External links
- Patricia Ryan's homepage
- Patricia Ryan at fantasticfiction.co.uk
- P.B. Ryan at fantasticfiction.co.uk
- backlistebooks.com
- backlistebooks.com
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| Born | August 9, 1954 Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Pen name | Patricia Ryan P.B. Ryan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1995–present |
| Genre | Romance, Mystery |
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Patricia Burford Ryan (born August 9, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States) is an American writer of romance novels as Patricia Ryan and mystery novels 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" [1] 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. [2]
Patricia Burford and her twin Pamela Burford were born on August 9, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Patricia formerly worked in the publishing industry in New York City 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.
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 Award.
Patricia Burford Ryan's novels have been critically acclaimed and published in over twenty countries.
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