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Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson (born 10 October 1936 in England, United Kingdom), a popular British author of over 160
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 also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming. Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, '' Caroline'' (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, '' Leopard in the Snow'' (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.


Biography


Personal life

Mildred Grieveson was born on 10 October 1946 in England. She always wanted to write, and for years she wrote for her own pleasure. She had written all through her infant and junior years and on into her teens, the stories changing from children's adventures to torrid gypsy passions. Her mother used to gather these up from time to time, when her bedroom became too untidy, and disposed of these manuscripts. Mildred married very young and became a housewife. Her husband suggested that she ought to send one of her stories to a publisher, but she had never finished one of her stories. Published at 19, she was newly married, and her daughter was just a baby, when she juggled her household chores and scribbled away in exercise books every chance she got. Now, she has two adult children, a son and a daughter, and two grandchildren, Abigail and Ben.


Writing career

With her husband's encouragement, she finally finished a manuscript, '' Caroline''. When she was only 19, in 1965,
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published ''Caroline'', and this became her first published book, signed under the pseudonym Anne Mather. "In fact her first five books were first published in hardback by Robert Hale Ltd, London although Mills & Boon later published these in paperback. The first novel to be issued entirely through M&B was Dangerous Enchantment in May 1969. (ref. Fantastic Fiction website)." In 1973, she became a launch author for the new
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Presents line of category
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. Harlequin Presents books were more sensual than the previous line, Harlequin Romance, under which Anne Mather had been published. She was chosen to be a launch author because she, along with
Violet Winspear Violet Winspear (28 April 1928 – January 1989) was a British writer of 70 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1961 to 1987. In 1973, she became a launch author for the new Mills & Boon-Harlequin Presents line of category romance novels. Pre ...
and
Anne Hampson Anne Hampson (28 November 1928 – 25 September 2014) was a British writer of over 125 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1969 to 1998. She published historical romance novels under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. Although she retired in 1998, in 200 ...
were the most popular and prolific of Harlequin's authors. Her novel, ''Leopard in the Snow'' (1974), was developed into a 1978 movie.


