Elaine Coffman


Barbara Elaine Gunter Coffman is an American writer of both historical romance and suspense, writing as Elaine Coffman.

Biography

Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author who has published in both the historical romance and suspense genres. Her novels take place in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. She is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.

Personal

Barbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. Gunter received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University. She taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her Master's Degree and certification for Language and Learning Disabilities at Texas Tech in Lubbock.

Writing

Coffman's romances have been noted for their historical research; Publisher's Weekly said, in the review for The Italian, "Coffman renders Italy's plight with the exactitude of a historian."
Three of Coffman's books have been nominated for Best Historical Romance of the Year by Romance Writers of America. She has also received the Maggie Award, Reviewers Choice Award, and Best Western Historical Award. If You Loved Me, the last book of Coffman's Mackinnon series, was her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Coffman's first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket Books in 2006.

Single Novels

  1. Angel in Marble, 1991, 1998
  2. For All The Right Reasons, 1991
  3. Somewhere Along The Way, 1992
  4. So This Is Love, 1993, Fawcett Books
  5. Heaven Knows, 1994, Fawcett Books
  6. When Love Comes Along, 1995, Warner Books
  7. If You Love Me, 1997, Fawcett Books.

    The Italian Chronicles Series

  8. The Fifth Daughter, 2001
  9. The Italian, 2002.

    The Graham-Lenox Family Saga

  10. The Highlander, 2003
  11. Let Me Be Your Hero, 2004
  12. By Fire and By Sword, 2006.

    Anthologies