Adrianne Janette Byrd (1970-11-23)November 23, 1970 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
October 30, 2020(2020-10-30) (aged 49)
Pen name
De'nesha Diamond Layla Jordan A.J. Byrd
Occupation
Author
Adrianne Janette Byrd (November 23, 1970 – October 30, 2020) was 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 the 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.[citation needed]
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. [citation needed]
In 2014, Byrd lived 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.
Novels
Measure of Man is a romantic comedy about a woman, Peyton Garner, who believes that her gay brother, Flex Adams, has found a new lover, Trey "Lincoln" Carver, after ending a ten-year relationship. Lincoln, however, is neither gay nor aware of who Flex is. When Peyton and Lincoln meet in New York, a relationship between the two develops. As Peyton's family gathers for a wedding, these misunderstandings begin to unfold.[3]
My Destiny is romance novel about a woman named Destiny who has a distaste for her new neighbor, an attorney named Miles Stafford, who moved into the apartment across the hall. While Destiny observes his cocky behavior and his liking for women, she ultimately turns down his interest in her. However, when a power outage disrupts both of their lives, they are soon brought together and Destiny quickly realizes that she may have judged Miles too quickly. After becoming friends, they open their own law practice together. As they grow older, both Destiny and Miles seek out other romantic interests, but both can't seem to find the right person. Ten years past and Destiny finds Miles while she is intoxicated and shows a renewed interest in her previous lover.[4]
