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Patricia Burford Ryan (born August 9, 1954, in
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, United States) is an American writer of
romance novels A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed to the developme ...
as Patricia Ryan and
mystery novels Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as specu ...
as P.B. Ryan. She is the twin sister of the romance writer Pamela Burford. She won a Golden Heart award in 1994 in the category "short contemporary series" and two
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Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Her book ''Silken Threads'' also won a RITA, the top award of the
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, for "Best Long Historical Romance" of 2000.PB Ryan/Patricia Ryan: Biography


Biography


Personal life

Patricia Burford and her twin Pamela Burford were born on August 9, 1954, in
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, United States. Patricia formerly worked in the publishing industry in
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and Rochester, NY, as both a marketing manager and editor. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Richard. Together they have two daughters, Morgan and Leigh.


Writing career

As Patricia Ryan, she wrote seventeen romances, both contemporary and historical. Under this name, she won a Golden Heart award in 1994 in the category "short contemporary series" and two ''Romantic Times'' Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Her book ''Silken Threads'' also won a RITA, the top award of the Romance Writers of America, for "Best Long Historical Romance" of 2000. As P.B. Ryan, she created the Nell Sweeney historical mystery series. The series is set in post-Civil War Boston (19th century). ''Murder in a Mill Town'' was nominated for the
Mary Higgins Clark Mary Higgins Clark (born Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins; December 24, 1927 – January 31, 2020) was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her ...
Award. Patricia Burford Ryan's novels have been critically acclaimed and published in over twenty countries.


Bibliography


As Patricia Ryan


Single novels

*''The Return of the Black Sheep'', 1995/05 *''A Burning touch'', 1996/01 *''For the Thrill of It!'', 1996/09 *''Twice the Spice'', 1997/04 *''In Hot Pursuit'', 1998/10 *''All of Me'', 2000/01 *''Million Dollar Baby'', 2000/11


Fairfax Family Saga Series

#''Falcon's Fire'', 1995/12 #''Heaven's Fire'', 1996/10


Périgueux Family Saga Series

#''Secret Thunder'', 1997/05 #''Wild Wind'', 1998/02


Wexford Family Saga Series

#''Silken Threads'', 1999/06 #''The Sun and the Moon'', 2000/06


Anthologies in collaboration

*"August" in ''SUMMER HEAT'', 1998/08 (with Pamela Burford) *"''Santa, baby''" in ''NAUGHTY OF NICE?'', 2001/11 (with
Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon (born December 11, 1965) is a US writer. Under her former married name, she wrote both urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She is best known for her Dark-Hunter, Dark Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wr ...
and
Carly Phillips Karen Drogin (born July 7, 1965), known professionally by the pen name Carly Phillips, is an American author and former attorney. Phillips has written seventy-five romance novels. Awards *Waldenbooks Bestselling Author Award *Oklahoma Romance W ...
and Kathryn Smith) *"''Possessing Julia''" in ''BURNING UP'', 2003/07 (with Nina Bangs, Cheryl Holt and Kimberly Raye) *"''What happens in Vegas''" in ''TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS'', 2005/08 (with Toni Blake and
LuAnn McLane Luann, or Luanne, usually a feminine name combining the more common Louise and Anne, may refer to: * ''Luann'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Greg Evans centering on teenager Luann DeGroot *Luanne Platter, a character from ''King of the Hill'' TV ...
)


As P.B. Ryan


Nell Sweeney Historical Mystery Series

#''Still Life with Murder'', 2003/07 #''Murder in a Mill Town'', 2004/07 #''Death on Beacon Hill'', 2005/03 #''Murder on Black Friday'', 2005/11 #''Murder in the North End'', 2006/11 #''A Bucket of Ashes'', 2007/12


References and sources


External links


Patricia Ryan's homepagePatricia Ryan
at fantasticfiction.co.uk
P.B. Ryan
at fantasticfiction.co.uk
backlistebooks.combacklistebooks.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Patricia 1954 births 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American mystery writers RITA Award winners Living people American twins American women novelists American women mystery writers American women romantic fiction writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers