Suzanne Brockmann

Infobox Writer


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name = Suzanne Brockmann
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pseudonym = Anne Brock
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birthplace = United States
occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1993 - present
genre = Romance, Military/Romantic Suspense
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awards = 2 RITA award
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website = http://www.suzannebrockmann.com/

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.

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'.cite web| date = January 23, 2005| url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7DA1438F930A15752C0A9639C8B63| title = TBR: INSIDE THE LIST| publisher =The New York Times| accessdate =2006-10-27]

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.cite web| url =http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=8051| title = Ready, Aim...| publisher =Out Magazine| accessdate =2006-10-27] Brockmann has stated that she is a PFLAG mom, supporting her gay son, Jason, and dedicating her book to him.

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.

Bibliography

By Publisher

Meteor Kismet

*"Future Perfect", Meteor Kismet #168, August 1993

Pinnacle

*"Embraced By Love", Pinnacle, January 1995

ilhouette

*"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

Harlequin Intrigue

*"No Ordinary Man", April 1996

Precious Gems (as Anne Brock)

*"Give Me Liberty", Precious Gems #86, Fall 1997

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

Ballantine

*"Heart Throb", Fawcett, March 1999
*"Bodyguard", Fawcett, December 1999

by Series

unrise Key Series

#"Kiss and Tell", Sunrise Key, May 1996
#"The Kissing Game", Sunrise Key, December 1996
#"Otherwise Engaged", Sunrise Key, February 1997

Bartlett Family Saga Series

#"Forbidden", Bartlett Bros., April 1997
#"Freedom's Price", Bartlett Bros., February 1998

Tall, Dark & Dangerous Series

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

Royally Wed Series Multi-Author

*"Undercover Princess", Royally Wed #2, December 19998

Troubleshooter, Inc. Series

#"The Unsung Hero", Ivy, June 2000 (reissued June 2003)
#"The Defiant Hero", Ivy, March 2001 (reissued June 2003)
#"Over the Edge", Ivy, September 2001
#"Out of Control", Ballantine, April 2002
#"Into the Night", Ballantine, November 2002
#"Gone Too Far", Ballantine, July 2003
#"Flashpoint", Ballantine, March 30, 2004
#"Hot Target", Ballantine, December 28, 2004
#"Breaking Point", Ballantine, July 12, 2005
#"Into the Storm", Ballantine, August 15, 2006
#"Force of Nature", Ballantine, August 14, 2007
#"All Through the Night", Ballantine, October 30, 2007
#"Into the Fire", Ballantine, July 22, 2008
#"Dark of Night", Ballantine, 2009

Notes

References

*cite web| title = Suzanne Brockmann.com| url = http://www.suzannebrockmann.com/| accessdate = 2007-08-16
*Cite news| last = Claire| first = White| title = A Conversation With Suzanne Brockmann| date = 2005| url = http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/feb05/brockmann.htm| accessdate = 2007-08-16
*Cite news| last = Juergens| first = Brian| title = Interview with Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann| date =October 23, 2007| url = http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/10/suzannebrockmann| accessdate = 2008-01-16

External links

* [http://www.suzannebrockmann.com/ Official website]