Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) 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
| Title | Series | Publication Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Song | 1994 | 9780380776580 | |
| Vivid | Grayson Family #1 | 1995 | 9780595162024 |
| Indigo | 1996 | 9780595002023 | |
| Topaz | 1997 | 9780380786602 | |
| Through the Storm | LeVeq Family #1 | 1998 | 9780380798643 |
| Taming of Jessi Rose, The | 1999 | 9780380798650 | |
| Always and Forever | 2000 | 9780380813742 | |
| Before the Dawn | 2001 | 9780380813759 | |
| Chance at Love, A | 2002 | 9780060502294 | |
| Belle and the Beau | 2002 | 9780064473422 | |
| "Homecoming" short story in Gettin' Merry anthology |
2002 | 9780312982195 | |
| Winds of the Storm | LeVeq Family #2 | 2004 | 9780060575311 |
| Edge of Dawn, The | 2004 | 9780060540678 | |
| Something Like Love | 2005 | 9780060575328 | |
| Black Lace | 2005 | 9780060815936 | |
| Sexy/Dangerous | 2006 | 9780060818999 | |
| Prisoner of Love | 2007 | 9781625172761 | |
| Deadly Sexy | 2007 | 9780061246395 | |
| "Prisoner" short story in Cuffed by Candlelight anthology |
2007 | 9781600430077 | |
| Edge of Moonlight, the | 2007 | 9780060540661 | |
| Wild Sweet Love | 2007 | 9780061161308 | |
| Jewel | Grayson Family #2 | 2008 | 9780061161353 |
| Josephine and the Soldier | 2009 | 9780060012205 | |
| Bring on the Blessings | Blessings #1 | 2009 | 9780061688409 |
| Captured | LeVeq Family #3 | 2009 | 9780061547799 |
| Second Helping, A | Blessings #2 | 2009 | 9780061547812 |
| "You Sang To Me" short story in Rhythms of Love anthology |
2010 | 9780373861606 | |
| "Holiday Heat" short story in Once Upon a Holiday anthology |
2010 | 9780373831913 | |
| Midnight | 2010 | 9780061547805 | |
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" short story in Baby, Let It Snow anthology |
2011 | 9780373862337 | |
| Something Old, Something New | Blessings #3 | 2011 | 9780061990793 |
| Night Hawk | 2011 | 9780062032645 | |
| "Hawaii Magic" short story in Island for Two anthology |
2012 | 9780373862610 | |
| "Overtime Love" short story in Merry Sexy Christmas anthology |
2012 | 9780373534876 | |
| Wish and a Prayer, A | Blessings #4 | 2012 | 9780061990809 |
| Destiny's Embrace | Destiny #1 | 2013 | 9780062032652 |
| Destiny's Surrender | Destiny #2 | 2013 | 9780062231116 |
| Heart of Gold | Blessings #5 | 2014 | 9780062207975 |
| Destiny's Captive | Destiny #3 | 2014 | 9780062231130 |
| For Your Love | Blessings #6 | 2015 | 9780062207999 |
| Forbidden | Old West #1 | 2016 | 9780062389008 |
| Stepping to a New Day | Blessings #7 | 2016 | 9780062412638 |
| Breathless | Old West #2 | 2017 | 9780062389039 |
| Chasing Down a Dream | Blessings #8 | 2017 | 9780062412652 |
Awards
- 1996 - Romantic Times Historical Love and Laughter Nominee[5]
- 1999 - Romantic Times Western Historical Romance Winner[5]
- 2000 - Romantic Times Multicultural Romance Winner[5]
- 2007 - Romantic Times Historical Storyteller of the Year Nominee[5]
- 2010 - A Second Helping - Romantic Times Multicultural Fiction Novel Winner[5]
- 2011 - Something Old, Something New - Romantic Times Multicultural Romance Winner[5]
- 2013 - Destiny's Embrace - Romantic Times American-Set Historical Romance Winner[5]
- 2013 - A Wish and a Prayer - NAACP Image Award for Literature Nominee[6]
- 2016 - Forbidden - Romantic Times Historical Romance Winner[5]
- 2017 - RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award [7]
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h RT Book Reviews
- ^ Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Romance Writers of America
Further reading
- Official website
- Grimaldi, Christine (August 18, 2015). ""Happily Ever After" for African-American Romance Novelists". The Rumpus. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- Jordan, Emily (June 25, 2017). "Uncommon Ground: Beverly Jenkins, Diverse Romance and American History the Way It Really Happened". Salon. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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