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Adrianne Janette Byrd was born in Memphis, Tennessee on November 23, 1970. As an army brat, Adrianne traveled throughout Europe and learned to appreciate and value diverse culture. She was shy as a child and books held the fictional characters that became her closest friends. Adrianne’s older brother introduced her to romance novels when she was thirteen years of age and her imagination began to take flight. Throughout Adrianne’s teenage years, she preferred to live within the realm of her own imagination and her interest in writing became her passion. Writing love stories was only a hobby until 1994 when a co-worker introduced Adrianne to an article on Romance Writers of America. By 1996, she sold her first novel, Defenseless, to Kensington Publishing. Adrianne was introduced to a new urban audience in 2006 when she co-wrote the popular Hoodwives trilogy under the name De'nesha Diamond. She has now she branched out on her own and written the bestselling (Hood) Divas series. National publications, including Today’s Black Woman, Upscale, and Heart and Soul have featured the work of Adrianne Byrd. Ms. Byrd has won local awards for screenwriting as well. Adrianne Byrd, the African-American bestselling author of more than 50 books, now calls Georgia home. She writes as De’nesha Diamond for the Hoodwives and Divas series. She has also written as Layla Jordan and A.J. Byrd. For the future, Ms. Byrd plans to continue creating characters that make people smile, laugh, and fall in love.

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

''Emma Awards

Emma Awards are awarded by Romance Slam Jam organization''


 * 2003- Comfort of a Man- Favorite Traditional Romance


 * 2012- King’s Passion- Best Romance Sequel

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
 * Measure of a Man (2005) BET/Arabesque
 * The Beautiful Ones (2005) BET/ Arabesque
 * Deadly Double (2005) BET/Arabesque
 * 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
 * Two Grooms and a Wedding ( 2008) Harlequin/ Kimani
 * Controversy (2008) Harlequin/ Arabesque
 * Her Lover’s Legacy (2008) Harlequin/ Kimani
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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

==References:
 * http://www.rtbookreviews.com/author/adrianne-byrd
 * http://www.romanceslamjam.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012EmmaFinalists.pdf
 * http://www.romanceincolor.com/reviewersawards2003.htm
 * http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/79105.Adrianne_Byrd
 * http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/adrianne-byrd/
 * http://www.harlequin.com/author.html?authorid=1236