Kate Hoffmann

Last updated
Peggy Hoffmann
BornDOB unknown
United States
Pen nameKate Hoffmann
Occupation Novelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1993–present
Genre Romance

Peggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. [1] She has written for both the Temptation and Blaze lines for Harlequin Books. In 1992 she won the Harlequin Temptation contest. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin. [2]

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Biography

Hoffmann majored in music in college, later she settled into a job teaching music to elementary school children. After she left teaching, she had jobs in fashion merchandising, advertising, public relations and marketing/communications on both the agency and corporate side. She began reading romantic novels in 1979, when she picked up a copy of Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, after which she immediately read all by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, Valerie Sherwood, Johanna Lindsey and Jennifer Blake.

She attempted writing historical novels but eventually turned to contemporary novels instead. Her first contemporary novel was published in 1993 under the pseudonym "Kate Hoffmann."

Bibliography

Standalone novels

Series

Men of Bachelor Creek! Series

  1. Caught Under the Mistletoe! (1998)
  2. Dodging Cupid's Arrow! (1998)
  3. Struck by Spring Fever! (1998)

Millennium 2000's Heroes Series

  1. Once a Hero (1999)
  2. Always a Hero (1999)

Smooth Operators Series

  1. The Charmer (2010)
  2. The Drifter (2010)
  3. The Sexy Devil (2010)

Heat Series

  1. Hot and Bothered (2004)
  2. Warm and Willing (2005)

Mighty Quinns Series

# [3] TitleAlso InPublication

Date

1ConorIrish Charmers2001
2DylanIrish Charmers2001
3Brendan2001
4Reunited2002
5Liam2003
6Brian2003
7Sean2003
8The Promise2005
9MarcusThe Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan2006
10IanThe Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan2006
11DeclanThe Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan2006
12The Legacy2007
13BrodyMighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home

Australian Quinns

2009
13.1Twin TemptationMighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home2009
13.2Letters from HomeMighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home2009
14TeagueAustralian Quinns

One-Click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze

2009
15CallumAustralian Quinns2009
16Riley2011
17Danny2011
18Kellan2011
19DermotThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2012
20KieranThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2012
21CameronThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2012
22RonanThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2012
23LoganThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2013
24JackThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2013
25RourkeThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2013
25.1A Mighty Quinn Seduction2013
26DexThe Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex2013
27Malcolm2014
28Rogan2014
29Ryan2014
30Eli2015
31Devin2015
32Mac2015
33Thom2016
34Tristan2016
35Jamie2017

Multi-Author Series

Secret Fantasies Series Multi-Author

  • 7. Never Love a Cowboy (1995)

Bachelors Arms Series

  1. Bachelor Husband (1995)
  2. The Strong Silent Type (1995)
  3. A Happily Unmarried Man (1996)

For Her Eyes Only Series Multi Author

  • 3. The Pirate (1996)
  • 10. A Body to Die For (1998)

Hero for Hire Series

  • 3. A Body to Die for (1998)

Weddings By Dewilde Series Multi-Author

  • 3. Dressed To Thrill (1996)
  • 8.Terms of Surrender (1996)

Wrong Bed Series Multi-Author

  • 10. Not in My Bed! (1999)
  • 46. Your Bed Or Mine? (2008)
  • 58. Not Just Friends (2012)
  • 66. Compromising Positions (2016)

Personal Touch Series Multi-Author

  • 4. Mr. Right Now (2001)

Trueblood Dynasty Series Multi-Author

  • 8. Daddy Wanted (2001)

Cooper's Corner Series Multi-Author

  • 14. My Christmas Cowboy (2002)

Forrester Square Series Multi-Author

  • 3. All She Needed (2003)

Million Dollar Secret Series Multi-Author

  • 4. For Lust or Money (2007)

Lust in Translation Series Multi-Author

  • 2. Doing Ireland! (2007)

Forbidden Fantasies Series Multi-Author

  • 9. Incognito (2008)
  • 24. Into the Night (2010)

24 Hours: Lost Series Multi-Author

  • 1. Who Needs Mistletoe? (2008)

Uniformly Hot! Series Multi-Author

  • 57. Seducing the Marine (2014)

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication

Date

In Collaboration

With

Valentine Delights [4] His Secret Valentine1997 Meryl Sawyer

Gina Wilkins

Bridal Showers [5] She's the One!Feb 1998 Ruth Jean Dale

Jule McBride

Three Babies and a Bargain / Baby Bonus? [6] Three Babies and a BargainJun 2000 Sandra Paul
Strangers in Paradise [7] Not in my Bed!

