Jan Coffey is a pen name

Pen name

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 for the United States

United States

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 marriage of writer

Writer

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s formed by James A. McGoldrick and Nikoo K. Coffey McGoldrick. They also write historical-romance novels as May McGoldrick and other suspense

Suspense

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-romance novels as Nicole Cody. As Nikoo McGoldrick & James A. McGoldrick, they also wrote the book Marriage of Minds.

Biography

James A. "Jim" McGoldrick and Nikoo K. Coffey met 1979 in Stonington, Connecticut

Stonington, Connecticut

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, and married the following year. He has a Ph.D. in sixteenth-century British literature and she was a manufacturing engineer. They have two children and reside in Watertown, Connecticut

Watertown, Connecticut

Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 21,661 at the 2000 census. The zip code for Watertown is 06795. It is a suburb of Waterbury. It borders the towns of Woodbury, Middlebury, Litchfield, Plymouth, Bethlehem, and Thomaston.-Founding History:More...

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MacPherson Family Saga Series

1. Angel of the Skye, 1996/05
2. Heart of the Gold, 1996/11
3. The Beauty of the Mist, 1997/04
4. The Intended, 1998/03
5. Flame, 1998/09
6. Tess and the Highlander, 2002/10

Highland Treasury Series

1. The Dreamer, 2000/05
2. The Enchantress, 2000/08
3. The Firebrand, 2000/11

Scottish dreams Series

1. Borrowed Dreams, 2003/06
2. Captured Dreams, 2003/12
3. Dreams of Destiny, 2004/05

Single novels

• Trust Me Once, 2001/07
• Twice Burned, 2002/07
• Triple Threat, 2003/07
• Fourth Victim, 2004/07
• Tropical kiss, 2005/05
• Five in a Row, 2005/07
• Silent Waters, 2006/04
• The Project, 2007/01
• The Deadliest Strain, 2008/01
• The Puppet Master, 2009/01
• Blind Eye, 2009/09

External links

• Jan Coffey at Harper Collins