Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown | |
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| Born | 1948 Wako, Texas (USA)  |
| Pen name | Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, Erin St. Claire, Sandra Brown |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | United States of American |
| Period | 1981 - Present |
| Genre | Romance, Suspense |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Sandra Brown, (born 1948 Wako, Texas) is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. She started her writing career in 1981 and since then has had over 50 New York Times bestsellers. She has also published works under the pen names of Laura Jordan, Rachel Ryan and Erin St. Claire.
Her novel French Silk was made into a movie, released in 1994, for television. Susan Lucci, Shari Belafonte, and Lee Horsley starred in it.[1]
Biography
A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. She is married to Michael Brown, a former television anchorman who recently produced the award winning documentary film DUST TO DUST. They live in Arlington, Texas. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine."
Sandra began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published 65 novels. Her books have been translated into 30 languages, and there are presently 70 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her 1992 novel FRENCH SILK was made into an ABC-TV movie. Sandra Brown is the author of more than 50 New York Times bestsellers.
Bibliography
As Rachel Ryan
- 1981 Love's Encore
- 1981 Love Beyond Reason
- 1982 Eloquent Silence
- 1982 A Treasure Worth Seeking
- 1983 Prime Time
As Laura Jordan
- 1982 Hidden Fires
As Erin St. Claire
- 1982 Not Even for Love
- 1983 Seduction by Design
- 1983 A Kiss Remembered
- 1983 A Secret Splendor
- 1984 Words of Silk
- 1984 Bittersweet Rain
- 1984 Tiger Prince
- 1985 Sweet Anger
- 1985 Led Astray
- 1986 Above and Beyond
- 1986 Honor Bound
- 1987 The Devil's Own
- 1987 Two Alone
- 1989 The Thrill of Victory
As Sandra Brown
- 1983 Tomorrow's Promise
- 1983 Relentless Desire
- 1983 Heaven's Price
- 1983 Temptations Kiss
- 1983 Breakfast in Bed
- 1983 Tempest in Eden
- 1984 Send No Flowers
- 1984 In a Class by Itself
- 1985 Thursday's Child
- 1985 Sunset Embrace
- 1985 Another Dawn
- 1985 Riley in the Morning
- 1986 The Rana Look
- 1986 22 Indigo Place
- 1987 Sunny Chandler's Return
- 1987 Demon Rumm
- 1987 Fanta C
- 1988 Slow Heat in Heaven
- 1988 Tidings of Great Joy
- 1988 Adam's Fall
- 1988 Hawk O'Toole's Hostage
- 1989 Best Kept Secrets
- 1989 Long Time Coming
- 1989 Temperatures Rising
- 1989 A Whole New Light
- 1990 Mirror Image
- 1990 Texas! Lucky
- 1991 Breath of Scandal
- 1991 Texas! Chase
- 1991 Texas! Sage
- 1992 French Silk
- 1992 Shadows of Yesterday
- 1993 Where There's Smoke
- 1994 Charade
- 1995 The Witness
- 1996 Exclusive
- 1997 Fat Tuesday
- 1998 Unspeakable
- 1999 The Alibi
- 2000 Standoff
- 2000 The Switch
- 2001 Envy
- 2002 The Crush
- 2003 Hello, Darkenss
- 2004 White Hot
- 2005 Chill Factor
- 2006 Ricochet
Awards
- American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success
- B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award
- A.C. Greene Award
- Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award