With a Stetson and a Smile

Jun 2000
Unexpected Angel / Undercover Elf [8] Unexpected Angel

Undercover Elf

Dec 2000
Written in the Stars [9] Someone in a Hat May Bring You Luck . . .Nov 2001 Judith Arnold

Gina Wilkins

Trueblood Christmas [10] GeorgianaOct 2002 Jasmine Cresswell

Tara Taylor Quinn

The Mother's Day Collection [11] Feb 2002 Helen Dickson

Margaret Way

Terms of Engagement [12] Wanted: WifeFeb 2002 Miranda Lee
Cinderfella / Lady of the Night [13] Lady of the NightOct 2002 Susan Wiggs
Where the Nights Are Long [14] Dodging Cupid's ArrowJan 2003 Bobby Hutchinson
Paris or Bust! [15] Romancing RoxanneMar 2003 Jacqueline Diamond

Jill Shalvis

Five Times Trouble [16] Three Babies and a BargainDec 2004 Susan Kearney
The Midnight Hour [17] Fiancé by MistakeJan 2004 Lilian Darcy

Kate Walker

Legally Mine / Are You Lonesome Tonight? [18] Are You Lonesome Tonight?Jan 2004 Wendy Etherington
Hot and Bothered / Underneath It All [19] Hot and BotheredOct 2004 Nancy Warren
Irish CharmersConor

Dylan

Jan 2005
Warm and Willing / Little Night Magic [20] Warm & WillingFeb 2005 Liz Jarrett
Never Naughty Enough / Warm and Willing [21] Warm & WillingNov 2005 Jill Munroe
Sinfully Sweet [22] Simply ScrumptiousJan 2006Jacquie D'Alessandro

Janelle Denison

A Fare to Remember [23] Taken for a RideJun 2006 Julie Elizabeth Leto

Vicki Lewis Thompson

Snowstorm Heat Bundle [24] Your Bed or Mine?Feb 2008 Catherine Mann

Susan Wiggs

One-Click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze [25] TeagueJul 2009 Julie Kenner

Karen Anders

Jill Munroe

Samantha Hunter

Betina M. Krahn

Cara Summers

Rhonda Nelson

Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home [26] Brody

Twin Temptation

Letters from Home

Aug 2009
The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan [27] Marcus

Ian

Declan

Jun 2011
Australian Quinns [28] Brody

Teague

Callum

Feb 2014
The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex [29] Dermot

Kieran

Cameron

Ronan

Logan

Jack

Rourke

Dex

May 2014

References and resources

  1. "Kate Hoffmann". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Kate Hoffmann". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Mighty Quinns". Fantastic Fiction. February 19, 2020.
  4. "Valentine Delights". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  5. Bridal Showers. February 18, 2020. ASIN   0373833504.
  6. "Three Babies and a Bargain / Baby Bonus?". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  7. "Strangers in Paradise". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  8. "Unexpected Angel / Undercover Elf". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  9. "Written in the Stars". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  10. "Trueblood Christmas". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  11. "The Mother's Day Collection". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  12. "Terms of Engagement". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  13. "Cinderfella / Lady of the Night". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  14. "Where the Nights Are Long". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  15. "Paris or Bust!". Good Reads. February 18, 2020.
  16. Five Times Trouble. February 18, 2020. ASIN   0373230192.
  17. "The Midnightr Hour". Book Depository. February 18, 2020.
  18. "Legally Mine / Are You Lonesome Tonight?". Fantastic Fiction. February 18, 2020.
  19. Hot & Bothered / Underneath It All. February 18, 2020. ASIN   0373691882.
  20. Warm & Willing / A Little Night Magic. February 18, 2020. ASIN   0733561608.
  21. Monroe, Jill; Hoffmann, Kate (February 18, 2020). Never Naughty Enough / Warm and Willing. Harlequin Mills & Boon, Limited. ISBN   9780373603992.
  22. "Sinfully Sweet". Good Reads. February 19, 2020.
  23. "A Fare To Remember". Harlequin. February 19, 2020.
  24. Hoffmann, Kate; Mann, Catharine; Wiggs, Susan (2008). Snowstorm Heat Bundle. Ottawa Library: Harlequin Special Releases. pp. Table of Contents. ISBN   9781426813337.
  25. Hoffmann, Kate; Kenner, Julie; Anders, Karen; Monroe, Jill; Hunter, Samantha; Krahn, Betina M; Summers, Cara; Nelson, Rhonda (2009). One-click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze. Ottawa Library: Harlequin. pp. Table of Contents. ISBN   9781426836404.
  26. "Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home". Fantastic Fiction. February 19, 2020.
  27. "The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan". Fantastic Fiction. February 19, 2020.
  28. "Australian Quinns". Fantastic Fiction. February 19, 2020.
  29. "The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex". Fantastic Fiction. February 19, 2020.

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