As of 2015, Sanderson is the only male author writing for Mills and Boon; he chose to publish under his wife's name instead of his own.
[1] Before writing romances, Sanderson wrote for Commando war comics.
Sanderson soon began writing novels by himself but chose to use his wife's name for publication.
[2] Sanderson has written more than 50 novels, which have sold a combined three million copies.
[2] Jay Dixon, a scholar of romance novels, described Sanderson as "one of the few men who does have the knack" of writing from the perspective of a female.