Susan Andersen

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| birth_place = United States

| nationality = American

| occupation = Novelist

| period = 1989–present

| genre = Romance, suspense

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Susan Andersen (born 1950) is an American writer of romance novels since 1989.

Biography

Born in 1950, 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."{{cite web|title=Susan Andersen|url=http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=1131|publisher=eHarlequin.Com|accessdate=2007-07-03}} 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."{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Jill M. |title=Book Review:Head Over Heels |publisher=Romantic Times |year=2002 |url=http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=14977 |access-date=2007-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210013733/http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=14977 |archive-date=February 10, 2008 }} 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.{{cite web|title=Author Profile:Susan Andersen|publisher=Romantic Times|year=2007|url=http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_profile.php?author=4015|accessdate=2007-07-03 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070804091552/http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_profile.php?author=4015 |archivedate = 2007-08-04}} She has appeared ten times on the list of 10 novels picked as Amazon.com Editor's Choice (in 2001, 2002 and 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). Her novel Coming Undone was nominated for a RITA award.