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    Over the past 43 years, Sandra Brown has written 60 novels, all of which seem to be in the Romantic/Suspense, Mystery, and Thriller genre, if such a category exists. However they may be classified, they are wildly popular. More than 80 million of her books are in print worldwide, and they have been translated into at least 30 languages.Chill Factor (2005, 534 pages in paperback format) features Lilly Martin, a strong and adventurous woman who is in the process of ending a turbulent marriage to...

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