Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers? Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary?ove Between the Covers?nd on?BS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of?ight Song?n 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of?he Wall Street Journal,?eople Magazine, and NPR.
Jenkins addresses sensitive, serious issues in a tactful, realistic manner, and she brilliantly balances the real sorrows of history with a shimmering romance. This is a grand tale of finding happiness in hard times.Publishers Weekly) A satisfying start to a new historical series from one of romance?s finest writers.(Kirkus Reviews (starred review)) Post Civil War New Orleans comes to violent life in the hands of a veteran writer and delivers a vibrant, instructive, totally romantic historical tale that will resonate with many readers today. Beautifully done.(Library Journal (starred review)) Both Val and Drake are fierce characters, determined to fight for the things they love and value... Jenkins knows how to craft a romantic yarn against a historical backdrop with all the attendant power and punch befitting her status as a romance icon (Entertainment Weekly) Beyond the heated passion between the pair, Rebel stands out for its portrayal of the turbulent and violent atmosphere of Reconstruction-era New Orleans BookPage, Starred Review) Jenkins knows how to craft a romantic yarn against a historical backdrop with all the attendant power and punch befitting her status as a romance icon.(Entertainment Weekly)
