Anne Stuart
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Anne Stuart, born Anne Kristine Stuart (b. May 2, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
), is a prolific and best-selling American romance
novelist. She has written over 60 novels and was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America
's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Her first book was published in 1974 by Ballantine Press
when she was 25 years old. Since then, her books have been published by numerous publishers such as Dell
, Doubleday, St. Martin's Press
and currently Harlequin
.
. Stuart grew up with her parents in Princeton, New Jersey
.
She, her husband, Richard Ohlrogge, her daughter, and her son live in northern Vermont
.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
), is a prolific and best-selling American romance
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
novelist. She has written over 60 novels and was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Her first book was published in 1974 by Ballantine Press
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
when she was 25 years old. Since then, her books have been published by numerous publishers such as Dell
Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
, Doubleday, St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
and currently Harlequin
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
.
Biography
Anne Kristine Stuart was born on May 2, 1948 in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Stuart grew up with her parents in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
.
She, her husband, Richard Ohlrogge, her daughter, and her son live in northern Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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Awards
- Banish Misfortune: 1986 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
- Falling Angel: 1994 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
- Winter's Edge: 1996 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
Single novels
- Barrett's Hill (1974)
- Cameron's Landing (Doubleday ; 1977)
- Lord Satan's Bride (Dell PublishingDell PublishingDell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
; 1981) - The Spinster and the Rake (Dell PublishingDell PublishingDell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
; 1982) - Chain of Love (1983)
- Heart's Ease (1983)
- Museum Piece (1984)
- Tangled Lies (1984)
- Against the Wind (1985)
- Housebound (1985)
- Banish Misfortune (1985)
- The Rocky Road (1985)
- Bewitching Hour (1986)
- Blue Sage (1987)
- Hand in Glove (1987)
- Partners In Crime (1988)
- Cry for the Moon (1988)
- Seen and Not Heard (1988)
- Special Gifts (1990)
- Chasing Trouble (1991)
- Night of the Phantom (1991)
- Heat Lightning (1992)
- Now You See Him (1992)
- Rafe's Revenge (1992)
- A Rose at Midnight (Avon BooksAvon (publishers)Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:...
; 1993) - Break the Night (1993)
- One More Valentine (1993)
- Falling Angel (1993)
- Cinderman (1994)
- To Love a Dark Lord (1994)
- Nightfall (SignetNew American LibraryNew American Library is an American publisher based in New York, founded in 1948; it produced affordable paperback reprints of classics and scholarly works, as well as popular, pulp, and "hard-boiled" fiction. Non-fiction, original, and hardcopy issues were also produced.Victor Weybright and Kurt...
; 1995) - The Soldier and the Baby (1995)
- Winter's Edge (1995)
- Moonrise (SignetNew American LibraryNew American Library is an American publisher based in New York, founded in 1948; it produced affordable paperback reprints of classics and scholarly works, as well as popular, pulp, and "hard-boiled" fiction. Non-fiction, original, and hardcopy issues were also produced.Victor Weybright and Kurt...
; 1996) - Shadow Dance (Avon BooksAvon (publishers)Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:...
; 1997) - Lord of Danger (Zebra Books ; 1997)
- Prince of Magic (Zebra Books ; 1998)
- The Right Man (1999)
- Shadow Lover (Onyx Publishers ; 1999)
- Lady Fortune (Zebra Books ; 2000)
- Shadows at Sunset (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2000) - Wild Thing (2000)
- The Widow (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2001) - Still Lake (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2002) - Into the Fire (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2003) - Hidden Honor (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2004) - Date With A Devil (with Cherry AdairCherry AdairCherry Adair is an award-winning and best-selling American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband and their two standard schnauzers, Max and Chase, who compete nationally in agility trials.-Biography:...
and Muriel Jensen) (HarlequinHarlequin Enterprises LtdHarlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
; 2004) - The Devil's Waltz (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2006) - Silver Falls (2009)
Maggie Bennett Series
- At the Edge of the Sun (1987)
- Darkness Before Dawn (1987)
- Escape Out of Darkness (Dell PaperbacksDell PublishingDell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
; 1987)
Ice Series
- Black Ice (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2005) - Cold As Ice (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2006) - Ice Blue (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2007) - Ice Storm (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2007) - Fire and Ice (MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
; 2008)
The House of Rohan Series
- The Wicked House of Rohan (eISBN: 9781426861055, MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, July 2010) - Ruthless (ISBN: 978-0778328483, MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, August 2010) - Reckless (ISBN: 978-0778328490, MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, September 2010) - Breathless (ISBN: 978-0778328506, MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, October 2010) - Shameless (ISBN: 978-0778312970, MiraMills & BoonMills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, June 2011)
Omnibus in collaboration
- My Valentine (1993) (with Judith ArnoldJudith ArnoldBarbara Keiler , well known as Judith Arnold, is a best-selling American author of over eighty-five romance novels since 1983. She has also been published as Ariel Berk and Thea Frederick.-Biography:...
