Catherine Coulter

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Jean Catherine Coulter (born December 26, 1942 in Cameron County , Texas ) is an American writer. Coulter is a prolific and successful writer of romance novels and crime thrillers. 66 of her 70 novels to date appear on the New York Times bestseller lists . Large parts of her work - especially her romance novels - are classified as trivial literature.

life and work

Coulter grew up on a horse farm in Cameron County, received an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and a Masters degree from Boston College in "Early 19th Century European History". She married Anton Pogany, who was studying medicine at the time and later became a doctor, and took a job as a speechwriter for a Wall Street company, which she was able to give up in 1982 when her writing was making enough money.

In 1979 Coulter published her first novel with the New York NAL publishing house: The Autumn Countess (German 1997: dungeon of the heart ). The plot of the romance novel, which was influenced by reading Georgette Heyer , was set in the British Regency (1811–1820), that is, in the period that Jane Austen had portrayed in an exemplary manner a good 160 years earlier. By 2011, another 27 Regency romance novels followed. She later revised and expanded many of the earlier Regency novels. In 1982 and 1985 Coulter published two romance novels ("Devil's Duology"), which are set around the turn of the 19th century in the milieu of the Mediterranean sea and in the oriental harem milieu. In 1983 she started a "Song" series of romance novels, the framework of which was the European Middle Ages. In 1984 a "Star" tetralogy followed, set in San Francisco around the middle of the 19th century. In 1991 she started a Viking tetralogy. Most of the novels that Coulter published up to 1996 can be classified as typical Bodice Ripper novels, that is, romance novels with villain heroes who subjugate their reluctant lovers by means of sexual violence. Coulter has contributed more works to this subgenre than most other female authors.

1985 Coulter published Aftershocks for the first time, a contemporary romance novel. Others followed. Through an intermediate stage from romantic thrillers ( False Pretenses , 1988; her first hardcover), Coulter finally came to FBI thrillers ( The Cove , 1996). Her second FBI thriller, The Maze (1997), was her first book to appear in hardcover rather than paperback on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2015, Coulter presented a novel with a paranormal theme for the first time .

Coulter lives in Mill Valley and Sausalito , California with her husband .

Publications

Regency romance novels

Baron series

  • The Wild Baron (1981/1997, Jove; The Beautiful Stranger , 1999, Heyne)
  • An Honorable Offer / The Offer (1981/1997, New American Library; An Honorable Offer / Dance to Love , 1994, Heyne)
  • The Deception (1983/1999, Penguin)
  • The Baron Novels 1–3 (anthology, 2012)

Bride Series (Sherbrooke)

  • The Sherbrooke Bride (1992; The Sherbrook Bride )
  • The Hellion Bride (1992; The Bride of Satan )
  • The Heiress Bride (1993; The Maiden Bride )
  • Mad Jack (1999; Charade of Love )
  • The Courtship (2000)
  • The Scottish Bride (2001)
  • Pendragon (2002)
  • The Sherbrooke Twins (2004)
  • Lyon's Gate (2005)
  • Wizards Daughter (2007)
  • The Prince of Ravenscar (2011)

Night trilogy

  • Night Fire (1989, Avon ; love without guilt )
  • Night Shadow (1989, Avon; Magic of Love )
  • Night Storm (1990, Avon; Stormwind of Love )

Legacy series

  • The Wyndham Legacy (1994; Rivals of Fortune )
  • The Nightingale Legacy (1995; Curse of Love )
  • The Valentine Legacy (1995; Sting of Longing )
  • The Legacy Trilogy 1–3 (anthology, 2012)

Magic trilogy

  • Midsummer Magic (1987; Pride and Passion )
  • Calypso Magic (1988; Calypso )
  • Moonspun Magic (1988; Longing and Fulfillment )
  • The Magic Trilogy (anthology, 2012)

Single novels

  • The Countess / The Autumn Countess (1978/1999; Dungeon of the Heart )
  • The Rebel Bride (1997; The rebellious bride )
  • The Heir / Lord Deverill's Heir (1980; Lord Deverill's Heir )
  • The Duke / The Generous Earl (1997; Mistress of the Heart )
  • Lord Harry / Lord Harry's Folly (1993/1997; The Lord's Mask )
  • Regency Historical Romances (anthology, 2012)

