Sandra Lynn Brown, née ''Cox'' (born March 12, 1948) is an American bestselling author of
romantic novel
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 ...
s and
thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.
Early life and education
Sandra Brown was born in
Waco, Texas
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the ...
, and raised in
Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
. She majored in English at
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...
(TCU) in Fort Worth, but left college in 1968 to marry her husband, Michael Brown, a former television news anchor and award-winning documentarian, for ''
Dust to Dust''. They have one son,
Ryan.
Career
After her marriage, Brown worked for
KLTV
KLTV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States, serving East Texas as an affiliate of ABC and Telemundo. K31PR-D (channel 31) is a digital translator, also licensed to Tyler, in full simulcast with the primary ...
in
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as a weathercaster, then returned to the
Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area where she became a reporter for
WFAA-TV
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's version of ''
PM Magazine
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Origi ...
''.
Brown started her writing career in 1981 after her husband dared her to. Since then, she has published nearly 70 novels and had more than 50 ''New York Times'' bestsellers. In 2008, she was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters from her alma mater, TCU.
Her novel ''
French Silk'' was made into a movie, released in 1994, for television.
Susan Lucci
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,
Shari Belafonte
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, and
Lee Horsley
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starred. In 2016, her novel ''White Hot'' was turned into a
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
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Original movie titled, ''Sandra Brown's White Hot''.
In 2007, she contributed to
Court TV
Court TV is an American digital broadcast network and former cable television channel. It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal analysis talk shows, and live news cove ...
's series ''Murder By The Book'', about the murder of Betty Gore in
Wylie, Texas
Wylie is a city and northeastern suburb of Dallas, that was once solely located in Collin County, but now extends into neighboring Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about northeast of centr ...
, on June 13, 1980.
Her book ''Seeing Red'' was published on August 17, 2017.
In August 2018, her new book ''Tailspin'' published by
Grand Central landed at #7 on ''
The New York Times
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'' bestsellers list.
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Bibliography
As Rachel Ryan
;Originally Dell Candlelight Ecstasy Romances – Single Novels
*1981 ''Love's Encore''
*1981 ''Love Beyond Reason''
*1982 ''Eloquent Silence''
*1982 ''A Treasure Worth Seeking''
*1983 ''Prime Time''
As Laura Jordan
;Single novels
*1982 ''Hidden Fires'' (Historical Romance)
*1982 ''The Silken Web''
As Erin St. Claire
;Originally published as Harlequin/Silhouette Category Romances – Single Novels
*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''
*1986 ''Above and Beyond''
*1986 ''Honor Bound''
*1987 ''Two Alone''
*1989 ''The Thrill of Victory''
;Astray & Devil Series
#1985 ''Led Astray''
#1987 ''The Devil's Own''
As Sandra Brown
;Bantam Doubleday Dell's Loveswept Category Romance Books
*1983 ''Tomorrow's Promise''
*1983 ''Relentless Desire''
*1983 ''Heaven's Price''
*1983 ''Temptations Kiss''
*1983 ''Tempest in Eden''
*1984 ''In a Class by Itself''
*1985 ''Thursday's Child''
*1985 ''Riley in the Morning''
*1986 ''The Rana Look''
*1986 ''22 Indigo Place''
*1987 ''Sunny Chandler's Return''
*1987 ''Demon Rumm''
*1988 ''Tidings of Great Joy''
*1988 ''Hawk O'Toole's Hostage''
*1989 ''Long Time Coming''
*1989 ''Temperatures Rising''
*1989 ''A Whole New Light''
;Bed & Breakfast Series
#1983 ''Breakfast in Bed'' (Originally Loveswept # 22)
#1984 ''Send No Flowers'' (Originally Loveswept # 51)
;Coleman Family Saga Series
(Historical Romance)
#1985 ''Sunset Embrace''
#1985 ''Another Dawn''
;Mason Sisters Series
#1987 ''Fanta C'' (Originally Loveswept # 217)
#1988 ''Adam's Fall'' (Originally Loveswept # 252)
;Texas! Tyler Family Saga Series
#1990 ''Texas! Lucky''
#1991 ''Texas! Chase''
#1991 ''Texas! Sage''
;Single Title Romance Suspense/Thrillers
*1988 ''Slow Heat in Heaven''
*1989 ''Best Kept Secrets''
*1990 ''Mirror Image''
*1991 ''Breath of Scandal''
*1992 ''
French Silk''
*1992 ''Shadows of Yesterday''
*1993 ''Where There's Smoke''
*1994 ''Charade''
*1994 ''Love beyond reason''
*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, Darkness''
*2004 ''White Hot''
*2005 ''Chill Factor''
*2006 ''Ricochet''
*2007 ''Play Dirty''
*2008 ''Smoke Screen''
*2009 ''Smash Cut''
*2009 ''Rainwater''
*2010 ''Tough Customer''
*2011 ''Lethal''
*2012 ''Love Is Murder''
*2012 ''Low Pressure''
*2013 ''Deadline''
*2014 ''Mean Streak''
*2015 ''Friction''
*2016 ''Sting''
*2017 ''MatchUp''
*2017 ''Seeing Red''
*2018 ''Tailspin''
*2019 ''Outfox''
*2020 ''Thick As Thieves''
*2021 ''Blind Tiger''
;Omnibus
*''Three Complete Novels: Mirror Image / Best Kept Secret / Slow Heat In Heaven'' (1992)
*Three Complete Novels: Texas Lucky! / Texas Chase! / Texas Sage!
*''Crush / Hello Darkness'' (2006)
*''Heaven's Price / Breakfast in Bed / Send No Flowers'' (2007)
*''Tomorrow's Promise / Two Alone'' (2008)
*''Led Astray / Devil's Own'' (2010)
*''A Secret Splendor / Above and Beyond'' (2011)
Awards
* American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success
* A.C. Greene Award
*
Romance Writers of America
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's Lifetime Achievement Award
*
International Thriller Writers Award The International Thriller Writers Awards are awarded by International Thriller Writers
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, "Thrillermaster", 2008
Notes
References
Sandra Brown's official homepage
External links
AllYourTV.com
Erin St. Claire
an
Sandra Brown
at Fantastic Fiction
an
at the Internet Book List
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* http://sandrabrown.net/books_search.php
* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/sandra-brown/
Sandra Brown's Official Wattpad Profile
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20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American thriller writers
Living people
Novelists from Texas
Texas Christian University alumni
People from Waco, Texas
1948 births
Women romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Women mystery writers
Women thriller writers
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers