Sandra Brown is a romance and mystery writer. She has more than 50 titles in her name, including romance novels, suspense thrillers, and short stories. To help you work through her impressive collection of novels, we’ve listed out the Sandra Brown books in order.
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- Sandra Brown Standalone Books in Order
- Sandra Brown Books in Order by Series
- Sandra Brown Book-to-Screen Adaptations
- Who is Sandra Brown?
Sandra Brown Standalone Books in Order
- Love’s Encore (1981)
- Love Beyond Reason (1981)
- Eloquent Silence (1982)
- A Treasure Worth Seeking (1982)
- The Silken Web (1982)
- Not Even For Love (1982)
- Hidden Fires (1982)
- A Kiss Remembered (1983)
- Seduction by Design (1983)
- Heaven’s Price (1983)
- Tomorrow’s Promise (1983)
- Tempest in Eden (1983)
- Temptation’s Kiss (1983)
- Shadows of Yesterday (1983)
- Prime Time (1983)
- Words of Silk (1984)
- A Secret Splendor (1984)
- Bittersweet Rain (1984)
- In a Class by Itself (1984)
- Sweet Anger (1985)
- Thursday’s Child (1985)
- Riley in the Morning (1985)
- Tiger Prince (1985)
- The Rana Look (1986)
- Above and Beyond (1986)
- 22 Indigo Place (1986)
- Honor Bound (1986)
- Sunny Chandler’s Return (1987)
- Two Alone (1987)
- Tidings of Great Joy (1987)
- Demon Rumm (1987)
- Long Time Coming (1988)
- Hawk O’Toole’s Hostage (1988)
- Slow Heat in Heaven (1988)
- Temperatures Rising (1989)
- A Whole New Light (1989)
- The Thrill of Victory (1989)
- Best Kept Secrets (1989)
- Mirror Image (1990)
- Breath of Scandal (1991)
- French Silk (1991)
- Where There’s Smoke (1993)
- Charade (1994)
- The Witness (1995)
- Exclusive (1996)
- Fat Tuesday (1997)
- Unspeakable (1998)
- The Alibi (1999)
- Envy (1999)
- Standoff (2000)
- The Switch (2000)
- Hello, Darkness (2001)
- The Crush (2002)
- White Hot (2004)
- Chill Factor (2005)
- Play Dirty (2006)
- Ricochet (2006)
- Smoke Screen (2008)
- Rainwater (2009)
- Low Pressure (2012)
- Deadline (2013)
- Mean Streak (2014)
- Friction (2015)
- Sting (2016)
- Seeing Red (2017)
- Tailspin (2018)
- Outfox (2019)
- Thick as Thieves (2020)
- Blind Tiger (2021)
- Overkill (2022)
- Out of Nowhere (2023)
- Blood Moon (2025)
- Bloodlust (2026)
Sandra Brown Books in Order by Series
A lot of Sandra Brown’s earlier works can be divided into mini-series, though a large majority of her books are standalones.
Aside from these small series, you can read the Sandra Brown books in order any way you like. However, for simplicity, we’ve listed them in publication order.
Bed & Breakfast Books
- Breakfast in Bed (1983)
- Send No Flowers (1984)
Coleman Family Saga Books
- Sunset Embrace (1985)
- Another Dawn (1985)
Astray & Devil/Hellraisers Books
- Led Astray (1985)
- The Devil’s Own (1987)
Mason Sisters Books
- Fanta C (1987)
- Adam’s Fall (1988)
Texas! Tyler Family Saga Books
- Texas! Lucky (1990)
- Texas! Chase (1991)
- Texas! Sage (1991)
Mitchell & Associates Books
- Smash Cut (2008)
- Tough Customer (2010)
Lee Coburn Books
Sandra Brown Book-to-Screen Adaptations
There are three Sandra Brown books which have been adapted for the small screen. Those movies are White Hot, Smoke Screen, and French Silk. Unfortunately, none of the movies have received particularly glowing reviews from critics or fans.
The first book to be adapted was French Silk which premiered in 1994. It is a mystery and erotic thriller based on Brown’s 1991 novel of the same name. It follows a New Orleans police detective investigating the murder of a televangelist as he falls for the main suspect, a lingerie designer, and must decide between the law and his instincts.
French Silk stars Lee Horsley as Roger Cassidy and Susan Lucci as Claire Laurent. The director was Noel Nosseck.
Then there was a big gap before Brown had another book adapted into a TV movie. Smoke Screen premiered in 2010 and is based on the 2008 novel of the same name. It follows a journalist who becomes the center of a murder investigation when she wakes up next to a dead body with no memories of the night before.
The movie stars Jamie Pressly as Britt Shelley and Currie Graham as Raley Gannon. The director is Gary Yates.
Finally, the most recent adaptation is Sandra Brown’s White Hot in 2016. It is based on the 2004 novel of the same name, and Brown makes a brief cameo appearance. It stars Shenae Grimes-Beech as Sayre Hoyle, John Schneider as Huff Hoyle, and Sean Faris as Beck Merchant.
This murder mystery features another unlikely romance that comes with consequences amidst an estranged family with many secrets. The director is Mark Jean.
Who is Sandra Brown?
Sandra Brown has written more than 70 New York Times bestselling books. She holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University and awards a scholarship there annually. She lives in Texas with her husband Michael Brown.
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published more than eighty novels. Her work has been translated into 35 languages and there are more than 80 million copies of her books in print globally.
While she had a successful career for decades, it wasn’t until 2015 that Brown had her first book debut in the number one spot on a bestseller list. That book was Friction and as with many books by Brown it features a forbidden romance and a high stakes mystery.
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4 thoughts on “Sandra Brown Books in Order: Ultimate Guide”
Of Love and Life, A Soldier’s Promise and Roses at Dawn are all listed as written and published by Sandra Brown, however I cannot find them to purchase anywhere. Can you help ?
These are short stories/tales that are no longer available in print. They might have had a limited run or were made available through alternative means vs. publication. I’ve listed them because they were works attributed to her, and you may be able to dig up a copy somewhere, somehow. Surely not all copies in the world are gone, but they are not available through regular means or standard channels.
Unfortunately, though, I am unable to help in this matter.
Do you know why she never continue the Lee Coburn series? I was reading all of CJ Box and came up with the short story she had written with him. I read Lethal first. I started to look for other books with Lee Coburn and came up empty. I don’t think one book and a short story should be marketed as a series.
That’s probably a question that only Sandra Brown could answer. I don’t know why she never wrote another Lee Coburn book. If I had to guess, it probably received poor sales and she moved on to something else.