Sandra Lynn Brown, originally named Cox, was born on March 12, 1948. She is an American author known for writing romantic and thriller suspense novels. 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 school in 1968 to get married.
Career
After her marriage, Brown worked as a weathercaster 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.
Brown began her writing career in 1981 after her husband encouraged her to try. Since then, she has written nearly 70 novels and has had more than 50 books on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2008, she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from TCU, the school she attended.
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 Movies & Mysteries Original movie titled Sandra Brown's White Hot.
In 2007, she appeared on Court TV's series Murder By The Book, which explored the murder of Betty Gore in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980.
On September 30, 2023, Brown shared on social media that she had finalized her divorce from her husband, Michael Brown, after 55 years of marriage.
Published works
- 1981 Love's Encore
- 1981 Love Beyond Reason
- 1982 Eloquent Silence
- 1982 A Treasure Worth Seeking
- 1983 Prime Time
- 1982 Hidden Fires (historical romance)
- 1982 The Silken Web
- 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
- 1985 Led Astray
- 1987 The Devil's Own
- 1983 Breakfast in Bed (originally Loveswept #22)
- 1984 Send No Flowers (originally Loveswept #51)
- 1985 Sunset Embrace
- 1985 Another Dawn
- 1987 Fanta C (originally Loveswept #217)
- 1988 Adam's Fall (originally Loveswept #252)
- 1990 Texas! Lucky
- 1991 Texas! Chase
- 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
- American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success
- A.C. Greene Award
- Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award
- International Thriller Writers Award, "Thrillermaster," 2008