Patricia Burford Ryan (born August 9, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States) is an American writer of

romance novels A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...

as Patricia Ryan and

mystery novels Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as s ...

as P.B. Ryan. She is the twin sister of the romance writer

Pamela Burford Pamela Burford (born August 9, 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States) is an American novelist. She is the author of 14 contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels, and she is the twin sister of the author Patricia Ryan (aka P.B. ...

. She won a Golden Heart award in 1994 in the category "short contemporary series" and two Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Her book ''Silken Threads'' also won a RITA, the top award of the Romance Writers of America, for "Best Long Historical Romance" of 2000.PB Ryan/Patricia Ryan: Biography

Biography

Personal life

Patricia Burford and her twin

were born on August 9, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Patricia formerly worked in the publishing industry in New York City and Rochester, NY, as both a marketing manager and editor. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Richard. Together they have two daughters, Morgan and Leigh.

Writing career

As Patricia Ryan, she wrote seventeen romances, both contemporary and historical. Under this name, she won a Golden Heart award in 1994 in the category "short contemporary series" and two ''Romantic Times'' Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Her book ''Silken Threads'' also won a RITA, the top award of the Romance Writers of America, for "Best Long Historical Romance" of 2000. As P.B. Ryan, she created the Nell Sweeney historical mystery series. The series is set in post-Civil War Boston (19th century). ''Murder in a Mill Town'' was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Patricia Burford Ryan's novels have been critically acclaimed and published in over twenty countries.

Bibliography

As Patricia Ryan

Single novels

*''The Return of the Black Sheep'', 1995/05 *''A Burning touch'', 1996/01 *''For the Thrill of It!'', 1996/09 *''Twice the Spice'', 1997/04 *''In Hot Pursuit'', 1998/10 *''All of Me'', 2000/01 *''Million Dollar Baby'', 2000/11

Fairfax Family Saga Series

#''Falcon's Fire'', 1995/12 #''Heaven's Fire'', 1996/10

Périgueux Family Saga Series

#''Secret Thunder'', 1997/05 #''Wild Wind'', 1998/02

Wexford Family Saga Series

#''Silken Threads'', 1999/06 #''The Sun and the Moon'', 2000/06

Anthologies in collaboration

*"August" in ''SUMMER HEAT'', 1998/08 (with

) *"''Santa, baby''" in ''NAUGHTY OF NICE?'', 2001/11 (with Sherrilyn Kenyon and

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and Kathryn Smith) *"''Possessing Julia''" in ''BURNING UP'', 2003/07 (with

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, Cheryl Holt and

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) *"''What happens in Vegas''" in ''TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS'', 2005/08 (with Toni Blake and

LuAnn McLane Luann, or Luanne, usually a feminine name combining the more common Louise and Anne, may refer to: * ''Luann'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Greg Evans centering on teenager Luann DeGroot *Luanne Platter, a character from ''King of the Hill'' TV ...

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As P.B. Ryan

Nell Sweeney Historical Mystery Series

#''Still Life with Murder'', 2003/07 #''Murder in a Mill Town'', 2004/07 #''Death on Beacon Hill'', 2005/03 #''Murder on Black Friday'', 2005/11 #''Murder in the North End'', 2006/11 #''A Bucket of Ashes'', 2007/12

References and sources

External links

Patricia Ryan's homepagePatricia Ryan
at fantasticfiction.co.uk
P.B. Ryan
at fantasticfiction.co.uk
backlistebooks.combacklistebooks.com
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