Beverly Jenkins
| Beverly Jenkins | |
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| Born |
1951 (age 64–65) Detroit, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | Historical romance, Contemporary romance |
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Beverly Jenkins (born 1951, Detroit) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels with a particular focus on 19th century African-American life.[1] Jenkins was a 2013 NAACP Image Award nominee and, in 1999, was voted one of the Top 50 Favorite African-American writers of the 20th century by the African American Literature Book Club.[2] Jenkins's historical romances are set during a period of African-American history that she believes is often overlooked. This made it difficult to break into publishing because publishers weren't sure what to do with stories that involved African-Americans but not slavery.[3]
Jenkins studied at Michigan State University as a Journalism and English Literature major. She lives in Southeastern Michigan.[4]
Bibliography
- Night Song (1994)
- Vivid (1995)
- Indigo (1996)
- Topaz (1997)
- Through the Storm (1998)
- The Taming of Jessi Rose (1999)
- Always and Forever (2000)
- Before the Dawn (2001)
- Belle and the Beau (2002)
- A Chance at Love (2002)
- Gettin' Merry (2002)
- Josephine and the Soldier (2003)
- The Edge of Midnight (2004)
- The Edge of Dawn (2004)
- Something Like Love (2005)
- Black Lace (2005)
- Winds of the Storm (2006)
- Sexy/Dangerous (2006)
- Wild Sweet Love (2007)
- Deadly Sexy (2007)
- Jewel (2008)
- Bring on the Blessings (2009)
- Captured (2009)
- A Second Helping (2010)
- Midnight (2010)
- Something Old, Something New: A Blessings Novel (2011)
- Nighthawk (2011)
- A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (2012)
- Destiny's Embrace (2013)
- Destiny's Surrender (2013)
- Heart of Gold (2014)
Awards
- 1996 - Romantic Times Historical Love and Laughter Nominee
- 1999 - Romantic Times Western Historical Romance Winner
- 2000 - Romantic Times Multicultural Romance Winner
- 2006 - Romantic Times Historical Storyteller of the Year Nominee [5]
References
- ↑ "Author Beverly Jenkins' Romance With the Past". Huffington Post. May 8, 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Beverly Jenkins, Author". aalbc.com.
- ↑ "Beverly Jenkins Wraps Bitter History in Sweet Romance". npr.org.
- ↑ "Author Beverly Jenkins biography and book list". freshfiction.com.
- ↑ RT Book Reviews