Millie Criswell (born March 26, 1948) is a
best-selling
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author of over twenty-five
romance novels
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pr ...
.
She began writing shortly before her fortieth birthday, after decades of reading romances. She has since published over twenty-five novels, and is the lead author for the new
Harlequin
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Flipside line. She and her husband live in
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Spotsylvania Courthouse is a census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), t ...
; they have a daughter and a son.
Awards
*Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner
*National Readers Choice Award winner
*Reviewer's Choice Award winner
*Georgia Romance Writers MAGGIE award winner
*Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence winner
Bibliography
Italian Series (Modern)
*''The Trouble With Mary''
*''What to Do About Annie''
*''The Trials of Angela''
*'' Mad About Mia''
The Law Man Trilogy
*''Desperate'' Rafe and Emma
*''Dangerous'' Ethan
*''Defiant'' Travis
Flowers of the West Trilogy
*''Wild Heather'' Book 1
*''Sweet Laurel''Book 2
*''Prim Rose'' Book 3
*''Asking for Trouble''
*''No Strings Attached''
*''Body Language''
*''Suddenly Single''
*''The Trials of Angela''
*''Staying Single''
*''Christmas Eve''
*''The Pregnant Miss Potter''
*''The Marrying Man''
*''The Wedding Planner''
*''True Love''
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Novelists from Virginia
1948 births
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
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