, Anne McAllisterAnne McAllisterAnne McAllister is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.-Biography:Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana...
and Linda Randall WisdomLinda Randall WisdomLinda Randall Wisdom is an American author of contemporary romance novels.-Biography:Wisdom began writing in 1978 and sold her first two novels, Dancer in the Shadows and Fourteen Karat Beauty to Silhouette Romance in 1979...
) - To Love and to Honor (1993) (with Stella Cameron, Judith E. French and Linda Lael MillerLinda Lael MillerLinda Lael Miller , is a best-selling American author of more than seventy contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written under the pen name Lael St. James.-Personal life:...
) - Dreamscape (1993) (with Bobby Hutchinson and Jayne Ann KrentzJayne Ann KrentzJayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. As Jayne Ann Krentz she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her...
) - Strangers In The Night (1995) (with Maggie ShayneMaggie ShayneMaggie Shayne is an American author of more than 50 romance and paranormal novels. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award...
and Chelsea Quinn YarbroChelsea Quinn Yarbro-Biography:She was born in Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley schools through high school followed by three years at San Francisco State College .In November 1969 she married Donald Simpson and divorced in February 1982...
) - Thieves, Spies, and Other Lovers: Catspaw / Code Name Casanova / in from the Cold (1995) (with Dawn Carroll and Lynn EricksonLynn EricksonLynn Erickson is the popular American pseudonym used by the writing team formed by Molly Swanton and Carla Peltonen , they have written romance novels since 1980.-Biography:...
) - One Night With a Rogue (1995) (with Kimberly Cates, Christina DoddChristina DoddChristina Dodd is a best-selling American author ofromance novels.-Biography:Dodd is the youngest of three daughters whose father died before she was born. Although her mother had been a housewife with few job skills, after Dodd's birth she found a job and worked diligently to support her children...
, Deborah MartinDeborah MartinDeborah Martin is a contemporary American Realist Painter, Fine Art Photographer and curator. A site-specific artist, her work eulogizes the abandoned habitats and domestic landscapes of small town America....
) - New Year's Resolution: Husband (1995) (with Rebecca Brandewyne and Carla Neggers)
- New Year's Resolution: Baby (1996) (with Margot DaltonMargot DaltonMargot Dalton is a pseudonym used by Phyllis Strobell to write contemporary romance novels.Dalton has been nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and for a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Fourth Horseman...
and JoAnn RossJoAnn RossJoAnn Ross is popular US writer of over 95 romance novels since 1983. She has also written novels as JoAnn Robbins and JoAnn Robb....
) - Lovers Dark and Dangerous (1996) (with Heather Graham and Helen R. Myers)
- Summer Love (1997) (with Stella Cameron, Jill Marie LandisJill Marie LandisNot to be confused with Marie Landis, an American writer who has written two novels in collaboration with Brian HerbertJill Marie Landis Not to be confused with Marie Landis, an American writer who has written two novels in collaboration with Brian HerbertJill Marie Landis Not to be confused with...
and Janelle TaylorJanelle TaylorJanelle Taylor is an American author of historical romance novels.-Biography:Janelle Diane Williams was born June 28, 1944 in Athens, Georgia. She graduated from Athens High School in 1962, and spent the next three years as an orthodontic nurse in Athens. In 1965 she married Michael Taylor...
) - Summer Lovers: First, Best and Only / Granite Man / Chain of Love (1998) (with Barbara DelinskyBarbara DelinskyBarbara Delinsky is an American writer of nineteen New York Times bestsellers. She has also been published under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass.-Biography:Delinsky was born on August 9, 1945 near Boston, Massachusetts...
and Elizabeth Lowell) - The Cupid Connection (1998) (with Cathy Gillen ThackerCathy Gillen ThackerCathy Gillen Thacker is an American author of over seventy romance novels.-Biography:Thacker began writing to occupy herself while she was raising small children. She wrote seven books as she taught herself how to be an author. Her eighth attempt was finally published in July 1982...
and Vicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
) - Sisters and Secrets (1998) (with Donna Julian, Jodie Larsen and Katherine StoneKatherine StoneKatherine Stone Chase is an American doctor and writer of romance novels under her maiden name Katherine Stone. She is married to the doctor and writer Jack Chase...
