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Brenda Jackson is an American romance author who made history in 2013 when she became the first African American to write and publish 100 novels. Born in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida, Jackson attended Jacksonville University from where she got her Business Administration degree.
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Order of Bachelors In Demand Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Bachelor Untamed | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Bachelor Unleashed | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Bachelor Undone | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Bachelor Unclaimed | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Bachelor Unforgiving | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Bachelor Unbound | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Bennett Family Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Family Reunion | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Savvy Sistahs | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
3 | What a Woman Wants | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Her Little Black Book | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Bennetts' Wedding | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Bennets' Christmas | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Catalina Cove Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Love in Catalina Cove | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Forget Me Not | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Finding Home Again | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
4 | A Catalina Cove Christmas (Short Story) | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Follow Your Heart | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
6 | One Christmas Wish | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The House on Blueberry Lane | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Cottage on Pelican Bay | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Forged of Steele Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Solid Soul | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Night Heat | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Beyond Temptation | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Risky Pleasures | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Irresistible Forces | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Quade's Babies | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Intimate Seduction | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Intima Seduccion | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Hidden Pleasures | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
10 | A Steele for Christmas | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Private Arrangements | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Possessed by Passion | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Guilty Pleasure | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Seduced by a Steele | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Claimed by a Steele | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Grangers Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Brother's Honor | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Man's Promise | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Lover's Vow | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Captivated by Love | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Jeffries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Tall, Dark... Westmoreland! | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Temperatures Rising | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Spontaneous | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Tis the Season...For Romance | 2011 | Description / Buy |
Order of Madaris Family & Friends Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Tonight And Forever | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Whispered Promises | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Eternally Yours | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
4 | One Special Moment | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Fire and Desire | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Secret Love | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
7 | True Love | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Surrender | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Midnight Hour | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Unfinished Business | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Slow Burn | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Forever Mine | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Taste of Passion | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Sensual Confessions | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Inseparable | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Courting Justice | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
17 | A Madaris Bride for Christmas | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Seduced by a Stranger (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Main Agenda (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
20 | A Very Merry Romance | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Best Laid Plans | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Whispered Promises & Sweet Stallion | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Men of Action Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Entangled Pursuits | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Desperate Measures | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Infinite Possibilities | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Perfect Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Perfect Timing | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Perfect Fit | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Perfect Moments (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Playas Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Playa's Handbook | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
2 | No More Playas | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
3 | What a Woman Wants | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
4 | At Long Last | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Protectors Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Seized by Seduction | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Forged in Desire | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Locked in Temptation | 2017 | Description / Buy |
Order of A Summer for Scandal Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Husband Material | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Texas Cattleman's Club: Maverick County Millionaires Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Taming the Texas Tycoon | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
2 | One Night with the Wealthy Rancher | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Texan's Wedding-Night Wager | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Oilman's Baby Bargain | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Maverick's Virgin Mistress | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Lone Star Seduction | 2009 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Three Mrs. Fosters Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Just Deserts | 2007 | Description / Buy |
Order of Three Weddings and a Reunion Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Forbidden Temptation | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
2 | In Bed With Her Boss | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Pastor's Woman | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
4 | His Holiday Bride | 2007 | Description / Buy |
Order of Voluptuous Woman Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | All He Desires | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Westmorelands Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Delaney's Desert Sheikh | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Little Dare | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Thorn's Challenge | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Stone Cold Surrender | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Riding The Storm | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Jared's Counterfeit Fiancee | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Chase Is On | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Durango Affair | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Ian's Ultimate Gamble | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Spencer's Forbidden Passion | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Seduction, Westmoreland Style | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Taming Clint Westmoreland | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Westmoreland's Way | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Tall, Dark... Westmoreland! | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Wrapped in Pleasure | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
17 | What a Westmoreland Wants | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Hot Westmoreland Nights | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
19 | A Wife for a Westmoreland | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
20 | The Proposal | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Tis the Season...For Romance | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Feeling the Heat | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Texas Wild | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
24 | One Winter's Night | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Canyon | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Stern | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Zane | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
28 | The Real Thing | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
29 | The Secret Affair | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Breaking Bailey's Rules / Reclaimed by the Rancher | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Bane | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Corey's Mountain (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Ravished by Desire | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Westmoreland Legacy: Outlaws Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Wife He Needs | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Marriage He Demands | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
