The Riyria Chronicles, The Curse of Chalion, Sabriel, The Name of the Wind, Vlad Taltos, Watership Down, Farseer.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld is also good, though I'm not sure if you'd like it, as his style is very different from Brandon's.
I don't think so. The Wheel of Time has a very convoluted plot, and I'm afraid it wouldn't make much sense to you if you did. Plus you'd miss out on a lot of character development.