Sandra Lynn Brown, originally named Cox (born March 12, 1948), is an American writer known for writing popular romance and thriller suspense books. She has also written books using the names Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.
Early life and education
Sandra Brown was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Fort Worth. She studied English at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth but left college in 1968 to get married.
Career
After her marriage, Brown worked as a weather reporter for KLTV in Tyler. Later, she moved back to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where she became a reporter for WFAA-TV's version of PM Magazine.
In 1981, she began writing after her husband encouraged her to try. Since then, she has written nearly 70 novels and had more than 50 books listed on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2008, she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from TCU, the school where she studied.
Her novel French Silk was adapted into a television movie released in 1994. The movie featured actors Susan Lucci, Shari Belafonte, and Lee Horsley. In 2016, her novel White Hot was turned into a Hallmark movie titled Sandra Brown's White Hot.
In 2007, she appeared on Court TV's series Murder By The Book, which explored the 1980 murder of Betty Gore in Wylie, Texas.
On September 30, 2023, Brown shared on social media that she had finalized her divorce from her husband, Michael Brown, whom she married 55 years earlier.
Published works
- Published in 1981: Love's Encore
- Published in 1981: Love Beyond Reason
- Published in 1982: Eloquent Silence
- Published in 1982: A Treasure Worth Seeking
- Published in 1983: Prime Time
- Published in 1982: Hidden Fires (historical romance)
- Published in 1982: The Silken Web
- Published in 1982: Not Even for Love
- Published in 1983: Seduction by Design
- Published in 1983: A Kiss Remembered
- Published in 1983: A Secret Splendor
- Published in 1984: Words of Silk
- Published in 1984: Bittersweet Rain
- Published in 1984: Tiger Prince
- Published in 1985: Sweet Anger
- Published in 1986: Above and Beyond
- Published in 1986: Honor Bound
- Published in 1987: Two Alone
- Published in 1989: The Thrill of Victory
- Published in 1985: Led Astray
- Published in 1987: The Devil's Own
- Published in 1983: Breakfast in Bed (originally Loveswept #22)
- Published in 1984: Send No Flowers (originally Loveswept #51)
- Published in 1985: Sunset Embrace
- Published in 1985: Another Dawn
- Published in 1987: Fanta C (originally Loveswept #217)
- Published in 1988: Adam's Fall (originally Loveswept #252)
- Published in 1990: Texas! Lucky
- Published in 1991: Texas! Chase
- Published in 1991: Texas! Sage
- 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
- Membership in the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success
- Recipient of the A.C. Greene Award
- Honoree of the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner of the International Thriller Writers Award, titled "Thrillermaster," in 2008