3 | What He Wants for Christmas | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
4 | What Happens on Vacation... | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Outlaw's Claim | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Second Time's the Charm | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Westmoreland Legacy Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Rancher Returns | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | His Secret Son | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | An Honorable Seduction | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
4 | His to Claim | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Duty or Desire | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
6 | One Steamy Night | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Taming a Heartbreaker | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Brenda Jackson Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Ties That Bind | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Scandal Between the Sheets | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Taking Care of Business | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Stranded with the Tempting Stranger | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Temptation | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Silken Thread | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
7 | A Walk in the Park (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
8 | One More Night | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Spilling the Tea | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Brenda Jackson Short Story Collections
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Some Like It Hot | 2006 | Description / Buy |
Order of Texas Cattleman's Club: The Secret Diary Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Most Shocking Revelation | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Black-Tie Seduction | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Less-Than-Innocent Invitation | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Strictly Confidential Attraction | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Round-the-Clock Temptation | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Highly Compromised Position | 2005 | Description / Buy |
Order of Love in the Limelight Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Star of His Heart | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Sing Your Pleasure | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Seduced on the Red Carpet | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Lovers Premiere | 2010 | Description / Buy |
Order of Braddocks: Secret Son Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Her Lover's Legacy | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Sex and the Single Braddock | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Second Chance, Baby | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Object of His Protection | 2008 | Description / Buy |
Order of NASCAR Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A NASCAR Holiday: Ladies, Start Your Engines | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A NASCAR Holiday: Unbreakable | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A NASCAR Holiday: 'Tis the Silly Season | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Peak Performance | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Almost Famous | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Thunderstruck | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Danger Zone | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Speed Dating | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Hearts Under Caution | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Full Throttle | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
11 | No Time to Lose | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Back on Track | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Speed Bumps | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
14 | In High Gear | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Old Flame, New Sparks | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Legends and Lies | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
17 | The Rookie | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Hot Pursuit | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Overheated | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
20 | A NASCAR Holiday 2 | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
21 | A Chance Worth Taking | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
22 | No Holding Back | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Turn Two | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Risky Moves | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Hart's Victory | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Miles Apart | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Forbidden Attraction | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Truth and Consequences | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Fully Engaged | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Teaming Up | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Hitting the Brakes | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Slingshot Moves | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Extreme Caution | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Out of Line | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
35 | Tailspin | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
36 | Risking Her Heart | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
37 | A NASCAR Holiday 3: Have A Beachy Little Christmas | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
38 | A NASCAR Holiday 3: A Family for Christmas | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
39 | A NASCAR Holiday 3: All They Want for Christmas | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
40 | A NASCAR Holiday 3: Winning The Race | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
41 | Running on Empty | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
42 | Victory Lane | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
43 | Winning It All | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
44 | Black Flag, White Lies | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
45 | Banking On Hope | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
46 | Within Striking Distance | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
47 | A Taste for Speed | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
48 | Over the Wall | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
49 | One Track Mind | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
50 | No Holds Barred | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
51 | Checkered Past | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
52 | From the Outside | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
53 | Scandals and Secrets | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
54 | Running Wide Open | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
55 | A Very NASCAR Holiday: All I Want for Christmas | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
56 | A Very NASCAR Holiday: Secret Santa | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
57 | A Very NASCAR Holiday: Christmas Past | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
58 | Force Of Nature | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
59 | Racing Hearts | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
60 | Crossing the Line | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
61 | Shades Of Love: Winner Takes All | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
62 | Raising The Stakes | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
63 | Into the Corner | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
64 | The Comeback | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
65 | What He Didn't Say: Chasing the Truth | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
66 | What He Didn't Say: Cornered | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
67 | Shades Of Love: From the Outside | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
68 | One in a Million: No Ordinary Man | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
69 | One in a Million: Daisy Chain | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
70 | This Time, Forever: Over the Top | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
71 | This Time, Forever: Talk to Me | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
72 | Right Before His Eyes: At Last | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
73 | Right Before His Eyes: End of the Line | 2010 | Description / Buy |
Order of Hopewell General Series with Ann Christopher, Jacquelin Thomas, Maureen Smith
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | In the Doctor's Bed | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Surgeon's Secret Baby | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Romancing the M.D. | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Case of Desire | 2011 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Savoys Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Tempting Fate (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Perfect Seduction (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Brenda Jackson Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Valentine Kiss | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Something To Celebrate | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Welcome to Leo's | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Living Large | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Best Man | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Whole Lotta Love | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Let's Get It On | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Big Girls Don't Cry | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Mr. Satisfaction | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
10 | An All Night Man | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Sleeping with the Sheik | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
12 | More Than Words, Volume 5 | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Love Bites | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
14 | More Than Words: Acts of Kindness | 2014 | Description / Buy |
She started going out with Gerald, her husband, in high school. The pair officially tied the knot in 1972. Jackson still had a day job when she decided to take up writing. She loved romance novels and she would often turn to the genre whenever she wanted to release stress.
