Anne Stuart (Anne Kristine Stuart) is an American bestselling romance novelist whose career spans more than five decades. She is best known for writing dark, emotionally intense romances featuring morally complex heroes. Her work includes gothic romance, historical romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, category romance, and contemporary fiction.

Stuart sold her first novel, Barrett’s Hill, at age 25. Since its publication in 1974, she has written more than 100 novels for publishers including Ballantine, Doubleday, Dell, Avon, Zebra, Harlequin, Silhouette, Pocket Books, St. Martin’s Press, Berkley, Mira, and Montlake. She is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of darker, psychologically complex romance fiction.

Major Honors

Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award (1996)
Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards
Romantic Times Romance Pioneer Award (2010)
Multiple RITA Award winner
Numerous bestselling novels appearing on national bestseller lists.

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Books by Anne Stuart:

Gothic & Romantic Suspense

Barrett’s Hill (1974)
Cameron’s Landing (1977)
Demonwood (1979)
The Demon Count (1980)
The Demon Count’s Daughter (1980)
Against the Wind (1985)
Escape Out of Darkness (1987)
Darkness Before Dawn (1987)
At the Edge of the Sun (1987)
Seen and Not Heard (1988)
Nightfall (1995)
Moonrise (1996)
Ritual Sins (1997)
Shadow Lover (1999)
Shadows at Sunset (2000)
The Widow (2001)
Still Lake (2002)
Into the Fire (2003)
Black Ice (2005)
Cold As Ice (2006)
Ice Blue (2007)
Ice Storm (2007)
Fire and Ice (2008)
Silver Falls (2009)
On Thin Ice (2011)
Risk the Night (2013)
Consumed by Fire (2015)
Driven by Fire (2016)
Wildfire (2017)
Return to Christmas (2019)
It Takes a Thief (2022)

Historical Romance

Lord Satan’s Bride (1981)
The Spinster and the Rake (1982)
The Houseparty (1985)
A Rose at Midnight (1993)
Shadow Dance (1993)
To Love a Dark Lord (1994)
Prince of Swords (1996)
Lord of Danger (1997)
Prince of Magic (1998)
Lady Fortune (2000)
Hidden Honor (2004)
The Devil’s Waltz (2006)
Ruthless (2010)
Reckless (2010)
Breathless (2010)
Shameless (2011)
Never Kiss a Rake (2013)
Never Trust a Pirate (2013)
Never Marry a Viscount (2014)
The Absolutely, Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland and Wales (2020)

Ice Series

Black Ice
Cold As Ice
Ice Blue
Ice Storm
Fire and Ice
On Thin Ice

House of Rohan Series

The Wicked House of Rohan (novella)
Ruthless
Reckless
Breathless
Shameless

Scandal at the House of Russell Series

Never Kiss a Rake
Never Trust a Pirate
Never Marry a Viscount

Collaborations

Dogs & Goddesses (with Jennifer Crusie and Lani Diane Rich)
The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes (with Jennifer Crusie and Eileen Dreyer)

Harlequin American Romance

Chain of Love
Heart’s Ease
Museum Piece
Housebound
Banish Misfortune
Rocky Road
Bewitching Hour
Blue Sage
Cry for the Moon
Partners in Crime
Glass Houses
Crazy Like a Fox
Rancho Diablo
Angel’s Wings
Lazarus Rising
Night of the Phantom
Chasing Trouble
Heat Lightning
Rafe’s Revenge
One More Valentine
Falling Angel
Cinderman
The Soldier and the Baby
A Dark and Stormy Night
The Right Man
Wild Thing

Harlequin Intrigue

Tangled Lies
Catspaw
Hand in Glove
Catspaw II
Winter’s Edge
The Fall of Maggie Brown

Silhouette

Special Gifts
Now You See Him
Break the Night

Anthologies & Collections

My Valentine
Highland Fling
One Night with a Rogue
New Year’s Resolution: Husband
New Year’s Resolution: Baby
Summer Love
Sisters and Secrets
My Secret Admirer
Valentine Babies
Night and Day
What Lies Beneath
Date with a Devil
Burning Bright
Silhouette Shadows

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Collectible Books Values

Barrett’s Hill (1974) first edition – $50–200
Cameron’s Landing first edition – $40–150
Demonwood first edition – $30–100
Lord Satan’s Bride first edition – $25–90
A Rose at Midnight first edition – $20–75
To Love a Dark Lord first edition – $20–80
Black Ice first edition – $15–60
Ice Series paperbacks – $10–35 each
House of Rohan series – $10–30 each
Signed modern editions – $40–150
Signed early first editions – $100–300+

The most desirable collectible titles are generally

Barrett’s Hill
Cameron’s Landing
The Demon Count
A Rose at Midnight
To Love a Dark Lord
signed copies of the Ice series.

Actual market prices vary based on condition, edition, and demand.