) - Dangerous Desires: Too Wild To Wed? / Montana Man / Falling Angel (1999) (with Barbara DelinskyBarbara DelinskyBarbara Delinsky is an American writer of nineteen New York Times bestsellers. She has also been published under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass.-Biography:Delinsky was born on August 9, 1945 near Boston, Massachusetts...
and Jayne Ann KrentzJayne Ann KrentzJayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. As Jayne Ann Krentz she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her...
) - Valentine Affairs (1999) (with Muriel Jensen, Anne McAllisterAnne McAllisterAnne McAllister is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.-Biography:Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana...
and Linda Randall WisdomLinda Randall WisdomLinda Randall Wisdom is an American author of contemporary romance novels.-Biography:Wisdom began writing in 1978 and sold her first two novels, Dancer in the Shadows and Fourteen Karat Beauty to Silhouette Romance in 1979...
) - My Secret Admirer (1999) (with Marisa Carroll and Vicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
) - Hot Pursuit (1999) (with Joan JohnstonJoan JohnstonJoan Johnston is a best-selling American author of over forty contemporary and historical romance novels.-Biography:...
and Mallory Rush) - Valentine Babies (2000) (with Jule McBride and Tara Taylor Quinn)
- Kissing Frosty / Santa in a Stetson (2000) (with Vicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
) - What Lies Beneath: The Road to Hidden Harbor / Remember Me / Primal Fear (2002) (with Caroline Burnes and Joanna WayneJoanna WayneJo Ann Vest is an American author of contemporary romance novels under the pseudonym Joanna Wayne.-Biography:Wayne was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. She began reading when she was four years old, and quickly began making weekly trips to the library to find books to read...
) - Lost in the Night: Real Thing / Heat Lightening / Father: Unknown (2002) (with Barbara DelinskyBarbara DelinskyBarbara Delinsky is an American writer of nineteen New York Times bestsellers. She has also been published under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass.-Biography:Delinsky was born on August 9, 1945 near Boston, Massachusetts...
and Tara Taylor Quinn) - Kissing Frosty / The Boss, the Baby and the Bride (2002) (with Day LeclaireDay LeclaireDay Leclaire is a best-selling American author of more than forty romance novels. She has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes from a multitude of organizations.-Early years:...
) - A Stranger's Kiss (2003) (with Debra WebbDebra WebbDebra Webb is an American author of romantic suspense novels.-Biography:Debra Webb grew up on a farm outside Scottsboro, Alabama. Although her family was not wealthy, Webb cites her parents' hard work as teaching her "that I could be anything, do anything if I wanted it badly enough and was willing...
) - Date with a Devil (2004) (with Cherry AdairCherry AdairCherry Adair is an award-winning and best-selling American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband and their two standard schnauzers, Max and Chase, who compete nationally in agility trials.-Biography:...
and Muriel Jensen) - Undercover Summer (2004) (with Bobby Hutchinson)
- Burning Bright (2004) (with Judith ArnoldJudith ArnoldBarbara Keiler , well known as Judith Arnold, is a best-selling American author of over eighty-five romance novels since 1983. She has also been published as Ariel Berk and Thea Frederick.-Biography:...
and Maggie ShayneMaggie ShayneMaggie Shayne is an American author of more than 50 romance and paranormal novels. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award...
) - Midnight Clear / Remembering Red Thunder / Silent Surrender (2004) (with Rita Herron and Sylvie Kurtz)
- Men Made in America Vol 3 (2007) (with Elizabeth BevarlyElizabeth BevarlyElizabeth Bevarly is an American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1989. She is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author.-Biography:...
, Kathleen Creighton, Diana Palmer and Leigh MichaelsLeigh MichaelsLeigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger , a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.-Biography:LeAnn was born on... - Men Made in America Vol 4 (2007) (with Curtiss Ann Matlock, Dixie BrowningDixie BrowningDixie Browning, née Burrus is an American artist and writer of over 100 romance novels. She also has published under the pen name Zoe Dozier, and with her sister Mary Burrus Williams, she writes historical romance under the name Bronwyn Williams.-Biography:Dixie Burrus was born in 1930 on North...
, Emilie RichardsEmilie RichardsEmilie Richards is an American author of over 50 contemporary romance and mystery novels.- Early years :Emilie Richards was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a...
and Patricia Rosemoor)