It was in the year 2002 that author Jenkins wrote and published her debut historical novel for the young adults. In the year 1999, author Jenkins was voted to be one of the top 50 Afro-American Favorite writers of the twentieth century by the AABLC, which the largest online Afro-American book club of America. The list of prominent awards in her writing career includes a Book of the Year award by the Detroit Free Press, 3 Best Sellers Awards from Waldenbooks, a Black Writer’s Guild Golden Pen Award, and a couple of Career Achievement Awards by the RT Magazine. As of today, author Jenkins has written and published a total of 16 books in her writing career and has also received several prestigious awards for dedicated efforts. Later, she enrolled herself in the Michigan State University and graduated with a major in English Literature and Journalism. Author Jenkins was born in the year 1951 in Detroit and completed her high school studies from the Cass Technical High School. Author Jenkins and her family live in the southeastern region of Michigan. So far, she has written around 5 historical romance book series in her writing career, from which many novels have gone on to become bestsellers all over the world. In most of her novel, she has given a particular importance to the 19 the century Afro-American life. Beverly Jenkins is one of the USA Today bestselling authors of the African-American descent, who likes to write her novels based on the contemporary and historical romance genre.
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