Suzanne Brockmann
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Suzanne Brockmann (born 1960) is an American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband, Ed Gaffney, and their two children, Melanie and Jason T. Gaffney. She has also written works under the name Anne Brock.


Biography

Brockmann attended
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
's School of Broadcasting and Film majoring in film and minoring in creative writing before dropping out to join a band. Afterwards, she met her husband and started a family. It was after having her second child that Brockmann started writing. Initially, she focused on television scripts, screen plays and ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' novels but after doing research she decided to focus her efforts on the romance genre. Her first published novel, ''Future Perfect'' in 1993, was written along with nine other manuscripts in 1992 after her decision to publish a romance novel. In 1996, Brockmann published the first in her Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. The series develops among a fictional group of
US Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting sma ...
. The books following in the series, and that of the Troubleshooters, Inc. series, are all classified in a subgenre known as "military/romantic suspense". Brockmann has attracted the attention of magazines such as '' Out'' and ''
Bay Windows A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
'', both of which serve the
gay community The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social ...
, due to a subplot dealing with the romance of an openly gay character in her Troubleshooters, Inc. series. Brockmann has said that she is a
PFLAG PFLAG is the United States' first and largest organization uniting parents, families, and allies with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+). PFLAG National is the national organization, which provides support to ...
mom, supporting her gay son, Jason, and dedicating her 2004 book ''Hot Target'' to him. In 2007, Brockmann donated the profits of her holiday novella, ''All Through the Night'', to MassEquality. In 2014, she began writing a young adult paranormal trilogy, Night Sky, with her daughter, Melanie Brockmann.


Awards

Brockmann is twice winner of the RITA Award from the
Romance Writers of America Romance Writers of America (RWA) is an American non-profit writers' association founded in 1980. Its mission is to "advance the professional and common business interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy and by incr ...
. She has also appeared on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll for having appeared on both the ''USA Today'' and the ''New York Times'' Best Sellers lists. She has been the recipient of the ''
Romantic Times ''Romantic Times'' was an American genre magazine specializing in romance 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 betwee ...
'' Reviewers' Choice Awards in 1996, 1998 and 1999, as well as the ''Romantic Times'' Career Achievement Award for Series Romance in 1997, 2000 and 2002.


List of works

Tall, Dark and Dangerous #''Prince Joe'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, June 1996, reissued by Mira, May 2002 #''Forever Blue'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, October 1996, reissued by Mira, February 2003 #''Frisco's Kid'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, January 1997, reissued by Mira, June 2003 #''Everyday, Average Jones'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, August 1998 #''Harvard's Education'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, October 1998 #''It Came Upon a Midnight Clear'' (Revised in 2005 to "Hawken's Heart"), Silhouette Intimate Moments, December 1998 #''Admiral's Bride'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, November 1999 #''Identity: Unknown'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, January 2000 #''Get Lucky'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, March 2000 #''Taylor's Temptation'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, July 2001 #''Night Watch'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, September 2003 #''SEAL Camp'', 2018 #''King's Ransom'', 2020 Troubleshooters #''Unsung Hero'', Ivy, June 2000 #''Defiant Hero'', Ivy, March 2001 #''Over the Edge, Ivy, September 2001 #''Out of Control'', Ballantine, March 2002 #''Into the Night'', Ballantine, November 2002 #''Gone Too Far'', Ballantine, July 2003 #''Flashpoint'', Ballantine, March 2004 #''Hot Target'', Ballantine, December 2004 #''Breaking Point'', Ballantine, July 2005 #''Into the Storm'', Ballantine, November 2006 #''Force of Nature'', Ballantine, August 2007 #''All Through the Night'', Ballantine, October 2007 #''Into the Fire'', Ballantine, July 2008 #''Dark of Night'', Ballantine, 2009 #''Hot Pursuit'', Ballantine, July 2009 #''Breaking the Rules'', Ballantine, March 2011 #''Do or Die'', Ballantine, Reluctant Heroes #1, February 2014 #''Some Kind of Hero'', Ballantine, July 11, 2017 Troubleshooters - Short stories and Novellas *''When Tony Met Adam'', Ballantine e-short story, June 2011 *''Beginnings and Endings'', Ballantine e-short story, June 2012 *''Headed for Trouble'', Ballantine, TS short story anthology, May 2013 *''Free Fall'', e-short story, December 2014 *''Home Fire Inferno'', e-short story, May 2015 *''Ready to Roll'', e-short story, Fall 2016 *''Murphy's Law'', a Navy SEAL e-short, originally published March 2001 Stand alone novels *''Future Perfect'', Meteor Kismet, August 1993 *''Hero Under Cover'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, June 1994 *''Embraced By Love'', Pinnacle, January 1995 *''Not Without Risk'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, June 1995 *''A Man to Die For'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, December 1995 *''No Ordinary Man'', Harlequin Intrigue, April 1996 *''Kiss and Tell'', Bantam Loveswept, May 1996 *''The Kissing Game'', Bantam Loveswept, December 1996 *''Otherwise Engaged'', Bantam Loveswept, February 1997 *''Forbidden'', Bantam Loveswept, April 1997 *''Stand-In Groom'', Bantam Loveswept, June 1997 *''Ladies' Man'', Bantam Loveswept, August 1997 *''Time Enough For Love'', Bantam Loveswept, November 1997 *''Give Me Liberty'', Precious Gems, Fall 97 (as Anne Brock) *''Love With the Proper Stranger'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, January 1998 *''Freedom's Price'', Bantam Loveswept, February 1998 *''Body Language'', Bantam Loveswept, May 1998 *''Heart Throb'', Fawcett, March 1999 *''Undercover Princess'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, December 1999 *''Bodyguard'', Fawcett, December 1999 *''Letters to Kelly'', Silhouette Intimate Moments, April 2003 *''Scenes of Passion'', Silhouette Desire, July 2003 *''Infamous'', Ballantine, July 2010 *''Born to Darkness'', Ballantine, March 2012


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brockmann, Suzanne American women novelists American romantic fiction writers 1960 births Living people RITA Award winners Boston University College of Communication alumni 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists Women romantic fiction writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers