Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}             Bernadette’s first love was music, but she found herself writing poetry that reflected her feelings about the African American experience and events.  Some of her earliest writings were published in SCLC monthly magazine.  Both singing and writing had to take a back burner to caring for her family, but midnight often found her doodling.  A divorced mother of three, Bernadette saw that all of her children graduated from college.               Several jobs came and went before Bernadette found her niche’ at AT&T working as a communications technician, a position that was both intellectually and physically challenging, and male dominated.  With the merger came a lay-off for Bernadette that she saw as an opportunity to begin a new career, but that was put on hold by a series of medical problems and finally the devastation of the brutal murder of her eldest son on Christmas Eve of 1991.  Her zest for life, travel and adventure were nearly extinguished.  However, Bernadette’s thoughts slowly returned to writing.               The literary fire was stoked by reacquainting herself with her earlier poems. Bernadette embarked on yet another adventure.  She wrote a simple love story called “Finally” that opened the gate to an avalanche of works . . . 13 novels and 7 screenplays.  Bernadette’s published debut novel, “Damaged!”, the first psychological thriller ever written and published by an African American garnered her a spot in “Who’s Who In America 2004”.  Publishers Weekly dubbed her the “genre-crossing writer” and she loves the distinction. PUBLISHED NOVELS "DAMAGED!"  -  Psychological Thriller "THE PARCEL EXPRESS MURDERS"   -  Romantic Murder Mystery "INHERITED"  -  Original Contemporary Fiction "PEARL AND ANGELA"   -  Unforgettable tale of love and friendship *******NEW RELEASE********** "SASHA'S NEW BEGINNING"        Romance for those who have given up on romance!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                        COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS                                                      "DAMAGED!"                                   "THE PARCEL EXPRESS MURDERS"                                                       "INHERITED"                                                       "THE QUILT"                                                    "THE MOORES"                                              "MY FATHER'S CHOICE"                                                     "LaBOUTIQUE"                                                    "THE PROJECT"     Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}