnings. (St. James Sisters #1) by Tana Jenkins (Goodreads Author), Kate Kelley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Alexa Nussio (Editor) 3.54 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Still Life with Lobster (St. James Sisters #3) 4.02 avg rating — 109 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Slow Dancing in a Black Storm (St. James Sisters #2) 3.98 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Cupid's First Christmas (St. James Sisters #5) 3.74 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Wolf at the Door 3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Love is the Treasure (St. James Sisters, #4) 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Love at the Lighthouse 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Beautiful Assassin: League of Supernatural Assassins 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Little Black Ugly 2.77 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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New Book Rollercoaster - Still Life with Lobster: A Love Story

Bringing a new book into the world is a thrill of its own. Writing requires most of us to pour our hearts and souls into the pages, hoping they'll be bright and shiny enough to keep readers' attention, to ignite a fraction of the feeling we'd envisioned during the creative process. And in the midst of all the anticipation leading up to release, the last-minute edits, the marketing, the social medi Read more of this blog post »

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The Song of Achilles

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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)

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Tana Jenkins liked Angie W.'s review of Love at the Lighthouse (Prequel to Sailing into the Heart): "Now I'm interested... because WHERE ARE YOU? And why'd you leave us hanging? 🥺 We started out so strong ..then you just vanished. 🤔😒 Now I need to know why.... because we still need to know if that question was real. 🥺"
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Tana Jenkins liked Phylis Carpenter's review of Love at the Lighthouse (Prequel to Sailing into the Heart): "This is the first book that I have read by this author and it won't be the last. Sydney and Devin have been friends for a long time. They come to visit their Grandparents every summer. While they are both visiting they hang out as much as they can tog" Read more of this review »
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