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Brenda Jackson

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In 1994, Brenda Jackson’s first novel, Tonight and Forever, was released. Since then she has had more than 100 novels and novellas published (the first African-American author to accomplish such a feat) and has over 3 million books in print.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Brenda is the first African-American author to have a book published by Harlequin Desire and the first African-American romance author to make the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists within the series romance genre.

In 2012, Brenda received the Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award—one of the highest literary awards a romance author can receive. In 2013, she was recognized by the mayor and the city of Jacksonville as being a Tra ...more

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What's the most romantic line you've ever read?
Brenda Jackson My favorite romantic line comes from favorite novel Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodwiss. Throughout the novel, Shanna consistently fights her love for Ruar…moreMy favorite romantic line comes from favorite novel Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodwiss. Throughout the novel, Shanna consistently fights her love for Ruark, yet he continues to love her. That is something she doesn't understand, the depth of his love.


"My beloved Shanna. I cannot think of betrayals when I think of love... I only wait for that day when you say, I love."
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Brenda Jackson In all my twenty years of writing, I've never gotten writer's block. I recall an author once saying that writer's block comes from you wanting your he…moreIn all my twenty years of writing, I've never gotten writer's block. I recall an author once saying that writer's block comes from you wanting your hero and/or heroine to do something out of character and they're putting up a fuss about it, thus shutting down your creativity. That explanation sounds good to me. I guess I try writing my hero and heroines in character. However, I have dealt with writing the story of one hero while another one is in my head insisting that I stop and writer his story. That has happened to me a number of times. (less)
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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!”
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“as imperfect human beings, any of us, all of us, are subject at some time or another to make mistakes!”
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