Jacquelin Thomas is an award winning, bestselling author with more than 50 titles in print and twenty years' experience as a published author. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance in Color Reviewers Award, Readers' Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious & Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for the movie adaptation of her novel, Hidden Blessings. She was the first recipient to receive the Writers Achievement Award at the North Carolina Book Festival in Winston-Salem. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine. Jacquelin is published in the romance, women's fiction, inspirational and young adult genres. Her second book in the young adult series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award for outstanding fiction. Jacquelin is a frequent speaker at churches, literary and youth events. She is a youth leader at The Shift Church in Raleigh, NC and serves as a mentor to several writing groups locally. Jacquelin holds degrees in Interior Design, Business Management and Psychology. She has an M.L.S. in Legal Studies, and is currently finishing her M.B.A.