Suzanne Brockmann
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| Pseudonym(s): | Anne Brock |
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| Born: | |
| Occupation(s): | novelist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Writing period: | 1993 - Present |
| Genre(s): | Romance |
| Debut work(s): | Future Perfect |
| Website: | Official website |
Suzanne Brockmann is an award winning American romantic fiction author. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
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[edit] History
Brockmann attended Boston University's School of Broadcasting and Film majoring in film and minoring in creative writing. However she did not graduate as she dropped out to sing in a band. Afterwards she met her husband and started a family. It was after having her second child that Brockmann started writing. Her first published novel was written along with nine other manuscripts in 1992. The book, Future Perfect, was published in 1993.
In 1993 Brockmann published the first in her Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. The series developes among a fictional group of Navy SEALs. The books following in the series, and that of the Troubleshooters, Inc. series are all classified in a sub genre known as 'military/romantic suspense'. [1]
Brockmann has garnered the attention of magazines such as Out, which serves the gay community, with the publishing of her book Hot Target which has a subplot dealing with a romance of an openly gay reoccuring character in the Troubleshooters, Inc. series.[2] Brockmann has stated that she is a PFLAG mom, supporting her gay son, and dedicating her book to him.
[edit] Awards
Suzanne Brockmann has received a number of awards during her career. She is a two time winner of the RITA award from the Romance Writers of America, and her books have been named the Romance Writers of America's #1 Favorite of the Year for three years running. She has been the recipient of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards seven times, the WISH Award sixteen times, and has received six Gold Medal reviews from the Romantic Times Magazine as well. She has been awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Series Romance.
Brockmann's books have also been on the New York Times Bestsellers list.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Series
[edit] Troubleshooter, Inc.
- Into the Storm, Ballantine, August 15, 2006
- Breaking Point, Ballantine, July 12, 2005
- Hot Target, Ballantine, December 28, 2004
- Flashpoint, Ballantine, March 30, 2004
- Gone Too Far, Ballantine, July 2003
- Into the Night, Ballantine, November 2002
- Out of Control, Ballantine, April 2002
- Over the Edge, Ivy, September 2001
- The Defiant Hero, Ivy, March 2001 (reissued June 2003)
- The Unsung Hero, Ivy, June 2000 (reissued June 2003)
[edit] Tall, Dark & Dangerous
- Night Watch, (formerly titled Wild, Wild Wes), TTD #11, September 2003
- Taylor's Temptation, TTD #10, July 2001
- Get Lucky, TTD #9, March 2000
- Identity: Unknown, TTD #8, January 2000
- The Admiral's Bride, TTD #7, November 1999
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, TTD #6, December 1998
- Harvard's Education, TTD #5, October 1998
- Everyday, Average Jones, TTD #4, August 1998
- Frisco's Kid, TTD #3, January 1997 (reissued June 2003 by MIRA Books)
- Forever Blue, TTD #2, October 1996 (reissued February 2003 by MIRA Books)
- Prince Joe, TTD #1, June 1996 (reissued May 2002 by MIRA Books)
[edit] Publisher
[edit] Ballantine
- Bodyguard, Fawcett, December 1999
- Heart Throb, Fawcett, March 1999
[edit] Silhouette
- Scenes of Passion, Silhouette Desire, July 2003
- Letters to Kelly, April 2003
- Undercover Princess, Royally Wed #2, December 19998
- Love With the Proper Stranger, January 1998
- A Man to Die For, (St. Simone, Florida) December 1995
- Not Without Risk, (St. Simone, Florida) June 1995
- Hero Under Cover, June 1994
[edit] Harlequin Intrigue
- No Ordinary Man, April 1996
[edit] Bantam Loveswept
- Body Language, May 1998
- Freedom's Price, Bartlett Bros., February 1998
- Time Enough For Love, November 1997
- Ladies' Man, Subscribers Only, August 1997
- Stand-In Groom, June 1997
- Forbidden, Bartlett Bros., April 1997
- Otherwise Engaged, Sunrise Key, February 1997
- The Kissing Game, Sunrise Key, December 1996
- Kiss and Tell, Sunrise Key, May 1996
[edit] Other Publishers
- Give Me Liberty, Precious Gems #86, Fall 1997 (as Anne Brock)
- Embraced By Love, Pinnacle, January 1995
- Future Perfect, Meteor Kismet #168, August 1993
[edit] References and Sources
- ^ TBR: INSIDE THE LIST. The New York Times (January 23, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
- ^ Ready, Aim.... Out Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