Jackson’s desire to write fiction was primarily driven by the disappointment she felt over the lack of cultural and ethnic representation in the romance genre. She kept complaining about the issue until her husband enrolled her in a romance writers conference.
From what Gerald could see, his wife was convinced that she could do better. So he encouraged her to attend the writer’s conference with the hope that it would give her the tools she needed to put her boasts to the test.
Gerald was not disappointed. The conference introduced Brenda Jackson to iconic writers like Rochelle Alers who, in turn, inspired her to follow her publishing dreams. Jackson took the leap and wrote her first novel, which came out in 1995 (Tonight and Forever). She kept honing her skills by writing and publishing novels in the romance genre. IN the process, she made a name for herself as a proficient author that wrote novels designed to inspire African American readers.
Jackson was determined to show the public that black men could be strong yet caring and supportive towards their families. She also wanted to show that black love was a real concept and that African-American couples could generate the same heat that was often seen in their caucasian peers in romance fiction.
Jackson paved the way for the many African-American romance writers that came after her, going so far as to become the first black author to write for the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire Line. She also made waves when she dominated the USA Today and New York Times Bestseller lists, becoming the first black romance author to accomplish the feat.
Jackson has always hated the segregation she sees in bookstores. She abhors African-American sections in libraries and bookstores because she doesn’t understand why African-American romance novels cannot be mixed in with the romance novels written by caucasian authors.
She believes that certain sections of society refuse to read romance fiction that features characters that do not look like them. But she is convinced that the majority of her readers do not hold that perspective. She has found that the average reader cannot fail to appreciate her novels so long as they are beautifully written.
Brenda Jackson Awards
The author has received Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement, Sara Blocker, Romantic Times Career Achievement, Reviewers’ Choice, and Romance In Color Awards.
Brenda Jackson Books Into Movies
‘Truly Everlasting’ became a movie of the same name in 2011. ‘One Special Moment’ also became a movie. ‘Truly Everlasting’ was a Five Alive Films project. ‘One Special Moment’, on the other hand, was made by BET. Passionflix adapted ‘A Brother’s Honor’ as well.
Best Brenda Jackson Books
Of all the awards she has received, the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award is the author’s most prized accolade because she adores Nora Roberts’ work. Brenda Jackson’s best novels include:
Irresistible Forces: Dominic thought that Taylor Steele’s deal was perfect. She was convinced that he was the perfect specimen and all she wanted was a baby. Taylor had promised to give Dominic the most pleasurable week of his life if he gave her what she wanted without any strings attached. And Taylor had delivered.
But their vacation on the beautiful Caribbean Island was coming to an end. Dominic had gone into the arrangement certain that he did not want to marry again. However, saying goodbye was proving to be more difficult than either of them expected.
Delaney’s Desert Sheikh: Delaney was less than amused by the mix-up that had ruined the vacation she sorely desired. She had no choice but to share a cabin with an arrogant Sheikh. For his part, the Sheikh was determined to seduce, romance, and then leave Delaney. But he got far more than he bargained for.
When Does The Next Brenda Jackson book come out?
The next book by Brenda Jackson is Spilling the Tea and will be released on April, 1st 2025.