Selected works


As Anne Mather


Single Novels

* '' Caroline'' (1965) * ''Design for Loving'' (1966) = ''Seen by Candlelight'' (1971) * ''Beloved Stranger'' (1966) = ''Legacy of the Past'' (1973) * ''Masquerade'' (1966) * ''Arrogance of Love'' (1968) * ''Enchanted Island'' (1969) = ''The Innocent Invader'' (1974) * ''Dangerous Enchantment'' (1969) * ''Dangerous Rhapsody'' (1969) * ''Legend of Lexandros'' (1969) * ''Tangled Tapestry'' (1969) * ''Who Rides the Tiger'' (1970) * ''Lord of Zaracus'' (1970) * ''Sweet Revenge'' (1970) * ''Moon Witch'' (1970) * ''Arrogant Duke'' (1970) * ''Master of Falcon's Head'' (1970) * ''Charlotte's Hurricane'' (1970) * ''Pleasure and the Pain'' (1971) * ''Reluctant Governess'' (1971) * ''Storm in a Rain Barrel'' (1971) * ''Sanchez Tradition'' (1971) * ''High Valley'' (1971) * ''Living with Adam'' (1972) * ''Distant Sound of Thunder'' (1972) * ''The Autumn of the Witch'' (1972) * ''Dark Enemy'' (1972) * ''Monkshood'' (1972) * ''Prelude to Enchantment'' (1972) * ''Night of the Bulls'' (1972) * ''No Gentle Possession'' (1973) * ''The Shrouded Web'' (1973) * ''Jake Howard's Wife'' (1973) * ''Mask of Scars'' (1973) * ''White Rose of Winter'' (1973) * ''Chase a Green Shadow'' (1973) * ''Savage Beauty'' (1973) * ''Waterfalls of the Moon'' (1973) * '' Leopard in the Snow'' (1974) * ''Silver Fruit Upon Silver Trees'' (1974) * ''Rachel Trevellyan'' (1974) * ''Dark Moonless Night'' (1974) * ''Witchstone'' (1974) * ''Japanese Screen'' (1974) * ''Dark Venetian'' (1975) * ''Pale Dawn, Dark Sunset'' (1975) * ''Country of the Falcon'' (1975) * ''Dark Castle'' (1975) * ''Take What You Want'' (1975) * ''Come the Vintage'' (1975) * ''For the Love of Sara'' (1975) * ''Forbidden'' (1976) = ''Forbidden Love'' (1981) * ''Come Running'' (1976) * ''Valley Deep, Mountain High'' (1976) * ''Beware the Beast'' (1976) * ''Devil's Mount'' (1976) * ''The Smouldering Flame'' (1976) * ''Wild Enchantress'' (1976) * ''Alien Wife'' (1976) * ''The Medici Lover'' (1977) * ''A Trial Marriage'' (1977) * ''Born Out of Love'' (1977) * ''Charade in Winter'' (1977) * ''The Devil in Velvet'' (1977) * ''Loren's baby'' (1978) * ''Rooted in Dishonour'' (1978) * ''Scorpions' Dance'' (1978) * ''Proud Harvest'' (1978) * ''Follow Thy Desire'' (1978) * ''Captive Destiny'' (1978) * ''Fallen Angel'' (1978) * ''Hell or High Water'' (1979) * ''The Judas Trap'' (1979) * ''Lure of Eagles'' (1979) * ''Melting Fire'' (1979) * ''Apollo's Seed'' (1979) * ''Images of Love'' (1980) * ''Sandstorm'' (1980) * ''Spirit of Atlantis'' (1980) * ''Whisper of Darkness'' (1980) * ''Castles of Sand'' (1981) * ''A Haunting Compulsion'' (1981) * ''Innocent Obsession'' (1981) * ''Duelling Fire'' (1981) * ''Forbidden Flame'' (1981) * ''Edge of Temptation'' (1982) * ''Smokescreen'' (1982) * ''Stormspell'' (1982) * ''Season of Mists'' (1982) * ''Passionate Affair'' (1982) * ''Impetuous Masquerade'' (1982) * ''Green Lightning'' (1983) * ''Sirocco'' (1983) * ''An Elusive Desire'' (1983) * ''Cage of Shadows'' (1983) * ''Wild Concerto'' (1983) * ''Moondrift'' (1984) * ''Act of Possession'' (1985) * ''Hidden in the Flame'' (1985) * ''Stolen Summer'' (1985) * ''Pale Orchid'' (1985) * ''An All Consuming Passion'' (1985) * ''Longest Pleasure'' (1986) * ''Night Heat'' (1987) * ''Burning Inheritance'' (1987) * ''Trial of Innocence'' (1988) * ''*''Dark Mosaic'' (1989) * ''A Fever in the Blood'' (1989) * ''A Relative Betrayal'' (1990) * ''Indiscretion'' (1990) * ''Blind Passion'' (1991) * ''Such Sweet Poison'' (1991) * ''Betrayed'' (1991) * ''Diamond Fire'' (1991) * ''Dangerous Sanctuary'' (1992) * ''Guilty'' (1992) * ''Tidewater Seduction'' (1992) * ''Rich as Sin'' (1992) * ''A Secret Rebellion'' (1993) * ''Snowfire'' (1993) * ''Tender Assault'' (1993) * ''Strange Intimacy'' (1994) * ''Brittle Bondage'' (1994) * ''Raw Silk'' (1994) * ''Treacherous Longings'' (1995) * ''A Woman of Passion'' (1995) * ''Relative Sins'' (1996) * ''Wicked Caprice'' (1996) * ''Dangerous Temptation'' (1997) * ''Dishonourable Intent'' (1997) * ''Long Nights Loving'' (1997) * ''Shattered Illusions'' (1997) * ''Sinful Pleasures'' (1998) * ''Pacific Heat'' (1998) * ''Morgan's Child'' (1998) * ''Her Guilty Secret'' (1999) * ''The Baby Gambit'' (1999) * ''A Trial of Marriage'' (1999) * ''Innocent Sins'' (2000) * ''Savage Innocence'' (2001) * ''A Rich Man's Touch'' (2001) * ''Hot Pursuit'' (2002) * ''Innocence Betrayed'' (2006) This novel includes Her Guilty Secret (1999) & Innocent Sins (2000) * ''Stay Through The Night'' (2006) * ''The Pregnancy Affair'' (2007) * ''The Greek Tycoon's Pregnant Wife'' (2007) * ''Bedded for the Italian's Pleasure'' (2007) * ''The Brazilian Millionaire's Love-Child'' (2009) aka ''The Brazilian's Love-Child'' * ''His Forbidden Passion'' (2009) * ''Innocent Virgin, Wild Surrender'' (2010)


Greek Tycoons Series Multi-Author

* ''The Millionaire's Virgin'' (2000) * ''All the Fire'' (1971) = ''His Virgin Mistress'' (2002) These are not the same book, although the Male main character in both books have the same first & last name, and the female main character in both books have the same first name.


