Anita Mills

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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1987
  • Latest Book:
    June 2018
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About the Author

A former history and English teacher, Anita Mills turned to writing in the mid-1980's. After her regency romance SCANDAL BOUND was published followed by her highly acclaimed LADY OF FIRE, Anita Mills went on to enjoy an award filled career. Her historical novels and regency short stories are ranked among the best in their respective genres. The parents of four children, Anita and her husband Larry find peace on a small farm near Plattsburgh, Missouri. This former teacher has drawn upon her love for both history and English to enrich her novels.

Anita Louise Mills 1941 - 2018
Anita Mills, 77, of Maysville, MO., passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, after an extended illness. Anita was born on August 27, 1941 in Kansas City, MO. to Joannes and Nellie Blaurock. Anita was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and her son, Corey Gavin. Anita is survived by her husband of 55 years, three daughters, eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Full Series List in Order

Deveraux

1 - Scandal Bound (Jun-1987)
3 - The Rogue's Return (Jun-1992)

Frontier

1 - Comanche Moon (Jul-1995)
2 - Comanche Rose (Jan-1996)

Rakes

1 - Autumn Rain (Feb-1993)
2 - Falling Stars (Sep-1993)
3 - Secret Nights (Jul-1994)

Related Books - 2

1 - Lady of Fire (Aug-1987)
2 - Fire and Steel (Aug-1988)
3 - Hearts of Fire (May-1989)
4 - The Fire and the Fury (Jul-1991)
5 - Winter Roses (Feb-1992)

Book List in Order: 34 titles

  • Scandal Bound

    Deveraux - 1
    Signet Regency Romance

    MISS MARLING'S MISTAKE Miss Ellen Marling made a most serious mistake when she let her father marry her off to the beastly Baron Basil Brockhaven. Just how immense an error it was became crystal clear to this innocent but independent young lady wh...

  • Lady of Fire

    Related Books - 2 - 1

    She could feel his racing heart and hear her own heavy breathing beneath him... as he brushed her lips softly and whispered, "Heaven -- Lea, you have given me heaven..." Born Eleanor of Nantes, beautiful young Lea was the most passionately pursue...

  • The Devil's Match

    Signet Regency Romance

    THE DIVINE EVIL Patrick Danvers, the Viscount Westover, was known by another name among the proper people of society. "Devil Danvers" he was called, and no respectable young lady dared be seen in public with this man whose scandalous escapades qui...

  • The Duke's Double

    Signet Regency Romance

    Once Bitten Once upon a time, beautiful Joanna Sherwood, the Countess of Carew, had been wildly, helplessly in love with Adrian Delacourt, the darkly handsome, devastatingly charming Duke of Roxbury. That was before she married Adrian. That was...

  • Fire and Steel

    Related Books - 2 - 2

    Proud and beautiful young Catherine de Brione vowed never to give her heart to the handsome, daring Norman lord, Guy of Rivaux, whom she was forced to wed. Catherine was sure she loved dashing Brian FitzHenry, who had held her in thrall since girlhoo...

  • Duel of Hearts

    Signet Regency Romance

    CAMPAIGN OF CONQUEST Miss Leah Cole's father was a commoner-but he was uncommonly rich. His vast wealth plus Leah's breathtaking beauty was the lure to tempt the highborn and handsome Anthony Barsett, the Viscount Lyndon. As a dutiful d...

  • Hearts of Fire

    Related Books - 2 - 3

    "I like what you do to me, Richard," she whispered, as he explored the softness of her skin with his lips and his hands, until she thought she would shatter into pieces... Fiery-haired Gilliane de Lacey was as proud as she was beautiful. She defi...

  • Newmarket Match

    Signet Regency Romance

    A SPORTING PROPOSITION Miss Harriet Rowe felt she had little to offer her step-cousin, Lord Richard Stanton. The dashing viscount was the most handsome gentleman in London, with a bevy of beauties pining for his attention, while Harriet, a shy cou...

  • A Gift of Fortune

    in A Regency Christmas 1989

    Here are five all-new stories of Christmas by the highly acclaimed authors you love to read all year 'round. These heartwarming holiday tales touch on all the great themes of the season -- joyful homecomings, bittersweet reunions, renewals of the spi...



  • Follow the Heart

    "Please, Adam -- give me this night to remember forever," Sarah pleaded. And she pulled his head down to hers, parting her lips eagerly beneath his... Sarah Spender could barely believe the good fortune that brought gallant and handsome Captain A...

  • The Last Wish

    in A Regency Christmas II

    This warm and delightful collection brings together five all-new stories of Christmas by some of the most beloved and highly acclaimed Regency authors. Written especially for the new edition, these delightful tales capture the spirit of Christmas ri...

  • Miss Gordon's Mistake

    Signet Regency Romance

    The Hateful Lord Haverville Lovely Miss Kitty Gordon did not have to meet Lord Haverville to deeply detest the beastly Baron. For Haverville had forced Kitty's dearest friend, Jessica Merriman, into a monstrous marriage in name only - then left he...

  • The Fire and the Fury

    Related Books - 2 - 4

    Amid the flames of royal revolt their hearts burned with a fierce, wild love... Raven-haired, emerald-eyed, no noblewoman in all Britain was more beautiful -- or more defiant -- than Elizabeth of Riveaux. She refused to accept any man after a disastr...

  • Winter Roses

    Related Books - 2 - 5

    THE SCARLET BRIDE Arabella of Byrum's stunning beauty was her blessing and her curse. It stirred the brutal Elias of Woolford to make an irresistible offer for her hand, And it helped fuel the jealous rage that made Elias break their bond, leaving...

