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Sandra Dallas is a celebrated American author recognized for her distinctive voice by renowned writer Jane Smiley, who dubbed her "a quintessential American voice" in Vogue Magazine. Dallas's novels, rich with themes of loyalty, friendship, and human dignity, have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and optioned for films. A journalism graduate of the University of Denver, she began her writing career as a reporter with Business Week, covering the Rocky Mountain region for twenty-five years. This experience informed her writing, allowing her to craft novels that seamlessly blend fact and fiction. Dallas has penned ten nonfiction books, including Sacred Paint, which won the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award, and The Quilt That Walked to Golden, recipient of the Independent Publishers Assn. Benjamin Franklin Award. Turning to fiction in 1990, she has published eight novels, including Prayers For Sale. Dallas is a highly acclaimed author, having received the Women Writing the West Willa Award for New Mercies, and two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award, for The Chili Queen and Tallgrass.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Sandra Dallas
- #1AmazonNo More Than Five in a Bed(1962)
- #2AmazonGaslights and Gingerbread(1965)
- #3AmazonCherry Creek Gothic(1971)
- #4AmazonYesterday's Denver(1974)
- #5AmazonSacred Paint(1979)
- #6AmazonColorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps(1985)
- #7AmazonColorado Homes(1986)
- #8AmazonThe Quilt That Walked to Golden(2004)
- #9AmazonThe Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories(2019)
- #10Persian Pickle Club(19)
- #1AmazonBuster Midnight's Cafe(1990)
- #2AmazonThe Persian Pickle Club(1995)
- #3AmazonPrayers for Sale(1997)
- #4AmazonThe Diary of Mattie Spenser(1997)
- #5AmazonAlice's Tulips(2000)
- #6AmazonThe Chili Queen(2002)
- #7AmazonNew Mercies(2005)
- #8AmazonTallgrass(2007)
- #9AmazonWhiter Than Snow(2010)
- #10AmazonThe Bride's House(2011)
- #11AmazonThe Quilt Walk(2012)
- #12AmazonTrue Sisters(2012)
- #13AmazonFallen Women(2013)
- #14AmazonRed Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky(2014)
- #15AmazonA Quilt for Christmas(2014)
- #16AmazonThe Last Midwife(2015)
- #17AmazonHardscrabble(2018)
- #18AmazonThe Patchwork Bride(2018)
- #19AmazonSomeplace to Call Home(2019)
- #20AmazonWestering Women(2020)
- #21AmazonLittle Souls(2022)
- #22AmazonTenmile(2022)
- #23AmazonWhere Coyotes Howl(2023)
- #24AmazonTough Luck(2025)
About Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas is a celebrated American author recognized for her distinctive voice by renowned writer Jane Smiley, who dubbed her "a quintessential American voice" in Vogue Magazine. Dallas's novels, rich with themes of loyalty, friendship, and human dignity, have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and optioned for films. A journalism graduate of the University of Denver, she began her writing career as a reporter with Business Week, covering the Rocky Mountain region for twenty-five years. This experience informed her writing, allowing her to craft novels that seamlessly blend fact and fiction. Dallas has penned ten nonfiction books, including Sacred Paint, which won the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award, and The Quilt That Walked to Golden, recipient of the Independent Publishers Assn. Benjamin Franklin Award. Turning to fiction in 1990, she has published eight novels, including Prayers For Sale. Dallas is a highly acclaimed author, having received the Women Writing the West Willa Award for New Mercies, and two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award, for The Chili Queen and Tallgrass.
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