Her Little Black Book
Brenda Jackson

It's less than a week before Sonya Morrison's wedding when she decides to pass her legendary little black book on to her cousin Courtney Andrews along with all of her best wishes. Courtney, who's fast approaching thirty, thinks every woman she knows has somehow met a man who is husband material except for her. So Sonya’s little black book seems to be just what she needs. That's until Courtney discovers she and her cousins have completely different tastes when it comes to men. 

But just when she is about to give up and toss the infamous little black book into the garbage, when she meets Lake Masters. Eight years her senior, he’s a lot older than the men she’s normally attracted to, but he’s handsome, intelligent, wealthy, and a man who is determined to sweep her off her feet. But the road to love is never easy and Courtney may find taht her little black book is more a curse than a blessing.

Slow Burn
Brenda Jackson

When Wayne abruptly ends his engagement to Skye because of her quest to find her biological brother, businessman Slade Madaris walks into her life just in time to make things sizzle.
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Pub Date: 01/2007 | ISBN: 0-312-94049-1

What a Woman Wants
Brenda Jackson

Faith, Monique, and Shannon head to a beach house in Hilton Head to escape the pain of a close loss. Determined to make the most of their lives, they agree to spend the summer embracing new adventures.
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Pub Date: 01/2007 | ISBN: 0-312-35934-9

No More Playas
Brenda Jackson

The biggest playa of them all---Lance Montgomery---is back and he's ready to change of few of the playa's rules!
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Pub Date: 11/2005 | ISBN: 0-312-33182-7

About the Author

Brenda Jackson is the national bestselling and award-winning author of over forty novels. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her husband. She is currently at work on her next novel.

Author's Website: www.brendajackson.net

Brenda Jackson

Author Q&A

1. What do you like to do in your free time?
In my free time I love writing.  I still work full time so pleasure time for me is weaving together those love stories that make your heart go pitter-pat and always end with a happy ending. 

2. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Why?
I love Old School.  Give me some Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, any Motown Sound, Sam and Dave, Chi-Lites and I am happy.  And those songs are the basis for a lot of my books.  I write while listening to that music. To me, that’s when the words to a song meant something and you knew exactly what was being said and what it meant.  They were true love songs.

3. What's your all time favorite movie? Why?
Mahogany with Diana Ross and Billie D. Williams.   I also loved Robin Hood, Prince of Theives with Kevin Costner.  Both were great love stories.   Also, there was a movie that came out many years ago about a teenage girl falling in love with an older rock star who taught her to play the guitar.  The movie was called Sooner or Later.  That is my all time favorite.

4. What's your all time favorite novel and/or writer? Why?
Shanna, The Flame and The Flower, both by Kathleen Woodiwiss.   There was a time I would re-read Shanna at least one a year.  That book to me is the greatest love story that ever made print.   The Flame and The Flower is when I actually fell in love with a hero to the point where I named one of my sons after him.   My son Brandon was named after Brandon Birmingham in The Flame and The Flower.   

5. What do you like best about being a writer?
Sharing my love stories with others.   I love romance.  I love happy endings.  When you put the two together in a story to share with others, to me that is the ultimate.  And I always get a kick when I walk into a bookstore and see my name on the cover of a book.

Reading Group Guide Questions for
Her Little Black Book

1. Do you feel that in the beginning Courtney should have been more supportive of her parents’ decision to save their marriage? 

2.Knowing the animosity between his wife, ex-wife and daughter, should Joe have brought Suzette to the wedding?

3. When Harper Isaac was arrested, should Courtney have taken her funds to pay for an attorney or do whatever was needed to help get Harper out of the trouble he was in?   What about her handling of the other two guys from her little black book?  Were her expectations too high?

4. Do you think that Ron really had any intentions of trying to save his marriage?

5. Should Barbara have been so quick to trust her husband again after what he did to her in the past?

6. Could your understand Peggy’s reluctance to date again even when a nice guy like Willie Baker came along?

7. How do you feel about Ron taking Ashira to Hawaii with him and Barbara?  Should Barbara have suspected something?

8. What do you think of Lake Masters’ style of romancing Courtney?  Did he move to fast?   Too slow?

9. Considering the men in her life, did you understand Courtney’s reluctance to take Lake at face value?

10. Considering Ron’s health situation, should Barbara have stayed with him in the end?  Was informing him of the divorce in the hospital a low blow?