  • The Rogue's Return

    Deveraux - 3
    Signet Regency Romance

    Double Jeopardy It was bad enough when beautiful young Anne Morland was abducted by her callous cousin Quentin Fordyce. He wanted to strip her of her virtue, then force her into a monstrous marriage. Yet it was even worse when she was saved by ...

  • Black Magic

    in Full-Moon Magic

    "WHEN THE MOON IS FULL, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN..." Come with us on five journeys of the heart, where romance weaves its magic spell and things are not always as they seem. From some of the most beloved authors of romantic fiction come the tales of en...

  • Autumn Rain

    Rakes - 1

    When Elinor Ashton's debt-ridden father forces her into a loveless marriage with the elderly but enormously wealthy Lord Kingsley, she becomes the unhappiest bride of London society... and the property of a man whose jealousy leads him to concoct an ...

  • Highway Robbery

    in Rakes and Rogues

    WHEN THEY'RE BAD... THEY'RE BETTER Open the pages of this superb book and enter the world of the bad boys of romance. Make a date with a bevy of colorful rakes and devilish rogues in five exquisitely sexy stories by some of the most ...

  • Falling Stars

    Rakes - 2

    THE GAMBLER'S DAUGHTER Kate Winstead's noble father had been destroyed by his weakness for gambling. Now Kate was taking a gamble that would have made her father blanch. She was giving her hand in marriage to a man she barely knew and going to liv...



  • The Haunting of Sarah Gordon

    in Moonlight Lovers

    YOU'LL BE MOONSTRUCK This mesmerizing collection of supernatural love stories will leave you breathless as it explores a side of love that comes out only after dark. Here, from some of the most beloved and highly acclaimed authors of romantic fict...

  • Journey of the Heart

    in A Dream Come True

    The Topaz Man personally introduces in "A Dream Come True" his favorite stories of dreams that really do come true. From a woman thrown back to 1844 New Orleans, to a Western dream vacation, to a female passenger and boat captain's romance on the hig...

  • Memories

    in Cherished Moments

    Join three of your favorite storytellers on a tender journey of the heart... Cherished Moments is an extraordinary collection of breathtaking novellas woven around the theme of motherhood. Before you turn the last page you will have been swept fro...

  • Secret Nights

    Rakes - 3

    LADY OF SHAME Beautiful Elise Rand had once been humiliated by her father's attempt to arrange a marriage for her with London's most brilliant and ambitious trial lawyer, Patrick Hamilton. Hamilton had wanted her, but as a mistress, not a wife. Now ...

  • Devil's Luck

    in From the Heart

    Bringing together five all-new Valentine's Day stories by some of the most extraordinarily talented and highly acclaimed Regency authors, this charming collection celebrates the passion and magic of the most romantic day of the year. Mary Balogh pain...

  • A Good Woman

    in Dashing and Dangerous

    WHEN THEY'RE BAD ...THEY RE BETTER They're shameless, seductive, and steal your heart with a smile. Now these irresistible rogues and rakes, rebels and renegades, are captured in five all new, deliciously sexy stories by America's favorite authors...

  • Comanche Moon

    Frontier - 1

    HEART OF FIRE Beautiful, flame-haired Amanda Ross had been sent from Texas to Boston to be a lady. But now she was going back to claim the vast ranch that was her legacy in the untamed land where her cattle baron father and heiress mother had died...

  • The Christmas Stranger

    in Christmas Rogues

    Christmas has always been the time for sharing with loved ones, and what gift could be better than these wonderful stories of love from three of the greatest writers of historical romance? Unwrap these beautiful tales and meet... a drifter torn b...

  • Comanche Rose

    Frontier - 2

    A WOMAN'S LONGING Beautiful Annie Bryce had a stain on her name and an aching hollow in her heart. The Comanches who had killed her husband had violated her honor and stolen her daughter. Now she would do anything and pay any price to get her belove...

  • Whirlwind

    in Unchained Lightning

    Ben Haley is a hired gun riding the Kansas prairie dustwinds --- until a devil tornado spins his mark's pretty daughter into his arms....



  • Dangerous

    A LADY IN DANGER From the moment Philadelphia-born Verena Howard first laid eyes on the smooth-talking gambler, she knew he was trouble. He was everything her mother had ever warned her about -- a darkly handsome man with something to hide. But as s...

  • Bittersweet

    A Desperate Woman. When the South lost the Civil War, everything changed for Laura Taylor. The Yankees came to South Carolina, driving Laura and her soldier husband, Jesse, west to seek a new beginning. But Laura's hopes crumbled when she fou...

  • Under the Mistletoe

    Keep your heating bills down this winter and warm up with these previously published cold-weather romances! Charming and dashing, sexy and funny, these six Christmas stories bring couples together around the holiday season. From romance stalw...

  • Cherished Moments

    From three bestselling romance authors: “Each title expresses the strength and wonder of a mother’s love in three unique, unforgettable love stories” (Literary Times).   Celebrate mothers and daughters with these three thrilling tales of a...

  • Friends Like Us

    Davis Brown, James Burton e Sebastian Morris sono tre amici inseparabili. I tre moschettieri di Lugano. La loro vita cambierà quando inizieranno l'università a Zurigo, lontano da casa. Incontreranno una ragazza misteriosa sul treno, che li sconvolg...

Award-Winning Books by Anita Mills

Comanche Rose
1996 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Western Historical Romance
The Duke's Double
1988 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Sensual Historical Romance
Fire and Steel
1988 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Medieval Romance
Follow the Heart
1990 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Colonial Romance
Miss Gordon's Mistake
1991 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Regency Farce


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Anita Mills has published 34 books.

Anita Mills does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Friends Like Us, was published in June 2018.

The first book by Anita Mills, Scandal Bound, was published in June 1987.

Yes. Anita Mills has 4 series.
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