Brenda Jackson

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