Sandra Brown cried when she wrote parts of her most recent novel, "Out of Nowhere," which tells the story of two strangers whose lives converge in the aftermath of a mass shooting.
Brown, who has penned more than 70 New York Times bestselling books in the romance, suspense and thriller genres, was inspired to write the book when the Texas resident watched the events of the Uvalde school shooting unfold in newscasts.
"I thought these people have to resume their lives," she said of the tragedy. "Nothing catastrophic has happened to us ... but how do they deal with it − their lives are forever affected, so that's what interested me."
