Sandra Brown

Sandra Brown is a successful American author, well-known for her romance novels and romance thriller/suspense novels. She started her writing career in 1981, and since then, she has published nearly seventy novels, with most of them being bestsellers. Brown has also used various pen names, including Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire, over the course of her career.

Brown's work is highly regarded, with over eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide, translated into over thirty languages. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her work, including being named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Brown was also given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University and received the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature. In addition, she was awarded the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Apart from her romance and suspense novels, Brown has also written historical fiction stories. In 2009, she wrote Rainwater, a much-acclaimed story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression. Brown's success as an author is a testament to her unique talent and the greatness that lies within every man when their potential is tapped to the fullest. Her work has found homes in the hearts of thousands of readers, and she continues to be a significant influence in the literary world.