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Brenda Jackson

Brenda Jackson is a die-hard romantic who married her childhood sweetheart 30 years ago and still proudly wears the "going steady" ring he gave her when she was 15. Because she began believing very early in the power of love and romance, she can't help but write stories with happy endings. She is an award-winning bestselling author of more than 10 romance novels and looks forward to increasing that number. She and her husband live in the city where they were born, Jacksonville, Fla., and have two sons in college. She has a B.S. in business administration and presently works in management for a major insurance company.

Coming home from work and sitting down to her computer to weave love stories is the highlight of her day. She and her husband spend time together traveling to discover those romantic places she could use as settings in her books.

Over the years Brenda has received numerous awards and made many trail-blazing accomplishments by being the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line of books and the first African-American romance author to make USA Today's Bestseller's List.

She has written for the following publishers: St. Martins Press, BET, Kensington, NAL, Harlequin/Silhouette and Harlequin Kimani Romance.

Brenda would love to hear from her readers. Write her at P.O. Box 28267, Jacksonville, FL 32226.

 

Truly EverlastingTruly Everlasting
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[Kindle Edition]
Print Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Madris Publishers (October 8, 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
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Back cover of DVDTruly Everlastingis commemorative edition includes the script, and of the cast and crew taken on the set.

As the holidays settle in around Houston, Texas, young Austin has but one wish- for a Christmas Daddy. When his mother, Felicia Madaris, learns of his wish, she turns to childhood rival turned family friend, Trask Maxwell, to help fulfill her young son’s wish. But soon, Felicia realizes that its not just Austin’s Christmas wish that is coming true….

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No More PlayasNo More Playas
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Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250003261
ISBN-13: 978-1250003263
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches

In the steamy sequel to the unforgettable The Playa’s Handbook, the biggest playa of them all is back. And he’s breaking the rules and raising hell.

Lance Montgomery, renowned relationship expert, has perfected the art of being a playa. His acclaimed workshops and bestselling books prove it. His most popular title, The Playa’s Handbook, caused a major uproar among black women and men, and shot to the top of the bestseller list.

Then he met Dr. Asia Fowler, a colleague whose views on love are vastly different from his own. Intrigued and unable to forget her, Lance wanted her in his bed. Instead, she found her way into his heart. Fighting his feelings for her, Lance drives her into the arms of another man. Soon after, he realizes Dr. Asia Fowler is the first woman he has ever loved.

Now he’s determined to get her back. No matter what.

 

Promised of seductionPromises of Seduction: The Durango Affair
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Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kimani Press (December 20, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373534701
ISBN-13: 978-0373534708
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches

Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda Jackson

The Durango Affair

"I'm having your baby."

Savannah Claiborne's simple statement sets off an avalanche in Montana ranger Durango Westmoreland's carefully ordered life. Suddenly an unforgettable night of passion with the hazel-eyed beauty has turned into a lifetime obligation for the confirmed bachelor.

But Westmoreland men always honor their responsibilities, and leaving Savannah to raise his baby on her own is not an option.

So he proposes and she accepts…with one condition—theirs will be a marriage in name only.

Ian's Ultimate Gamble

Winner takes all…

Casino owner Ian Westmoreland thinks he's seen the last of Brooke Chamberlain—that is until she checks in to his resort claiming to need a little R & R. Brooke betrayed him years before, and Ian is willing to bet there's more to her visit than she's admitting.

No woman even came close to igniting the heat and passion inside him as Brooke once did. And if Ian is going to discover what she's hiding, what better way than by seducing her? But in this game of bedroom cat and mouse, the stakes are very high. Raising the question, will Ian's wager pay off?

 

The ProposalThe Proposal
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Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Harlequin (June 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373731027
ISBN-13: 978-0373731022
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you the story of Jason Westmoreland. With one convenient proposal, he could have a Southern beauty in his bed and her birthright in his hands. If only the lovely lady would say yes.

 

 

A Silken Thread
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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Kimani; Original edition (February 15, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373534264
ISBN-13: 978-0373534265
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches

Nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction

For Erica Sanders, finding a soul mate was the easy part. Brian Lawson is the man she wants, and everyone agrees they're the ideal couple. Almost everyone. The one exception is Erica's mother, Karen, who prefers her daughter marry another man. Karen even hires a private detective to investigate Brian, but the truth he uncovers is the last thing she expected—a devastating betrayal that rips both families apart.

