Adrianne Byrd

Adrianne Janette Byrd (born November 23, 1970) is a best-selling African-American author of more than 50 romance novels. Her most widely held book, The Beautiful ones, is in more than 400 WorldCat libraries.[1]

Biography

Byrd was born in Memphis, Tennessee into a military family. She traveled throughout Europe as a child. Byrd's older brother introduced her to romance novels when she was thirteen years of age, and she developed an interest in fiction writing.

Career

In 1994 a co-worker introduced Byrd to an article on Romance Writers of America. By 1996, she sold her first novel, Defenseless, to Kensington Publishing. In 2006 she co-wrote the Hoodwives trilogy under the name De'nesha Diamond. Subsequently she has written the bestselling (Hood) Divas series.

National publications, including Today’s Black Woman, Upscale, and Heart and Soul have featured her work. She has won local awards for screenwriting as well.

In 2014, Byrd lives in Georgia, USA. She writes as De’nesha Diamond[2] for the Hoodwives and Divas series. She has also written as Layla Jordan and A.J. Byrd.

Awards

RT Awards

RT Awards are awarded by Romantic Times Magazine

  • 2003 Comfort of A Man- Best Multicultural
  • 2010 Heart’s Secret-Best Multicultural
  • 2011-A Christmas Affair- Best Kimani Romance[3]

Emma Awards, awarded by Romance Slam Jam organization

  • 2003- Comfort of a Man- Favorite Traditional Romance
  • 2012- King’s Passion- Best Romance Sequel[4]

Romance in Color Reader’s Choice Awards

  • 2003- Comfort of a Man- Favorite Book
  • 2003- Comfort of a Man- Favorite Hero
  • 2003- Comfort of a Man- Favorite Heroine.

Shade’s of Romance

  • 2003- Comfort of a Man-Best Arabesque romance.

Bibliography:

  • Defenseless (1997) Kensington/ Pinnacle.
  • Man of the House-One in a Million (1998) Kensington/Pinnacle.
  • Forget Me Not (1998) Kensington/ Pinnacle.
  • I Promise (1999) Kensington/ Pinnacle
  • Say You Love Me (2000) BET/ Arabesque.
  • Love’s Deception (2000) BET/ Arabesque.
  • All I’ve Ever Wanted (2001) BET/ Arabesque.
  • Surrender to Love (2002) BET/Arabesque.
  • My Destiny (2003) BET/Arabesque
  • Comfort of a Man (2003) BET/Arabesque
  • Unforgettable (2004) BET/Arabesque
  • If You Dare (2004)-Avon HarperCollins[5][6]
  • Measure of a Man (2005) BET/Arabesque
  • The Beautiful Ones (2005) BET/ Arabesque
  • Deadly Double (2005) BET/Arabesque[7][8][9]
  • Season of Miracle (2005) BET/Arabesque
  • When You Were Mine (2006) BET/Arabesque
  • She’s My Baby (2006) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • Takin’ Chances for the Holidays-Finding the Right Key (2006)
  • Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • When Valentine’s Collide-(2007) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • Blue Skies (2007) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • Feel the Fire (2007) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • To Love A Stranger (2007) Harlequin/ Arabesque[10]
  • Two Grooms and a Wedding ( 2008) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • Controversy (2008) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • Her Lover’s Legacy (2008) Harlequin/ Kimani[11]
  • Sinful Chocolate (2009) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • Love Takes Time (2009) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • Queen of Hearts (2009) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • Tender to his Touch (2009) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • Body Heat (2010) Harlequin/ Kimani[12]
  • Lover’s Premiere (2010) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • Once Upon a Holiday-Candy Christmas ( 2010) Harlequin/
  • Arabesque
  • My Only Desire (2011) Harlequin/ Kimani
  • King’s Passion (2011)-Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • King’s Promise (2011)- Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • King’s Pleasure (2011) Harlequin/ Arabesque
  • A Christmas Affair (2011) Harlequin/ Kimani

As Denesha Diamond

  • Desperate Hoodwives ( 2008) Simon and Schuster/ Touchtone[2]
  • Shameless Hoodwives (2008) Simon and Schuster/ Touchtone
  • The Hood Life (2009) Simon and Schuster/ Touchtone
  • Heartbreaker ( 2010) Kensington/ Dafina
  • Hustlin’ Divas (2010) Kensington/ Dafina
  • Street Divas (2011) Kensington/ Dafina
  • Gangsta Divas ( 2012) Kensington/ Dafina
  • Boss Divas (2013) Kensington/ Dafina

As Layla Jordan

  • The Liar’s Club (2010) Kensington/ Dafina

As A.J. Byrd

  • Chasing Romeo (2009) Harlequin/ Kimani Tru
  • Losing Romeo (2010) Harlequin/ Kimani Tru According to WorldCat, the book is held in 274 libraries[1]

References

  1. 1 2 WorldCat author listing
  2. 1 2 "Fiction Book Review: Desperate Hoodwives by Meesha Mink, Author, De'nesha Diamond, Author . Touchstone $14 (312p) ISBN 978-1-4165-3752-6". PublishersWeekly.com.
  3. ↑ "A Christmas Affair - Adrianne Byrd". rtbookreviews.com.
  4. ↑ "2012 Emma Awards finalists" Archived September 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.. Romance Slam Jam
  5. ↑ "If You Dare" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.. All About Romance.
  6. ↑ "Book Review: If You Dare". Books & Bytes, Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
  7. ↑ "Review: Deadly Double by Adrianne Byrd | Old lovers, murder and amnesia make a this a page turner". freshfiction.com.
  8. ↑ http://www.bookreview.com/$spindb.query.listreview2.booknew.12502%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  9. ↑ "Deadly Double". Midwest Book Review.
  10. ↑ "Review – To Love a Stranger by Adrianne Byrd" Archived 2014-08-31 at Archive.is. allthebuzzreviews.com.
  11. ↑ "HER LOVER'S LEGACY". RT Book Reviews.
  12. ↑ "BODY HEAT". RT Reviews,
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