More Than Words: Acts of Kindness: Whispers of the HeartIt's Not About the DressThe Princess Shoes

by Brenda Jackson, Stephanie Bond, Maureen Child

Harlequin More Than Words: Acts of Kindness

Three bestselling authors

Three real-life heroines

Every day, women in your community are working to make the world a better place. You may not know their names, but you've probably got something in common with these real-life heroines: compassion for those who need a helping hand, and the desire to make a difference. Each year, the Harlequin More Than Words award is given to three women who strive to change people's lives for the better. Inspired by their accomplishments, three bestselling authors have written stories to honor these real-life heroines.

Brenda JacksonWhispers of the Heart, the story of a father's struggle to recognize and manage his daughter's health challenges.

Stephanie Bond's It's Not About the Dress tells the tale of a wedding dress gone missing, in which the perfect gown turns out to be the perfect gift for a bride in need.

Maureen Child reminds us of the happiness and purpose that even a youngster can find by putting her best foot forward in The Princess Shoes.

Genres: Anthologies

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

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 Trailblazer in the literary field.

In 2010, she collaborated with Five Alive Films to turn her Truly Everlasting title into a feature film. Brenda’s 2011 novel A Silken Thread is scheduled to be filmed with Debbie Allen attached as director in 2015.

Email Brenda at authorbrendajackson@gmail.com or visit her on her website at brendajackson.net.

Reviews

[Monica M · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not about the Dress is better than the other two, the romance a little too fast but still a cute read.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

All 3 short novellas were so cute and I loved that they were all based around amazing organizations - I needed some uplifting stories right now so this was perfect.

[Jennifer Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only read the Stephanie Bond story out of this, but it was yet another story by her that I couldn't put down. It was less than 100 pages so I read it in one sitting but it was still a nice little, feel good tale. It made me feel like I should be doing more volunteer work in this world!

[Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

More Than Words: Acts of Kindness review

More Than Words: Acts of Kindness is a book with three short stories, Whispers of the Heart, It's Not About the Dress and The Princess Shoes.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only read Brenda Jackson's story Whispers of the Heart. she is my favorite author and i only choose this book so i can read her story. i enjoyed it. the story was a short, quick, and sweet read.