Convinced that her relationship can't be salvaged, Erica ends her engagement. Yet she has lingering doubts over her decision, especially once Brian's attractive single neighbor starts pursuing him. A chance meeting proves that the passion between Brian and Erica hasn't dimmed—but neither has the determination of others to keep them apart, or the shocking lengths Karen will go to in order to undermine her daughter's relationship.

As secrets old and new are revealed, Erica and Brian find themselves caught between the bonds of the past and an uncertain future, each making painful discoveries about who to believe and trust. Masterfully told and laced with the sensuality and drama that Brenda Jackson does best, this is an unforgettable story of relationships at their most complex, and how hard it can be to choose between living separate lives—or holding fast when love hangs by a silken thread….

 

irresisable forces eBookIrresistible Forces [Kindle Edition]
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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 513 KB
Print Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Kimani Press (February 1, 2009)
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An offer he couldn't refuse... One week of mind-blowing sex on a beautiful Caribbean island. Of all the business proposals financial tycoon Dominic Saxon has heard, Taylor Steele's is definitely the most tempting. All Taylor wants in return is for Dominic to father her baby. No strings, no commitmentsjust a mutually satisfying arrangement. Make that very satisfying. For a man with no intention of marrying again, it sounds ideal.

Taylor wants a baby, not a relationship. And sexy, intelligent Dominic seems like a man with perfect genes. Turns out, Dominic has perfect everything. Their procreation vacation is a whirlwind of sensual ecstasy. But when it's over, will either of them be able to say goodbye?.

 

hot westmoreland nightsHot Westmoreland Nights
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Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Silhouette (March 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373730136
ISBN-13: 978-0373730131
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches


He knew better than to lust after the hired help. But Ramsey Westmoreland's new cook was just so delectableit was enough to make the Denver rancher rethink his rules. When temptation got the best of him, he discovered Chloe Burton was just as hot in the bedroom as she was in the kitchen.

Though their affair was growing steamier by the minute, Ramsey couldn't help but question Chloe's true motives. And when he discovered her ultimate betrayal, he was set to satisfy himself with cold showers. Until he realized his fatal mistake: never underestimate the power of the human heart, especially a Westmoreland's.

 

intimate seductionIntimate Seduction
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Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Kimani (July 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373861206
ISBN-13: 97
8-0373861200
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
When a man finds a beautiful woman asleep in his bed

he has only one choice. To seduce her with a night of lovemaking she'll never forget. Trouble is, Donovan Steele's sultry new housekeeper is just as determined not to become the legendary playboy's latest conquest.

Trading the Ivy League for down South, Natalie Ford is helping out with her ailing aunt's housecleaning service. But she finds that this powerful, potent man of Steele ignites a different kind of chemistry one that defies every law of attraction the science professor ever learned.

Natalie knows she has to come clean to Donovan about who she really is especially when he starts believing she's out to sabotage his family business. Will she lose her chance to love the real man behind the seductive legend

 

Slow Burn (A Madaris Family Novel)
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Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (October 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312940491

Everything in attorney Skye Barclay's life is fitting smoothly into place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted. Not only does she learn that her birth mother has died, but now Skye finds out that she has a biological brother: Vincent. Skye wants to track him down, and her parents support her. But her fiance, Clark, refuses to accept her decisionand abruptly ends their engagement.

Skye's search for Vincent leads her to his adoptive parents, Dr. Justin and Lorren Madaris, and, lo and behold, Slade MadarisVincent's tall, dark, and sexy cousin. Slade is by far the most compelling man Skye has ever met, but she isn't ready to get involved so soon after Clark's rejectionnot even when Slade offers her a job so she can stay in town and get to know her brother better.

Slade is a shrewd businessman, but hiring Skye is one of the riskiest moves he's ever made. Soon their mutual attraction explodes into a steamy summer affair. When Clark shows up in town, determined to win Skye back, Slade sets out to prove that he and Skye are meant to be together. Because a Madaris man never walks away from a challengeespecially when true love is on the line

Video to Promote Jackson's 50th book, Slow Burn
 

In Bed with Her Boss
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ISBN: 0373860285
Pub. Date: July 24, 2007
Series: Kimani Series
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 288pp
Publisher: Kimani Press

D'marcus Armstrong was demanding, autocratic and cranky as a boss. But as the star of her feverish nighttime fantasies, the man was simply divine. Still, Opal Lockhart had no chance with Detroit's self-made millionaire. What would a high roller like him want with a buttoned-up, naive secretary like her?

