Personal life

Patricia Burford and her twin Pamela Burford were born on August 9, 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. They are reputedly descended from "Little John," the best friend of the legendary "Robin Hood;" this helped inspire Patricia's love of history.

Patricia formerly worked in the publishing industry in New York City and Rochester, NY, as both a marketing manager and editor. She lives in Rochester with her husband and their daughters in a house shared with a variety of cats.

Writing career

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 a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. 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 Gilded Age 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.

Her newest project is the Hidden Grotto series of epic erotica for Bantam Books as Louisa Burton (in homage to Sir Richard Burton, who translated the Kama Sutra).

Patricia Burford Ryan's novels have been critically acclaimed and published in over twenty countries.

As Patricia Ryan

Single novels

• The Return of the Black Sheep, 1995/05
• A Burning touch, 1996/01
• For the Thrill of It!, 1996/09
• Twice the Spice, 1997/04
• In Hot Pursuit, 1998/10
• All of Me, 2000/01
• Million Dollar Baby, 2000/11

Fairfax Family Saga Series

1. Falcon's Fire, 1995/12
2. Heaven's Fire, 1996/10

Périgueux Family Saga Series

1. Secret Thunder, 1997/05
2. Wild Wind, 1998/02

Wexford Family Saga Series

1. Silken Threads, 1999/06
2. The Sun and the Moon, 2000/06

Anthologies in collaboration

• "August" in SUMMER HEAT, 1998/08 (with Pamela Burford)
• "Santa, baby" in NAUGHTY OF NICE?, 2001/11 (with Sherrilyn Kenyon and Carly Phillips and Kathryn Smith)
• "Possessing Julia" in BURNING UP, 2003/07 (with Nina Bangs, Cheryl Holt and Kimberly Raye)
• "What happens in Vegas" in TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, 2005/08 (with Toni Blake and LuAnn McLane)

As P.B. Ryan

Gilded Age Mystery Series

1. Still Life with Murder, 2003/07
2. Murder in a Mill Town, 2004/07
3. Death on Beacon Hill, 2005/03
4. Murder on Black Friday, 2005/11
5. Murder in the North End, 2006/11
6. A Bucket of Ashes, 2007/12

As Louisa Burton

Hidden Grotto Series

1. House of Dark Delights, 2007/01
2. Bound in Moonlight, 2007/11