Suzanne Brockmann

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Suzanne Brockmann

Born 1960 (age 47–48)
United States
Pen name Anne Brock
Occupation novelist
Nationality American
Writing period 1993 - present
Genres Romance, Military/Romantic Suspense
Notable award(s) RITA awards
Official website

Suzanne Brockmann (born 1960) is an award winning American romantic fiction writer. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, author Ed Gaffney, and their two children, Melanie and Jason.

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[edit] Biography

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 1996, Brockmann published the first in her Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. The series develops 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 recurring character in the Troubleshooters, Inc. series.[2] Brockmann has stated that she is a PFLAG mom, supporting her gay son, Jason, and dedicating her book to him.

[edit] Awards

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] By Publisher

[edit] Meteor Kismet

  • Future Perfect, Meteor Kismet #168, August 1993

[edit] Pinnacle

  • Embraced By Love, Pinnacle, January 1995

[edit] Silhouette

  • Hero Under Cover, June 1994
  • Not Without Risk, (St. Simone, Florida) June 1995
  • A Man to Die For, (St. Simone, Florida) December 1995
  • Love With the Proper Stranger, January 1998
  • Undercover Princess, Royally Wed #2, December 1998
  • Letters to Kelly, April 2003
  • Scenes of Passion, Silhouette Desire, July 2003

[edit] Harlequin Intrigue

  • No Ordinary Man, April 1996

[edit] Precious Gems (as Anne Brock)

  • Give Me Liberty, Precious Gems #86, Fall 1997

[edit] Bantam Loveswept

  • Kiss and Tell, Sunrise Key, May 1996
  • The Kissing Game, Sunrise Key, December 1996
  • Otherwise Engaged, Sunrise Key, February 1997
  • Forbidden, Bartlett Bros., April 1997
  • Stand-In Groom, June 1997
  • Ladies' Man, Subscribers Only, August 1997
  • Time Enough For Love, November 1997
  • Freedom's Price, Bartlett Bros., February 1998
  • Body Language, May 1998

[edit] Ballantine

  • Heart Throb, Fawcett, March 1999
  • Bodyguard, Fawcett, December 1999

[edit] Series

[edit] Sunrise Key Series

  1. Kiss and Tell, Sunrise Key, May 1996
  2. The Kissing Game, Sunrise Key, December 1996
  3. Otherwise Engaged, Sunrise Key, February 1997

[edit] Bartlett Family Saga Series

  1. Forbidden, Bartlett Bros., April 1997
  2. Freedom's Price, Bartlett Bros., February 1998

[edit] Tall, Dark & Dangerous Series

  1. Prince Joe, June 1996 (reissued May 2002 by MIRA Books)
  2. Forever Blue, October 1996 (reissued February 2003 by MIRA Books)
  3. Frisco's Kid, January 1997 (reissued June 2003 by MIRA Books)
  4. Everyday, Average Jones, August 1998
  5. Harvard's Education, October 1998
  6. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, December 1998
  7. The Admiral's Bride, November 1999
  8. Identity: Unknown, January 2000
  9. Get Lucky, March 2000
  10. Taylor's Temptation, July 2001
  11. Night Watch, (formerly titled Wild, Wild Wes), September 2003

[edit] Royally Wed Series Multi-Author

  • Undercover Princess, Royally Wed #2, December 19998

[edit] Troubleshooter, Inc. Series

  1. The Unsung Hero, Ivy, June 2000 (reissued June 2003)
  2. The Defiant Hero, Ivy, March 2001 (reissued June 2003)
  3. Over the Edge, Ivy, September 2001
  4. Out of Control, Ballantine, April 2002
  5. Into the Night, Ballantine, November 2002
  6. Gone Too Far, Ballantine, July 2003
  7. Flashpoint, Ballantine, March 30, 2004
  8. Hot Target, Ballantine, December 28, 2004
  9. Breaking Point, Ballantine, July 12, 2005
  10. Into the Storm, Ballantine, August 15, 2006
  11. Force of Nature, Ballantine, August 14, 2007
  12. All Through the Night, October 2007

[edit] References and Sources

  1. ^ TBR: INSIDE THE LIST. The New York Times (January 23, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
  2. ^ Ready, Aim.... Out Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.

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