WRITER

Sandra Brown

1948 - Today

Sandra Brown

Sandra Lynn Brown, née Cox (born March 12, 1948) is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sandra Brown has received more than 485,650 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sandra Brown is the 4,545th most popular writer (down from 3,729th in 2019), the 6,125th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,992nd in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

490k
Page Views (PV)
48.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ricochet

Judges' spouses, Judges, Detective and mystery stories

When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the home of Judge Cato Laird in the middle of the night to investigate a fatal shooting, he knows that discretion and kid-glove treatment are the keys to staying in the judge's good graces and keeping his job. At first glance, the case appears open-and-shut: Elise, the judge's trophy wife, interrupted a burglary in progress and killed the intruder in self-defense. But Duncan is immediately suspicious of Elise's innocent act. His gut feeling is that her account of the shooting is only partially true--and it's the parts she's leaving out that bother him. Duncan investigates further and quickly finds his career, as well as his integrity, in jeopardy--because he can't deny his increasing attraction to Elise Laird, even if she is a married woman, a proven liar, and a murder suspect.--From publisher description

2006

Slow Heat in Heaven

A woman returns home to deal with a family crisis, only to discover the situation is far worse than she realized. Grappling with hidden secrets, forbidden passions, and a business in peril, she must confront her past to bring peace back to her hometown. The adopted daughter of the most powerful man in town, Schyler Crandall left Heaven, Louisiana, a broken-hearted girl. Now a crisis has brought her home to a family in conflict, a logging empire on the brink of disaster, and seething secrets that make Heaven hotter than hell. Still there are her beautiful younger sister, Tricia, with her cruel lies. . .Ken, Tricia's handsome husband, who married the wrong sister. . .Jigger, the pimp and ruffian with plans of his own. . .and Cash, proud, mysterious, and complex. It is dangerous for Schyler to even be near him, yet she must dare to confront the past -- if there is to be any peace in Heaven.

1988

The Alibi

murder trials, Legal stories, Man-woman relationships

An honorable man. . . a very sexy dilemma. Hammond Cross is a man caught in a moral dilemma. The plot of THE ALIBI centers around Hammond Cross, Special Assistant County Solicitor. (for those of you who don’t live in South Carolina and haven’t read THE WITNESS, you might not know that in that state, lawyers are called solicitors. In Texas we call them by other names.) Hammond Cross hails from a wealthy Charleston family, but he eschews his heritage and the advantages it affords, even going far as to choose public service over a more lucrative career in criminal defense. He’s ambitious, and has his sights set on higher offices, but his goals aren’t strictly politically motivated. He’s also an aggressive prosecutor out to win for all the right reasons. He believes in what he’s doing and devotes himself to bringing criminals to justice. Until . . . He unwittingly becomes the alibi of an accused murderer. The captivating and elusive woman with whom he had spent an overnight getaway — a meeting he mistook as happenstance — becomes the prime suspect in the most important criminal case Hammond’s career. If he prosecutes it successfully, he’ll inherit the top position from the retiring County Solicitor. If he doesn’t, he’ll have many people to answer to . . . not the least of which is himself. To admit his own culpability is self-destructive. To fail is unthinkable. To win is to sacrifice the woman he’s come to love. ([source][1]) [1]: https://sandrabrown.net/books/the-alibi/

1999

Prime Time

Women television personalities in fiction, Generals, Television journalists in fiction

More than anything else, cable TV reporter Andrea Malone wanted a network job. And it could be hers if she gained a coveted interview with the aging General Ratiff -- especially if she uncovered the secret that drove him into seclusion at his Texas ranch. One obstacle was Lyon Ratiff, the general's watchdog of a son. Andrea had a plan, but had no way of knowing how Lyon's unexpected, undeniable effect on her would change everything, how they both would face a storm of suspicion and betrayal -- and how Andrea Malone would have to choose between the ruthless demands of her profession and the equally strong dictates of the heart.

1995

Best Kept Secrets

Murder, Women lawyers, Fiction

From the blockbuster New York Times bestselling author of Texas Sage! and A Whole New Light comes a sizzling tale of a love that bridges two different worlds. Out-of-print for over four years, Temperature's Rising tells a story of love and passion set in the contemporary South Pacific.

1989

Heaven's Price

Ficción, Bailarines de ballet, Ballet dancers

His strong callused but gentle hands kneaded the muscles in her legs that had allowed her to dance like a vision before her injury. Blair Simpson had enclosed herself in the magnificent fortress of her dancing, and no man had ever breached the walls of her heart, but Sean Garrett was determined to love her anyway. His touch ignited fireworks that lit up the heavens and shamed the star-streaked Long Island skies. Blair's body, which had never betrayed her before, begged for Sean's tender but impassioned caresses. In his arms she came to understand the emotions behind her dancing. But could she afford the high price if love? #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown has created a sensation with her contemporary novels. In Heaven’s Price she offers a sexy, tender, and funny story about a woman who thinks she knows her destiny, until she learns that her fate—and her heart—have something else in store.

1983

Page views of Sandra Browns by language

Over the past year Sandra Brown has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 49,700 views, followed by German (6,008), and Russian (5,511). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Estonian (46.56%), Bulgarian (19.34%), and English (16.78%)