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Ready for Love
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson delivers an emotional story about a divorced woman who finds the courage to give love another chance.
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Published January 6, 2026
About the author
Brenda Jackson
900 books3,605 followersIn 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.
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.
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January 13, 2026
4/5 stars
Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ALC!
This was so adorable omg. I love that it was so short, and honestly it was the perfect length to just showcase how Barbara was ready for love again after her strange husband had treated her so foully. I love how simple this novella was, and Ron Butler ATEEEEE this narration UP!!!!
I did have a little trouble remembering characters for some reason, I think this book left a tinsy bit more to be desired in that department, but I do think it did what it needed to do in terms of being a quick and easy digestible listen!!
Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ALC!
This was so adorable omg. I love that it was so short, and honestly it was the perfect length to just showcase how Barbara was ready for love again after her strange husband had treated her so foully. I love how simple this novella was, and Ron Butler ATEEEEE this narration UP!!!!
I did have a little trouble remembering characters for some reason, I think this book left a tinsy bit more to be desired in that department, but I do think it did what it needed to do in terms of being a quick and easy digestible listen!!
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