Passion Series Multi-Author

* ''All Night Long'' (2000) * ''Sinful Truths'' (2003) * ''The Forbidden Mistress'' (2004) * ''Savage Awakening'' (2005)


Latin Lovers Series Multi-Author

* ''The Spaniard's Seduction'' (2002) * ''Alejandro's Revenge'' (2003) * ''Mendez's Mistress'' (2008)


Foreign Affairs Series Multi-Author

* ''Pacific Passions'' (2002) (with
Robyn Donald Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She tra ...
) * ''Foreign Affairs'' (2004) (with
Helen Bianchin Helen Bianchin (born 20 February 1939) is a New Zealand-born Australian writer. Since 1975, she has written over 55 romance novels for Mills & Boon. Biography Bianchin was born on 20 February 1939 in New Zealand. She worked as a legal secretar ...
and
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) * ''In the Italian's Bed'' (2004) * ''The Rodrigues Pregnancy'' (2004) * ''Sleeping with a Stranger'' (2005) * ''The Virgin's Seduction'' (2006)


Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author

* ''Jack Riordan's Baby'' (2006)


Collections

* ''Best of Anne Mather: Fallen Angel; Follow Thy Desire'' (1983) * ''The Best of Anne Mather: Sandstorm; Images of Love'' (1984) * ''Anne Mather Collection: Rich as Sin; Tidewater Seduction; Snowfire'' (1996) * ''Rich as sin; Snowfire; Tidewater seduction'' (2002) * ''Strange Intimacy / Treacherous Longings'' (2004) * ''Relative Sins / Wicked Caprice'' (2005) * ''Spaniard's Seduction / Rich Man's Touch'' (2008)


Omnibus in collaboration

* ''Masquerade'' by Anne Mather / ''Rata Flowers Are Red'' by Mary Moore (author) / ''Unknown Mr. Brown'' by Sara Seale (1977) * ''A Match for Mom'' (1997) (''Guilty'' by Anne Mather / ''A man for mon'' Linda Randall Wisdom / The fix-it man by
Vicki Lewis Thompson Vicki Lewis Thompson (born 11 October 1950 in United States) is a best-selling 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 Vic ...
) * ''Seduction Guaranteed'' (2000) (with
Michelle Reid Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...
and
Miranda Lee Miranda Lee (born Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990. Biography Miranda Lee was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, ...
) * ''Wed Again!'' (2001) (''They're Wed Again!'' by
Penny Jordan Penelope Halsall (née Jones; 24 November 1946 – 31 December 2011) was a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny ...
/ Anne Mather / ''The Man She'll Marry'' by
Carole Mortimer Carole Mortimer (born 1960 in England) is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors. Biography Carole Mortimer was ...
) * ''Exotic Heat'' (2002) (Anne Mather,
Sandra Field Jill MacLean (born 1941 in England) is a Canadian writer of children's fiction books and, under the pseudonyms of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley, a popular author of over 70 romance novels for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974. ...
and
Sharon Kendrick Sharon Kendrick, née ''Wirdnam'' (b. London, England) is a popular British writer of over 100 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1993. Her books regularly top the sales charts for romance fiction on both sides of the Atlantic. Biog ...
) * ''Mediterranean Playboys'' (2004) (
Michelle Reid Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...
, Anne Mather and
Jane Porter Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels, ''Thaddeus of Warsaw'' (1803) and ''The Scottish Chiefs'' (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical ...
) * ''The Tycoon's Love Child'' (2005) (
Jacqueline Baird Jacqueline Baird (born 1 April in Northumberland, England) is popular English writer of over 30 romance novels since 1988. Awards * Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award 1998. Best Harlequin Presents * Romantic Times Wishes * Numerous Waldenb ...
, Anne Mather and
Robyn Donald Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She tra ...
) * ''Dark Seductions'' (2005) (''Raw Silk'' by Anne Mather / ''Dark Apollo'' by
Sara Craven Anne Ashurst (née Bushell; October 1938 in Devon, England – 15 November 2017), who wrote using the pseudonym Sara Craven, was a British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels were published by Mills & Boon from 1975. In 2010 she became ...
/ ''Dark Fire'' by
Robyn Donald Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She tra ...
) * ''More Than a Mistress'' (2006) (''Claiming His Mistress'' by
Emma Darcy Emma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband–wife writing team of Wendy Brennan (28 November 1940 – 12 December 2020) and Frank Brennan (1936 – 1995), they wrote in collaboration over 45 romance novels. In 1993, for the Emm ...
/ ''His Virgin Mistress'' by Anne Mather / ''Mistress On His Terms'' by Catherine Spencer) * ''Latin Lovers'' (2006) (Anne Mather, Kay Thorpe and
Michelle Reid Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...
) * ''The Sweetest Revenge'' (2007) (Anne Mather, Sara Wood and
Susan Stephens Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...
) * ''Raw Silk / Dark Apollo / Dark Fire'' (2008) (with
Sara Craven Anne Ashurst (née Bushell; October 1938 in Devon, England – 15 November 2017), who wrote using the pseudonym Sara Craven, was a British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels were published by Mills & Boon from 1975. In 2010 she became ...
and
Robyn Donald Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She tra ...
) * ''Pacific Heat / Surrender to Seduction'' (2008) (with
Robyn Donald Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She tra ...
)


As Caroline Fleming

(Books reedited as Anne Mather)


Single Novels

* ''Dark Venetian'' (1969/11)


References and sources


External links


Anne Mather's in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

Anne Mather's in Fantastic Fiction
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mather, Anne 1946 births English romantic fiction writers Living people English women novelists Women romantic fiction writers