Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson
b. 2 February 1953 · From United States- Books
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Brenda Jackson (born February 2, 1953, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American author of contemporary romance novels. She writes several multi-generational family series, including the Westmorelands, the Madaris family, and the Steele family. Her debut novel, Tonight and Forever, was published in 1995, and she was the first African-American author to have a novel published in Harlequin's Silhouette Desire line.
In October 2013 she became the first African American author to publish 100 novels. She received the Romance Writers of America's Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Jackson holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Jacksonville University and lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Brenda Jackson is widely recognized for her extensive contributions to the romance genre, particularly her popular Westmoreland series, which features a large, interconnected family.
The Westmoreland series is best read in publication order to follow the family's interconnected stories and relationships as they develop across multiple generations.
Brenda Jackson received the Romance Writers of America's Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, recognizing her career as a novelist. She was also the first African-American author to have a novel published in Harlequin's Silhouette Desire line, and in October 2013 became the first African American author to publish 100 novels.