More historical romance novels

Mediterranean series

  • Devil's Embrace (1982/2000)
  • Devil's Daughter (1985/2000; The Blonde Slave , 1998)
  • The Devil's Duology (anthology, 2012)

San Francisco Series ("Star Quartet")

  • Sweet Surrender (1984; 1986 again under the title Evening Star )
  • Midnight Star (1986/1996; The Star of Vengeance )
  • Wild Star (1986; Path of Thorns , 1988)
  • Jade Star (1986; Jadestern )
  • The Star Series (anthology, 2012)

Middle ages series

  • Chandra / Warrior's Song (1983)
  • Fire Song (1985; The Voice of Fire , 1992)
  • Earth Song (1990; The Voice of the Earth , 1992)
  • Secret Song (1991; The Voice of the Blood , 1992)
  • Rosehaven (1996; Castle of Love , 2000)
  • The Penwyth Curse (2003)
  • The Valcourt Heiress (2010)
  • The Song Novels 1–6 (anthology, 2012)

Vikings series

  • Season of the Sun (1991; In the shadow of the midnight sun )
  • Lord of Hawkfell Island (1993; The Lord of Hawkfell Island )
  • Lord of Raven's Peak (1994; The Lord of Raven's Peak )
  • Lord of Falcon Ridge (1995 The Lord of the Falcon Gorge )
  • The Viking Novels 1–4 (anthology, 2012)

Contemporary romance novels

  • Aftershocks ( Like in seventh heaven )
  • Afterglow
  • The aristocrat

Contemporary romantic thriller

  • False Pretenses (1988; Wrong Play )
  • Impulse (1990; Caribbean Nights )
  • Beyond Eden (1992; Beyond Love )
  • Born to Be Wild (2006)

FBI thriller

  • The Cove (1996)
  • The Maze (1997; Where Nobody Can Hear You )
  • The Target (1998; forgive, don't forget )
  • The Edge (1999)
  • Riptide (2000)
  • Hemlock Bay (2001)
  • Eleventh Hour (2002)
  • Blindside (2003)
  • Blowout (2004)
  • Point Blank (2005)
  • Double Take (2007)
  • TailSpin (2008)
  • Knock Out (2009)
  • Whiplash (2010)
  • Split Second (2011)
  • Backfire (2012)
  • Bombshell (2013)
  • Power Play (2014)
  • Nemesis (2015)
  • Insidious (2016)

Anthologies

  • The Beginning (2005, includes The Cove & The Maze)
  • Double Jeopardy (2008, includes The Target & The Edge)
  • Twice Dead (2011, includes Riptide & Hemlock Bay)
  • The FBI Thrillers Collection 1-5 (2011)
  • The FBI Thrillers Collection 6-10 (2011)
  • The FBI Thrillers Collection 11-15 (2012)
  • Second Shot (2014)

"A Brit in the FBI" series (with JT Ellison)

  • The Final Cut (2013)
  • The Lost Key (2014)
  • The End Game (2015)

Paranormal topic

  • The Strange Visitor at Wolffe Hall (2015)

Non-fiction

  • My Ancestry Research (2016)

Awards

  • The Sherbrooke Bride - 1998 “Top 100 Romances” (All About Romance Reader Award)
  • The Final Cut - 2013 RT Book Review
  • The Lost Key - 2015 finalist for the Audies audio book award , Thriller / Suspense category
  • The End Game - 2015 Starred Review of the Library Journal and RT Book Review

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 7, 2016 (Official Website).
  2. ↑ About Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 7, 2016 . About the author: Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Sherwin: Coulter dispenses advice like an inspirational speaker. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
  4. ↑ About Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
  5. ↑ About the author: Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 7, 2016 . Elizabeth Sherwin: Coulter dispenses advice like an inspirational speaker. Retrieved July 7, 2016 . Penguin Random House: Catherine Coulter. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
  6. ↑ 2013 RT Book Reviews. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
  7. ↑ 2015 Audies. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
  8. ↑ 2015 Booklist - Starred Review. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
  9. ↑ 2015 RT Book Reviews. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Coulter, Catherine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coulter, Jean Catherine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Cameron County, Texas