She went on to earn a degree in business administration from Jacksonville University, and to expand their family by having two sons, Gerald Jr., a Jacksonville-based filmmaker, and Brandon, who is a Political Officer in the US Foreign Service. She married Gerald, her high school sweetheart, in 1972 after graduating from high school. Jackson reached a milestone in her career in October 2013 when she published her 100th novel, becoming the first African American to achieve this milestone.īrenda Jackson was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She was the first African-American author to have a novel published as part of the Silhouette Desire line, and has seen many of her novels reach The New York Times and USAToday bestsellers lists. Brenda Jackson (February 2, 1953) is an American novelist who writes contemporary multicultural romance novels.
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