In 1981, author Sandra Brown's husband challenged her to write a novel. She did, and then never stopped. Fifty-seven Sandra Brown books are New York Times bestsellers, including Tough Customer (2010), Smoke Screen (2008), Play Dirty (2007), Ricochet (2006), Chill Factor (2005), White Hot (2004), Hello, Darkness (2003), The Crush (2002), Envy (2001), The Switch (2000), The Alibi (1999), Unspeakable (1998) and Fat Tuesday (1997). Author Sandra Brown began writing romance books and mystery books in 1981. Since Mirror Image in 1990, each Sandra Brown book has become a New York Times bestseller. In 1992, the Sandra Brown book French Silk was made into an ABC-TV movie. There are now seventy million copies of Sandra Brown books in print worldwide, and they have been translated into thirty-three languages. Sandra is much in demand as a writer of mystery books and romance books, and has appeared at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., and the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, as well as charity functions. Other awards include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature, the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success, B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award, the A.C. Greene Award-and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award for her romance books. Sandra was also named Thriller Master for 2008 for her mystery books, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. She is a member of Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., Literacy Partners, and a founding member of International Thriller Writers.