Josie Brown

Josie Brown writes glam lit, romantic suspense, and women's contemporary novels, with a snarky tone.

Her novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives Simon & Schuster, is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a dramatic television series.

Josie lives in San Francisco, California with her husband and two children.

On the Web

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You can write to Josie at MailFromJosie [at] gmail.com

Books

Fiction

• The Candidate (Steamy Political Thriller) 2013; Signal Press

• Totlandia (Novel Series), including:
• The Onesies, Book 1 / Fall - 2012 Signal Press
• The Onesies, Book 2 /Winter - 2012 Signal Press
• The Onesies, Book 3 /Spring - 2013 Signal Press

• The Housewife Assassin Novel Series including:
• The Housewife Assassin's Handbook - 2011 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing - 2012 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips - 2011 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Relationship Survival Guide - 2013 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Vacation to Die For - August 2013 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Recipes for Disaster - November 2013 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Deadly Dossier - November 2014 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Hollywood Scream Play - November 2014 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Killer App - August 2014 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Hostage Hosting TIps - December 2014 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Garden of Deadly Delights - March 2015 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Tips for Wedding, Weapons, & Warfare - July 2015 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Husband Hunting Hints - December 2015 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Ghost Protocol - April 2016 Signal Press
• The Housewife Assassin's Terrorist TV Guide - November 2016 Signal Press

• The Baby Planner - 2011 Simon & Schuster
• Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives - 2010 Simon & Schuster
• Impossibly Tongue-Tied - 2006 HarperCollins
• Hollywood Hunk Book 1 - 2005 Signal Press
• Hollywood Hunk Book 2 - 2005 Signal Press
• Hollywood Hunk Book 3 - 2005 Signal Press

Non-Fiction

• Last Night I Dreamt Of Cosmopolitans - 2009 Alpha
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right - 2005 HarperCollins/Avon

About SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES

"I loved it! Josie Brown captures the highs and lows of love, lust, and marriage with heart wrenching pathos. I'm recommending it to all my friends as the perfect beach read!" —Lisa Rinna, New York Times bestselling author of Rinnavation

"I loved this juicy-as-it-is-heartfelt novel about love, marriage, friendship—and sharp, manicured claws. Could not put it down!" —Melissa Senate, author of The Secret of Joy

"Hollywood's got nothing on the cast of characters living in the bedroom community of Paradise Heights, who have the secrets, sex, money, and scandal of an OK! Magazine cover story. Josie Brown is a skilled observer whose clever dialogue and feisty style make for truly entertaining reading." —Jackie Collins

"Poignant and funny! Josie Brown’s protagonist is strong, resilient and unflinchingly honest; she has all the skills she needs to navigate the ‘mean streets’ of the gated community of Paradise Heights. A great read!" -- Wendy Wax, author of Magnolia Wednesdays

“Brown proves that a story with suburban bodies can be just as suspenseful as one with dead bodies! Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives is a probing, entertaining fishbowl of married life in a well-heeled, wayward neighborhood. Loved it!” - Stephanie Bond, author of Body Movers

"Fans of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES will love this story...The quick pace and snappy dialogue make this a fun read." --Romantic Times

About TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIES

. Brown's debut novel confirms just what you suspect about celebrity and unfolds with all the inevitability of a romantic comedy..." --Publishers Weekly

"...The tone is confessional, the writing laced with venomous humor..." --Wall Street Journal

"Josie Brown does an outstanding job capturing the glitz and glamour of Hollywood living yet illuminating the stark loneliness present beneath the façade. Filled with goodnatured humor and witty repartee...An indulgent, fantasy-filled romp with Hollywood's most elite, TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIES is a delightful, entertaining read, sure to leave you wanting more." -- Romance Reader's Connection

"Filled with backstabbing fun...Hannah was a great main character- down to earth, strong and intelligent....Josie Brown keeps the romantic side plots both sizzling and uncertain- one really never knows who will end up with whom until it happens." --Rian Montgomery, ChickLitBooks.com

"...Charming, funny, emotional, with true-to-Hollywood-life characters, this is a fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining read...The characters' flaws only serve to make them more human...Ms. Brown writes with a fresh, unique voice.... --RomanceDivas.com (5 out of 5 kisses)

ABOUT IMPOSSIBLY TONGUE-TIED

"Brad, Angelina, Britney and Kevin may want to check out Josie Brown's new novel, Impossibly Tongue-Tied, for its ripped-from-the-headlines plot that mixes their scandals together..." – PAGE SIX, New York Post

"Josie Brown gives us another page-turning guilty pleasure." – Marin Magazine