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ⓘ About Patricia Ryan
Patricia Ryan is a renowned American author who was born on 9 August 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In the year 1994, Patricia Ryan was awarded with a Golden Heart Award and two other Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards. Silken Threads, one of her best performing books won the RITA Awards, which is the top award for Romance Writers in America. Prior to becoming an author, Patricia Ryan served in the publishing industry in Rochester and New York city as an editor and a marketing manager. Using the name P.B Ryan, Patricia Ryan, penned down the Nell Sweeney historical mystery series. The series has been set in the 19th Century post-Civil War Boston. One of the books in the series, titled Murder in a Mill received a nomination for the Mary Higgins Awards.
All Book Series by Patricia Ryan
Twice Burned
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016 Anthology · Pamela Burford
Tales from the Backlist: Selected Stories from Backlist e-Books Authors
Book 2 of 3 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Patricia Ryan?
Patricia Ryan is a renowned American author who was born on 9 August 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In the year 1994, Patricia Ryan was awarded with a Golden Heart Award and two other Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards. Silken Threads, one of her best performing books won the RITA Awards, which is the top award for Romance Writers in America.
Which Patricia Ryan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hot City Nights series, the earliest of Patricia Ryan's multi-book series: it opens with A Burning Touch (1995) and runs to 3 books across 1995–2000, ending with Arm Candy (2000). Patricia Ryan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Patricia Ryan written?
Patricia Ryan has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2016. 27 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Nell Sweeney Mysteries series with 6 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Patricia Ryan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia Ryan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hot City Nights (1995–2000, 3 books), North Moon Bay (1995–2000, 3 books) and Fairfax Family (1995–1996, 2 books), plus 7 more.
How are Patricia Ryan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patricia Ryan's 35 books into 10 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nell Sweeney Mysteries (6 books, 2003–2007); Hidden Grotto (4 books, 2007–2009); Hot City Nights (3 books, 1995–2000); North Moon Bay (3 books, 1995–2000); Double Dare (3 books, 1997–2016), plus 5 further series.