Sandra Lynn Brown, originally named Cox, was born on March 12, 1948. She is an American writer known for writing popular romance and suspense thriller novels. Brown has also used other names, including Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire, when publishing her books.
Early life and education
Sandra Brown was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth. She studied English at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. In 1968, she left college to marry.
Career
After her marriage, Brown worked as a weathercaster for KLTV in Tyler. She later returned 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 do so. Since then, she has published nearly 70 novels and has had over 50 New York Times bestsellers. In 2008, she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from her college, TCU.
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 adapted into a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original movie titled Sandra Brown's White Hot.
In 2007, she contributed to 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 announced on social media that she had finalized her divorce from her husband, Michael Brown, after fifty-five 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