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Susan Andersen has been a published author since the 1980s. She is particularly adept at romantic suspense. (See [http://www.likesbooks.com/rs.html All About Romance] interview with Susan.) She lives in the Pacific Northwest.
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[[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Mira Authors]]
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[[Category:1950 Births]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
  
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Susan Andersen was a [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title]] category for her novel ''[[Coming Undone]]''.
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Born in 1950, '''Susan Andersen''' was raised in Seattle, Washington with her two older brothers. She trained as a dental assistant, although she did not like working for dentists. After she turned 30, Andersen felt that she might have the "life experience to string an entire book together." Her first novel, Shadow Dance was published in 1989.
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Her novels are known for being funny as well as containing "sexy sizzle and great characterization." She has been nominated three times for Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning in 1998 for Baby, I'm Yours. She is a New York Times, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly best seller and has also been named a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner. She has appeared ten times on the list of 10 novels picked as Amazon.com Editor's Choice. Her novel Coming Undone was nominated for a RITA award.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.susanandersen.com/index.htm Susan Andersen] - this is her main website
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* Website [https://susanandersen.com/]
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* [http://www.runningwithquills.com/ Running With Quills] -- blog with several other romance writers
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Andersen]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[All Shook Up - Susan Andersen|All Shook Up]]'' - 2000 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[All Shook Up - Susan Andersen|All Shook Up]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Baby, Don't Go]]'' - 2000 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Baby, Don't Go]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen|Baby, I'm Yours]]'' - 1998 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen|Baby, I'm Yours]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Be My Baby - Susan Andersen|Be My Baby]]'' - 1999 ([[Avon]]
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* ''[[The Ballad Of Hattie Taylor|Ballad Of Hattie Taylor, The]]'' - 2021
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* [[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|''Coming Undone'']] - 2007 ([[HQN]])
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* ''[[Be My Baby - Susan Andersen|Be My Baby]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Exposure]]'' - 1996 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Bending The Rules]]'' - 2009
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*''[[Getting Lucky - Susan Andersen|Getting Lucky]]'' - 2003 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Burning Up]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Head Over Heels - Susan Andersen|Head Over Heels]]'' - 2002 ([[Avon]])
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* [[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|''Coming Undone'']] - 2007
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* [[Hot and Bothered|''Hot & Bothered'']] - 2004 ([[Mira]])
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* ''[[Cutting Loose]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Just for Kicks]] '' - 2006 ([[Mira]])
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* ''[[Exposure]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Obsessed]]'' - 1993 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Getting Lucky - Susan Andersen|Getting Lucky]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Present Danger]]'' - 1993 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Head Over Heels - Susan Andersen|Head Over Heels]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Shadow Dance - Susan Andersen|Shadow Dance]]'' - 1989 ([[Zebra]])
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* [[Hot and Bothered|''Hot & Bothered'']] - 2004
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* ''[[On Thin Ice - Susan Andersen|On Thin Ice]]'' - 1995 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[It Had To Be You]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Skintight]]'' - 7/2005 ([[Mira]])
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* ''[[Just for Kicks]] '' - 2006
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* ''[[No Strings Attached]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Notorious]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Obsessed]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[On Thin Ice]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Playing Dirty]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Present Danger]]'' - 1993
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*n''[[Running Wild]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Shadow Dance - Susan Andersen|Shadow Dance]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Skintight]]'' - 7/2005
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* ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[That Thing Called Love]]'' - 2012
  
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
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'''Baby'''
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# ''[[Baby, I'm Yours]]''
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# ''[[Be My Baby]]''
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# ''[[Baby, Don't Go]]''
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# ''[[All Shook Up]]''
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'''Marine'''
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# ''[[Head Over Heels]]''
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# ''[[Getting Lucky]]''
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# ''[[Hot & Bothered]]''
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# ''[[Coming Undone]]''
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'''Razor Bay / Bradshaw Brothers'''
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# ''[[That Thing Called Love]]''
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# ''[[Some Like It Hot]]''
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# ''[[No Strings Attached]]''
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'''Sisterhood Diaries'''
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# ''[[Cutting Loose]]''
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# ''[[Bending The Rules]]''
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# ''[[Playing Dirty]]''
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# ''[[Running Wild]]''
  
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'''Las Vegas:''' series includes ''[[Just for Kicks]]'' and ''[[Skintight]]''.
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== Awards ==
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*2002  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance
  
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'''Marines:''' The hero of [[Hot and Bothered|''Hot & Bothered'']] first appeared in ''[[Head Over Heels - Susan Andersen|Head Over Heels]]'' and then ''[[Getting Lucky - Susan Andersen|Getting Lucky]]''. The heroes in these three books were together in the military. The hero in [[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|''Coming Undone'']] is the brother of Tori in [[Hot and Bothered|''Hot & Bothered'']] and the heroine was a street kid in that book.
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==Recogntions==
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Coming Undone]]''

Latest revision as of 20:56, 9 September 2025


Born in 1950, Susan Andersen was raised in Seattle, Washington with her two older brothers. She trained as a dental assistant, although she did not like working for dentists. After she turned 30, Andersen felt that she might have the "life experience to string an entire book together." Her first novel, Shadow Dance was published in 1989.

Her novels are known for being funny as well as containing "sexy sizzle and great characterization." She has been nominated three times for Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning in 1998 for Baby, I'm Yours. She is a New York Times, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly best seller and has also been named a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner. She has appeared ten times on the list of 10 novels picked as Amazon.com Editor's Choice. Her novel Coming Undone was nominated for a RITA award.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

Baby

  1. Baby, I'm Yours
  2. Be My Baby
  3. Baby, Don't Go
  4. All Shook Up

Marine

  1. Head Over Heels
  2. Getting Lucky
  3. Hot & Bothered
  4. Coming Undone

Razor Bay / Bradshaw Brothers

  1. That Thing Called Love
  2. Some Like It Hot
  3. No Strings Attached

Sisterhood Diaries

  1. Cutting Loose
  2. Bending The Rules
  3. Playing Dirty
  4. Running Wild

Awards

Recogntions

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