The latter went on to become a Political Officer and works for the US Foreign Service. Meanwhile, she also became the mother of two sons named Gerald Jr and Brandon. Later, Brenda earned her degree in business administration from the Jacksonville University. She went on to marry her high school sweetheart named Gerald in the year 1972, right after graduating from her high school. Brenda was born in the year 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States and was also brought up in the same place. She is in fact the first Afro-American author to achieve this accomplishment. In the year 2013, author Brenda reached a milestone in her writing career by publishing her 100th novel.

Many of her novels have also reached the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. She is particularly popular to be the first Afro-American novelist who has published a novel as a part of the line of the Silhouette Desire. Masterfully told 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.Whispered Promises & Sweet Stallion (With: Deborah Fletcher Mello)īreaking Bailey's Rules / Reclaimed by the Rancherīrenda Jackson is one of the award winning and noteworthy authors of America who has written a number of successful contemporary, multicultural romance novels in her writing career. A chance meeting proves the passion between Brian and Erica hasn’t dimmed-but neither has the determination of others to keep them apart.Īs secrets are revealed, Erica and Brian find themselves caught between the bonds of the past and an uncertain future. Yet she has lingering doubts over her choice. She 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.Ĭonvinced her relationship can’t be salvaged, Erica ends her engagement. Brian Lawson is the man she wants and everyone agrees they’re the ideal couple.

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A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson