Sandra Brown
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| Pseudonym: | Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, Erin St. Claire |
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| Born: | 1948 Waco, Texas (USA)  |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Writing period: | 1981 - Present |
| Genres: | Romance, Suspense |
| Debut works: | Love's Encore |
| Website: | Official website |
Sandra Brown, (born on 1948 in Waco, Texas) is an North-American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan and Erin St. Claire.
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[edit] Biography
Brown was born on 1948 in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. She received the master's degree in English from the Texas Christian University. After graduation Brown worked as a reporter in PM Magazine, a model in Dallas, and as a weathercaster for WFAA-TV in Dallas.
She married Michael Brown, former television anchorman and award-winning documentarian of Dust to Dust, and returned to Ft. Worth. Brown continued to work as a model until becoming pregnant with their children; Rachel and Ryan.
Brown began writing in 1981 after her husband challenged her to write a novel.[1] Since then has published 65 novels and had over 50 New York Times bestsellers.
Her novel French Silk was made into a movie, released in 1994, for television. Susan Lucci, Shari Belafonte, and Lee Horsley starred in it.[2]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As Rachel Ryan
- 1981 Love's Encore
- 1981 Love Beyond Reason
- 1982 Eloquent Silence
- 1982 A Treasure Worth Seeking
- 1983 Prime Time
[edit] As Laura Jordan
- 1982 Hidden Fires
[edit] 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
- 1986 Above and Beyond
- 1986 Honor Bound
- 1987 Two Alone
- 1989 The Thrill of Victory
[edit] Astray & Devil Series
- 1985 Led Astray
- 1987 The Devil's Own
[edit] As Sandra Brown
- 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 Slow Heat in Heaven
- 1988 Tidings of Great Joy
- 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
- 1991 Breath of Scandal
- 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, Darkness
- 2004 White Hot
- 2005 Chill Factor
- 2006 Ricochet
[edit] Bed & Breakfast Series
- 1983 Breakfast in Bed
- 1984 Send No Flowers
[edit] Coleman Family Saga Series
- 1985 Sunset Embrace
- 1985 Another Dawn
[edit] Manson Sisters Series
- 1987 Fanta C
- 1988 Adam's Fall
[edit] Texas! Tyler Family Saga Series
- 1990 Texas! Lucky
- 1991 Texas! Chase
- 1991 Texas! Sage
[edit] 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
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Brown, Sandra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | romance novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waco, Texas, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
