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'''Beverly Jenkins''' (b. 1951) is a best-selling author of [[contemporary]] and [[Historical|historical]] romances featuring [[African-American]] and [[Multi-Cultural|multicultural]] characters. Her use of 19th-century African-American history is unusual in the romance genre. | '''Beverly Jenkins''' (b. 1951) is a best-selling author of [[contemporary]] and [[Historical|historical]] romances featuring [[African-American]] and [[Multi-Cultural|multicultural]] characters. Her use of 19th-century African-American history is unusual in the romance genre. | ||
| − | Jenkins has received numerous awards, including five Waldenbooks Best Seller Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times magazine, and a Gold Pen Award from the Black Writers Alliance. In 1999, she was voted one of the Favorite 50 African-American Authors of the 20th Century by AALBC.com, the nation's largest online African-American book club. Her fan club is known for its [http://www.beverlyjenkins.net/pjparty.html Beverly Jenkins Pajama Party Weekend]. | + | Jenkins has received numerous awards, including five Waldenbooks Best Seller Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times magazine, and a Gold Pen Award from the Black Writers Alliance. In 1999, she was voted one of the Favorite 50 African-American Authors of the 20th Century by AALBC.com, the nation's largest online African-American book club. She is also a 2013 NAACP Image Award nominee. Her fan club is known for its [http://www.beverlyjenkins.net/pjparty.html Beverly Jenkins Pajama Party Weekend]. |
Jenkins has written over a dozen romances and two [[Young_Adult|young adult]] historical novels for [[Avon]]. She has also written several [[Suspense|romantic suspense]] novels for [[Harper Torch]]. She lives in Michigan, where she is active as a community volunteer and a lay minister in the Episcopal Church. | Jenkins has written over a dozen romances and two [[Young_Adult|young adult]] historical novels for [[Avon]]. She has also written several [[Suspense|romantic suspense]] novels for [[Harper Torch]]. She lives in Michigan, where she is active as a community volunteer and a lay minister in the Episcopal Church. | ||
| − | == | + | == Books == |
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| − | + | * "[[Something Old, Something New]]" - 2011 ([[William Morrow))] | |
| + | * "[[Second Helping]]" - 2010 ([[William Morrow]]) | ||
| + | * "[[Bring on the Blessings]]" - 2009 ([[William Morrow]]) | ||
* ''[[Jewel]]'' - 2008 ([[Avon]]) | * ''[[Jewel]]'' - 2008 ([[Avon]]) | ||
* ''[[Wild Sweet Love]]'' - 2007 ([[Avon]]) | * ''[[Wild Sweet Love]]'' - 2007 ([[Avon]]) | ||
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== Series/Related Titles == | == Series/Related Titles == | ||
| − | Young-adult historical | + | |
| + | === The Blessings === | ||
| + | # "[[Bring on the Blessings]]" - 2009 ([[William Morrow]]) | ||
| + | # "[[A Second Helping]]" - 2010 ([[William Morrow]]) | ||
| + | # "[[Something Old, Something New]]) - 2011 ([[William Morrow]]) | ||
| + | === Topaz/Mail-Order Brides === | ||
| + | # ''[[Topaz - Beverly Jenkins|Topaz]]'' - 1997 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| + | # ''[[Always And Forever - Beverly Jenkins|Always and Forever]]'' - 2000 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| + | # ''[[A Chance at Love]]'' - 2002 ([[Avon]]) | ||
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| + | === Black Seminoles === | ||
| + | # ''[[Something Like Love]]'' - 2005 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| + | # ''[[Wild Sweet Love]]'' - 2007 ([[Avon]]) | ||
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| + | === Young-adult historical fiction === | ||
* ''[[Belle and the Beau]]'' - 2002 ([[Avon]]) | * ''[[Belle and the Beau]]'' - 2002 ([[Avon]]) | ||
* ''[[Josephine and the Soldier]]'' - 2003 ([[Avon]]) | * ''[[Josephine and the Soldier]]'' - 2003 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| − | Romantic suspense | + | === Romantic suspense === |
* ''[[The Edge of Midnight]]'' - 2004 ([[Harper Torch]]) | * ''[[The Edge of Midnight]]'' - 2004 ([[Harper Torch]]) | ||
* ''[[The Edge of Dawn]]'' - 2004 ([[Harper Torch]]) | * ''[[The Edge of Dawn]]'' - 2004 ([[Harper Torch]]) | ||
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== Awards/Honors == | == Awards/Honors == | ||
* Detroit Free Press Book of the Year | * Detroit Free Press Book of the Year | ||
| − | * | + | * Six Borders/Waldenbooks Best Sellers Awards |
* [http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?type=author&level=1&year=2007 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner (Historical Storyteller), 2007] | * [http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?type=author&level=1&year=2007 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner (Historical Storyteller), 2007] | ||
* YWCA Western Wayne County Woman of Achievement Award, 2001 | * YWCA Western Wayne County Woman of Achievement Award, 2001 | ||
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* Golden Pen Award from the [http://bwga.org/ Black Writer's Guild of America] | * Golden Pen Award from the [http://bwga.org/ Black Writer's Guild of America] | ||
* [http://aalbc.com/books/thebesta.htm Voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by African American Literature Book Club, 1999] | * [http://aalbc.com/books/thebesta.htm Voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by African American Literature Book Club, 1999] | ||
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| + | ==Awards (body of work)== | ||
| + | *2017 [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] - Romance Writers of America | ||
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| + | == On the Web == | ||
| + | * [http://www.beverlyjenkins.net/ Beverly Jenkins] | ||
| + | * [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/17113/Beverly_Jenkins/index.aspx Beverly Jenkins at Harper Collins] | ||
| + | * [http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2013/01/20/beverly-jenkins-destinys-embrace-naacp-image-award-nomination/1850187/ NAACP Image Award Nomination] | ||
== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
* [http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/romance-buy-the-book/video/african-american-romance/1641831768/1618591909 Interviewed for myLifetime.com by Michelle Buonfiglio (video)] | * [http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/romance-buy-the-book/video/african-american-romance/1641831768/1618591909 Interviewed for myLifetime.com by Michelle Buonfiglio (video)] | ||
* [http://ingridspeak.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/beverly_jenkins/ Interviewed by Ingrid, Through My Eyes, 2008] | * [http://ingridspeak.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/beverly_jenkins/ Interviewed by Ingrid, Through My Eyes, 2008] | ||
| + | * [http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/01/12/welcome-author-beverly-jenkins/ Interviewed on Petticoats and Pistols, 2008] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:14, 10 February 2023
Beverly Jenkins (b. 1951) is a best-selling author of contemporary and historical romances featuring African-American and multicultural characters. Her use of 19th-century African-American history is unusual in the romance genre.
Jenkins has received numerous awards, including five Waldenbooks Best Seller Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times magazine, and a Gold Pen Award from the Black Writers Alliance. In 1999, she was voted one of the Favorite 50 African-American Authors of the 20th Century by AALBC.com, the nation's largest online African-American book club. She is also a 2013 NAACP Image Award nominee. Her fan club is known for its Beverly Jenkins Pajama Party Weekend.
Jenkins has written over a dozen romances and two young adult historical novels for Avon. She has also written several romantic suspense novels for Harper Torch. She lives in Michigan, where she is active as a community volunteer and a lay minister in the Episcopal Church.
Contents
Books
- "Something Old, Something New" - 2011 ([[William Morrow))]
- "Second Helping" - 2010 (William Morrow)
- "Bring on the Blessings" - 2009 (William Morrow)
- Jewel - 2008 (Avon)
- Wild Sweet Love - 2007 (Avon)
- Sexy/Dangerous - 2006 (Harper Torch)
- Winds of the Storm - 2006 (Avon)
- Black Lace - 2005 (Harper Torch)
- Something Like Love - 2005 (Avon)
- The Edge of Dawn - 2004 (Harper Torch)
- The Edge of Midnight - 2004 (Harper Torch)
- Josephine and the Soldier - 2003 (Avon) (YA)
- A Chance at Love - 2002 (Avon)
- Belle and the Beau - 2002 (Avon) (YA)
- Before the Dawn - 2001 (Avon)
- Always and Forever - 2000 (Avon)
- The Taming of Jessi Rose - 1999 (Avon)
- Through the Storm - 1998 (Avon)
- Topaz - 1997 (Avon), reissued in 2007
- Indigo - 1996 (Avon)
- Vivid - 1995 (Avon)
- Night Song - 1994 (Avon)
Novellas
- "Homecoming" in Gettin' Merry - 2002 (St. Martin's Press)
Series/Related Titles
The Blessings
- "Bring on the Blessings" - 2009 (William Morrow)
- "A Second Helping" - 2010 (William Morrow)
- "Something Old, Something New) - 2011 (William Morrow)
Topaz/Mail-Order Brides
- Topaz - 1997 (Avon)
- Always and Forever - 2000 (Avon)
- A Chance at Love - 2002 (Avon)
Black Seminoles
- Something Like Love - 2005 (Avon)
- Wild Sweet Love - 2007 (Avon)
Young-adult historical fiction
- Belle and the Beau - 2002 (Avon)
- Josephine and the Soldier - 2003 (Avon)
Romantic suspense
- The Edge of Midnight - 2004 (Harper Torch)
- The Edge of Dawn - 2004 (Harper Torch)
- Black Lace - 2005 (Harper Torch)
- Sexy/Dangerous - 2006 (Harper Torch)
Awards/Honors
- Detroit Free Press Book of the Year
- Six Borders/Waldenbooks Best Sellers Awards
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner (Historical Storyteller), 2007
- YWCA Western Wayne County Woman of Achievement Award, 2001
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner (Multicultural), 2000
- Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild of America
- Voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by African American Literature Book Club, 1999
Awards (body of work)
- 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award - Romance Writers of America
