Jonita Mullins is an award-winning author and speaker from Muskogee, Oklahoma. She has written eleven books and more than 700 articles focused on history. Her first novel series, recounts the story of the first missionaries in Arkansas Territory. Her newest novel is The Marital Scandal which tells of the first removals of the southeastern tribes to Indian Territory.

Mullins is a passionate preservationist and serves on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society. When she is not writing, speaking or conducting historic tours, Jonita works on preservation projects including the restoration of the home of Alice Robertson, a missionary, teacher and Oklahoma’s first Congresswoman.