Thereafter she went back to Dallas- Fort Worth metroplex area and got a job as a reporter for WFAA-TV.įinally in 1981, her writing career kicked off after Brown’s husband challenged her to it. She served at KLTV in Tyler as the weather news anchor. She got into modelling, working for Dallas Apparel Mart but later on got into television. Just like most of her author colleagues, Brown was involved in several other undertakings in life before she finally settled as a writer. His production of the documentary Dust to Dust led him to get awards in the film industry. Her husband, Michael Brown is a former television anchor and whose film production works have earned him accolades. In 1968, before she completed her college degree, she left to get married. She went on to Texas Christian University where she majored in English.

Her early childhood days were spent at Fort Worth.

Going by the middle name of Lynn, Brown was born on March 12th, 1948 in Waco, Texas USA. She also goes by the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan and Erin St. Having written over sixty bestsellers that have topped the New York Times best-sellers list, she is quite the author whose books dominate the store’s bookshelves. Sandra Brown epitomizes this reality in her best-selling romance and thriller books. A great author will only be identified by the legacy of his works that find home amongst thousands of readers. When this potential is tapped to the fullest, it manifests the greatness that lies inside every man.

Claire)Įvery living person has an individual gifting or talent that confirms the uniqueness of human life. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.A Treasure Worth Seeking (As:Rachel Ryan) She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. In 2009 Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.īrown was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE(2013), & LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011).īrown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million.

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