Randi Samuelson-Brown

Award winning author Randi Samuelson-Brown was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Golden. She writes both fiction and non-fiction enjoys uncovering strange and obscure historical facts and details. Randi's undergraduate degree is in History, and she continued on to Post-Graduate Research at Trinity College, University of Dublin. Frontier Fiction and the shadier aspects of the Wild West hold a place close to her heart, making some people wonder about her.

Historical Fiction:

THE BEATEN TERRITORY - debut novel (re-released as MARKET STREET MADAM in paperback). 2017. Fnalist in Colorado Authors - Historical Fiction.

ON THE FRINGES. 2022. Selection of the Molly Brown House and Center for Colorado Women's History (House Museum) Book Club - October 2024.

Contemporary Westerns:

Dark Range Series: Book 1 - BRAND CHASER (Best Western Winner - Equus Films)

Book 2 - BRANDED GRAVES (Finalist Thriller)

Book 3 - BRANDED VENGEANCE (Winner - Best Western Equus Films 2024)

Book 4 - BRANDED PAST - still making the rounds.

Non-Fiction:

THE BAD OLD DAYS OF COLORADO: UNTOLD STORIES OF THE WILD WEST - Finalist in the 2021 Colorado Book Awards - History and featured on C-SPAN. (2020)

THE BAD OLD DAYS OF MONTANA: UNTOLD STORIES OF THE BIG SKY STATE (2023)

THE WESTERN HORSE: A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE WILD AND WORKING ANIMAL - SPUR Award Finalist (Western Writiers of America). WINNER - Western Horse - History - Equus films 2024)

When she's not writing (or working at her day job), she can be found out riding horses and exploring where ever the spirit takes her.