Catherine Coulter
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Catherine Coulter is an American
author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romance
s who currently resides in Northern California with her husband Anton Pogany.
in the United States
. She comes from a family of creative people. Her grandmother, who died at the young age of 37, was also a writer. Coulter's father is a painter and singer, and her mother is a retired concert pianist.
Coulter wrote her first two novels, fifteen pages each, when she was fourteen. While a freshman at the University of Texas, Coulter wrote poetry. After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas, Coulter attended Boston College
and earned a Master's degree in early 19th-century European history.
Coulter took a job as a speech writer for a Wall Street company president. Because her husband was a medical student, she spent many of her evenings alone, reading romance novels. One night when they were home together, Coulter found herself in the middle of a particularly bad book and threw it across room, asserting that even she could do better. Her husband challenged her to prove herself, and the two spent the weekend plotting out a storyline for a gothic romance. Coulter wrote the novel in the evenings.
in 1978. By 1982, she was earning enough to quit her job and become a full-time writer.
Since then she has written over fifty books and has had forty-two consecutive New York Times Bestsellers since 1988. Her thriller The Maze was her first book to place on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list, while The Cove spent nine weeks on the New York Times Paperback Bestseller list and sold over one million copies. Coulter generally publishes one historical romance and one suspense novel each year, and has been busily rewriting many of her earlier Regency romances to turn them into longer historical romances.
Coulter lives in Marin County, California
with her husband, Anton Pogany, who is a physician. They travel often, and Coulter loves to ski.
Omnibus editions (containing The Cove & The Maze) (containing The Target & The Edge) (containing Riptide & Hemlock Bay)
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author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romance
Historical romance
Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...
s who currently resides in Northern California with her husband Anton Pogany.
Early years
Coulter grew up on a horse ranch in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She comes from a family of creative people. Her grandmother, who died at the young age of 37, was also a writer. Coulter's father is a painter and singer, and her mother is a retired concert pianist.
Coulter wrote her first two novels, fifteen pages each, when she was fourteen. While a freshman at the University of Texas, Coulter wrote poetry. After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas, Coulter attended Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
and earned a Master's degree in early 19th-century European history.
Coulter took a job as a speech writer for a Wall Street company president. Because her husband was a medical student, she spent many of her evenings alone, reading romance novels. One night when they were home together, Coulter found herself in the middle of a particularly bad book and threw it across room, asserting that even she could do better. Her husband challenged her to prove herself, and the two spent the weekend plotting out a storyline for a gothic romance. Coulter wrote the novel in the evenings.
Writing career
When Coulter finished writing her novel she sent it to an editor at Signet. Three days later Signet offered her a three-book contract. That first novel, The Autumn Countess, was published by Penguin BooksPenguin Group
The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
in 1978. By 1982, she was earning enough to quit her job and become a full-time writer.
Since then she has written over fifty books and has had forty-two consecutive New York Times Bestsellers since 1988. Her thriller The Maze was her first book to place on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list, while The Cove spent nine weeks on the New York Times Paperback Bestseller list and sold over one million copies. Coulter generally publishes one historical romance and one suspense novel each year, and has been busily rewriting many of her earlier Regency romances to turn them into longer historical romances.
Personal life
Coulter sits down at her computer every morning at 6:30 a.m. to review her email before beginning writing at 7:30 a.m. She normally finishes writing by 11 a.m.Coulter lives in Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
with her husband, Anton Pogany, who is a physician. They travel often, and Coulter loves to ski.
Baron Series
- The Wild Baron Berkley/Jove
- The Offer (orig. An Honorable Offer) Penguin/NAL/Signet
- The Deception (orig. An Intimate Deception) Penguin/NAL/Signet
The Bride Series (Sherbrooke)
- The Sherbrooke Bride, Berkley/Jove
- The Hellion Bride, Berkley/Jove
- The Heiress Bride, Berkley/Jove
- Mad Jack, Berkley/Jove
- The Courtship, Berkley/Jove
- The Scottish Bride (1/2001) Berkley/Jove
- Pendragon (Jan. 2002); Berkly/Jove
- The Sherbrooke Twins (Feb. 2004) Berkley/Jove
- Lyon's Gate (August 2005) Berkley/Jove
- Wizards Daughter (2007)
The Legacy Series
- The Wyndham Legacy, 1/94, hardcover, Putnam; 9/94, Jove paperback
- The Nightingale Legacy, 12/95, hardcover, Putnam; 9/95, Jove paperback
- The Valentine Legacy, 8/95, hardcover, Putnam; 7/96, Jove paperback
The Magic Trilogy
- Midsummer Magic Penguin/Topaz
- Calypso Magic Penguin/Topaz
- Moonspun Magic Penguin/Topaz
Single Novels
- The Countess (orig. The Autumn Countess) Penguin/NAL/Signet
- The Rebel Bride Penguin/NAL/Signet
- The Heir (orig. Lord Deverill’s Heir) Penguin/NAL/Signet
- The Duke (orig. The Generous Earl) Penguin/NAL/Signet
- Lord Harry (orig. Lord Harry’s Folly) Penguin/NAL/Signet
Georgian
- Devil's Embrace Penguin/Signet (re-issued, re-written version 5/2000)
- Devil's Daughter Penguin/Signet (re-release 9/12/2000)
Victorian/Early San Francisco
- Evening Star Penguin/Topaz (original title Sweet Surrender)
- Midnight Star Penguin/Topaz, (reissued 10/96)
- Wild Star Penguin/Topaz
- Jade Star Penguin/Topaz
Medieval
- Warrior's Song (rewritten version of Chandra) Penguin/Signet
- Fire Song Penguin/Signet
- Earth Song Penguin/Signet
- Secret Song Penguin/Signet
- Rosehaven Berkley/Jove
- The Penwyth Curse (new release Jan. 2003) Berkley/Jove
- The Valcourt Heiress Putnam Adult (October 2010) ISBN 978-0399156755
Viking Series
- Season of the Sun Penguin/NAL/Onyx
- Lord of Hawkfell Island Berkley/Jove
- Lord of Raven’s Peak Berkley/Jove
- Lord of Falcon Ridge Berkley/Jove
Contemporary romance
- Aftershocks Silhouette/Harlequin
- Afterglow Silhouette/Harlequin
- The Aristocrat Silhouette/Harlequin
Contemporary romantic thrillers
- False Pretenses Penguin/NAL/Signet
- Impulse Penguin/NAL/Signet
- Beyond Eden Penguin/NAL/Signet
- Born to Be Wild Berkley/Jove
FBI suspense thrillers Series
Omnibus editions (containing The Cove & The Maze) (containing The Target & The Edge) (containing Riptide & Hemlock Bay)