Catherine Coulter

Infobox Writer


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birthplace = Cameron County, Texas, United States
occupation = novelist
nationality = American
period = 1978 - present
genre = Romantic novel, historical romance, contemporary suspense thrillers
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notableworks = The Autumn Countess
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website = http://www.catherinecoulter.com/

Catherine Coulter (born December 26, 1942 in Cameron County, Texas) is the maiden name (and pen name) of Jean Catherine Coulter Pogany, an American author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romances who currently resides in Northern California with her husband Anton Pogany.cite web| url =http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000007990,00.html| title = Penguin Group Books Authors - Catherine Coulter| publisher =Penguin Group|accessdate =2006-11-09]

Biography

Early years

Coulter grew up on a horse ranch in the state of Texas.cite web| url =http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/authormonth/0207coulter/coulter-catherine.asp| title = Authors on the Web - Catherine R. Coulter| publisher =Authors on the Web.com| accessdate =2006-11-09] 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.cite web
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Coulter wrote her first two novels, fifteen pages each, when she was fourteen. While a freshman at 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.

Writing career

When Coulter finished writing her novel she sent it to an editor at Signet, the premiere Regency romance publisher. Three days later Signet offered her a three-book contract. That first novel, "The Autumn Countess", was published by Penguin Books in 1978. By 1982, she was earning enough to quit her job and become a full-time writer. [cite web
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Since then she has written over fifty books and has had forty-two consecutive New York Times Bestsellers since 1988.cite web| url =http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/authormonth/0207coulter/coulter-catherine.asp| title = Authors on the Web - Catherine R. Coulter| publisher =Authors on the Web.com| accessdate =2006-11-09] 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. [cite web
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Personal life

Coulter sits down to 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 with her husband, Anton Pogany, who is a physician. They travel often, and Coulter loves to ski.

Bibliography

Regency

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" (Coming end of 2007)

Night Trilogy

#"Night Fire" Avon
#"Night Shadow" Avon
#"Night Storm" Avon

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

ingle 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
#"Slaves of the Mastery" penguin/signet
#"Earth Song" Penguin/Signet
#"Secret Song" Penguin/Signet
#"Rosehaven" Berkley/Jove
#"The Penwyth Curse" (new release Jan. 2003) Berkley/Jove

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

FBI suspense thrillers Series

#"The Cove" Berkley/Jove
#"The Maze" Putnam/Berkley/Jove
#"The Target" Putnam/Berkley/Jove
#"The Edge" Putnam/Berkley/Jove
#"Riptide" Putnam/Berkley/Jove
#"Hemlock Bay" (paperback July 2002) Putnam/Berkley/Jove
#"Eleventh Hour" (hardcover July 2002) Putnam
#"Blindside" (hardcover July 28, 2003) Putnam
#"Blowout" (paperback release Feb. 2005) Putnam/Berkely/Jove
#"Pointblank" (hardcover release Aug. 23, 2005) Putnam
#"Double Take" (hardcover release Jun. 12, 2007) Putnam
#"Tailspin" (hardcover release Jun. 24, 2008) Putnam"The Beginning" (The Cove & The Maze--together in 1 book--Sep. 6, 2005)

"Double Jeopardy" (The Target & The Edge - 2 books in 1 - June 3, 2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.catherinecoulter.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.iblist.com/author.php?id=785 Catherine Coulter] at the Internet Book List