Enter the Lockhart sistersfor some attitude adjustment and a wardrobe makeover. With some dcolletage and come-hither heels, they have the sex kitten in Opal downright purring.

Now she's giving D'marcus noticehe'd better watch out!

 

Risky Pleasures
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ISBN: 0373860129
Pub. Date: March 2007
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 288pp
Publisher: Kimani Press

Although frustrated in his attempt to acquire Steele Corporation, arrogant millionaire Cameron Cody will not be denied the firm's most attractive asset, Vanessa Steele. So when Cameron learns that Vanessa is house-sitting for her sister in Jamaica, he buys the adjoining property and makes her an offer she can't refuse.

Cameron is determined to prove to Vanessa that he is the one temptation she cannot resist, but she is equally determined to prove him wrong. What Vanessa doesn't suspect is that Cameron intends to brand her so deeply with his island passion, that once they're back in the States, she'll be the one in hot pursuit.

 

Seduction, Westmoreland Style
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ISBN: 0373767781
Pub. Date: February 2007
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 192pp
Publisher: Silhouette

Montana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn savored his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asked for a job training horses, he turned her down flat. For despite her innocent looks, she tempted him beyond reason.

Casey had vowed to get McKinnon to hire her and make him her first--her only--lover. Yet after every steamy encounter, the infuriating man dodged her. It was as if he had a secret he was desperate to keep...making Casey just as desperate to uncover it.

 

What a Woman Want
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ISBN: 0312359349
Pub. Date: January 2007
Format: Paperback, 320pp
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

After a close friend commits suicide, Faith, Monique, and Shannon head to a beach house in Hilton Head. Determined to make the most of their lives, they agree to spend the summer embracing new adventures. They also embrace new men and a new best friend along the way. Filled with passion and sensuality, witty dialogue and richly drawn characters, this is a story of women taking charge and doing what they want. And if the right man comes along, especially one who is willing to make an already hot summer even hotter, then pushing the envelope just might give life the jolt it needs.

 

Solid Soul
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ISBN: 1583147705
Pub. Date: July 2006
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 304pp
Publisher: Kimani Press

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In the real world there was no way flower shop owner Kylie Hagan would ever meet up with millionaire Chance Steele. But the world of single parents and teenage hormones brought them together the first time - and a simmering passion they both tried to deny wouldn't keep them apart for long.

Chance made her think of hot, sultry Southern nights. Kylie had him imagining satin sheets and soul-stirring kisses. But in the cold light of day, they had to resist each other. There was no way they'd let uncontrollable desire ignite their carefully protected hearts.

But some things they couldn't ignore...

 

Tonight and Forever
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ISBN: 0786001720
Pub. Date: August 1995
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 288pp
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

"Although all my books are special, I would have to say my very first book, Justin and Lorren's story in Tonight and Forever, is my favorite because it was my first."  --Brenda Jackson

After her marriage ends in bitter divorce, all Lorren wants to do is get away. Returning to her roots in Texas, she meets physician Justin Madaris. Lorren has vowed never to give her heart to another man. Yet, she's drawn to Justin, who thought no woman could ever move him as deeply as his wife had--until Lorren

 

mr. satisfactionMr. Satisfaction
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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (December 27, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312349017
ISBN-13: 978-0312349011
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches


by: Delilah Dawson, Brenda Jackson, Joy King, Maryann Reid

Extreme Satisfaction
by Brenda Jackson

Successful financial adviser Cathleen McAlister has worked hard to achieve what she considers the perfect life. There isn't much else she could possibly want . . . except the man who got away while she was climbing the ladder of success.

Satisfy Me
by Delilah Dawson

Shauna Williams finds out that Max Jackson, her childhood crush, is back in town for their friends wedding. Shaunas all grown up now, and she has no intention of letting him slip through her fingers again.

Ice Princess
by Joy King

Beautiful, successful, and deadly in the boardroom, Madison always gets any man she wants. As a matter of fact, she seems to have more than she can handle. But when she moves into her fabulous new loft and meets the buildings owner, Marcus, she realizes that she has finally met her match.

The Morning After
by Maryann Reid

Alexis is tired of the pampered well-to-do men of her social set and wants to take a walk on the wilder side. So when she steps out of her Park Avenue comfort zone and meets Rasheen, straight out of Bed-Stuy, she gets everything she could ever wantand more.

 

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